Activating Activists: Practicing Social Change in Prison Classes

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Author(s): Justin M. Smith (University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA)and Elizabeth A. Bradshaw (Central Michigan University, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 21
Source title: Research Anthology on Citizen Engagement and Activism for Social Change
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3706-3.ch043

Keywords: Civic Engagement / Civic Engagement & Social Justice / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the pedagogical and practical importance of learning skills around political advocacy and community engagement in prison-based classes. The primary focus of the exercises described here is upon engaging students in exercises that develop their skills in advocating for social policies that affect them directly. Learning objectives include understanding the challenges of community organizing and consensus-building, developing policy proposal- and grant-writing skills, and developing skills around public messaging.

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