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In its simplest form social justice is equal access, for all members of a society, to any and all resources, opportunities and privileges that exist.

Dantley and Tillman believe that schools are important sites for the work of social justice and that work begins with educational leaders who must move from passive discourse to proactive practice that will produce socially just outcomes for all children (2010).

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I define leadership as the ability to motivate, coerce, or convince a group to move in a preferred direction. Sergiovanni discussed how leadership takes many forms. Good leaders can be stewards and/or servants. Transformative leadership is a form of leadership grounded in an activist agenda, one that is rights based, believing every individual is entitled to be treated with dignity, respect, and absolute regard (Shields, 2010).

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Leadership that counts, in the end, is the kind that touches people differently. It taps their emotions, appeals to their values, and responds to their connections with other people. (Sergiovanni, 2000)

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Mari Copeny is a young social justice advocate fighting for something many take for granted, clean water. She is proof that one is never to young to advocate for themselves and others.

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A Social Justice Leader

Believes that every human should be treated with dignity and respect

Can lead from in front of, beside, and behind

Acknowledges, accepts, and celebrates diversity in every sense

Knows when to listen and when to act

Fights in their own way, using their own gifts, while encouraging others to use their gifts

Recognizes that leadership is a privilege, a responsibility, and an honor

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Social justice leaders come in many forms; activists, officers, entertainers, healers, soldiers….the list is endless. What these leaders all have in common is the desire to make change happen and the hope of success.

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This song is one of my favorites and continues to be relevant today, nearly 48 years after it's release.

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Harriet Tubman is one of the first leaders I learned about as a child, and I learned about her at home long before I learned about her at school. She was a leader who put her own life at risk, over and over, for so many others, believing that every person deserved a life of freedom.

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As a Social Worker, I am committed to advocating and fighting for social justice. Working in education, I think we have to start talking to our students about social justice early. We have to show them why we fight, and why they should fight.

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Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised