Social Justice Terminology
Social Justice on the Map
Famous Organizations
Types of Protests/Demonstrations
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Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Oppression
100
Rosa Parks didn't get out of her bus seat in this city.
Montgomery, Alabama
100
This nonprofit provides free and affordable healthcare all over the US, but is mostly known for offering abortion services.
Planned Parenthood
100
A group of people walking from an assembly point to a predetermined destination, usually culminating in a political rally.
Marching
200
This term refers to prejudice or discrimination, often from members of the same race, in which people are treated differently based on the social implications from cultural meanings attached to skin color.
Colorism
200
The first US women's rights convention was held in this city in Upstate New York.
Seneca Falls
200
A Black Power socialist political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California.
The Black Panther Party (BPP)
200
One or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or economic change.
Sit-In
300
The use of strikes, demonstrations, or other public forms of protest rather than negotiation to achieve one's demands.
Direct Action
300
Stonewall Inn is located in this Manhattan neighborhood.
Greenwich Village
300
This "green" organization was founded in the early 1970's to protest nuclear energy. They came under criticism in 2014 after defacing sacred Peruvian geoglyphs.
Greenpeace
300
Protesters fast to apply political pressure when they do this activity.
Hunger strike
400
This phrase was coined in response to police brutality, and has soared in popularity since the death of George Floyd. It refers to policy that would shrink the law enforcement system.
"Defund the Police."
400
After Eric Garner was killed by police in this NYC borough, his daughter Erica Garner continued to fight against police brutality before her death in 2017.
Staten Island
400
A decentralized anti-fascist political movement that aims to achieve their objectives through the use of both non-violent and violent direct action.
Antifa
400
Protesters refuse to give money to an organization, or refuse to use a service, until demands are met.
Boycotting
500
The use of computer-based techniques such as hacking as a form of civil disobedience to promote a political agenda or social change
Hacktivism
500
The first revolt of enslaved people in America occurred in this state in 1663. (Bonus 50 points if you get the county, too!)
Gloucester, Virginia
500
This shadowy international activist collective is widely known for its various cyber attacks against several governments and corporations.
Anonymous
500
Explicit protest that involves deliberately breaking unjust laws
Civil Disobedience