Critical Consciousness is the ability to understand and analyze societal structures and systems of oppression, and to take action towards social change. We encourage students to recognize and challenge the ways in which systems can perpetuate inequality, injustice and oppression.
Learning Outcomes
Discover: Acknowledge, question, and challenge inequalities and inequities that exist in systems
Explore: Engage in self-reflection and self-analysis to understand one's own role in shaping and perpetuating social, political, and economic systems
Connect: Build skills in analyzing, and addressing biases, privileges and power dynamics through honest conversations in order to understand others' perspectives and lived realities
Apply: Collaborate with communities to transform the systems that perpetuate inequities, injustice and oppression in relentless pursuit of liberation for all