Sam Magavern is senior policy fellow at Partnership for the Public Good, a community-based think tank that he co-founded in 2007 and co-directed until 2019. He teaches at University at Buffalo Law School and Cornell University’s ILR School, where he was the Visiting Activist Scholar in 2019-2020. Mr. Magavern serves as the attorney for the City of Buffalo Living Wage Commission and as a commissioner on the Niagara River Greenway Commission. His publications range from scholarly articles to comic books; they include a non-fiction book, “Primo Levi’s Universe,” and a book of poetry, “Noah’s Ark.” Mr. Magavern received his B.A. from Harvard University and his J.D. from UCLA Law.
Identifying and Fighting InequityCornell Course
Identifying and Fighting Inequity ()
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Course Overview
An "equitable community" means one in which everyone is included in the full benefits of society. In this course, you will examine what inequity means to you and how it manifests within the U.S. and your community. You will identify causes of inequity including power differentials, biases, and ineffective development policies, among others. You will also identify an inequity in your community that is important to you and reflect on its causes. You will participate in several relevant discussions with peers, advancing your own and others' knowledge of these issues. Then, you will discover strategies to create equitable change and hear directly from activists working to do so in their communities. Finally, you will build your own plan for how to advocate to address an inequity in your community.
Key Course Takeaways
- Identify inequities in the U.S. and in your community
- Examine causes of inequity
- Plan to advocate for equitable community change
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2 weeks
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3 to 5 hours of study per week
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100% online, instructor-led
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Visiting Activist Scholar, Cornell ILR School; Senior Policy Fellow, Partnership for the Public Good
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- Activists and community development organizers and practitioners
- Policy makers and political staff
- Public interest lawyers and advocates
- Leaders and members of organized labor organizations
- Urban planners and strategic planning agencies
- Social workers
- Grant writers
- Educators
- People interested in engaging in community change
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