#socialjustic

[nicpapagiorgio]

It is not racism it's progressive. It's not intolerance it's social justice.

[alex-m-thatch-blog]

A Matter Of Opinions

The world is a bright, loud and vivid place. Everyday we are bombarded by News and Opinions. Whether you get your news from a Newspaper, media website, hear it on the radio or television, the parade of information based on opinion is everywhere. I can’t promise you that what you read from me won’t be opinionated because ultimately it is. I choose what I write about, as well as the context of what the “news” may be. The 2010’s have been a very exciting time for us. Gamergate, Elections, Social growth and the importance of how we move forward as humans.

I will be taking a trip back in time, Looking at the present and venturing into the future to learn and grow myself politically and morally. There are some things I won’t agree with, things I will love and things I fear for with this journey. I will press on, say what I feel needs to be said, look at the moments that will either fade into oblivion or pave the road for tomorrow.

Consider this your “Trigger Warning”. I will be talking about subjects many may find to be sensitive, I will have opinions that differ from your own and I will speak my mind. I do however want you to speak yours as well. We live in a world that values opinions and there is no opinion that is wrong in my view. If you have any question, any concerns, any ideas or just want to tell me I am wrong, I openly support your right to do so. I only wish for things to remain civil and to hear me out as I will hear you out.

About me:

I was born in Phoenix, Arizona though I don't consider that to be my home town. I have lived most of my life in San Antonio, Texas. Texas has always been good to me, I formed myself to be a very thoughtful, understanding and loving person thanks to a family who is the same. After graduating High school I had the opportunity to change the world in 2008. I was finally able to take part in my first presidential election as an adult. Standing on a platform of Hope and Change, I was able to cast my first vote ever for Barack Obama. Shortly after I moved to Virginia, to explore a beautiful and historically rich area of our nation as well as be closer to the political action in Washington.

Virginia changed a lot in me. Being so close to Washington, I was able to see how politicians really interacted with the people. Hear what they said when not every camera was pointed their way, and understand that there is really little Hope for Change. In 2012 I once again walked to the ballot box, this time however I did not vote for Obama, Ron Paul was my better choice for America. I had always had a hard time with the idea of two parties. Republicans cast a shadow of religion, lower tolerance and are often times pretty scary. Democrats are scary as well. Instead of having deep pockets like many republicans, democrats seem to have a huge hole in theirs. Money falls from it as they preach a tolerance often times they don’t have themselves.

As beautiful as Virginia was, I had to leave. I ran back to San Antonio and here I have stayed. I don’t consider 2012 my Political awakening. As time went on different groups started forming. From the fabled “SJW” to Feminism and Black Lives Matter, the world is changing for the better or for worse. I don’t want to become too bias, I want to understand. That is why I have decided to look back at these groups, understand what they stand for and possibly change for the better.

[ralphyslifetv]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJO6ZHTzmc)

[airofwhimsy]

Social Justice posts made me realize that we need a 'Affect Me Profoundly' button because I don't 'like' most of these posts, but they do mean more to me than the average tumblr post. 

[lchea]

Stop Police Raids in Our Community

Dear Khmer America,

I am trying to help my friends at PRYSM to raise awareness and demand an end to illegal police raids on the Cambodian American community as well as many other POC communities in Providence, RI. Please read the statement below and help sign the following petition. And if you can reblog it as well, even better! 

PrYSM (Providence Youth Student Movement) :

Commitment of Support to Stop Police Raids in Our Community Dear friends and family, Last night, two police raids occurred on two separate Cambodian houses in the West End. At one of the house raids, police officers entered without knocking or presenting a warrant, claiming to be looking for guns. They handcuffed family members (including a 77-year old woman) and held them at gunpoint. They dragged a 13-year-old out of his bed, threw him on the ground, and stomped on him while he was down. Three people were arrested altogether. No firearms were found. When the warrant was finally presented (after everyone had been handcuffed), it was for narcotics, not firearms. This is not the first time this has happened. Since summer 2012, four Cambodian households have been targeted and raided. In previous raids, police officers damaged houses, verbally abused people, stole property, brutalized elders and youth, humiliated women, and violated basic human rights. These attacks on our community have been increasing rapidly, and many of the time, the victims are young people. Police use raids like these to try to spark fear in our communities, but we will not let it continue. We are going to present the family tomorrow night with options to take action. We are asking for your support, to stand in solidarity with this family, through this difficult time. We plan to present the family with a list of supporters to show them that they’re not alone in this fight. This is not the first time this has happened but it will be the last.

Please fill out this form to support this family and empower them to take action.

[chelskimolove-blog]

Dear World,

after taking a course in social justice and the last part of the course focusing in on nature and protecting it.... i don't really know if i can eat meat anymore...

LIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

watch meet our meat on youtube.. so sad and disgusting.....

the way animals and the land are treated is just disgusting. if i eat meat it will be sparingly and hopefully i'll buy it from a farmers market or some sort of fair trade related organization / farm that i KNOW raised their animals humanely and not tortured them.

I always knew animals were treated badly, but when you see it and have to associate yourself with why animals are tortured and slaughtered it really sucks.

