Sentences with phrase «justice community leadership»

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The central purpose of professional church leadership is apologia — that is, to formulate and defend theories or «doctrines» about God's truth and God's justice for Christian communities worldwide to apply in their lives in diverse cultural settings.

Party members voted by 90 per cent to back the Sinn Fein leadership's motion to support the PSNI and the rule of law, and encourage the nationalist community to cooperate with the criminal justice system.

«The New York City Council should further advance thoughtful, national leadership by passing these bills to improve justice and safety for communities across the city.»

That includes giving through the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, which the couple chair and which has a five - point focus: the local community, education, the arts, justice, and leadership.

In some ways, Social Justice Humanitas Academy, with its emphasis on teacher leadership, rather than on a more collaborative decision - making model involving parents, students and community partners, makes it a bit of an outlier in the movement.

They develop leadership skills that uplift the community and prepare them for acceptance to competitive universities and in - demand careers such as sustainable technologies and social justice work.

Digging into some California - focused work with the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), we found that teachers at L.A. Unified's Social Justice Humanitas Academy (9 - 12) and UCLA Community School (K - 12) do just that by establishing collaborative leadership cultures driven by shared purpose, functioning as learners, taking risks to try creative new things, assessing performance, and establishing close ties with the community to learn about iCommunity School (K - 12) do just that by establishing collaborative leadership cultures driven by shared purpose, functioning as learners, taking risks to try creative new things, assessing performance, and establishing close ties with the community to learn about icommunity to learn about its needs.

There is a growing recognition in the education justice movement that community organizing and parent leadership are essential to achieving significant change, including opening and sustaining high - quality schools and systemic changes within districts and states.

Her research interests include, school turnaround, school reform, social justice, community partnerships, teacher leadership, blended learning, personalized learning and educational policy.

The Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education (LHAE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is a dynamic and inclusive learning community comprised of scholars focused on educational leadership and administration, policy and change, social justice and community engagement.

Innovative strategies, such as Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (which develops and supports school, district, and community - based leaders with an emphasis on equity, social justice, and authentic family engagement) and the Youth Service Professionals Initiative (a comprehensive initiative to build staff skills and system capacity) demonstrate continued commitment to cross-boundary leadership.

Entire communities also come to understand that while it is necessary to hold their governments accountable, it is equally important that in their own relationships with each other, they exemplify the leadership values they wish to see in their own leaders, namely justice, integrity and trust.

People's Grocery is a small food justice organization with big goals: to build a local food system through leadership development, community engagement and advocacy.

In the wake of the Papal Encyclical and Islamic Declaration on Climate Change, faith communities worldwide are showing true leadership for climate justice.

APEN has been fighting — and winning — environmental justice struggles for the past 18 years and remains one of the most unique organizations in the country explicitly developing the leadership and power of low - income Asian American immigrant and refugee communities.

Miya has an extensive background in community organizing, campaign strategy, leadership development and training, organizational development, and fundraising, and a long history of working in the environmental justice movement.

Walid is also the founder of the Lamu Youth Alliance, a group working for youth empowerment, social justice, and gender equity that teaches leadership in the community.

The Green Sanctuary Program provides structure, leadership and support, in broad collaboration, for the UU faith community to engage in an ambitious Environmental Justice and Climate Justice movement that seeks to live fully our seventh principle and achieve our vision of a viable and just world for all.

Steve has been recognized with numerous professional and community awards for both his legal services and charitable contributions; the most recent of which includes the Florida Justice Association's BRONZE EAGLE award, which recognizes Steve's leadership when it comes to upholding the civil justice system and protecting the rights of Florida ciJustice Association's BRONZE EAGLE award, which recognizes Steve's leadership when it comes to upholding the civil justice system and protecting the rights of Florida cijustice system and protecting the rights of Florida citizens.

With that said, I hope the smaller publishers as an example of their leadership (if they're not already doing so) will be lending their services and expertise to promote and support access to justice in communities in jeopardy of being denied such access.

They provide support and leadership to communities who are interested in establishing a Youth Justice Committee.

Aaron plays an active role as a respected member of the Arizona legal community, holding several positions of professional leadership, as both the Chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and Vice Chairman of the Membership Committee for the Arizona Association for Justice.

