Countdown to 2021 - Week of Dec 14th
#BEYONDTHEMOMENT: SDOH Countdown to 2021
We’re counting down to the new year by featuring how grassroots organizations use community-led and community-centered approaches to address the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). As we count down, the Praxis Project is calling on everyone to give #BeyondTheMoment and donate to the amazing organizations that have continued to work tirelessly on the frontlines to address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), support their communities, and forge the path towards justice.
education justice - december 14, 2020
Education Justice refers to equitable access to high quality education and literacy development. It prioritizes systems and programs that are responsive to the priorities and needs of learners as defined by learners. It values how race and identity provide critical context for authentically portraying strengths of learners, and fosters institutions that value their contributions to campus.
Grassroots network partners are working towards education justice by leading efforts to end the school to prison pipeline and investing in transformative justice efforts to replace harmful school policies. Organizers advocate for their communities’ priorities by promoting access to mental health services and advocating for school bullying reform. Efforts across the nation are underway to close opportunity disparities between schools and advocate for access to quality, culturally-relevant and affirming education in their communities.
economic justice - december 16, 2020
Economic justice refers to ensuring that each person has the ability to fairly contribute to the economy and make a just living. Grassroots community organizers are fighting for economic justice by advocating for fair wages and low-income and farmworkers’ labor rights.
Organizations are exploring guaranteed basic income for identified communities, and many programs promote financial literacy, wealth creation and economic security for families. Basebuilding partners are seeking just and equitable transition of funds for coal-impacted communities on tribal lands, and others are partnering with local Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Office to create youth employment infrastructure.
food justice - december 18, 2020
Food justice refers to a system where all communities, regardless of race or income, can have both increased access to nutritious, affordable food and the power to influence a food system that prioritizes environmental and human needs.
Basebuilding community organizers are working towards food justice by advocating for increased access to healthy school meals, creating food sovereignty through local farming and youth education, supporting small-scale farm operations, directing food aid to low-income residents, and advocating for culturally-appropriate food access and land stewardship.