This document outlines a 4 part framework for a social justice proposal: Part I provides the theoretical and historical perspectives from scholars on the social justice challenge, including definitions, areas of agreement and disagreement. Part II examines the perspectives of local stakeholders on the causes, consequences and solutions, and how they compare to the scholars. Part III presents a proposal for action by the social justice community to address the identified challenge, including an overview, steps, timeline, and discussions of required cooperation and potential resistance. Part IV justifies why the community should join in the proposed action by relating it to the scholarly arguments, stakeholder perspectives, and shared community values.

2. FOUR PARTS
Part I: Theoretical and historical frame
Part II: Practical frame
Part III: Proposal for action
Part IV: Justification

3. PART I: THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL FRAME
What are the scholarly perspectives on the
causes, consequences, and possible solutions to the
social justice challenge you’re addressing?
• In a nutshell, how are you defining the challenge?
• What about its causes, consequences, and potential
solutions do the scholars agree upon?
• What do they disagree about?
• Where do you stand in this debate, and why?

4. PART II: PRACTICAL FRAME
What are the local stakeholders’ perspectives on the
causes, consequences, and possible solutions to the
social justice challenge you’re addressing?
What do the stakeholders agree upon?
What do they stakeholders about?
How do the stakeholders perspectives compare/contrast
with the scholars’ perspectives?
Where do you stand in this debate, and why?

5. PART III: PROPOSAL FOR ACTION
Specifically what do you propose that our social justice
community do to address the challenge you’ve
identified?
• Begin your proposal with a succinct overview of the
action, and then break it down step by step, with a
timeline.
• Discuss who’s cooperation you’ll need and how you’ll
win it.
• Discuss likely sources of resistance to your action and
how you’ll negotiate them.

6. PART IV: JUSTIFICATION
Why should the community — our LLC, the campus
community, and/or the wider community — join you in
this action?
• How does the action you propose address the
challenge as you discussed it in Part I? That is, how
does it speak to the scholars’ arguments?
• How does it address the issues raised in Part II? That
is, how does it fir with the stakeholders perspectives
and meet their concerns?
• How does it advance values that our LLC, the campus
community, and/or the wider community share?