Vocab 1
Illegal actions like stealing or breaking the law.
Crime
The global movement focused on ending police brutality against Black people.
Black Lives Matter
Discrimination or hatred against people because of their race.
Racism
This young activist fights for girls’ education and survived being attacked for going to school.
Malala Yousafzai
The process of learning in school or through study.
Education
Physical force used to hurt others.
Violence
The country with the most school shootings.
United States of America
The illegal production, transportation, and sale of substances. Often organized by criminal groups, it leads to violence and corruption
Drug Traffic
This woman dedicated her life to helping people in poverty and homelessness in India.
Mother Teresa
Services that keep people healthy, like doctors and hospitals.
Healthcare
When people cannot find a job.
Unemployment
Paying men more than women for the same work.
Gender pay/wage gap
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power.
Corruption
This leader promoted nonviolence to fight inequality and gain independence for his country.
Mahatma Gandhi
When people have no home to live in.
Homelessness
The state of having very little money or resources.
Poverty
The continent with the highest poverty rates.
Africa
The basic freedoms and rights all people should have.
Human rights
This activist speaks about climate change and encourages governments to act on environmental issues.
Greta Thunberg
People who leave their country to escape war or danger.
Refugees
When people are not treated the same or do not have the same opportunities.
Inequality
Taking people against their will and using them for profit.
Human trafficking.
Fair treatment and equal opportunities for everyone in society.
Social justice
This leader spent many years in prison and later helped end racial inequality in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
Unfair treatment of people because of their race, gender, religion, etc.
Discrimination