social justice programs

Mission

Social Justice programs supports, advocates, and educates the University of Arizona and greater community in the areas of inequality and social injustices found in our society. We look at what we can learn from the distribution of power, privilege, and oppression. Our mission is to create a socially conscious campus.

We are located on the 4th floor of the Student Union Memorial Center, room 404.

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To submit an upcoming event to our electronic newsletter, send an email to uasocialjustice@gmail.com

event :: view calendar times    Invisible Children: from the Films That Make a Difference Series, FREE Gallagher Theater Invisible Children uses the power of media to inspire young people to help end the longest running war in Africa. Their model has proven effective, and hundreds of thousands of people have been called to action through their films and the volunteers that tour them. Come see their film, "The Rescue," and learn about how you can get involved. Wed Nov 11, 7pm    LGBTQ Youth: Workshop 1 of ATLAS LGBTQ and Ally Leadership CSIL Student Union 404 LGBTQ youth face unique challenges...this workshop will look at some of those challenges and teach participants ways that they can be allies and advocates for them. Thu Nov 12, 4pm-5pm    Trans Extravaganza Gallagher Theater Kick off Transgender Awareness Week with local transgender artists and performers. Performances include Tucson's favorite rock star, Namoli Brennet, poetry, comedy acts, musical performances, and much more. Not to mention the University of Arizona's own MFA graduates: Rae Strozzo who will present his current project "Folding (Over)," and gender-queer feminist poet extraordinaire, TC Tolbert. This is a not-to-be-missed live performance! Bring all your friends! Mon Nov 16, 7-10pm    Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, from the Films That Make a Difference Series, FREE Gallagher Theater Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price is the documentary film sensation that's changing the largest company on earth. The film features the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to survive in a Wal-Mart world. It's an emotional journey that will challenge the way you think, feel... and shop. Released simultaneously in theaters and DVD in November 2005, the film has been seen by millions worldwide. Families, churches, schools, and small busineses owners have screened the film over 10,000 times and the world is taking notice. See the film, share it, and become part of the movement forcing companies to act responsibly. Tue Nov 17, 7pm    Club Native: WRC Film, Free Gallagher Theater In Kahnawake, the hometown of Mohawk director Tracey Deer, there are two unspoken rules: Dont marry a non-Native, and never, ever have a child with a non-Native. In a community where tribal membership rests on the equivocal measurement of blood quantum (literally the measurement of blood purity), following one's heart requires risking ones Mohawk status, as well as ones family and community. Sponsored by ASUA Women's Resource Center and the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership. Wed Nov 18, 7pm    The LGBTQ Community in the Media: Workshop 2 of ATLAS LGBTQ and Ally Leadership CSIL Student Union 404 The media has a powerful impact on our perceptions. Come learn about the portrayals of the LGBTQ community in the media and its impact on the community. Thu Nov 19, 4pm-5pm    House of Numbers, from the Films That Make a Difference Series, FREE Gallagher Theater Description: In House of Numbers, an AIDS film like no other, the HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten. This is the first film to present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players; in their own settings, in their own words. It rocks the foundation upon which all conventional wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS is based. House of Numbers could well be the opening volley in a battle to bring sanity and clarity to an epidemic gone awry. Mon Nov 23, 7pm    Passion and Power: WRC Film, Free Gallagher Theater An entertaining documentary that explores the controversial history of the vibrator, from the Victorian era when doctors used the device to relieve women of hysteria through the sexual revolution of the 1960s and to the post-feminist present revealing the vibrator?s fascinating past. This provocative yet unexpectedly funny film digs deeper to uncover the mysteries of the female orgasm, and examines its ramifications for sexual politics and gender dynamics from the time of Hippocrates to the present day. Sponsored by ASUA Women's Resource Center and the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership. This is a WRC Film. Wed Dec 02, 7pm

For more information, contact:

Richard Baker
Graduate Assistant of Social Justice Programs
Center for Student Involvement & Leadership
Arizona Student Unions
P.O Box 210017
Tucson, AZ 85721-0017

office phone: 520-621-8046

Resources and Services Provided

 Advice, support, and programming on issues relating to social justice.

 Information on organizations, departments, and community groups focused on diversity and social justice issues.

 Resource Library showcasing books, videos, and magazines related to:

• African American experience
• Asian experience
• Gender
• General Leadership
• General Multicultural Issues
• Latino experience
• Native American experience
• Religion
• Sexual Orientation
• Theoretical Texts on Diversity

UA non-Discrimination Policy as of 2005

The University prohibits discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

For the purposes of this policy, "sexual orientation" means an individual's heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality, whether the orientation is real or perceived.

For the purposes of this policy, "gender identity" means an individual's actual or perceived gender, including an individual's self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior, whether or not that self-image, appearance, expression, or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the individual's sex at birth as being either female or male.