What is justice?

Project Justice guidelines

• • respectful participation & engagement

  • frequent written blog posts to keep community up to date

  • a finished project at the end that will help educate or advocate for a justice issue

Create a blog

Part of the purpose of Project Justice is to raise awareness about justice throughout your community. One way you can do that is to blog about your experiences of and thoughts about justice. Blog entries should be short and not contain any personal data. (find more info about creating a blog under Teacher Resources)

Media Influence on Justice

Below are some examples of music videos that highlight the influence of media in our culture and/or the injustices faced by many people in the world.

Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen

"It is our routines and our comforts that allow us to ignore social issues. For some of us, it is our privilege to be ignorant. This video tells the story of social issues challenging our privileges and entering our routines making them impossible to ignore. Social injustice cannot be ignored when you are forced to deal with them. That is the idea behind this video."

• • How could privilege make us “ignorant”?

  • How do our routines give us a sense of safety?

  • What are we afraid of?

Where is the Love? by Black-Eyed Peas

What does this band have to say about the influence of media on culture?

• • How does the media influence our emotions and thoughts?

  • How could this be related to justice?

Can you think of other examples of music videos where the artist or band is expressing their frustration with how the world is? Below are a few examples:

• • Mad World by Gary Jules

  • Better Way by Ben Harper

  • The Fear by Lily Allen

  • Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer

Can you really change the world?

Watch some of the videos and listen to at least one of the Radio Rookie podcasts below and consider:

• • what makes these people think they can change the world?

  • why do they want to change the world?

  • what are they passionate about?

Wrap-up

Answer one of the questions posed in this section as your blog entry. Remember to keep it short, be polite, use appropriate language and do not include any personal information:

• • What does justice mean to you? Why?

  • How could privilege make someone “ignorant”?

  • How could your routines give you a false sense of security?

  • How does the media influence our emotions and thoughts?

  • Is there a music video that really speaks to you about the injustices in the world? What is it and why?

  • Can you really change the world?