In this social action model, students choose the campaigns to work on, and they can be from a conservative, liberal, or no ideological perspective. The campaigns must be non-violent and cannot break the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The key is that students learn to do democracy, which is a goal of higher education.
In this process, students engage in: (1) issue development (i.e., developing demands and a target), (2) building power, (3) tactics, and (4) campaign launch & implementation. If student teams do these four core activities, we have found that it allows for social action to take place, (i.e., where students work on campaigns to enact a policy change on campus or in the community by making demands of a target or decision-maker).
Highlighted Campaigns
FEAR: Fentanyl Education, Action, and Reduction
FEAR: Fentanyl Education, Action, and Reduction
Bishop O’Dowd High School
Health
J.A.I.L.L (Juvenile Advocacy In Legal Learning)
J.A.I.L.L (Juvenile Advocacy In Legal Learning)
Lasell University
EducationCriminal Justice
Chain Breakers for Data Transparency in Policing
Chain Breakers for Data Transparency in Policing
Rhodes College
Criminal Justice
RoundOut Carcinogens — TCNJ Organic Land Management Campaign
RoundOut Carcinogens — TCNJ Organic Land Management Campaign
The College of New Jersey
Environment
Save the TFS Campaign (Transformative Food Systems fellowship program)
Save the TFS Campaign (Transformative Food Systems fellowship program)
University of Michigan
EducationEnvironment
Decriminalization of Marijuana 
Decriminalization of Marijuana
West Virginia University
Criminal Justice
