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Social Justice And Racial Equity And Animals, Todd Levasseur

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The Google Tour Project, Colton Saylor

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Context: This assignment helps culminate our class theme, “Reading and Writing the City,” in which we explore representations of urban life from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. Our final unit takes on the issue of gentrification; more specifically, we explore how the issue revolves around stories of either progress or subjugation (depending on who is telling the story). After scaffolding some background on the issue and what it means, students form into groups and create these digital tours that serve as visual essays. In creating their own arguments either for or against gentrification, they take on their own …

Final Project: “Language As A Tool For Social Justice, Racial Equity, And Cultural Learning” Grant Proposal, David Malinowski

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You can apply for up to $10,000 in grant funds to support a project addressing a social justice, racial equity, and/or cultural learning goal that is based upon linguistic/language awareness, knowledge, and action. First, please think about communities and institutions that you're familiar with. You can propose a topic addressing an issue that you perceive in one of these:

• Your hometown and/or San José or another city/town close by
• A public institution/organization in one of these places
• A company or work environment you're familiar with
• A general or particular organization or administrative area of SJSU
• Another school you're very familiar …