821's Areas Of Focus | The 821 Project

AREAS OF FOCUS

INTERCULTURAL/GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

The 821 Project provides intercultural and global citizenship education programming to the residents of southeast Louisiana. We define this education as involving the following:

Teaching cultural humility and the importance of diversity in thought, identity, and experience
Learning about other regions of the country and the world
Understanding the connections between our local and global community
Promoting respect and appreciation for human differences
Learning about the types of social issues that impact our local, national and global community
Promoting intercultural communication and competency skills
Developing meaningful interpersonal relationships that are cross-cultural
Breaking social barriers that may lead to intercultural miscommunication and misunderstandings

SOCIAL JUSTICE

The 821 Project deeply values social justice. To our organization, social justice involves the following:

Critical and analytical thinking skills that help to develop stronger solutions to sociopolitical issues

Uplifting and empowering marginalized voices
Challenging the “isms” and biases that exist in our daily lives
Understanding the complexities of the human experience
Decreasing polarization by promoting meaningful dialogue among individuals who have cultural, political and social differences
Being able to identify the different forms of marginalization and oppression

Understanding what it means to have power and privilege in our society

Ensuring that everyone is given the same respect, value and empathy in our daily interactions