Sentences with phrase «social action groups in»

In this context the large number of net - works of Social Action groups in India have a very important function in the discourse provided they have what Gramcie has called an «organic» relation to such peoples» movements.

One social action group in New York, as a result of the shocking facts about living conditions learned during a door - to - door survey in a slum area, became «fired up» about the need for low - cost housing.

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Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.&social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.&Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

According to a 2013 study by the social action group Center for American Progress, if the undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States were provided legal status, the 10 - year cumulative increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) would be $ 832 billion.

Once this congregation was group of German immigrants living in what was then farmland across the river from New York City» that was over a hundred years ago» and the primary goal seemed simply to keep the struggling congregation from folding, at another time the chief task seemed racial integration, at another outreach into the community, at another service to the community and social action, at another learning to worship God in Spanish.

Many of these groups were drawn closer together by their action in behalf of better social conditions and public morality.

However, unless that vision is rooted in the sacramental and liturgical realities it proclaims, and in a personal life of the spirit, and unless that formation is translated into action in the moral and social life of the individuals and group, there will be little or no harvest.

Ethics entails critical reflection on the social dimensions of moral behavior, the constitution of meaning by both the individual and the group, the identification of values underlying moral action, the use of warrants in grounding these values, the operation of norms and principles in a changing and diversified world and similar issues.

Social action groups are excellent for couples in this stage, keeping them involved with problems and perspectives beyond themselves, while using their aggressive energy to help reduce a social evil and make it a better Social action groups are excellent for couples in this stage, keeping them involved with problems and perspectives beyond themselves, while using their aggressive energy to help reduce a social evil and make it a better social evil and make it a better world.

We are all from social action groups which are working in different fields with different techniques.

In Asia, we saw the PP XXI (People's Power for the 21st Century), which brought together social action groups and popular movements from all over Asia and went through a similar evolution.

In 1935, a group of orthodox concerned about social involvement founded «Orthodox Action» and Marie became the first President.

He immersed himself in the literature of social reform and began to participate in social action groups.

Factors in the struggle of a people to exist as a corporate body are set forth in the four - function paradigm of Talcott Parsons.10 Although the adequacy of his analysis is challenged by other theories, especially those focused upon social change, 11 Parsons's model provides a useful delineation of the actions implicated in a group's toil to perpetuate itself.

[18] Insisting on the importance of the veil for women, responding to a situation where a group of young women in the church of Carthage, claiming that the status and virtue achieved by their renunciation freed them from social conventions (which insisted that women remain veiled in church), boldly took their positions in church with faces uncovered and head unveiled, Tertullian reiterates forcefully that there is great danger in such actions because

UK faith groups give over # 3bn a year in time to social action projects, according to the Cinnamon Network's recent Faith Action action projects, according to the Cinnamon Network's recent Faith Action Action Audit.

Both interpersonal relationship marathons and urban «plunges» (a weekend in the ghetto) increase group cohesiveness dramatically in training laymen for social action.

Only where trust developed did groups engage in significant social action.

Social morality is to a large extent viewed as this personal morality writ large: there is little understanding in evangelical ethics of group morality, corporate ethics or social behavior, Christian discipleship has tended therefore to be interpreted mainly in terms of individual morality and witness rather than in action for change in other dimensions such as social structures or political sySocial morality is to a large extent viewed as this personal morality writ large: there is little understanding in evangelical ethics of group morality, corporate ethics or social behavior, Christian discipleship has tended therefore to be interpreted mainly in terms of individual morality and witness rather than in action for change in other dimensions such as social structures or political sysocial behavior, Christian discipleship has tended therefore to be interpreted mainly in terms of individual morality and witness rather than in action for change in other dimensions such as social structures or political sysocial structures or political systems.

The need for participation in groups and social forms always requires some code whether verbalized or in the form of costume and vestment, as a means of involvement in common action....

Similarly, when a group of Christians in the Asian American community recently released a letter detailing some of their concerns about common stereotypes and prejudices within the evangelical community, I saw many on social media critique this action as «divisive» and «harmful to Christian unity.»

The Family Rights Group two year action - research project «Fathers Matter» which has been exploring the involvement of fathers in social care settings has now produced a number of exciting outputs, including two major reports, two conferences and a web - based discussion board for professionals, which includes examples of highly promising practice.

The Interfaith Leadership Council, working hand - in - hand with the social justice group United Power for Action and Justice, puts Chicago - area families facing deportation in touch with a lawyer.

Participants in the boycotts complain Facebook's actions have created an uneven playing field in which ad hoc citizens» groups face hurdles to online organizing — obstacles that corporations using social media have little trouble surmounting.

Addressing the Bridge Group's conference «Raising the Stakes: Collective Action in Pursuit of Social Mobility» at KPMG, Justine Greening...

Move Forward New York is a citizen action group committed to promoting social justice, preserving civil rights, and ensuring environmental conservation by encouraging participation in the political process on all levels through education, collaboration, and activism.

Collaborating through Indivisible groups, Action Network, an existing MoveOn event - scheduling app, social media and other channels, activists made in - district town hall meetings a place of dread for Republicans.

In addition to Citizen Action, a variety of other groups hosted the event including Albany Democratic Socialists, Albany Jewish Voices for Peace, Albany Social Justice Center, Alliance for Quality Education, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, the Capital District Coalition Against Islamophobia, Center for Law and Justice, the New York State Labor Religion Coalition and the New York State Council of Churches.

