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	Social Justice home
		Over the years, we have published volumes on "globalization," on threats to global security, on violence in its many forms, on gender and ethnicity, on immigration, on civil and human rights, on social welfare and educational policy, on crime, policing, and the related punishing institutions, and on harms related to the environment.
		Some address the power of art as a voice of dissent, as a tool for advancing social justice and democracy, as the core of a revolutionary strategy, and as a source of memory and future ways of knowing.
		We face increased state and nationwide efforts to control learning and teaching under the guise of "standards" and "accountability." A growing number of educators and community activists are resisting this trend through innovative, progressive practices in classrooms at all levels and through organizing students, parents, and teachers to defend their educational rights.
	www.socialjusticejournal.org (1616 words)

	Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers - Social Justice
		Social Justice has long been a part of Unitarian Universalism.
		Ours is a religion of this world and the Social Justice Committee is one of our congregations’ instruments for making the world a better place to live in.
		The Social Justice Committee is open to any member or friend of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers who wishes to become involved in matters of social, economic and environmental justice.
	www.uucfm.org /social.html (465 words)

	Social Justice by Walter Block
		Secondly, Social Justice may be seen not as a particular viewpoint on such issues, but rather as a concern with studying them with no preconceived notions.
		So that we may be crystal clear on this distinction, a Social Justice advocate of the first variety might claim that businesses are per se improper, while one who pursued this undertaking in the second sense would content himself by merely asserting that the status of business is an important one to study.
		Of course, social justice may be defined in yet a third manner: as favoring justice in the "social" arena, as opposed to other venues.
	www.lewrockwell.com /block/block37.html (842 words)

	FIRST THINGS: A Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hayek recognized that at the end of the nineteenth century, when the term “social justice” came to prominence, it was first used as an appeal to the ruling classes to attend to the needs of the new masses of uprooted peasants who had become urban workers.
		Social justice rightly understood is a specific habit of justice that is “social” in two senses.
		Social justice is a virtue, an attribute of individuals, or it is a fraud.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft0012/opinion/novak.html (1929 words)

	Defining Economic Justice and Social Justice.
		Justice is one of the four "cardinal virtues" of classical moral philosophy, along with courage, temperance (self-control) and prudence (efficiency).
		While justice deals with the substance and rules for guiding ordinary, everyday human interactions, charity deals with the spirit of human interactions and with those exceptional cases where strict application of the rules is not appropriate or sufficient.
		Social justice also imposes on each of us a personal responsibility to work with others to design and continually perfect our institutions as tools for personal and social development.
	www.cesj.org /thirdway/economicjustice-defined.htm (1142 words)

	About Social Justice
		Social Justice has continued to deal with it as both an object and a site of political struggles, as the institutionalization or embodiment of crucial forms of power, as an agency of criminalization and repression, and as a criminal and terrorist agency....
		Social Justice's global and world-systemic perspective and coverage are not ephemeral luxuries that could readily be shed or sacrificed to the microscopic examination only of practical brass tacks in the school of criminological hard knocks.
		Social Justice provides a vital forum and resource for rethinking the future of what we think of as social justice, for social justice is not a "thing" that we must move toward.
	www.socialjusticejournal.org /About.html (2970 words)

	Social Justice Review -- Articles
		Social virtue is directed at the good of the common good, or, perhaps, more clearly, toward the health of those institutions of the common good which are designed to assist us in our task of acquiring and developing individual virtue.
		Social virtue is, on the contrary, directed toward assisting the institutions of society in maintaining or reforming themselves so as to enable them to assist individuals in acquiring and developing individual good or goods.
		This is understandable, for the oxymoronic “social justice without Pius XI” leads inevitably to fascism through its dependence on the state as the prime agent of all social change and maintenance of the common good.
	socialjusticereview.org /articles/without_piusXI.php (3874 words)

	Social Justice
		Social justice is an essential part of Christian teaching for those who have first received Christ through faith, it is a necessary by-product of the Gospel, as all Christian character and behaviour is a by-product.
		God's way of promoting social justice in this present age is to increase the number of people who pursue justice and righteousness in their social relationships because they have received Christ by faith, and through the indwelling Holy Spirit have been "created anew in Christ Jesus for good works" (Ephesians 2:10).
		Social justice is essentially the outworking of this way of life in our relationships with others.
	thebigpicture.homestead.com /SocialJustice.html (1354 words)

