Sustainability & Social Justice

Time required: 60 minutes

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define social justice and social equity
• Understand the role of social equity and social justice in sustainability issues
• Identify organizations involved in sustainability and social justice
• Identify ways to get involved in supporting social justice issues relating to sustainability

Module summary

1. Introduction to sustainability and social justice (5 min)
2. Marginalized groups and identities (5 min)
3. Definitions (5 min)
4. The role of social equity and social justice in sustainability (5 min)
5. Focus on: Climate justice (5 min)
6. Activity (10 min)
7. Canadian organizations supporting sustainability and social justice (5 min)
8. Reflection (10 min)
9. Conclusion (5 min)

Call to action

Revisit the list of organizations involved in sustainability and social justice included in this module and take some time to explore the ones that seem most interesting to you. Are there ways you might be interested in getting involved with them? Have you learned anything new or surprising while exploring their site?

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