Welcome to the Virtual Activism Fair brought to you by the Mandela Social Justice Day Committee, College of Liberal Arts Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and the USI Center for Social Justice Education.
The Activism Fair was a part of our series of virtual events surrounding Mandela Social Justice Day in February 2021.
Below are many links and videos to various local and national organizations with a focus on activism. Browse through these materials and find new ways to help those in your community.
Feminist Majority Alliance of University of Southern Indiana
Social Justice Issues: gender equality, human trafficking, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence
Our group focuses on women’s rights and issues. From the Feminist Campus website:
"In a nutshell, Feminist Campus exists to ensure that every college and university campus has a thriving feminist presence. We help students start new feminist groups on campuses (often called Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances, or FMLAs) and team up with existing student organizations that wish to affiliate with Feminist Campus to gain access to Feminist Majority Foundation resources. Together, these groups make up a nationwide network of pro-choice, progressive, student-run, feminist activist organizations."
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SustainAbility
Social Justice Issues: environmental justice
SustainAbility was formed fall semester 2019 to fill a need for sustainable alternatives and education at USI. The aim of SustainAbility is to educate, advocate, and act for more eco-friendly alternatives for the USI student body, campus, and community. We offer educational and social events including bingo, recycling crafts, zero-waste education programs, trash pick-ups, and ways to get involved in local recycling initiatives.
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The Thirst Project at USI
Social Justice Issues: global water crisis
The Thirst Project @ USI, as a branch of the Thirst Project, exists to raise awareness and bring solutions to the global water crisis by empowering individuals to take action and create radical change in others’ lives.
From The Thirst Project website:
Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water. Why Water? Health and Sanitation: Waterborne diseases kill more children every single year than HIV, Malaria, and all world violence combined. Small children typically do not have strong enough immune systems to fight diseases like cholera, dysentery, or schistosomiasis.
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USI Vegetarian Club
Social Justice Issues: environmental justice, food justice, poverty/social welfare, animal welfare
Our mission is to create a supportive community that encourages compassionate eating.
Join the Discord chat! We provide 24/7 support for transitioning vegans or people who just have questions OR email jault1@eagles.usi.edu to be added to the email list to get reminders about when we have events. We also plan to have socially distanced picnics in the future and zoom hangout/cooking sessions for now while it's cold.
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Introduction to Community Psychology
This textbook will show you how to comprehensively analyze, investigate, and address escalating problems of economic inequality, violence, substance abuse, homelessness, poverty, and racism. It will provide you with perspectives and tools to partner with community members and organizations to promote a fair and equitable allocation of resources and opportunities.
