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Service Learning Experience: Social Justice on the US-Mexico Border
Service-learning students in Anthony, NM.
Summer 2010 (May 27-July 1)
Class meets 10.20-12.20 pm,
Mon, Tues, Breland 179
Class time on Weds, Thurs is dedicated to community projects
Dr. Neil Harvey
Department of Government,
New Mexico State University
Tel: 646-3220 or 646-6816
[email protected]
Overview:
How are human rights upheld? Are human rights more vulnerable in border regions? Do human rights mean the same thing everywhere, or are they shaped by historical contexts? What are the current human rights issues facing immigrants?
These are some of the questions that we will discuss in this class. As a service learning class, we will have the opportunity to discuss recent scholarship in the classroom as well as learn directly from community residents in the US-Mexico border region. We will also provide service to local communities seeking to promote social justice. In the process, we will critically examine our own assumptions about globalization, migration and human rights.
Class Projects:
The class will have three groups. Each group will focus on one of the following projects:
(i) the social impacts of current immigration laws;
(ii) how border communities defend their civil rights; and,
(iii) how farmworkers organize to advance their labor rights.
Class meets 10.20-12.20 pm,
Mon, Tues, Breland 179
Class time on Weds, Thurs is dedicated to community projects
Dr. Neil Harvey
Department of Government,
New Mexico State University
Tel: 646-3220 or 646-6816
[email protected]
Overview:
How are human rights upheld? Are human rights more vulnerable in border regions? Do human rights mean the same thing everywhere, or are they shaped by historical contexts? What are the current human rights issues facing immigrants?
These are some of the questions that we will discuss in this class. As a service learning class, we will have the opportunity to discuss recent scholarship in the classroom as well as learn directly from community residents in the US-Mexico border region. We will also provide service to local communities seeking to promote social justice. In the process, we will critically examine our own assumptions about globalization, migration and human rights.
Class Projects:
The class will have three groups. Each group will focus on one of the following projects:
(i) the social impacts of current immigration laws;
(ii) how border communities defend their civil rights; and,
(iii) how farmworkers organize to advance their labor rights.
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Message from Dr. Harvey
The collaboration between UNM Service Corps and NMSU is an exciting and innovative way to help students connect with local communities in the border region. This summer, at least four UNM students will participate in a range of community service projects in southern New Mexico, while also taking a course that examines current social justice issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Govt 411/517 Service Learning Experience: Social Justice on the US-Mexico Border will provide students with the academic background and skills to learn more about immigration, community development and environmental justice. This is the first time that I have had UNM students take this class and I look forward to continuing collaboration for the mutual benefit of students and community residents.
- Neil Harvey, Professor, Department of Government, and
Director, Center for Latin American and Border Studies,
New Mexico State University
- Neil Harvey, Professor, Department of Government, and
Director, Center for Latin American and Border Studies,
New Mexico State University