Dive into the concept of equitable villages in America with this classic work by William Pare. This book, although categorized under fiction, offers a non-fictional exploration of the idea of equality in village setups. It's a research article that delves deep into the socio-economic structures of villages and how they can be made more equitable for all residents.

"Everything has changed but the way We think." Attributed to both Leslie Groves and Albert Einstein right after the Hiroshima explosion, We humans still think as We always have about pretty much everything. It may be the source of Our present anxieties. Respect and Responsibility, with their sibling Justice, have seemingly become lonesome doves, as near to extinction in some manner as so much wildlife and Our stable atmosphere. Government policy and more rigid and brittle individuals have come together to hamstring Our present and Our future. We yet have a lot to learn about Ourselves. This book hopes to begin a new discussion.

Governments and organizations of all shapes and sizes espouse values of equity and social justice. Yet, there are many examples of unfair social arrangements and employment conditions, dysfunctional government practices, and growing income inequality in both developed and developing countries worldwide. The profession and transdiscipline of evaluation is well equipped to address issues of inequality and social injustice, but until recently has been much more focused on primary stakeholder and donor satisfaction (being as useful as possible to funders of interventions and evaluations) and accountability concerns. The authors in this volume challenge the field of evaluation to become more concerned about using evaluation to develop more equitable organizations, governments, and societies. Leading evaluation theorists and practitioners including Michael Scriven, Jennifer Greene, Thomas Schwandt, Emily Gates, Sandra Mathison, Karen Kirkhart, Saville Kushner, Lois-Ellin Datta, Ernest House, Robert Stake, Patricia Rogers, Robert Picciotto and Stewart Donaldson, provide a range of visions for how evaluation can play a much larger role in facilitating social justice across the globe. Evaluation for an Equitable Society will be of great interest to evaluation practitioners, students and scholars. It will be of interest to those teaching and taking introductory evaluation courses, as well as advanced courses focused on improving evaluation theory and practice.

"Five centuries ago, European colonizers arrived in the Americas and brought with them ideas of racial superiority that have impacted relations with other societies ever since. So how do we create a fair and equitable society on such a shaky foundation? It starts with being honest about our past. This book explores some of the problems that have plagued our society from the very beginning. It tackles tough topics like slavery with age-appropriate language. It also celebrates the people who have led the way to fairness and equality. Colorful photographs and bright design elements were carefully chosen to hold young readers' attention"--

Five centuries ago, European colonizers arrived in the Americas and brought with them ideas of racial superiority that have impacted relations with other societies. So how do we create a fair and equitable society on such a shaky foundation? It starts with being honest about our past. This book explores some of the problems that have plagued our society from the beginning. It tackles tough topics like slavery with age-appropriate language. It also celebrates the people who have led the way to fairness and equality. Colorful photographs and bright design elements were carefully chosen to hold young readers' attention.

America's economy does not currently live up to our country's core values. We are a nation founded on the ideals of coming together across differences to forge a common future. Yet over the past fifty years, our economy has been pulling us apart at unprecedented rates. By allowing top income earners and the wealthiest Americans to hoard wealth like almost never before, we belie what makes our country great. This is a threat to our well-being, our democracy, and our values. Brian C. Johnson combines accessible scholarship on wealth and income inequality in America with deeply personal accounts of six Americans of diverse backgrounds who are each wrestling with what it means to survive and thrive in this new economic world. In so doing, he offers a solution that is as visionary as it is practical. Dubbed the Citizen Dividend, this revolutionary model assumes that economic growth is built off of the wealth we have created together as a country, and together we all reap its benefits. In Our Fair Share, Johnson lays the groundwork for implementing this solution, detailing what the Citizen Dividend is, offering examples of similar existing models, outlining the benefits of such systems, tackling some of the common concerns that arise, and offering a path toward making it a reality. Ultimately, Our Fair Share calls on each of us to claim what is uniquely American, building a common future that embraces and celebrates our differences. This is our revolutionary inheritance. May we all benefit from it.

This book is for anyone who suspects they could be doing more about social injustice, but they don't know where to begin. Through readings, videos, and activities, you will be guided on an exploration of the many hidden and misunderstood forms of inequity, and how they are perpetuated and upheld in our society. While this book focuses on racism, it touches on the intersections and similarities between all forms of oppression, making the case that if we wish to dismantle any form of social injustice, we must strive to dismantle them all. The first section, Building an Equity Mindset, will engage you in the first two stages of change agent development: Awareness and Analysis. The second section, Applying an Equity Mindset, will guide you in the next two stages: Action and Accountability.

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.