“That's not a utopian vision. It is a set of ideas that we think are important to discuss. Those ideas largely have to do with sustainability of cities. The ability of cities to, over time, remain in balance with the resource streams that are available to them, and they have to do with social justice and equity of the fundamental conditions of satisfactory citizenship.” ThinkingImportantIdeasSocialJusticeAbilityCitiesVisionConditionsBalanceResourcesSocial JusticeFundamentalsAvailableStreamsSustainabilityCitizenshipEquityUtopian Author:William J. Mitchell
“The way in which we can promote peace, is by promoting sustainable management of our resources, equitable distribution of these resources, and that the only way you can actually do that, is that then you have to have a political, economic system that facilitates that. And then you get into the issues of human rights, justice, economic justice, social justice, and good governance or democratic governance. That's how it ties up.” WayHumansPoliticalSocialJusticeIssuesRightsEconomicResourcesManagementSocial JusticeDemocraticHuman RightsTiesDistributionGovernancePromotingEconomic SystemsFacilitateEconomic JusticeEquitableGood Governance Author:Wangari Maathai
“What we're losing culturally the fastest, aside from natural resources and oil and the idea of democracy and social justice, is the ability to concentrate.” IdeasSocialNaturalJusticeAbilityDemocracyLosingResourcesSocial JusticeOilNatural Resources Author:Art Spiegelman
“Freedom is indivisible. Whites can't enjoy their separate freedoms. They spend too much time and resources defending those freedoms instead of enjoying them.” EnjoyJusticeToo MuchDiversityResourcesSocial JusticeIndivisible Book:Hope and Suffering Source: Hope and Suffering
“The future is in our hands. We are not hapless bystanders. We can influence whether we have a planet of peace, social justice, equity, and growth or a planet of unbridgeable differences between peoples, wasted resources, corruption, and terror.” HandsPastSocialGrowthDifferencesJusticeInfluencePlanetsResourcesSocial JusticeTerrorCorruptionEquityBystanders Author:James Wolfensohn
“No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you, can offer the world a valuable lesson in solidarity, a word that is too often forgotten or silenced because it is uncomfortable ... I would like to make an appeal to those in possession of greater resources, to public authorities and to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity” PeopleWorldSocialJusticeGreaterLessonsOffersAuthorityResourcesSocial JusticeForgottenPossessionValuableInequalityAppealsUncomfortablePersistSolidarityTireGood WillInsensitiveValuable Lessons Author:Pope Francis
“The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from many others. It is now doubtful whether America can afford the luxury of such a waste of human resources.” HumansMayAmericaCultureJusticeWasteAchievementDiversityResourcesPrejudiceSocial JusticeValuableDespiteLuxuryContributionBarriersHuman ResourcesDoubtfulDepriving Book:Prejudice and Your Child Source: Prejudice and Your Child
“Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded'.” WorldNeedsProblemJobsProcessJusticePoorCreationProjectsSolutionsResourcesSocial JusticeSolveMechanismDistributionPromotionExcludedNew Job Author:Pope Francis
“It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from democratic belief to democratic action-that is the hallmark of educational renewal.” ActionBeliefSocialJusticeDemocracyRichTeacherConversationExpectationsResourcesSocial JusticeDemocraticEducationalContinuingRenewalHallmark Author:John Goodlad