Social Justice Game
-
Date(s):
to -
Times(s):
The Office of Human Rights brings the Social Justice Game to Joe's Movement Emporium! Join us for a fun game about a serious subject - economic inequity and the systems that keep us there.
Come on out for a game night and conversation as the Office of Human Rights leads an evening of Social Justice Game play. Space is limited so please register for free here to ensure your spot!
The game developer writes, "The Social Justice Game represents an educational parody of the game Monopoly, and more generally, of capitalism. This educational (or ‘serious’) game helps players experience systemic inequity in an embodied way. Unlike Monopoly, which assumes a level socioeconomic playing field, The Social Justice Game more closely reflects actual inequities under the current American economy. It leverages players' prior experience playing Monopoly by forcing them to pit their own expectations of 'fairness' against the economic pressures they experience in the game."
What do we learn by this gamification of economic inequity? Come on out, play for a while, and join us in conversation about our takeaways and experiences.
