“I believe the social justice issue we should definitely look into would be raising the minimum wage. Firstly, even though there was a proposition on that, I don’t believe people actually understand how much a minimum wage could make a difference to our economy. I don’t think a lot of parents know about the nuance of minimum wage.”
— Jerry Yan, junior
“I think a lot of people are uneducated about certain types of LGBTQIA+ groups. This causes a lot of violence in the world with many people getting hurt or even dying so I think that is something we need to fix.”
— Levi Vollmar, sophomore
“I think broadly activists should focus on quality and accessibility of education. I think most social justice issues stem from a lack of education from opponents and I think that tackling the issue at its core is probably the best way forward. ”
— Alexander Dade, math teacher
“I don’t necessarily think that there’s a most important issue, but something a lot of students worry about in the past few years, especially with gun violence in schools, is always racial injustice and racism. And then also with the fairly recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, there’s a lot of concern about women’s rights. ”
— Cherianne Yoon, senior
“Racism is a big issue because there is a low black population in Paly. So its hard to fit in at times, it took me a while. I’m just saying its a struggle some people face at Paly that needs to be fixed. I think we need to educate people about different cultures because people are often ignorant about those issues.”
— Kaleb Amanuel, junior
“I think climate change is a really big one that people have been focusing on but still nothing is getting done about it. I think that it’s been an issue for a long time and continues to be. And nothing is being done to improve or help it and so it needs to be talked about more.”
— Amadea Domokos, freshman