What's Social Justice Got To Do With Information Literacy?

Social justice is integral to Catholic education and an essential part of the Catholic identity.

Commitment to human life and dignity

                     to human rights and solidarity

Integrity, compassion, responsibility, concern for others (framework for everyday living)

• Tenants are core
• Without them there is an incomplete presentation of our Catholic tradition

In higher education

• Introduce students to issues of social justice
• Encourage service (service learning)
• Efforts to link service and action

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. noun. Oxford.

There is no true or core meaning of the concept.” Thompson, S. (2014). Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice, Volume Two. Blue Ridge Summit, US: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.