Blog Post 1: The Importance of Social Justice

 REFLECTING ON DIVERSITY With whom did you identify most strongly in the video and why? (a list of the characters in the film is provided below)  I don’t feel as though I personally could identify strongly with any one individual in this video. I am Cuban-American, so I do fall under a mixed category of ethnicity. Yet I don’t think I personally have faced discrimination around that. As I did not grow up with my Cuban side and do not have much knowledge or cultural experiences tied to that part of my identity. If anything I could relate to the fear aspect that Hugh was mentioning when sharing his story about driving through Ukiah. Although, incidences have not occurred to me personally the fear is there for loved ones, and sometimes myself in certain instances. Various others (of several races) shared similar instances of fear and it is disheartening that so many live in fear due to racial discrimination. What moment in the film is most memorable for you, and why is it signific...

 I believe that social justice surrounds the strive for a fair and equitable society. One in which everyone receives or at minimum is offered equal access to resources, rights and opportunities. Which is important as it addresses inequalities within our system that affect isolated or disempowered communities. My understanding of social justice has been shaped by observing the close friends and family I have that fall into categories of isolated or disempowered communities. In regards to both economic disparity and racial discrimination. Recently, with the presidential election nearing there has been the ongoing fight for voting rights within the U.S. Especially with various states enacting new voting laws that overly affect minority communities, in turn making it harder for them to exercise their fundamental rights. This New York Times article further sheds light on the subject  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/us/politics/voting-rights-restrictions.html . This is made a soc...