Social justice will not be accomplished in my lifetime, but progress has to be made to insure its inevitability. Systematic oppressions have not diminished much, it has changed and we need to change as well. Education is a great place to start, but we need social justice advocates, like social workers, to push for change on the micro, mezzo and macro levels all at the same time. The scary assumption is a loss of power for the dominant and very privileged but there is no sealing or limit to growth and progress. We as a society just have no understanding of what that is so we hold steadfast to our old systems. As we grow as a species we have to evolve our understanding and sense of humanity. In closing, true equality and advanced humanity is not our hope but our
Social justice will not be accomplished in my lifetime, but progress has to be made to insure its inevitability. Systematic oppressions have not diminished much, it has changed and we need to change as well. Education is a great place to start, but we need social justice advocates, like social workers, to push for change on the micro, mezzo and macro levels all at the same time. The scary assumption is a loss of power for the dominant and very privileged but there is no sealing or limit to growth and progress. We as a society just have no understanding of what that is so we hold steadfast to our old systems. As we grow as a species we have to evolve our understanding and sense of humanity. In closing, true equality and advanced humanity is not our hope but our