Class Descriptions

Multicultural, Multilingual and Global Organizing

SW657

Credits:	3
Prerequisites:	None

Pathway Associations

Community Change	Elective (Host)
Global	Elective
Interpersonal Practice
Mgmt & Leadership
Policy & Political
Program Evaluation
Older Adults
Children & Families

Course Description

This course will examine organizing in multicultural, multilingual and global contexts. The course will examine the process of promoting intergroup relations and social development and the skills needed to facilitate change across settings. In particular, students will explore the roles of power, privilege, oppression, and social identities in organizing for change in diverse communities and coalitions, and across cultural and global contexts. Students will also examine contemporary and historic efforts to engage in multicultural, multilingual coalitions and multi-national and global change efforts, including climate justice and racial justice.

Objectives

1. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be better able to:
2. Identify the forces that facilitate and limit organizing in multicultural, multilingual and global contexts.
3. Define key practice concepts that affect relevant organizing strategies and tactics (e.g., oppression, racism, empowerment, pluralism, sensitivity, tolerance, and mutual respect).
4. Examine the process of promoting intergroup relations and social development and the skills needed to facilitate change across settings
5. Examine contemporary and historic efforts to engage in multicultural, multilingual coalitions and multi-national and global change efforts, including climate justice and racial justice
6. Explore the roles of power, privilege, oppression, and social identities in organizing for change in diverse communities and coalitions, and across cultural and global contexts
7. Recognize and address issues of ethics and values arising across multicultural, multilingual and global contexts..

Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity and Social Justice (PODS)

This course integrates PODS content and skills with a special emphasis on the identification of theories, practice and/or policies that promote social justice, illuminate injustices and are consistent with scientific and professional knowledge. Through the use of a variety of instructional methods, this course will support students developing a vision of social justice, learn to recognize and reduce mechanisms that support oppression and injustice, work toward social justice processes, apply intersectionality and intercultural frameworks and strengthen critical consciousness, self-knowledge and self-awareness to facilitate PODS learning.