UU150 Final: What is Social Justice
What is Social Justice?
Social Justice:
A broad term for action intended
to create genuine equality,
fairness and respect among
peoples.
(Source: Office of Multicultural
Affairs, University of
Massachusetts Lowell, 2014).
“The root
cause of a
problem is
not usually
people. It is
often a
system.
Tackling
root causes
often
uncovers
the need for
systemic
change.”
(Community
Foundations
to Canada,
2006).
What does it mean to promote social justice?
“Promoting social justice means contributing to
social change and public policies that will
increase gender and racial equality, end
discrimination of various kinds, and reduce the
stark income inequalities that characterize this
country and most of the world.” (Colby et al.,
2003, p.65)
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