Social Justice in Action
Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community
Addressing both veterans of justice work and novices seeking points of entry, the essays in this volume showcase practical approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion: ways to build community, earn trust, tell unheard stories, and develop solutions to problems. Emphasizing values such as empathy, self-reflection, and integrity, the volume is rooted in humanities work but also features contributions from fields as diverse as the performing arts, architecture, and evolutionary biology and represents settings beyond the college campus, such as schools, libraries, museums, and prisons. While bringing insights from higher education, it critiques the system as well, exploring the ways that institutions reinforce power structures and exclude marginalized voices. Interspersed with the essays, brief reflections by activists and artists offer testimony and inspiration.
Volume Overview and Contexts
Arizona PBS Spotlights Book on Social Change
The Morning Show, Practicing Social Justice
Neal A. Lester, A Social Justice "Buffet"
Overview of book, "Social Justice In Action" By Neal A. Lester
Keynote: "'Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves': Social Justice in Action," Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Chandler AZ (12 July 2026)
Novel Nerds
Empowering Change: A Deep Dive into Social Justice in Action and Its Impact on Campus and Community
Explore an in-depth overview of Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community, highlighting the volume’s central themes, contributors, and impact on campus and community.
Stanford University Libraries
Featured Academic Recognition
Stanford University Libraries has recognized Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community, edited by Neal A. Lester, as a recommended read in their guide on discrimination and equity in education.
Arizona State University
ASU's Summer Reading List Features Social Justice in Action
ASU spotlighted Social Justice in Action: Models for Campus and Community, edited by Neal A. Lester, in its summer reading list of books written by ASU professors.
Selected Contributor Video Teasers
Contributors Gallery
Sebastian Dureil, "Engaging Social Justice Transculturally in a Team Taught Language Course"
David Pilgrim, "Our Turn"
Grobman Laurie, "Social Justice Pedagogy and Collaborative Counterstorytelling: We Are Reading"
Kelly, "Burning It Down Means Building Community"
John Streamas, "Overselling Higher Education to Communities of Color"
Gabriele Maier, "Engaging Social Justice Transculturally in a Team Taught Language Course"
Heidi Mau, "Social Justice Pedagogy and Collaborative Counterstorytelling: We Are Reading"
Maureen T. Reddy, "The Uses and Abuses of Privilege"
Jess Roberts, "Earned Trust and Albion’s Big Read"
Tara Roeder, "Incorporating Anti Speciesism in Social Justice Praxis"
Spencer R. Crew, "The Social Responsibility of Museums"
Harry Lennix, "Actorvism = Actor + Activism"
Simon J. Ortiz, "Into the Fray: Let’s Go Forward into Justice and Topics Far-Reaching"
Lore/tta LeMaster, "After Inclusion: A Trans Relational Meditation on (Un)Belonging"
Readers' Testimonials
Reader Reflections
“My Algorithm Loves Me. That’s the Problem”
A reflection on digital comfort and perspective.
From Chapter: The Uses and Abuses of Privilege
