Social Justice Vocabulary
A broad term for action intended to create genuine equality, fairness and respect among peoples.
What is Social Justice?
a group of people gather together to fight for what they believe in. (this can be peaceful or not peaceful.)
What is a March?
The recent and ongoing global average increase in temperature near the Earth's surface
What is Global Warming?
An African American activist who gave the famous “I have a dream” speech
Who is Reverend Dr.Martin Luther king Jr?
Discrimination of someone based on their race.
What is Racism?
A collective term for men and women of Asian, African, Latin and Native American backgrounds; as opposed to the collective "White" for those of European ancestry
What is People of Color?
The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes..
What is Feminism?
An American lawyer and jurist who is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Who played an influential role in many important cases.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginesburg?
A young activist who started a world wide school strike against climate?
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Discrimination of someone based on their gender
What is sexism?
A generalized, simplistic and insulting image or idea about the characteristics of a social group.
What is a stereotype?
The practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation while remaining peaceful
What is Nonviolent protests?
1920 amendment that gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
A young activist who fought for the right for girls to go to school in Pakistan.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Discrimination on a group of people based on their age.
The fear or hatred of homosexuality (and other non-heterosexual identities), and persons perceived to be gay, lesbian, bisexual and /or transgender.
What is homophobia?
A form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change. The protestors gather in a space or building, refusing to move unless their demands are met.
What is a Sit-In?
This controversial issue was made legal by the supreme court decision Roe V. Wade
What is abortion?
The First Lady from 1933 to 1945, and an activist for all people.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
The discrimination that systematically oppresses people who have mental, emotional and physical disabilities.
What is ableism?
Actions stemming from conscious or unconscious prejudice, which favor and empower one group over others based on differences
What is discrimination?
A group of people who fight climate and oil drilling from kayaks
Who are Kayaktivists?
The Supreme court decision Brown V. Board of Education ended this
What is Segregation?
This famous actress started the He for She movement
Who is Emma Watson
Discrimination and prejudice against individuals or groups based on their education, employment or income.
What is classism?