About SSSP : Action and Activism

In Pursuit of Social Justice

 

As an interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, advocates, and students interested in the application of critical, scientific, and humanistic perspectives to the study of vital social problems, the SSSP is engaged in multiple avenues of social justice research and action. In addition to SSSP publications, the Society regularly participates in calls to action on various social justice issues. Each year the SSSP also presents the Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award, which recognizes social justice work of grassroots organizations in marginalized communities in the city/local area hosting the annual meeting. See below for more information on these activities.

SSSP Resolutions

2012 Resolutions

SSSP resolutions constitute an important opportunity for our scholar-activist membership to publicly declare its sentiments, thereby creating a channel for greater visibility and more direct influence upon various “publics” (e.g. fellow activists, scholars, students, voters, groups, policy- and decision-makers). 

This year, three resolutions were approved at the SSSP Business Meeting on Friday, August 17: Resolution 1: Service Sociology; Resolution 2: Unsolved Homicide Cases; and Resolution 3: Expression of Gratitude.

Click here for the 2012 Approved Resolutions.

SSSP Letters

If a passed resolution requires letters or e-mails to be sent, the Administrative Office distributes these to appropriate individuals or agencies.

Click here to read the letters.

Take Action!

In December of 2012, Executive Officer Héctor Delgado wrote on behalf of the SSSP Board of Directors to express concern about CUNY’s plan to implement a new system of general education requirements and transfer guidelines (Pathways) in the fall of 2013. The SSSP wrote not to express an opinion on the initiative itself, but rather to express concern about the manner in which the initiative was developed and the opposition that it is receiving, principally from CUNY's faculty and staff.

Click here to read the full letter.

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Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award

The Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award was established in 1991 to recognize organizations that have a history of challenging social inequalities, promoting social change, and/or working toward the empowerment of marginalized peoples. Its work must demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity. Small, local agencies in the area of that year's SSSP annual meeting are given preference rather than large organizations or chapters of nationally-based organizations. Click here for a list of past winners.