The real estate industry gave the state Senate GOP $ 4.53 million in the last election cycle, roughly the same amount as the next 14 industries combined, according to Citizen Action New York, a membership - based social advocacy group.

The governor made the announcement Wednesday while addressing the annual convention of the National Action Network, a social justice group founded by Al Sharpton, in New York City.

The term «cognition» is also used in a wider sense to mean the act of knowing or knowledge, and may be interpreted in a social or cultural sense to describe the emergent development of knowledge and concepts within a group that culminate in both thought and action.

The call to action comes from a group of clinicians, scientists, social entrepreneurs and crossbench peers writing in The Lancet and setting out a manifesto for a health - creating society — a positive vision of how the UK can promote and improve health and at the same time strengthen the economy of the country.

What drives group actions in social species has long been of interest.

«You need to be smart enough to monitor the social interactions in the group, to understand motives and intentions for action.

The paper «The unquestionability of risk: social vulnerability and earthquake risk in tourist destinations,» published in Journal Cuadernos de Turismo, plans a new strategy of prevention and mitigation actions aimed at identifying and designing specific measures for vulnerable groups.

This year Scientific American is delighted to help expand the awards honors by sponsoring a $ 50,000 Science in Action award for a project that addresses a social, environmental or health issue to make a practical difference in the lives of a group or community.

These movies go for social relevance in the guise of comic - book action (Mutants are a convenient analogy for just about any downtrodden group) and usually wind up focusing on the latter.

While all the usual local suspects have been deeply involved in this walkout — the Oklahoma administrators «association» CCOSA, the Association of School Boards, and school district personnel — a specific group of Oklahoma education activists have orchestrated much of the social media action.

Choose Kindness Over Cliques What are some actions you can take to ensure that you and your social group are kind, inclusive, and respectful of other students in your social group and students not in your social group?

Prior to graduation, Quest seniors complete Senior Exhibition, a capstone project in which students research a social issue, work with a group, create and execute a social action plan, and present their findings.

Critical pedagogy works on a continuum and encourages students to move toward action and human agency (Ball, 2000; Freire, 1990) by applying agency through critical thinking in the classroom, then through individual social action, and finally through group social action.

She was recently caught on camera by the Education Action Group at the Network for Public Education conference promoting teaching «social justice» — P.R. - speak for left - wing ideology — in math class.

The social center of every hotel, this versatile, multi-purpose space allows guests to meet friends and colleagues, grab a bite to eat, plug in their devices and work either in small groups or alone but still be close to the action — any time of the day or night.

«It is imperative for everyone involved in the travel process - from hoteliers to their guests - to proactively embrace community and social responsibility, as these collective actions foster change and bring great value to our global communities,» stated Lindsey Ueberroth, President and CEO of Preferred Hotel Group.

The formula was simple: a snapshot of Trump's older daughter's well - heeled life — chronicled in fashion editorials and photo spreads in magazines and staged scenarios on social media — juxtaposed with a plea for help from a Halt Action Group member in the text.

So far Liberate Tate's case has been propagated through a series of attention - grabbing, guerrilla - style actions, but in collaboration with Platform — a London - based arts organisation working towards social and ecological justice — Tate à Tête, 2012, an alternative Tate gallery audio guide, has moved both groups» activism into a kind of immaterial territory.

West's insistence on identifying all contributing factors to her films in her titles means that her works become less about the heroism of individual gestures, more about the actions of social groupings.

In the midst of this short film there is a story surrounding an experiment with a group of monkeys and a banana, the story illustrates the notion of a social defence mechanism where the group authority overrides what it perceives as unacceptable impulses or idealisations — and are consciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviour — even through violence.

His work has also been the subject of important group and solo shows throughout the span of his almost 50 - year career, including Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Craft and Design, Museum of Art and Design, New York (2013); superhuman, Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim (2012); Reenactor, Williams Center Gallery at Lafayette College, Easton, PA (2012); The Last Newspaper, New Museum, New York (2010); 30 Seconds Off an Inch, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (2009); Corbu Pops, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2009); Thirty Americans, Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2008); Black Is, Black Ain't, Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (2008); Drawing, Dreaming, Drowning at Art Institute of Chicago (2008); Art After White People: Time, Trees, and Celluloid... at Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA (2007); William Pope.L: The Black Factory and Other Good Works, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (2007); 7e Biennale de l'Art Africaine Contemporaine, Dakar, Senegal (2006); Double Consciousness: Black Conceptual Art since 1970, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (2005); The Interventionists: Art in the Social Sphere, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams (2004); The Big Nothing, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2004); Only Skin Deep, International Center of Photography, New York (2004); William Pope.L: the friendliest Black artist in America at ICA at Maine College of Art, Portland, DoverseWorks Artspace in Houston, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, ME, Artists Space in New York, and Mason Gross Art Galleries at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (2002 - 2004); eRacism: Retrospective Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Portland (2002); eRacism: White Room, Thread Waxing Space, New York (2000); Eating the Wall Street Journal and Other Current Consumptions, Mobius, Boston (2000); and Out of Actions: Between Performance and the Object, 1949 — 1979, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1998).

Prompted by Connie Hogarth — an octogenarian activist with so much energy that there's a Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action named for her at Manhattanville College — the group voted on Jan. 3 to give $ 1,000 to the Pachamama Alliance, a nonprofit group working with indigenous groups in Ecuador that are fighting oil companies and the government on several fronts.