24 - global inequality and terrorism

united nations

international org that promotes peace, security, and cooperation between countries

general assembly

main meeting body of the UN where all members have a voice

security council

UN group responsible for maintaining international peace and security

secretariat

administrative branch of the UN that carries out day to day work

peacekeeping

UN efforts to maintain peace in conflict areas

world health org

UN agency focused on global health

doctors without borders

org providing medical care in crisis zones

international court of justice

court that settles disputes between countries

united national international childrens emergency fund

UNICEF - helps children worldwide with health, education, and safety

united nations high commissioner for refugees

protects and supports refugees

world food program

provides food aid globally

unesco

promotes education, science, and culture worldwide

universal declaration of human rights

document outlining basic human rights of all people

human rights

basic rights and freedoms all humans should have

amnesty international

org advocating for human rights

human rights watch

investigates and reports on human rights abuses

civil rights act

law banning discrimination based on race, religion, s3x, etc

voting rights act

law protecting the right to vote, especially for minorities

segregation

separation of people based on race

redlining

discriminatory housing practice denying loans/services to certain groups

apartheid

system of racial segregation in S. Africa

stateless

not recognized as a citizen by any country

limited citizenship

having restricted rights within a country

global feminism

movement advocating for womens rights worldwide

me too movement

movement against SA and harassment

black lives matter movement

movement against racism and police brutality

occupy movement

protest against economic inequality

battle of seattle

1999 protest against globalization outside of a WTO meeting

intifada

Arabic word meaning "shaking off" or "uprising," primarily referring to two major Palestinian revolts against Israeli military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

rosa parks

civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat

web du bois

activist and scholar advocating for african american rights

dr martin luther king jr

leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement

marcus garvey

promoted black pride and economic independence

rigoberta menchu

indigenous rights activist from guatemala

nelson mandela

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and the country's first Black president

fw de klerk

s. african leader who helped end apartheid

desmond tutu

South African Anglican archbishop, theologian, and renowned human rights activist who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle against apartheid.

stephen biko

founder of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) in the late 1960s and 1970s.

george w bush

u.s. prez during 9/11 and war on terror

saddam hussein

former leader of iraq

osama bin laden

leader of al-qaeda

pope francis

current leader of the catholic church

tiananmen square

1989 protest in china for democracy, violently suppressed

truth and reconciliation commision

s. african group addressing apartheid crimes

double v campaign

ww2 effort for victory abroad and against racism at home

montgomery bus boycott

protest against bus segregation in alabama

brown v board of education

supreme court case ending school segregation

plessy v ferguson

case that allowed ‘‘separate but equal’’ segregation

jim crow laws

laws enforcing racial segregation in the u.s.

pass laws

s. african laws restricting the movement of black people

divest

to withdraw investments (often to protest injustice)

9/11

terrorist attack in the u.s. in 2001

gulf war

war — 1990-1991 — after iraq invade kuwait

operation enduring freedom

u.s. military operation in afghan after 9/11/01

patriot act

u.s. law expanding surveillance to prevent terrorism

department of homeland security

u.s. agency for national security

refugees

people forced to flee their country due to danger

non governmental organization

independent org not run by gov

transnationalism

connections across national borders

internationalism

cooperation between nations

ethnic nationalism

national identity based on shared ethnicity

indymedia

independent media group for activist

conaie

indigenous rights group in ecuador

movimento negro unificado

black rights movement in brazil

roma

ethnic group — often called gypsies

negritude

movement celebrating black culture and identity

liberation theology

religious movement focused on social justice for the poor

islamism

political ideology based on islamic principles

a-qaeda

terrorist org le by bin laden

taliban

islamist group that rule afghan

isis

extremist military group in iraq/syria

boko haram

terrorist group in nigeria

citizen

legal member of a country

security

protection from danger or threats