	Social justice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Social justice is a philosophical definition of justice, that is, giving individuals or groups their due within society as a whole.
		The argument that 'social justice' is an artificial construct is equally ancient in western philosophy, with the Sophists being early proponents; it was revived by the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli, furthered by the subjective philosophy of René Descartes, and is a central idea in many modern and postmodern philosophies.
		Social justice ignores the laws of economics and is therefore unsustainable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Social_justice (2831 words)

	Social justice: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Social Justice is also one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] upheld by the worldwide green parties[For more info, click on this link].
		Social Justice is a concept which is primarily emphasized by those who lie on the left or center-left of the political spectrum (e.g.
		Social injustice is a concept relating to the perceived unfairness of a society in its divisions of rewards and burdens....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/social_justice.htm (1334 words)

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		Social justice (civil justice) is a concept largely based in various social contract theories.
		The term "social justice" is generally so phrased in order to distinguish the particular concept from concepts of justice in law—some of which, according to their critics, are decidedly unjust in a social sense—and from concepts of justice as embedded in systems of morality which may differ between cultures.
		"Social Justice" is one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party upheld by the worldwide green parties.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/s/so/social_justice.html (217 words)

	BCTF Social Justice (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The social justice initiatives of the Federation focus on poverty, child and youth issues, race relations, gender equity, homophobia and heterosexism, bullying, environmental issues, globalization, and violence prevention.
		Social Justice in Every Classroom was a semi-regular publication of the BCTF Social Justice Advisory Committee (last issue June 2004).
		Social equity programs in public education are being threatened by the B.C. Liberal cuts to the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
	www.bctf.ca /social (909 words)

	Current Writing
		A few classical-liberal economists and political scientists, perceiving justice as the custodian and protector of that which is due to every individual, would limit their official functions and powers to the protection of life, liberty, and property, favoring a minimal or "night-watchman" State.
		Social Security and Medicare benefits are extended to the poor and affluent alike, which removes the stigma of transfer, but significantly raises the expense of redistribution and necessitates higher taxes on all.
		A "social justice" society is a conflict society which locks beneficiaries and victims alike in a struggle without end.
	www.sennholz.com /justice.html (1880 words)

	TakingITGlobal - Understanding - Socialjustice
		Human rights and social justice are of the utmost importance and as such many religious institutions, provincial, state and federal governments, world political bodies such as the United Nations, non-governmental and non-profit organizations all sponsor various social aid programs throughout the world.
		To advocate for social justice and for the application of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one must lobby policy makers; the ultimate goal of social justice and human rights advocates is the reform of out dated policy, or the correct application of current policies.
		Social justice and human rights are themes that unite groups across borders, as matters of social justice and human rights are not specific to any socio-economic class or group.
	www.takingitglobal.org /understanding/socialjustice (1417 words)

	Recent articles - September 2003
		While 'social justice philanthropy' is a recent term, it has attained a fairly wide currency, particularly in the global North, but despite this there is what Rick Cohen (National Council for Responsive Philanthropy, USA) describes as 'little definitional coherence in philanthropic circles'.
		He adds that the economic elite that have historically funded social action are unconvinced that philanthropy can contribute to social transformation, or that it is an appropriate goal, considering the changes in balance of power and conflicts of interest likely to arise.
		This simple project may actually be the vehicle to organize women in the community to do something for their own welfare.' In social justice philanthropy, there may be a great remove, in time and in character, between cause and effect, to such an extent that the causal link won't always be apparent.
	www.allavida.org /alliance/sept03b.html (2894 words)

	Toward a Buddhist Vision of Social Justice
		Though designed to achieve social justice, Rawls s theory is explicitly amoral, in that it assumes no particular moral inclination in the individual, and it is likewise unconcerned with deriving an overarching transcendental or religious authority to enforce its notion of the social good.
		Rawls believes that this uncertainty as to their own competitive potential in the social arena would naturally lead his hypothetical decision-makers to arrive at disinterested rules of social justice that would protect the less competitive members of society and ensure a fair distribution of resources to all.
		In terms of its methodology, Rawls s theory of social justice is based on ethical constructivism: drawing on the Western philosophical tradition, particularly Kant, he develops a set of ethical assumptions while staying within the scope of a strict empiricism.
	www.urbandharma.org /udharma/towardjustice.html (3831 words)