According to Michigan Lawyers Weekly, this honor recognizes lawyers for: significant accomplishments or achievements in law practice; outstanding contributions to the practice of law in Michigan; leadership in improving the justice system in Michigan; seeking improvements to the legal community and their communities at large; and setting an example for other lawyers.

Under the leadership of Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum, the Oregon Department of Justice serves state government and supports safe and healthy communities throughout Oregon by providing essential justice seJustice serves state government and supports safe and healthy communities throughout Oregon by providing essential justice sejustice services.

Sinclair was awarded one of the first National Aboriginal Achievement awards in 1994, and quickly began receiving many other community service awards, including the Manitoba Bar Association's Equality Award and its Distinguished Service Award.In 2015, he was awarded the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice's Medal of Justice, awarded for distinctive leadership in the administration of justice in Justice's Medal of Justice, awarded for distinctive leadership in the administration of justice in Justice, awarded for distinctive leadership in the administration of justice in justice in Canada.

Jane Doe Inc.'s mission is to complement and support the expertise and leadership of its nearly 60 member organizations with a statewide strategy to heal communities, promote healthy relationships, prevent conditions that foster gender - based violence, advocate for improved systemic responses and policies, and advance the cause of justice for unserved, underserved and inadequately served communities.

Through his leadership at Hewlett - Packard Company (HP), John has shown an extraordinary dedication to community service and contributed significantly to access to justice initiatives.

You also can provide important leadership and support by serving on the board, auxiliary board or other advisory bodies of the pro bono and legal aid organizations serving our community, or serving on bar or court committees or similar initiatives that are focused on advancing access to justice.

Since April 2009, Peacebuilders» own fundraising has supported the Youth Circles Program and the development of additional programs that reach out to youth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settings.

Max's philanthropic legacy and national leadership within the corporate legal community reflect his conviction that equal access to justice is a national moral imperative and is essential to building strong communities.

The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Exemplar Award annually honors members of the corporate counsel or private law firm communities who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision, dedication and achievement in promoting and supporting equal justice.

Working with a broad range of state, community, and national civil legal assistance, civil rights, and community - based organizations to advance racial justice and leadership development as core values in the civil justice community and to help low - income people have meaningful access to a full range of legal assistance services

The award, to be presented Feb. 17 at the Georgia Bar Center in Atlanta, was created in 1996 by then - Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Benham and others amid concerns that a decreasing number of the state's lawyers were active in leadership positions in public and community services.

The Student Debt Specialist is responsible for maintaining Equal Justice Works» national leadership position on student debt issues in the legal community and providing law students, law schools, lawyers, and legal organizations with comprehensive information on overcoming student debt.

Croakey alone, in just over a year, has collected more than 60 articles in the #JustJustice series, which focuses on stories of success, such as Justice Reinvestment, connection to country, community and culture, improvements in prison health and welfare and, in all things, Indigenous leadership.

This forum will provide a rare opportunity for community members and their leadership to hear the perspectives of Aboriginal leaders in health, justice, native title, and worker advocacy.

For example, the justice reinvestment body should be overseen by a board with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, and all initiatives to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol in communities should be developed with, and led by, these communities to meet their particular needs.

Recommendation 3: The Australian Government takes a leadership role on justice reinvestment and works with states, territories and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify further trial sites.

He supported community driven initiatives like the Bourke justice reinvestment work, and could be found most mornings at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence, boxing with the young people of Redfern together with local Aboriginal leadership and the local police.

• Provide best practices to improve collaboration and partnership amongst tribal leadership, advocates, and criminal justice and community professionals through a multidisciplinary approach.

Both myself and the previous Social Justice Commissioner recognise the need to consider the role of capacity development, partnerships, community leadership and economic development within the context of native title agreements.

Following the release of the Social Justice Report 2005 in March 2006, under my leadership, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the Australian Indigenous Doctors» Association (AIDA), the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN), Oxfam Australia, Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR), the Fred Hollows Foundation (and later joined by the Indigenous Dentists» Association of Australia (IDAA) and Australian Indigenous Psychologists» Association (AIPA)-RRB- founded the National Indigenous Health Equality Campaign.

We need respectful engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, particularly with the sector leadership, in key areas such as health, criminal justice, employment, education, early childhood and economic development.