Social Justice Archive
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Recently, a middle school teacher in the Detroit, Susan Johnson, area played a the song “Same Love” in her performing arts class at the suggestion of a student. The song’s lyrics support and promote diversity, by …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer In a historic, although mostly symbolic, move the United Nations Assembly has granted Palestine “Non-Member Observer State” status in the UN Body in a 138 for and 9 against vote (with 41 absentees). This …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Infographics, graphs, pie charts; we all love a good graphic representation of information. It helps many process details in these times of information overload. The Washington Post, thanks to the Gallup polling firm, …
By Courtney Kidd, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Never re-victimize the victim. This is a fairly standard rule that we abide by in order to do no harm. It comes up a lot during treatment for Domestic violence, sexual trauma, trauma …
Long after we lose count of our good deeds, what remains with us is often a list of those we couldn’t save. Our “failings” can haunt us, a reminder of our fallible nature. We don’t give ourselves the benefit of …
Last night I had the opportunity to watch National Geographic’s documentary Life In A Day and it was a great way to finish the Thanksgiving weekend. In 2010, National Geographic put out a request for individuals to film their lives on …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer President Mohammed Mursi, new president of Egypt and past leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has declared that the courts he has helped reestablish after the Arab Spring Egyptian protests cannot overturn any presidential decrees …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer A recent Swedish study suggests that affordable and easy access to ADHD medications can decrease not only recidivism of individuals diagnosed with ADHD or similar conditions, but also potentially crime rates. Based on symptoms …
Amid conflicts in Israel, Gaza, Syria, Libya, and Egypt the US Military is considering increasing Navy and Ship presence in the Mediterranean. This increase will extend the stay of several ships recently deployed to the area, as well as station four ships in Spain and …
Gillian Shute shared the following story on SJS’s Facebook page. Please let us know what is going on in the world and we will be glad to post it! Being more informed of world events is the corner stone of …
