First World Day of Social Justice.
TODAY we celebrate the First World Day of Social Justice. With the aim of consolidating further the efforts of the global community in eradicating poverty, promoting full employment, decent work, gender equality, and access to social well-being and justice for all, the 62nd General Assembly of the...

'If Not Me, Then Who?': Prominent Social Activist Discusses 40 Years of Fighting for Social Justice.
ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Social activists are all around us. Successful businessmen who turn the full weight of their influence and financial power to the cause of enacting social justice and alleviating poverty are something altogether different. In his new book, "If Not Me, Then Who?" (published...

Social justice and public policy; seeking fairness in diverse societies.
9781861349330 Social justice and public policy; seeking fairness in diverse societies. Ed. by Gary Craig et al. Policy Press 2008 284 pages $36.95 Paperback HN385 Twelve chapters are presented by Craig...

Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Living Faith: How Faith Inspires Social Justice.
Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Living Faith. How Faith Inspires Social Justice. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2007. Pp. 186. $15.00, paper. Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution. Edited by David Little with the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding. Cambridge, U.K., and New York: Cambridge University Press,...

More than Words? Delving Into the Substantive Meaning(s) of "Social Justice" in Education.
MORE THAN WORDS? Delving Into the Substantive Meaning(s) of "Social Justice" in Education. North, C. E., Review of Educational Research, 2006, 76(4), 507-536. The term "social justice" has been used extensively over the past 20 years. What exactly does it mean? North attempts to answer this question, relying heavily...

St. Martin de Porres, Patron of Social Justice.
WE remember today St. Martin de Porres, Patron of Social Justice. St. Martin was born on December 9, 1579 in Lima, Peru, to a Spanish knight and a dark-colored freed-woman from Panama. At first, his father refused to acknowledge him because he had inherited the features and...

Doing democracy; striving for political literacy and social justice.
9780820497457 Doing democracy; striving for political literacy and social justice. Ed. by Paul R. Carr and Darren E. Lund. Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2008 397 pages $35.95 Paperback Counterpoints; studies in the postmodern...

Telling stories to change the world; global voices on the power of narrative to build community and make social justice claims.
9780415960809 Telling stories to change the world; global voices on the power of narrative to build community and make social justice claims. Ed. by Rickie Solinger et al. Routledge 2008 263 pages $33.95 Paperback ...

Capabilities and social justice; the political philosophy of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.
9780754661870 Capabilities and social justice; the political philosophy of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum. Alexander, John M. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 187 pages $99.95 Hardcover HB523 Alexander (economics and ethics, U....

Caring for the earth and for others: children's books for social justice and the environment.
For our fall column, we often focus on what seem to be good topics for the start of the school year. This time, we offer ways for teachers at all age/grade levels to use books in their classrooms to encourage and nurture children's understanding of social justice and care...