2009 Social Justice Institute

Video Clips: What is Social Justice?

Heather Hackman, a keynote speaker at MEA’s Social Justice Institute July 30-31, explains what social justice is and why educators need to learn about it.

Podcast: Addressing bias at school

Frank Burger, a presenter at MEA’s Social Justice Institute July 30-31. Burger talks about raising awareness of bias and empowering students to advocate for change, especially around bias toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

Thursday, July 30 – Friday, July 31, 2009

Saginaw Valley State University

The Social Justice Institute is a new learning opportunity that will provide a conceptual framework for addressing social justice and human rights issues that affect student learning and success.  Dialogues and relevant activities will help conferees to understand the dynamics, effects and benefits of embedding multi- and cross-cultural curriculum into the education environment. 

For further information or if you have questions contact Mary Henson, Conference Coordinator at 517-332-6551, or mhenson@mea.org.

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Updated: August 3, 2009 3:49 PM