Vol. 6 Núm. 1 (2017): Arquitectura y Educación para la Justicia Social
Sección Temática-Investigaciones

Participation as a Supportive Framework for Cultural Inclusion and Environmental Justice

Publicado abril 26, 2017
Cómo citar
Derr, V. (2017). Participation as a Supportive Framework for Cultural Inclusion and Environmental Justice. Revista Internacional De Educación Para La Justicia Social, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.15366/riejs2017.6.1.004

Resumen

In 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child lay the groundwork for children´s access to education, to play, to express themselves, and to have their views heard. This article explores participation as a supportive framework for democracy, environmental justice, and cultural inclusion. It presents methods that have fostered cultural inclusion and connection to nature, by analyzing three projects in Boulder, Colorado and Salinas, California. Participatory methods included nicho boxes, photovoice, and garden art. These cases demonstrate how children’s rights to participation, through nature and the arts, help create just sustainabilities through the creation of culturally relevant practices that bridge social and environmental justice.

Keywords: Participation, Social justice, Rights of the child, Arts, Nature.


Participación como Marco de Apoyo para la Inclusión Cultural y la Justicia Ambiental

En 1989, la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Niño establece una base para que los niños tengan acceso a la educación, a jugar, a expresarse y tener sus opiniones oír. Este artículo explora la participación como un marco de apoyo para la democracia, la justicia ambiental y la inclusión cultural. Presenta métodos que han fomentado la inclusión cultural y la conexión con la naturaleza, analizando tres proyectos en Boulder, Colorado y Salinas, California. Los métodos participativos incluyeron cajas nicho, photovoice, y arte del jardín. Estos casos demuestran cómo los derechos de los niños a la participación, a través de la naturaleza y las artes, ayudan a crear sostenibilidad justicia, a través de la creación de prácticas culturalmente relevantes que contribuyen a la justicia social y ambiental.

Descriptores: Participación, Justicia social, Derechos del niño, Artes, Naturaleza.


Participação como Marco de Apoio à Inclusão Cultural e à Justiça Ambiental

Em 1989, a Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança proporcionou uma base para que as crianças tivessem acesso à educação, para jogar, para se expressar e para que as suas opiniões fossem ouvidas. Este artigo explora a participação como um quadro de apoio para a democracia, a justiça ambiental e inclusão cultural. São apresentados métodos que promoveram a inclusão cultural e a conexão com a natureza, analisando três projetos em Boulder, Colorado e Salinas, Califórnia. Os métodos participativos incluídos nicho, photovoice e jardinagem. Estes casos mostram como os direitos das crianças à participação, através da natureza e das artes, ajuda a criar sustentabilidade através da criação de práticas culturalmente relevantes que contribuem para uma justiça social e ambiental.

Palavras-chave: Participação, Justiça social, Direito da criança, Artes, Natureza.

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