SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
“Reduce inequality within and among countries”
Please click here for a full, international overview of SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
Created by SDG Student Storytellers Trinitee and Tracy. Featuring Erica Young, Executive Director of Waltham Boys & Girls Club; Sharon Johnson, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition at Project Bread; Mariela Martinez, Waltham Group Graduate Assistant at Brandeis University; and Lucas Malo, Director of Community Service at Brandeis University.
How is Boston tracking toward SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities?
I want to advocate for Reduced Inequalities, where do I start?
Start advocating by picking an indicator that needs your help…
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BAGLY: Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Youth is a “youth-led, adult-supported social support organization, committed to social justice and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs, policies, and services for the LGBTQ+ youth community.”
GLAD: “GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.”
Key piece of legislation
“An act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum”
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Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network: “A national organization that aims to give all students a safe learning environment regardless of sexual orientation.”
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The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) does so much to make economic opportunities for Black people in the Commonwealth. Sign up for their newsletter and tell a business or political leader about the Black Mass. Coalition.
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley: 501(c)(3) that focuses on working together to help people in need. Their '“Moving Families Out of Poverty” initiative helps fund and guide several local organizations in helping families escape poverty.
Encourage a women or non-binary femme social entrepreneur to apply to Pipeline Angel’s Pitch Summit.
Key piece of legislation
“An act relative to universal basic income”
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Accion: An international nonprofit with a vision is to “build a financially inclusive world with access to economic opportunity for all.”
Take an everyday action
Shop at BIPOC-owned businesses. See this Etsy page of Black-owned businesses or the PowerUp Latinx Biz business guide for Latinx business in the Greater Boston area.
Support these regional organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Massachusetts: A “private, nonpartisan organization that defends and preserves the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and laws of the United States.”
Black Lives Matter Boston: State chapter of the national nonprofit, this organization focuses on creating change in and for Black communities.
Black Boston: “A community organization of activists whose website offers directories, networking, and resources of Black-owned businesses, a calendar of events, and more.”
City of Boston’s: list to Support Black-and-Brown-owned Businesses in the Greater Boston Area.
Coalition for Social Justice: “A grassroots organization founded in 1994 to bring together people affected by and concerned about poverty to advocate for economic opportunity.
Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ): “A growing nonprofit that partners with 25 cities and towns, their police departments, and the District Attorneys of Middlesex and Suffolk counties to rebuild trust and offer a path forward in the wake of crime.”
Lawyers for Civil Rights: “A Boston-based organization that represents, supports, and protects the rights of people of color and immigrants across impact areas that include promoting racial justice and combating police brutality and misconduct.
Key pieces of legislation
“An act addressing the racial wealth gap”
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Campaign Zero: An activist organization that works to end violent policing by focusing on concrete policy solutions such as ending “broken windows” policing.
Center for Policing Equity: “A nonprofit think tank that partners with law enforcement agencies to aid in confronting racial bias in policing through data science.”
Color of Change: “The largest online racial justice organization in the US with 1.7 million members.”
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund: “America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice” They employ litigation, advocacy, and public education to fight for racial justice.
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Promise the Children: 501(c)(3) that “advocate for the funding of public and private programs that support U.S. children and their families who earn low wages.”
Ensure that all young people have access to clean, healthy food all year round with Project Bread. Join this MA-based nonprofit in advocacy to promote policies that make it easier for families and students to avoid food insecurity.
Support these national/international organizations
Enrich the lives of local children with the Boys & Girls Club in your community. Each club is dedicated to ensuring that children have the resources and education they need to be productive and responsible citizens.
Share the Economic Policy Institute’s findings on income inequality with your community and urge the implementation of policies that help all Americans achieve prosperity.
Check out the stories collected and shared by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a nonprofit that funds co-publishes journalism from all outlets that sheds light on economic hardship around the country.
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan policy institute that studies how the federal government can best use its budget for the economic benefit of all Americans.