Taught By:
Betsy Leondar-Wright
Associate Professor Sociology
Lasell University
From 1986 to 2015 Dr. Leondar-Wright worked for economic justice non-profit organizations, including as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Human Services Coalition, the Communications Director of United for a Fair Economy for 9 years, and Class Action for five years. She has also been a voluntary participant in many environmental and social justice groups.
Since 2012 Dr. Leondar-Wright has taught courses in inequality, social movements and other sociology topics at Boston College, Harvard University, UMass Amherst and Tufts University.
Course Description:
In this course, all the students together will design and carry out a brief activist campaign to move Massachusetts towards a better juvenile justice system.
Can a small group make a difference in just three months? Yes, history shows that brief, single-issue campaigns waged by small groups of students have contributed to the success of many social movements. The course will give you real-world experience in activist skills and invite you to think critically about social change strategies.