Social Movements and Equity

The theme Social Movements and Equity¹ focuses on the multitude of effective social movements communities have initiated and sustained in response to oppression and systems of power. According to the CDE's Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, students can learn about the history of important social movements and the gains achieved through solidarity, activism, civil disobedience and participation in the democratic process. Educators can facilitate discussions on resistance to oppression, the broad support these movements mobilized and their lasting impacts of change.

Lessons that illustrate the theme of Social Movements and Equity can address the following questions:

How have social movements addressed different kinds of discrimination or oppression? What debates and dilemmas remain unresolved?
What debates and dilemmas from past historical moments remain unresolved? Why?
What does equity entail? What is the difference between equality and equity? Why does this matter?
How can one make a difference in the community?
What skills and tools are needed to create change in society?

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Footnotes

¹“Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum.” California Department of Education, Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Materials (CA Dept of Education), 2022, https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/esmc.asp. pp.62-63.