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I~ <br />WH~-1' IS ~OCI~L JIJ°fICE? <br />There is little agreement. Social Justice is difFicult to define and each community <br />when looking at the issues and concept of social justice must define social justice for <br />itself and prioritize the issues of social justice accordingly. Based on Professor ]ohn <br />Calmore's1 (Appendix N) research all visions of social justice have four (4) elements in <br />common: <br />a) Social justice involves substantive (actual) not just formal (legal) equality <br />of opportunity <br />b) It seeks to remove underlying causes of oppression (i.e. racism, sexism, <br />homophobia, economic inequity etc.) <br />c) Involves an expansive view of rights and often recognizes rights NOT <br />generally recognized in courts of law or by local government <br />d) Involves witnessing, critique and speaking out as key components. <br />Further, while social justice seeks a more just society generally it is focused <br />specifically on the marginalized, disenfranchised, subordinated, excluded and under- <br />represented. As members of the Orange County focus community wake up, <br />a) What do they see? <br />b) What basic necessities, if any, are absent? <br />c) What frustrates their hope? <br />d) What opportunity-denying circumstances constrain them? <br />I Reef C. Ivey Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. <br />Internationally acknowledged expert in Social Justice Lawyering and Social Justice Practice. <br />..... ......... ......... ......................... ......... ......... ....... ....... ..... ...... ......... <br />`ORANGE COUNTYSOCIAL JUSTICE GOAL REPORT Page:6 of 59 , <br />