Organizing for Social Change: Anti-Subordination Theory & Practice - Semester (91990) | William S. Richardson School of Law
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Organizing for Social Change: Anti-Subordination Theory & Practice

Law School Description

This class starts from a central tenet of American Constitutionalism – a government by the people – asks under what conditions people become active, self-governing agents. This course considers the relationship between jurisprudence and action. It incorporates the key questions of legal theory – what is justice, and what the relationship between law and justice is – with social change practice.

UH Mānoa Catalog Description

Examines conditions that lead people to become active, self-governing agents. Covered are strategies and tactics of organizers, history of social change movements, anti-subordination theories of justice and organizing case studies. Repeatable up to four credits. A-F only. (Once a year)

Notes

In this class, students learn by doing: we study the history of and ideas about justice and social change, while students work to make change. There is no exam. The project is the basis of evaluation. Enrollment preference is given to students who have an identified organizing goal and an existing organization to work with. It is difficult, but not impossible, to organize others from scratch in one semester. In the past, successful projects have worked with existing organizations to meet some goal. For example, students worked with environmental organizations to implement the plastic bag ban, worked with community groups to keep jet skis out of fishing areas, and worked in schools to help students make demands for improvements in their educational environment. Students have also organized within the law school to achieve goals (establishing the immigration law clinic!) that they thought would improve legal education at WSRSL. There are many campus/student organizations, non- profits, and advocacy groups who would love to work with you.

Credit(s) for this CRN

3

Instructor Approval

No

Competition

No

Bar Course

No

Clinical Requirement

No

Certificate(s)

Native Hawaiian Law

Instructor(s)

Class Schedule

Th
10:00am - 12:30pm

Dates

January 19, 2021 to May 1, 2021

Course Reference Number

91990
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