	Peace and Social Justice
		Social justice is inherent in efforts to create a peaceful world, whether in our own families and neighborhoods or globally.
		Social justice has special meaning for women — who always have been a majority of both the social work profession and its clients — in a world in which education, the vote, work outside the home, and rights within marriage and the family are not assured for significant numbers of them.
		The social worker’s activist tradition is the most powerful way to carry the message of peace and social justice and make it a reality.
	www.socialworkers.org /resources/abstracts/abstracts/peace.asp (522 words)

	UUA: Social Justice Statements
		Unitarian and Universalist Social Witness began when the faiths began—hundreds of years ago.
		It is both impossible and undesirable to separate Unitarian and Universalist history from the social and political movements of the years.
		When the Unitarians and the Universalists merged in 1961, the resulting Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations inherited a proud legacy of social justice activism.
	www.uua.org /socialjustice/socialjustice (78 words)

	FrontPage Magazine
		To understand "social justice," we must contrast it with the earlier view of justice against which it was conceived -- one that arose as a revolt against political absolutism.
		It was now a matter of "justice" that government not arrest citizens arbitrarily, sanction their bondage by others, persecute them for their religion or speech, seize their property, or prevent their travel.
		Also verboten is the choice to emigrate, which removes one and one's wealth from the pool of resources to be redirected by the demands of "social justice" and its enforcers.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12384 (2271 words)

	Justice and Social Inquiry Home Page
		The School of Justice and Social Inquiry is concerned with the empirical study of justice and injustice in contemporary societies.
		Social Justice, Law and Policy - focusing on environment, immigration, welfare, crime, and other policies that inspire justice concerns, particularly around race, class, and gender.
		The School of Justice and Social Inquiry (SJSI) is recognized as a leader in the interdisciplinary study of justice.
	www.asu.edu /clas/justice (323 words)

	Social Justice
		Justice is a call for right relationships – between humans and God, among humans themselves, between humans and their world which is the gift given them by God.
		Social justice involves right relationships between humans and within all the human institutions they have created.
		While the community of Antonio Montesinos and Bartolomé de las Casas preached and worked for justice for the enslaved Indians and Francisco Vittoria developed the first treatises on social justice for the practice of law, Dominican women educated and cared for the poor.
	www.columbusdominicans.org /whatwevalue/socialJustice.htm (312 words)

	Social justice - dKosopedia
		The term "social justice" is generally so phrased in order to distinguish the particular concept from concepts of justice in law such as criminal justice,—some of which, according to their critics, are decidedly unjust in a social sense—and from concepts of justice as embedded in systems of morality which may differ between cultures.
		Sometimes writ large as Social Justice, it is one of the Four Pillars of the Green Party upheld by the worldwide green parties.
		In the US many social justice issues are framed with the term:race involved, since "Hispanic" and "Black" populations are statistically more likely to face a combination of the above factors amplified by employment discrimination that is based on their ethnic origin.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Social_justice (711 words)

	U·TURN.net: Social Justice?
		The term is "social justice." If you are thinking, "What's so bad about that?" thank you for nicely demonstrating the point.
		Although difficult to define precisely, social justice is primarily about economics and political power (which is usually associated, sooner or later, with wealth).
		Those supporting this idea of social justice are in effect telling certain groups that someone else's wealth or station is rightfully theirs, based simply on the claim of differences in perceived wealth or power as not being fair.
	www.u-turn.net /9-1/socialjustice.shtml (869 words)

	Rashi School: Social Justice
		The Rashi social justice curriculum connects intimately to other key character development goals of a Rashi education, including democratic leadership, citizenship, critical thinking, and awareness of the diverse social forces in our world.
		Social justice is integrated into every appropriate aspect of the curriculum as well as activities in the broader school community.
		Students learn that social justice is not a “once in a while” thing in Judaism, but rather a mandate from our tradition – each of us has unique skills and interests which we can put to work in some area which needs our help.
	www.rashi.org /learning/socialjustice.php (767 words)

	Social Justice
		Social work is a practical profession aimed at helping people address their problems and matching them with the resources they need to lead healthy and productive lives.
		Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities.
		For example, social workers may learn organizational ethics to ensure that clients are treated respectfully by staff or they may examine the organization’s policies on personal client information to make sure it is held in confidence.
	www.naswdc.org /pressroom/features/issue/peace.asp (392 words)

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