“The gap between the poorest and the wealthiest around the world is wide and growing. … We must do more to empower individuals through decent work, support people through social protection, and ensure the voices of the poor and marginalised are heard.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for the 2014 World Day of Social Justice
What is social justice?
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality or the rights of indigenous peoples and migrants.
How do we create social justice?
We advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability.
Photographs and Social Justice
- How do photographs convey meaning? How do viewers contribute to constructing that meaning?
- How are photographs similar to and different from other kinds of communication?
- What role can photographs play in revealing injustice? What role can they play in encouraging people to take action against injustice?
Descriptive Words
There is / There are…
Present Continuous…
Describing Pictures
In groups of three or four, describe these photographs. How do each of them show an unjust situation? How does it make you feel? What should be done to change the situation?