Social Justice in the Name of __________: Cultivating Abolitionist Visions of Justice with Project-Based Learning

Abstract

This article focusses on the creative and generative aspects of abolitionism. It presents a two-part group project–based lesson plan designed to increase students’ understanding of and affinity for abolitionism by cultivating empathy, increasing comprehension of systemic issues, and inspiring them to actively pursue transformative change. At its core, the lesson plan aims to encourage students to envision and actively build alternatives to the current status quo, fostering critical analysis and transformative thinking.