Beyond borders: envisioning students’ migrant justice organizing and political education in northern Arizona

Carrera, Ariannah Skye (2023) Beyond borders: envisioning students’ migrant justice organizing and political education in northern Arizona. Masters thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

When paired with strategic leadership development and movement building practices, political education is crucial in working towards goals of social justice within an increasingly censored, neoliberal education system. This thesis project explores how the Northern Arizona University chapter of the No More Deaths/No Más Muertes organization can develop and sustain its work in Northern Arizona. Framed by critical theory and critical pedagogy methodology, this project ultimately envisions and establishes a foundation for continued organizing efforts. The anticipated outcomes of this project were to create a political education and organizing framework for the NMD/NMM NAU chapter for future leaders of the group and envision a stronger sense of identity and purpose of the group. Ultimately, the project evolved into a reflective process learning from the previous practices of NMM at NAU while putting into analysis relevant theory and personal experiences.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	Activism; Organizing; Political Education; Northern Arizona University
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Social and Behavioral Science > Sustainable Communities
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2025 17:57
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2025 17:57
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/6282

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