Sentences with phrase «justice community in»

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project eagerly awaits the publication of the Committee on Wrongful Convictions report, and anticipates working with all of the members of the criminal justice community in ensuring that measures are put into place that will advance the interest of freeing the innocent and convicting the guilty.

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King also interrogated the concept of allyship, challenging the «white liberal who is more devoted to «order» than to justice, who prefers tranquility to equality» in his 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?.

When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.

On April 15, 2011, a day that would later become known as Black Friday in the online poker community, the Department of Justice shuttered two major online poker giants, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, accusing the company founders of fraud, money laundering, and operating a Ponzi scheme.

With more than 40 years of experience helping restore men and women behind bars, Prison Fellowship advocates for federal and state criminal justice reforms that transform those responsible for crime, validate victims, and encourage communities to play a role in creating a safe, redemptive, and just society.

«Haircuts» doesn't even begin to do justice to the role that the man and his barbershop play in this community of 24,000.

«The Department of Justice is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in the country on the basis of their religious beliefs.

The university also maintains a social justice and community service centre, from which students are currently working with disadvantaged people in East Timor and the east Kimberley.

Through her work at Emerson Collective, Laurene has been a longtime leader in areas of education, immigration, social justice and the environment, and has demonstrated that she shares Ted Leonsis's belief in a double bottom line philosophy: that the companies that do best are those that do good in their communities.

Leading members of Quebec's legal community are applauding the $ 1 billion that the provincial government set aside in this week's budget for projects aimed at modernizing the justice system.

By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.

The U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene in the results of one recent patent auction to «protect competition and innovation in the open source software community» and it is currently looking into the results of the Nortel auction.

In a 1994 Angus Reid poll, for example, one - in - five Canadians who thought crime was on the rise in their communities (19 %) said — unprompted — that justice system leniency was part of the probleIn a 1994 Angus Reid poll, for example, one - in - five Canadians who thought crime was on the rise in their communities (19 %) said — unprompted — that justice system leniency was part of the problein - five Canadians who thought crime was on the rise in their communities (19 %) said — unprompted — that justice system leniency was part of the problein their communities (19 %) said — unprompted — that justice system leniency was part of the problem.

The exclusive stories cover criminal justice, expose corruption and scandal and shine light on issues in local communities.

The organizations sent a joint letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland outlining their shared principles and priorities for a new trade model rooted in principles of equity, the primacy of human rights — including the rights of Indigenous peoples, women and girls, workers, migrants, farmers, and communities — and social and ecological justice.

In recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselveIn recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselvein black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselves.

Proceeding in this way enables us to connect the private good of individuals with the common good of the community, unlike liberal theories of justice that consider only «rights.»

On the other hand, if the others participate equally with us in shaping the community, the result will embody some acceptable form of justice.

Third, the exercise of political power should be placed in the service of genuine goods, such as order, justice, liberty, and community.

Spiritual pain is the deepest of suffering in response to the destruction of goodness, justice and beauty in the lives and souls of individuals and communities.

Drawing on the biblical motifs of community and solidarity, the document formulates several principles of economic justice and then advocates community interests above private interests, and calls for public ownership and worker management in corporations.

Doesn't «rub poor lil» Judas's head» get in the way of justice being done in the earthly communities where people live their daily lives?

This coming - of - age book set in Alabama is a must - read for every human, I think — we witness justice, inequality, strength, character, community, and tragedy through the eyes of a young girl.

In general, within these communities people were not judged unjustly, partiality was not shown to the wicked, justice was given to the weak and the orphan, the right of the lowly and destitute was maintained, and the weak and the needy were rescued and delivered from the hand of the wicked..

If we're more interested in starting a contemporary worship service in our congregation than we are in seeking justice in our community, we need to pop our heads out of the water and see where we are in the fast - running current of God's mission.

In most cases, the community that must participate in shaping a participatory community committed to justice and sustainability will include representatives of the denominations most involved in the schooIn most cases, the community that must participate in shaping a participatory community committed to justice and sustainability will include representatives of the denominations most involved in the schooin shaping a participatory community committed to justice and sustainability will include representatives of the denominations most involved in the schooin the school.

As members of the Christian community, we endeavor collectively to bring the love of Christ and authentic Christian freedom and justice to all» especially the weak and helpless who, too often, are denied the respect due all who are created in God's image.

