Dialogue and Social Justice

Hello All,

I hope you all enjoyed the class that we had today.

I thought that it would be interesting to debrief a little bit more on the final activity that we at the end of class. It seems like everyone’s reaction to Marina (the old white guy) was not intending on getting to know what was happening to him, but just to find a way to shut him off and get the bus running again. So my question is, beside from trying to silence the old guy, what would’ve been other alternatives that we could’ve used in order to address the situation more efficiently? (Think about Freire’s Problem Posing theory).

Arturo, How can you use the motivational interview skills to address that situation on the bus?

Going back to Freire’s concept of problem posing, he suggests that dialogue is the key element that leads to critical consciousness, which as a result leads to the transformation of the oppressed. With this in mind, how can youth of color in urban cities can get their voice heard through dialogue and transform the world in which they live in?
Is dialogue practiced at your agency placement? If so, how effective is it? Does it follow the Freirian approach? Meaning, the instructor’s goal is to assist the student in becoming critically conscious and aware of the different elements of oppression around him/her.

We did not get a chance to talk much about “operation Likofi” in class. Here is another chance for you to share your thoughts on the video? Did you notice the reaction of the population? What did you think about it?

Once again, thank you for your participation.

Complexity in Racial Identification for Latina/os

Hello All,


Providing you with a tiny piece of my research was a pleasure ! We spoke about generalization of Afro-Latino's/ Latino's in the media,  how "boxes" entrapped populations within identities that they do not quite understand, and how these "boxes" allocate resources although populations either get marginalized or are incorrectly labeled.

I would like for you to think about your placement and discuss the demographics of the clients at your placement (even if you do not work directly with clients). How do the racial boxes we spoke about represent the community? Do they marginalize them? Why or why not?

You can also discuss "boxes" that discriminate, exclude, or add negative weight to the clients you work with whether racial or not? Discuss the categorizations in which these clients/population are placed and the impact these categorizations have.

Keep in mind that these "boxes" are not limited to those that people use, but rather those that are used by the system to label people.