Tag: social injustice
-
The Fight for Humanity: Local Activist Margaret Human Uses Civil Disobedience to Incite Change
By Victoria Cymbal Packaged and Edited by Victoria Cymbal Global movements are happening left and right to compel government action to avoid the intense impacts of climate change. Many people are refusing to sit and wait for the government to take action and are doing so themselves. New Paltz consists of the many that are…
-
Small Town America: Discriminatory at Best
The United States prides itself on being a “melting pot” for diversity. This notion is easily proven in larger cities and metropolitan areas, where diversity is flourishing. But when it comes to ethnically-diverse rural areas, data from the United States’ Census corroborates firsthand evidence of discrimination towards minorities. Over a decade ago, UCLA professor…