- Target:
- UN, Amnesty International, President Obama, Joe Biden, David Cameron, Nick Clegg, EU, Liberty, EHRC.
- Region:
- GLOBAL
- Website:
- www.gyreentyp.com
At present...
There are few, and possibly no laws that protect those who are discriminated on the basis of class. We believe that class discrimination should be recognised and included, therefore with other protected characteristics - including: age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability and race.
Why include Class Discrimination?
Well, doing so would reduce anger - and the likelihood of prejudice and discrimination including:
- between 'people who have different social, economic, and educational status'
- between the working, middle and upper classes
- between business owners, directors, management, employees, temps, and contractors
- because it supports and is connected to race, culture, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and education - and
- when analysing class alongside status and power
Gans (a functionalist) would argue that discrimination is the result of the need to transfer social costs from those with the most power to those with the least power. Please find more information via this link: http://www.sociology.org.uk/as4p3.pdf
...noting that in January 2009, in England the government at the time, lead by Gordon Brown unveiled a long-awaited white paper on social mobility as they had apparently planned to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of social class in a bid to improve the career chances of talented people from less privileged backgrounds. Please find articles via links below:
https://apps.facebook.com/theguardian/society/2009/jan/13/class-discrimination-social-mobility
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/13/new-opportunities-white-paper
The benefits of including Class Discrimination are numerous:
-reduces discontent, prevents accidents, crime, snobbery, exploitation, addiction and bullying...
-enables more hope, trust, kindness, philanthropy, empathy, effective communication/behavior, peace which improves health
-allows us to raise our concerns via the law – and contest the issues and unethical policies that deprives members of the general public from their basic human rights on the basis of Class.
-blocks the loopholes that enables very little protection from the unscrupulous
-reduces irresponsibility and increases accountability so that discriminatory cuts to benefits and support become a thing of the past...
-encourages us all to be more humble, friends and open to the kind of change where we commit to and respect that a ‘what’s best for all’ approach is the quickest route to achieving equal opportunities internationally.
PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING THIS PETITION
...also please feel free to like/visit the Facebook page 'Pledge to End Class Discrimination'
Many thanks and all best wishes!
Useful links
-http://www.scribd.com/doc/75635429/Equality-Laws-of-the-World
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T87UI3-Cmk
-http://www.classmatters.org/
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGrXcITyJag
-http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-96/episode-1
Also, feel free to like or visit the Facebook page ‘Pledge to end Class Discrimination’.
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The Pledge to end Class Discrimination petition to UN, Amnesty International, President Obama, Joe Biden, David Cameron, Nick Clegg, EU, Liberty, EHRC. was written by Gyreentyp and is in the category Human Rights at GoPetition.