Why Do I Care (about Social Justice Issues)?

I am a Christian who is beginning to care deeply about Social Justice issues. In fact, it's becoming a big part of my faith and I feel that it's a big part of what it means to be Not of This World. But how and why is caring about (and taking action on) Social Justice issues a big part of being Not of This World? And why do I care about social justice issues? Why do I feel it's important for me, as a Christian, to care about Social Justice issues? Why do I feel that the Christian community as a...

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Deconstructing the Digital Divide - 2013 Women's Funding Network Conference

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DECONSTRUCTING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: BUILDING A HEALTHY DIGITAL ECOLOGY with Virginia Eubanks, Our Knowledge, Our Power; The Popular Technology Workshops and Diana Nucera, Allied Media Projects; Detroit Digital Justice Coalition -- Despite celebrations of Twitter Revolutions and social media activism, the relationship between new information technology and the social justice goals of peace, freedom, equality and dignity for all is contradictory. New communications tools and the information...

From: Women's Funding Network

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International Theatre Program presents"That Poor Girl and How He Killed Her"-Jen Silverman

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Alyssa Long is pretty, rich, and lucky enough to have attracted the attention of mysterious newcomer, Felix Maia. But in the wake of her sudden disappearance, frenemies gather and rumors abound. Described as Gossip Girl meets Lord of the Flies, That Poor Girl... by contemporary playwright, Jen Silverman (who critics have called “a fresh voice who takes chances, but also a playwright who plumbs the depth of humanity without sentimentality”) is a (very) dark comedy that looks at social media...

From: UR Institute for Performing Arts