Efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes toward a perceived greater good.
American with Disabilities Act
A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
Bias
The prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, in a way considered to be often unfair.
Civil Rights
The rights of people of a nation to political and social freedom and equality.
Culture
An individuals background, customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements to which is categorized with a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Disability
A disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.
Diversity
Variety of characteristics that may 'define' an individual.
Emigrant
An individual who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
Equality
Everyone receiving the exact same treatment, status, rights and opportunities.
Equity
Everybody receiving a fair, but not always equal form of treatment, status, rights or opportunities.
Ethnicity
State of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Faith
An individuals religious belief.
Gender Identity
An individual's personal sense of having a particular gender.
Inclusion
Providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or mental disabilities and members of other minority groups.
Legality
In accordance with the law, as opposed to what may be perceived as right or wrong.
Minority
The 'lesser' portion of the overall entirety in which a group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion.
Prejudice
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Privilege
Often an individuals special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to them or a particular person or group.
Sexual Orientation
An individuals pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender.
Socioeconomic Status
An individuals economic and sociological combined total measure of work experience and of an their individual or family economic access to resources and social position in relation to others
Stereotypes
A widely held but fixed image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Stereotypes
An individuals fixed viewpoint on a specific type of person or thing.
Values
An individuals principles or standards of behavior and of what is important to them.
Viewpoint
An individuals perspective on something.
Violence
Behavior involving physical force with the intent to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.