Looking At Change

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” 
Maria Robinson

 

This course is about change - personal change and social change.  Part of this is understanding what needs to be changed - in ourselves and in the world.

"The key to change...is to let go of fear." Rosanne Cash

Social Justice: The fair distribution of advantages, assets, and benefits among all members of a society.

Is social and personal change necessary?

How do we make social change?

What things do you think need to be changed?

“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” Flora Whittemore

In helping others we help ourselves.  But we must know what needs to be changed.

Look at the powerpoint below.  For each image, write down the first word that pops into your mind in your journal.  You will not share this with anyone unless you choose to.  

After you have finished, write the following in your journal:

Look over the words you wrote.  What do your words reflect?  Are you describing people by their age?  Race? Size? Gender? Sexual orientation? Income? Religion?  Is this likely the most important characteristic for each of these people?  If I had added a picture of you, what word might someone else write?    What other words have they missed?  What don't they see about you at first glance?  Write a list of words that you would want people to know about you.

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” Pericles

Sj12 self reflection

 One person that has created huge change both in his life and from the grassroots level is the Reverend Desmond Tutu.  When you read the foreword to the textbook you will see he believes that that we live in a moral universe.  What do you think?















For homework I want you to consider the following questions:

1. Who taught you what you know?
2. Have you ever questioned the things you were taught?
3. How do my beliefs affect the way I view others?
4. Is this different from the views of people around me?  How do I know?
5. How do I respond/feel when people around me disagree with my beliefs?

We will discuss these questions tomorrow in class.