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What do have to do? Craft an essay/proposal of four paragraphs. Each paragraph should address one of the following prompts: 1. Identify an injustice or inequity in our community (broadly defined -- your own life, your neighborhood, your city, etc); 2. Provide a brief synopsis of the issue and include background/statistics from one legitimate source; 3. Using terminology from our course, discuss how you the issue is related to our course materials in some way; and 4. Provide details (who, what, when, where, etc) of the "grassroots activism" plan you believe can help address the injustice in some way. The name of this assignment is weird. What's it mean? GEA2_GAP(a) is just a way of indicating that this is a General Education Assignment (GEA) that allows this course to apply to your USF General Education requirements. The GAP part is the important part. Okay, so what's GAP stand for? GAP stands for "Grassroots Activism Project" will help you fill the “gap” between our course materials and the world beyond our class. It's your chance to take something you personally care about or that relates to your career or family and then make a change. As we learned in our first module, grassroots activism is a useful strategy for creating change. Grassroots means right here, right now, just you and me. We're not talking about laws and judges and books and celebrities and big money and industries. We're just talking about that feeling we sometimes get when we say, "Hey, that's not fair! Let's make it fair!" Or "Hey that doesn't really work! Let's fix it!" An attractive part of grassroots activism is that anyone can do it almost anywhere and almost any time. Use what you're learning in the first couple of modules of this course to help you think through issues of importance to you and those around you. What are some tips for success in this assignment? 1. CHOOSE YOUR ISSUE WISELY: As you're thinking through this assignment, remember that an injustice or an inequity is different than a mere inconvenience. For example, we all know that parking on campus is difficult and annoying but that's more of an inconvenience than it is an injustice. It might rise to the level of an injustice, however, for folks who have mobility issues and need designated handicapped parking spaces. What if your research determines that out of all the parking spaces at USF only 2% are designated handicapped? See the difference? 2. MAKE SURE YOU CAN "DO" SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR ISSUE: You need to plan an action, something that you will actually DO to address the injustice or inequity. Let's use our parking example. It sure seems like a problem if there aren't enough designated handicapped parking spaces. But what can YOU do about it? Probably not much, so even though the issue itself is important it doesn't quite meet the requirements of this assignment unless you can match it up with an effective action. You'll need to rethink your issue. Maybe you rethink it and realize that as someone going into your career field, you need to know about all kinds of different people but that you personally don't have a lot of knowledge about LGBTQ+ people. LGBTQ+ awareness and inclusion is a good issue, and there are actions you can take. For example, you could do an online LGBTQ+ sensitivity training. That would meet the requirements for this assignment and it'd be something you could put on your resume as an additional training or skill to help you stand out on the job market. What are the technical requirements of the assignment? Your essay/proposal should respond specifically to the prompts: one paragraph per prompt. You'll submit your essay/proposal on Canvas but you'll want to draft it in a separate Word document before you enter it into Canvas; do not attach a document. Organize your essay and proofread it because grammar, composition, and spelling count. You'll need to do a little research to provide context and you'll need to cite that research. (There is no required citation form; APA is most useful but as long as the citation leads us to be able to look at your sources it will satisfy this assignment.) How does COVID-19 affect this assignment? I need some ideas. Because we are still puzzling through how COVID-19 will continue to affect our lives, you should not propose any actions that will require you to put yourself or others in harm's way. A good idea might be to focus on education and advocacy. The following list of actions might help as you brainstorm: · Research your topic and then create an infographic or PowerPoint that helps you and others learn about this issue and ways to address it. · Attend an online/virtual training or workshop on an issue of concern -- e.g., LGBTQ+ sensitivity, anti-racist strategies for change, etc. · Conduct an online/virtual "consciousness raising group" in which you and a few friends share insight about your issue of choice and strategies for addressing it. · Create a resource list of materials related to education and change on your issue. · Design a lesson plan (for kids? for seniors?) that would help others learn about this issue. · Get creative and connect the issue to your career plans or goals!.