First Year Seminar 191HFA05 - FYS-TakingAction:StudentMvmnts

At schools across the country, and right at UMass, students are mobilizing for justice and making demands together! What happens when we get loud and demand our colleges and universities do better? What resources and visions have students won, and how? Whether you are already working in student-led social movements or are curious about getting involved, this seminar will be a space to learn about student activism today, share resources on student-led movements, and gain some practical skills related to organizing. We will learn about recent and ongoing student-led struggles for social, racial, and economic justice, labor rights, and more, by looking at examples and hearing from the students behind them.

First year students only - (Freshmen or Sophomore status) First year (Fr or Soph)