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Sustainable Development Goal 10

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Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy? Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy?

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” ~ Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice Goal 10 of the 17 international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is Reduced Inequalities; specifically, income and wealth distribution…
Mike Kensler
December 1, 2020
Campus Changemaker: Spectrum: Auburn University’s Gay-Straight Alliance Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 5

Campus Changemaker: Spectrum: Auburn University’s Gay-Straight Alliance

Spectrum, Auburn University’s LGBTQ+ and straight alliance, was founded in 1990. Since then, it has striven to become an inclusive and safe space for Auburn’s LGBTQ+ community, as well as for allies. This organization hosts a variety of meeting and events that center around two main elements: community and education.   Members of Spectrum showing…
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November 24, 2020
The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality

To lack equality, to experience or have injustice or partiality; these are the descriptions that populate when you google the definition of inequality. The year is 2020, and society has not progressed in the same facet or to the same magnitude as technology or athleticism. This should draw a red…
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November 16, 2020
Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 8

Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees

Auburn University has some great benefits for exempt (A&P) and non-exempt (Staff) employees, but have you ever wondered how those came to be? University Staff Council plays a crucial role in advocating for new and equitable benefits for non-exempt employees. Some of the benefits we know and love, like the…
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November 12, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16

ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT

The Lee Country Remembrance Project (LCRP) was created to “confront the history of racial terror in Lee County and engage our community in public conversations about the narrative of racial difference and the legacy of racial inequality.” It is a grassroots initiative run in Auburn by Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols,…
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October 28, 2020
Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 3

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…
Mike Kensler
July 31, 2020
Lee County Remembrance Project: Reflecting on the Past to Build a Better Future Guest PostsSustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 10Updates

Lee County Remembrance Project: Reflecting on the Past to Build a Better Future

In partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, the Lee County Remembrance Project (LCRP) focuses on confronting the history of racial terror in Lee County and engaging the community through conversations about the narrative of racial injustices and the legacy of racial inequality in our community. In an effort to accomplish…
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February 3, 2020