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JPST 250 Intro. to Justice and Peace (Brekke): Essay 2: Social action

A course guide for the Dougherty Family College (DFC) sections of JPST 250 taught by Tanden Brekke

Looking for examples of social action

Social action organizations will document succesful projects undertaken on their web site.  Look through the annual report, or in the news or highlights section.

Social action organizations

Type your human rights topic into Google and add site:org to uncover organizations ( global, U.S..or local) which provide information and advocate for change on your topic or add site: gov to determine which government agencies have jurisdiction.

The organizations listed below provide coverage of multiple issues.

Local organizations

Add the term Minnesota or Minneapolis or St. Paul to your Google search.

News articles about social action in local communties

These sources present the news from the viewpoints of a variety of populations in Minnesota. Additional news sources are listed at Diverse Media Directory.