Around the world, the nations with the most known executions are: Iran with 60% of the total, Pakistan with 20%, Saudi Arabia... Read More

Definition Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government. It can be a form... Read More

Definition Community organizing is a democratic strategy used by social movements, labor unions, under-represented communities, and marginalized groups to gain rights, win... Read More

As of 2019, the American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,719 state prisons, 109 federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile... Read More

Domestic violence is any kind of behavior that a person uses to control an intimate partner through fear and intimidation. It includes... Read More

In 2018, the world’s billionaires got richer by $2.5 billion — a day, while the poorest half of humanity got poorer by... Read More

Global $16 billion a year in aid would send all children to school in low income countries. This is about half of... Read More

More than 50% of insurance regulators believe climate change is likely to have a high impact or an extremely high impact on coverage availability... Read More

Definition Fair Trade is a movement that helps farmers and workers in developing countries to build mutually beneficial business relationships, obtain livable... Read More

Only 6 countries give women the same legal rights as men: Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden. World Bank Pay & Benefits When... Read More

36,000 Americans are killed by guns each year—an average of 100 per day. Another 100,000 Americans are shot and injured each year.... Read More

Global Every year, nearly 11 million children around the world die before reaching their 5th birthday, most from preventable causes. That is approximately, 30,000... Read More

Around the world about 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing and 100 million are homeless. Another billion people―32% of the global... Read More

Human trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining a person for labor or services through the use of force, coercion,... Read More

International Around the world, nearly 800 million people remain chronically undernourished. Approximately 50 million children under 5 years are wasted; over 2... Read More

There are approximately 41 million immigrants in the United States, an all-time high for a nation historically built on immigration. The United... Read More

Union membership has been on the decline for more than 30 years and is approximately 10% of the workforce. Bureau of Labor Statistics... Read More

Definition: Advocacy involves promoting the interests or cause of someone or a group of people. An advocate is a person who argues... Read More

Definition Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. Microfinance includes microcredit, the... Read More

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and minimum wage for tipped employees, such as waiters, waitresses, nail salon workers or... Read More

Definition Activities associated with the governance of a country or other area. It is a way that people living in groups make... Read More

International Of the Earth’s population of approximately 7 billion people: 66% (4.6 billion) live in poverty The World Bank  48% (3.3 billion)... Read More

Definition: A prophetic critique of the social, political, religious and economic structures. Community Peacemaker Teams https://www.cpt.org/resources/witness Types of public witness activities include:... Read More

Overall Population White -76% Hispanic -18% Black – 13% U.S. Census Bureau Science All human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens.... Read More

A refugee is a person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country because of a “well-founded... Read More

Global Harassment of women over religious dress occurred in nearly 33% of the countries around the world. Pew Research Center on Religion... Read More

Definition Simple living involves a wide variety of practices to simplify one’s lifestyle. These may include, for example, reducing one’s possessions, generally referred to as minimalism, or increasing self-sufficiency.... Read More

Socially Responsible Investing Facts & Figures One of the most effective ways to bring about social change is how we invest our... Read More

Like any budget, the U.S. budget is a moral document — reflecting our values as a country. Our higher priorities are funded... Read More

Volunteer & Service Facts & Figures There are typically over 60 million volunteers in the US each year, about 25% of the... Read More

Wage theft is a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Types of wage theft include: Unpaid overtime Payment... Read More

Spending The world spends about $2 trillion on its militaries — each year. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute $2 trillion represents about... Read More

Access to safe, clean drinking water is universal human right. United Nations (U.N.) 96.5% of all water on earth is in the... Read More

There is no one program called “welfare.” The word refers to government assistance programs that provide help to Americans struggling with poverty... Read More