"Social justice is justice in relation to a fair balance in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals's rights are recognized and protected."
Recognizing and addressing inequality and social injustice within one's community and society at large.
Discrimination: Understanding different forms of discrimination, including sexism, racism, ageism, and ableism, as well as how to combat it.
Human Rights: Familiarising oneself with the Declaration of Human Rights and the concept of universal human rights.
Diversity and Inclusion: Understanding the importance of celebrating and valuing diversity in society, and learning how to create inclusive spaces.
Intersectionality: Recognising how aspects of an individual's identity (such as race, gender, sexuality, and ability) intersect and affect their experiences.
Privilege: Acknowledging the ways in which certain identities confer social advantages, and striving to use privilege to create positive change.
Power Dynamics: Examining unequal power relations in society and learning how to challenge oppressive structures.
Social Justice Advocacy: Understanding the different ways to advocate for social justice, including peaceful protest, public demonstrations, and letter-writing campaigns.
Institutional Oppression: Familiarising oneself with the ways that oppressive systems and institutions (such as the criminal justice system) impact marginalised communities.
Allyship: Learning how to be an effective ally to marginalised communities by listening, amplifying their voices, and taking action.
Community Organising: Gaining a deep understanding of how to mobilise communities, build coalitions, and create meaningful change on a grassroots level.
Economic Justice: The fair allocation of resources and equal opportunities for economic participation for all individuals.
Environmental Justice: The pursuit of a healthy and safe environment as a basic human right, providing equal access to resources and equal protection against environmental hazards.
Racial Justice: Promoting the fair treatment of people of all races, eliminating discrimination, and addressing the systemic causes of racial inequality.
Gender Justice: The pursuit of equality for all genders in all social, political, and economic areas.
Disability Justice: Advocacy for the civil rights of people with disabilities, including equal access to resources and advocating for accommodations that enable full participation in society.
LGBTQIA+ Justice: Advocating for the rights and equal treatment of people who identify as LGBTQIA+ to ensure equal access to resources.
Environmental Justice: Advocacy for the fair treatment of people of different social and economic classes in regard to the environment.
Immigration Justice: The pursuit of equality and rights for immigrants, including advocating for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
Animal Justice: Advocating for the equal treatment and fair treatment of animals, including animal rights and protection.
Educational Justice: Advocating for equal and fair access to education for all individuals, eliminating educational disparities, and promoting equity in education for all.
"The concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive their due from society."
"The emphasis has been on the breaking of barriers for social mobility, the creation of safety nets, and economic justice."
"Social justice assigns rights and duties in the institutions of society, which enables people to receive the basic benefits and burdens of cooperation."
"The relevant institutions often include taxation, social insurance, public health, public school, public services, labor law and regulation of markets, to ensure distribution of wealth, and equal opportunity."
"Interpretations that relate justice to a reciprocal relationship to society are mediated by differences in cultural traditions, some of which emphasize the individual responsibility toward society and others the equilibrium between access to power and its responsible use."
"Reinterpreting historical figures such as Bartolomé de las Casas."
"Gender, ethnic, and social equality, advocating justice for migrants, prisoners, the environment, and the physically and developmentally disabled."
"Classical and Christian philosophical sources, from Plato and Aristotle to Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas."
"The term social justice finds its earliest uses in the late 18th century, albeit with unclear theoretical or practical meanings."
"The term was popularized generically through the writings of Antonio Rosmini-Serbati."
"Progressive Era American legal scholars, particularly Louis Brandeis and Roscoe Pound."
"From the early 20th century it was also embedded in international law and institutions."
"John Rawls in A Theory of Justice (1971)."
"The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action treats social justice as a purpose of human rights education."
"The use of the term was early on subject to accusations of redundancy and of rhetorical flourish."
"Luigi Taparelli coined and defined the term in a natural law social scientific treatise, establishing the natural law principle."
"Social justice is invoked today in efforts for gender, ethnic, and social equality, advocating justice for migrants, prisoners, the environment, and the physically and developmentally disabled."
"Social justice was made central to the philosophy of the social contract."
"Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice."