Posts tagged social justice
Give 16-year-olds the right to vote
Give 16-year-olds the right to vote

Rooted in a policy desire to increase the overall size of the potential voting population and also to give younger people a bigger stake in our representative democracy, the movement has seen increased traction particularly as young people graduating from high school face dismal job prospects and skyrocketing costs of higher education.

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DemocracyDanny de GraciaDemocracy, Voting, Youth Vote, Civics, Society, Social Good, social justice, Civil Rights
YPDA condemns "compassionate disruption" holiday sweeps
YPDA condemns "compassionate disruption" holiday sweeps

Honolulu’s “compassionate disruption" and sit/lie bans have not resulted in any progress whatsoever toward solving the problems that cause homelessness.

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Social JusticeWill Caronaction, Civil Rights, community, City, Common Sense, Cost of Living, Community, affordable housing, Honolulu, Hawaii, Humanity, homelessness, homeless, Houselessness, housing, social justice, Economic Justice, One Job Should Be Enough, Living Wage, place, criminal justice reform, justice, Minimum Wage, Neoliberalism, Public Health, Public Safety, Policy, Police State, politics, Politics, planning, Social