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8/25 (Tue)
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What is Local Justice? (Topic #1)
David Brooks, “The Neighborhood Is the Unit of Change”.
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8/27 (Thu)
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What is Local Justice?
Jane Jacobs, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”.
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8/28 (Fri)
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Introductory Survey due by 11:59PM (midnight).
Honor Agreement due by 11:59PM (midnight).
Active Citizen Micro-Credential Enrollment due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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8/31 (Mon)
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Eyes on Your Street Observation due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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9/1 (Tue)
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What is Local Justice?
Partnership for the Public Good, Community Agendas: 2026 to 2022.
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Local Justice Shortlist due in class.
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9/3 (Thu)
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Guest Speakers: Hannah Giarrizzo, Alivia Vo-Coyne, and Paige Kent (Community & Civic Engagement, University at Buffalo)
University at Buffalo, Active Citizen Micro-Credential.
Jasmine Adams, Sydnee Patterson, and Kristan Cilente Skendall, “Socially Responsible Leadership and the Social Change Model”.
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Community Partner Placement Preferences due during class.
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9/7 (Mon)
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One Local Choice Audit due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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9/8 (Tue)
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What is Local Justice?
Anna Blatto, “A City Divided: A Brief History of Segregation in Buffalo”.
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Parable of the Polygons due in class.
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9/10 (Thu)
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Guest Speakers: Hannah Giarrizzo, Alivia Vo-Coyne, and Paige Kent (Community & Civic Engagement, University at Buffalo)
Larry Spears, “The Understanding and Practice of Servant-Leadership”.
Teju Cole, “The White-Savior Industrial Complex”.
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9/15 (Tue)
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Guest Speakers: Hannah Giarrizzo, Alivia Vo-Coyne, and Paige Kent (Community & Civic Engagement, University at Buffalo)
April Doner, Howard Rosing, Kim Hopes, and Ron Dwyer-Voss, “Asset Mapping User Guide: Overview”.
Heather Keam, “Asset Based Community Development at a Glance”.
Voice of Witness, “VOW’s Ethical Storytelling Principles”.
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, “Ethical Storytelling Guide for Nonprofits”.
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9/17 (Thu)
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Field Trip: Experience UB Fair
Robert Putnam, “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”.
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Experience UB Fair Visit due in class.
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9/22 (Tue)
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Guest Speaker: Rebecca Castañeda (Director of Special Projects for Buffalo City Mayor Sean M. Ryan)
Columbia University SPS Academic Resource Center, “The Eisenhower Matrix”.
Geoff Kelly, “Interview: Sean Ryan on His First Seven Months”.
James Anderson, “The New Problem-Solving Skill That All Cities Need”.
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9/24 (Thu)
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Consequentialist Justice (Topic #2)
William MacAskill, “Overhead Costs, CEO Pay, and Other Confusions”.
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Charitable Giving Investigation due in class.
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9/28 (Mon)
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Volunteer Project Approval due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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9/29 (Tue)
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Mutual Aid (Topic #3)
Savannah Pearlman, “In Tension: Effective Altruism and Mutual Aid”.
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10/1 (Thu)
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Mutual Aid
Jennifer Gammage, “Solidarity, Not Charity”.
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10/5 (Mon)
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Mid-Semester Reflection due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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10/6 (Tue)
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Distributive Justice (Topic #4)
Robert Nozick, “Distributive Justice”.
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10/8 (Thu)
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Guest Speaker: Mitchell Nowakowski (Buffalo City Council Member, Fillmore District)
Reading TBD
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10/12 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #1 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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10/13 (Tue)
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🍁 Fall Break 🍁
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10/15 (Thu)
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Guest Speakers: Hannah Giarrizzo, Alivia Vo-Coyne, and Paige Kent (Community & Civic Engagement, University at Buffalo)
Christine Lopez, “Analyzing Root Causes of Problems: The ‘But Why?’ Technique”.
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Root Cause Tree due during class.
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10/19 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #2 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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10/20 (Tue)
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Distributive Justice
John Rawls, “Principles of Justice”.
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10/22 (Thu)
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Charter Schools (Topic #5)
David Schmidtz, “Charter Schools”.
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10/26 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #3 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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10/27 (Tue)
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Charter Schools
Harry Brighouse, “The Case Against Markets in Education”.
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10/29 (Thu)
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Relational Justice (Topic #6)
Samuel Scheffler, “What is Egalitarianism?”
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11/2 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #4 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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11/3 (Tue)
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Field Trip: Election Day Bash
Pablo Beramendi, Timothy Besley, and Margaret Levi, “Political Equality: What Is It and Why Does It Matter”.
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Election Day Bash Visit due in class.
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11/5 (Thu)
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Relational Justice
Marie Garrau and Cecile Laborde, “Relational Equality, Non-Domination, and Vulnerability”.
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11/9 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #5 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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11/10 (Tue)
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Structural Injustice (Topic #7)
Jeremy Waldron, “Homelessness and the Issue of Freedom”.
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11/12 (Thu)
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Structural Injustice
Iris Marion Young, “Structure as the Subject of Justice”.
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11/16 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #6 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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11/17 (Tue)
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Structural Injustice
Iris Marion Young, “A Social Connection Model”.
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11/19 (Thu)
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Policing (Topic #8)
Jake Monaghan, “Policing in a Complex and Coupled Criminal Legal System”.
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11/23 (Mon)
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Volunteer Log #7 due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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11/24, 26
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🦃 Thanksgiving Break 🦃
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12/1 (Tue)
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Structural Injustice
Jake Monaghan, “Legitimacy Risks and the Separation of Police Powers”.
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12/3 (Thu)
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Pitching Your Success
Reading TBD
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12/7 (Mon)
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Volunteer Project Poster due by 11:59PM (midnight).
Pitch-Your-Impact Video due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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12/8 (Tue)
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Final Active Citizen Reflections due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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12/10 (Thu)
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Final Presentations from 11:45AM to 2:45PM
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Final Presentations due in class.
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12/14 (Mon)
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End-of-Semester Reflection due by 11:59PM (midnight).
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