A third, a physician in New York City, praised the Catholic tradition for its emphasis on human dignity and social justice, but added: «I am troubled by the fact that I find greater acceptance of myself as a whole person in my professional community as a physician, than I do in the official hierarchy of the church of my family, my childhood, and my life.»

Every structure of life must be examined as to whether it measures up to God's intention for it, whether in its current form it works for the common good in the service of justice, liberty, and community.

Our theological beliefs about the community of faith, the images of God we find meaningful, ethical perspectives based on our understanding of justice and care, and our interpretation of suffering and healing, sin and forgiveness, ground us and guide us in responding to the crises of members of our congregations.

The implication could not be plainer: Because a community once founded will stand or fall together, and because one man's virtue is not sufficient, there is urgent need for education and transmission, beginning with a well - ordered house and with political measures to secure justice in the community.

And religious faiths often inspire individuals and communities to transcend their limitations in acts of reconciliation and justice through human rights campaigns and acts of mercy.

Next to the role of prophetic guide to justice in community, no role is so neglected by clergy as prophetic guide to education.

Although he has shown himself to be personally just, Abraham, because he is to be a political founder, needs also some instruction in political justice, that is, in justice regarding whole communities — cities or nations.

In these cases, the ethics of justice make two demands: that the negative impact on the environment and on certain people will be offset by a clear benefit to the larger society, and that individuals and communities suffering adverse effects are offered a means of redress and are duly compensated.

Its effort to create community in the face of suspicion, its combination of idealism and despair, its testimony to the corruption of both oppressor and oppressed, and its tragic heroism in trying to actualize human values against impossible odds is a kind of microcosm of much of American history, but it would take a book to do it justice.

It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.

In fact, U.S. liberation movements are already under way in women's groups, community organizing efforts among the poor, the search for freedom by gay and lesbian communities, and in Native American, African American and Hispanic struggles against U.S. racism, and in a host of works for justice, peace and the wholeness of creatioIn fact, U.S. liberation movements are already under way in women's groups, community organizing efforts among the poor, the search for freedom by gay and lesbian communities, and in Native American, African American and Hispanic struggles against U.S. racism, and in a host of works for justice, peace and the wholeness of creatioin women's groups, community organizing efforts among the poor, the search for freedom by gay and lesbian communities, and in Native American, African American and Hispanic struggles against U.S. racism, and in a host of works for justice, peace and the wholeness of creatioin Native American, African American and Hispanic struggles against U.S. racism, and in a host of works for justice, peace and the wholeness of creatioin a host of works for justice, peace and the wholeness of creation.

Of course, none of us can believe that change and justice will come easily to the, North American communities in which we live.

But my ultimate religious obedience must be to truth, justice and the will of God as revealed in the sufferings of the Christian gay community.

The biblical concept of holiness is equivalent to the idea of being whole, and so should our understanding of ways we can participate in God's work of justice, both in our local communities and in the global community.

At a time when political developments in Washington are generally discouraging to advocates for economic justice, faith - based organizing shows the enormous potentials found in grass - roots America and particularly in the rich web of religious communities.

Should I ignore that fact and allow him to continue in this community without facing justice?

21:28 - 32), Jesus reveals three essential characteristics of community - building: change, justice and a willingness to hear and believe in difference.

Each chapter discusses an aspect of the one theme that the central purpose of all education — whether in homes, schools, churches, business organizations, community agencies, or the mass media, and whatever the area of learning, whether science, art, health, or international relations — should be the transformation of persons from the life of self - centered desire to that of devoted service of the excellent, and at the same time the creation of a democratic commonwealth established in justice and fraternal regard rather than in expediency.

I really hope it'll awaken people to live a different way and give them tools for community involvement and stimulate their interest in justice.

Traditional Catholic thinking about international relations was based on an older understanding of and appreciation for individual political communities as the loci within which a social order embodying justice in all its aspects might be established and maintained, thereby securing peace as the tranquillity of that just order.

His three conditions necessary for a just resort to force — sovereign authority, just cause, and right intention — correspond directly to the three goods of the political community as defined in Augustinian political theory: order, justice, and peace.

Not to jump ahead of the facts of the investigation in the facts of the Trayvon Martin case, but surely also disturbed by the mob nature of justice demanded here and now element that has emerged in the response to this sad event, I still wonder who is this self appointed community protector?

The roots of this distinction lie in Augustine's thought: the service of private ends by private persons manifests cupiditas — wrongly directed, self - centered love or motivation — while efforts by those at the head of communities to serve the good of those communities show the effect of a concern for justice informed by caritas, rightly directed love.