Did you know chickens are de-beaked with a hot blade that cuts off their sensitive nerve-filled beaks? did you know that male chicks are "worthless" and literally thrown into GRINDERS ALIVE! did you know that the hormones and antibotics that are put in their foods cause them to be so overweight they can't even carry their own weight and will starve to death because they can't get around! did you know that chickens that are supposed to lay eggs never get to spread their wings and are held in cages that are similar to puppy mills? and that it's a 30 day process to lay an egg, but the process and stress on the chickens can cause them to lay eggs within 24 hours... their legs become so frail that they break. they are prodded with electric sticks to stress them more to cause eggs to be laid...... as a side note looking at cows if they develop any type of disease.. .i guess tumors or really bad infections farmers will NOT treat it, but let the cow live with the ailment and suffer and it is recognized by law makers that they don't have to address or treat such ailments. 

and there is sooo much more i could tell you about the mistreatment of cows, pigs and chickens that corporation farms do. I mean the video we watched in class was so disturbing and almost had me in tears and i do NOT cry in front of people. I mean seriously! it was just really sad that we allow millions of animals to die long, stressful, painful deaths. I actually saw a cow on a hook but it was still alive... and bleeding heavily from inside, like the blood was just leaking out of its mouth and nose (because he was upside down) and I'm not sure what the guy attempted to do but the cow was still moving and growning... moo-ing in agony i assume... it was just really disturbing and really makes me regret EVERY piece of meet and hamburger i've ever eaten.. not only because of the animal cruelty, but because the food is full of toxins and made from meet that is artificial! Chemically and genetically enhanced food that may have even kill some animals that didn't make it to your plate.

It just really has me wanting to really commit myself to cutting out meet and spreading the word.... idk how much tolerence i have but still.... ehhh... :///

do your research and be aware.... a plant based diet is good for your health and will kill less innocent animals... I mean for Christ's sake we grind up baby male chicks?! WHAT THE HECK?! we just let people grind up little baby chicks? Is this real life??? It's just so sicccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

One topic that we focused on for about two weeks in my social justice course has just changed my whole view on life. *sigh* I just gained a new respect for vegans and vegetarians... as someone brought up with a meat for almost every meal i think it'll be hard, but with self control it is possible... *fingers crossed* I think tofu will become my new best friend.

[thescrambler-blog]

You can call the current state of affairs many things. "A broad based recovery" is not one of them. #inequality #letthemeatcake

WSJ Real Time Economics Blog:

Nearly a year and a half into the economic recovery, some 43.6 million Americans continued to rely on food stamps in November.

More than 14% of the population drew food stamps in November to purchase groceries as high unemployment and muted wage growth crimped budgets. The number of recipients was up 0.9% from October, according to the new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Compared to a year ago, the number of people receiving food stamps was up 14.2%.

In both Washington, D.C. and Mississippi more than a fifth of residents received food stamps — the highest recipiency rates of any state.

But demand has grown stronger in the past year in a handful of other states that recorded significant increases on a per capita basis.

In New Mexico, 19.4% of the population tapped into food stamps. That’s up 3.2 percentage points from the same month a year ago, the largest increase for any state. Idaho reported a similar jump: 14% of residents received food stamps, up 3.1 points from a year ago. Washington, D.C., Florida, Delaware and Texas all experienced similar year over year increases.

Food Stamp Use, by State

Click on the top of any column to resort the chart.

State Number of people on food stamps Nov. 2010 Percent of population on food stamps ↑Year-over-year increase in percent of population on food stamps Year-over-year rise in umber of people on food stamps District of Columbia131,61121.9%3.017,939Mississippi612,88920.7%1.543,537Tennessee1,264,40719.9%1.278,616Oregon749,49819.6%2.077,462Michigan1,920,33019.4%2.4240,584New Mexico399,45419.4%3.264,917Louisiana866,90519.1%1.464,496West Virginia345,68318.7%0.713,318Kentucky813,04118.7%1.355,390Maine241,11718.2%1.621,255Alabama863,60618.1%1.885,934South Carolina839,10918.1%1.567,569Georgia1,732,86517.9%2.3226,054Arkansas487,78616.7%1.132,393Arizona1,050,18116.4%1.063,905Oklahoma615,19116.4%1.451,831North Carolina1,531,25516.1%2.6246,098Florida2,994,41315.9%3.0563,646Missouri931,93315.6%0.954,087Texas3,925,11915.6%2.8697,058Ohio1,772,60815.4%2.0230,378Washington1,019,79115.2%1.8122,678New York2,934,49315.1%1.6311,229Rhode Island154,03114.6%2.627,161Delaware129,04914.4%2.926,179Vermont89,31614.3%1.05,974U.S.43,595,79414.1%1.85,411,796Idaho219,27114.0%3.148,309Wisconsin771,41313.6%1.9109,383Illinois1,732,16913.5%1.3162,844Indiana863,48913.3%1.382,069Pennsylvania1,673,71413.2%1.3165,619South Dakota99,82612.3%1.19,316Massachusetts799,77012.2%1.279,259Montana120,01312.1%1.413,670Nevada322,95012.0%2.568,574Iowa351,89811.6%0.824,412Alaska79,24211.2%1.410,194Hawaii153,01811.2%1.621,657Maryland643,65111.1%2.0116,540Virginia837,00510.5%1.083,970Connecticut370,66510.4%1.656,826Kansas295,78710.4%1.441,118Utah268,2169.7%1.953,455California3,521,8819.5%1.3480,231Nebraska170,7319.3%0.916,057North Dakota60,6819.0%0.42,507Minnesota473,7768.9%1.367,463Colorado435,3068.7%1.155,350New Hampshire111,5188.5%1.114,789New Jersey706,7028.0%1.5127,748Wyoming35,9246.4%0.63,592