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Injustice

In my life, I have never personally felt an injustice or observed one. There is a lot going on in the world right now and I think people should not be judged for who they are. Throughout youth development classes and even social work classss I have been shown examples of injustice that are shown to me and it upsets me that people are being treated a certain way because of their race or gender identity, etc.  If I were to witness an injustice happen, I think I would say something about it whether that to be to the person who is talking about it or to someone who is experiencing it. Especially working with young people, it’s important to show them an example to stand up for the things you believe in and I want to advocate for the youth I work with.

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  1. Victoria RestlerNovember 8, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    Thanks for your post Ashlee. I cannot imagine though that you have never experienced or witnessed an injustice! You have never been treated unfairly? Or seen others treated unfairly? Injustice can be connected to race, gender identity, but also to class, dis/ability, authority, age, etc. I would recommend creating some quiet space to think about this and comb through memories--it feels really important to be able to make these connections as a youth worker.

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