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CAMPUS Y (noun): A UNC Chapel Hill student organization committed to the achievement of social justice and the enhancement of pluralism.
- So-cial (adjective): Of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as members in the society.
- Jus-tice (noun): The quality of being just, impartial or fair. The principle or ideal of just dealing or right action.
- Plu-ral-is (noun): A state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain an autonomous participation in and development of their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization.
The Campus Y is an organization that is fully devoted to its mission:The pursuit of social justice through the cultivation of pluralism. The statement describes the duty of students to act as citizens of a global community. The Campus Y believes that everyone has a responsibility to foster cultural understanding and interaction while maintaining the individuality of all cultural groups.
Take a look at what social justice and pluralism mean to some Campus Y members!
In emphasizing the importance of diversity in our lives, we can bring about a healthy multicultural future.
- Melissa Lin
The relentless pursuit of what is just and right not simply through action, but also through helping erase barriers that people have erected amongst themselves due to ignorance and prejudice.
- Natasha D’Souza
The best way to reach social justice is through teamwork. We must forget our differences and come together for the good of the community.
- George Tsai and William Aiken
To increase community awareness about social issues regardless of an individual’s cultural background.
- Natasha Worthington
Social justice means the universal human principles that apply to all human beings such as life, equality and freedom. The way to achieve and uphold those principles is to celebrate our differences, educate others and contribute ourselves for the betterment of the society and the humanity as a whole.
- Tung Siu
True equality in society cannot occur until diversity is not merely tolerated but recognized as vital to human experience, human progress, human fulfillment and cooperation.
-Kriti Sharma
The pursuit of social justice is to be attained in all the treads of the world we live in, and this can be accomplished by allowing everyone to have an equal opportunity.
-Neha Singh
We all must make an effort to not only accept and respect one another’s differences, but to honor and celebrate each other’s various religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds in order to seal the superficial divisions that separate us.
-Skand Bhatt
Social justice reserves everyone’s rights, students and community, to an equitable share of prosperous life.
-Stephanie Chang
Regardless of creed, race, age, religion ,or sexual orientation, everyone in our community and greater world deserves to be treated as a human being.
-Catie Ashburn |
