Equity isn’t a bad word

The word equity has been in the news in the past few years as some people try to erase it from the public vocabulary. What is missing from the broad-brush dismissal is what the word really means in a non-policy sense. In the year of the last presidential election, when equity was starting to be smeared, Unitarian Universalists added it as a central Shared Value to our bylaws. The statement reads “Equity: We declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love and compassion.“