Community Organizing for Social Justice
Urban and Inner City Studies · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Winter Only, Every Year
One shot a year. Offered winter term only, so a clash costs a full year.
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where UIC-3210 counts
Counts toward 8 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- UIC 3-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course examines a range of strategies for promoting change in urban settings. Students study theories and historical examples of various kinds of social justice-focused community organizing. Local, national and international cases are examined. Examples may include, but are not limited to: neighbourhood-level organizing; feminist approaches to organizing; youth-led organizing, Indigenous models of organizing; forms of civil disobedience; policy advocacy and lobbying; and the use of the media in community organizing.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and IDS-3210.
Cross-listed
IDS-3210(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.