Day 15 and Day 16: presentations

Biography presentations

Day 14: Guest speaker on poverty and homelessness

Mental health and vulnerable students

Asking some difficult questions:

• Impact of poverty
• Myths and held beliefs/Stigma
• Effects on Children and Families
• The role of mental illness and trauma
• How to help

Our beliefs about poverty, homelessness and mental illness create our attitude toward those who struggle with these issues. Society often has an "us and them" approach to social issues....it doesn't affect me, and I'm not like them.  Stigma reinforces attitudes that may prevent change form happening.  

What are social determinants of health.  Multiple factors contribute to health and socio economic status (SES).  

Activity: stepping into someone else's shoes.  Looking at identity.  What factors contributed to higher health and SES.  CLICK to access the document

Power and privilege.  

Who does poverty affect?

Marginalized groups (ex. person with disabilities, single mothers, Aboriginals, etc)

Children living in poverty (usually becomes intergenerational)

15% of people with disabilities live in poverty, 59% of which are women.  People living with disabilities are twice as likely to live below the poverty line.  Homeless individuals likely have a mental disability (estimated 45%).

Indigenous Peoples: In 2014, 64.1% of food bank users were Indigenous Persons.  Aboriginal peoples are over represented amongst the homeless population in virtually all urban centres in Canada.  1 in 2 Status First Nations children lives in poverty.  

Minority groups: 1 in 5 minority families live in poverty in Canada as poised to 1 in 20 non-minority families

Elderly: Nearly 15% of elderly single individuals live in poverty

Contributing factors: Cost of living in the Lower mainland.  Mental Health.  Addiction.

CLICK to watch the COST OF POVERTY IN BC

The working poor.  

Mental health continuum.  CLICK to see

Supports available: Health care system.  Government supports.  Education

Conversation Cafe:

• Is poverty inevitable in society?  If you are born into poverty what needs to happen to break that cycle?
• What can we do about poverty and homelessness in Richmond?  BC?  Canada?
• What is the role of advocacy in supporting those who struggle with mental health and poverty issues?
• How has stigma kept us from working for change?  Think about your attitudes and held beliefs.

Day 13: field trip debrief

Field trip debrief.

Rubric sheet for Wednesday biography presentations.

Time to meet and finalize placements for the year end project.

Day 12: Field Trip

Field trip.

Enjoy this experience!

Please feel free to bring toiletry donations.

Day 11: Global poverty

Field trip outline for tomorrow.
Bring in $ and any donations.

The world is better than 25 years ago according to Bill and Melinda Gates: CLICK to read
Bill and Melinda Gates stats package: CLICK to read
Identify from the statistics package 6 ways in which the world is getting better.  Provide a statistic to back it up.

Global poverty and statistics map.

Day 10: poverty in BC

Groups: myths associated with poverty

We can't afford poverty: the cost of poverty in BC.  CLICK to watch

Minimum wage workers struggle to meet cost of living in Ontario.  CLICK to view
Difference between minimum wage vs living wage.
BC's working poor: solutions for families mired in poverty.  CLICK to watch
Poverty linked to future high health care costs.  CLICK to watch

Time for project research.

Day 9: Major year end project

Global Citizen: Click to access
Hugh Evans TED Talk: CLICK to watch

Inspirational class project by some former students: CLICK TO READ

Introduction to the year end assignment.

Day 8: Poverty in Canada

Collect field trip $.  Collect any donation items.

Monthly expenses.  Mortgage calculator: CLICK to access calculator
Tackling poverty together (from employment and social development Canada): CLICK to access
Worksheet

Day 7: data analysis

Ice breaker activity

Moral compass: Click to view
Identify 4 shocking/interesting stats

Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Click to view

What is the poverty trap?  Copy the diagram.  Why is it so difficult to get out of poverty?  At what stage do you think intervention in the poverty cycle would be most effective?

Day 6: project research

Work on poster.
Work on visual presentation.
Due date: September 25th.

Please hand in field trip $ and forms.

Day 5: Bias and your beliefs

Handout on bias

What is unconscious bias
How are beliefs and bias formed?
"Fake news?"

Handout for journal rubric.
Journal #1: bias
Questions on structured self assessment
#1, 2 (and choose any other two).  Combine and write a paragraph.

Day 4: project research

Library research.
Make sure to properly complete your bibliography.
Click to access Works Cited document
Handwritten notes: 2 pages

Work period on Wednesday.
Presentations and posters due on Tuesday,  September 25th

Day 3: Pop culture and SJ. Biography project

Pop culture and social justice.

Colin Kaepernick Nike commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mreQsQrDF-A

Kendrick Lamar's Grammy performance: https://vimeo.com/269181526
Lyrics for Kendrick Lamar's Grammy performance: https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-2018-grammys-performance-lyrics

Biography project and example.

Day 2: How are attitudes formed? How do we make lasting change?

Current events: McDonalds viral advertisement

Group activity: Solve this riddle

1 year anniversary of Charlottesville protests: https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/police-protesters-come-out-force-1st-anniversary-charlottesville-n900021
Global News video

Is free speech truly free?  Paradox of Intolerance: Image

How do we make change that is long term/everlasting?
Kahoot intro.
Handout: relational attitudes
Brene Brown Video
Define: Bias, Prejudice, Stereotype, Discrimination, Tolerance, Acceptance, Empathy, Sympathy

Day 1: Introduction to Social Justice 12

Define SJ.  Examples that you know.  What is a topic/example that you think should be covered this year?  What do you hope to gain from this course?

Field trip: Thursday, September 20th.  Bring field trip $ please.

Course outline.  Part/guardian form signed.  Getting to know you sheet.