1. Charity vs Justice: What’s the Difference?

2. Charity vs Justice Charity justice Private, individual acts
Responds to immediate need
Provides direct service (eg. food, clothing, shelter)
Public, collective actions
Responds to long-term need
Promotes change in institutions

3. Charity vs Justice Charity Justice Requires repeated actions
Directed at the effects of injustice: symptoms
Examples: homeless shelters, food banks, clothing drives, emergency services
Resolves structural injustice
Directed at the root causes of injustice: disease
Examples: legislative advocacy, community organizing, changing policies, agricultural worker injustice campaigns