Sentences with phrase «about equity and justice»

We wisely invest private donations from attorneys, law firms, judges and other people who care about equity and justice in a long - term, revenue - producing fund.

One result of the trends toward «privatization» has been a virtual elimination of any basis for global dialogue about equity and justice in communication.

Not exact matches

Sitting in his session at the 2013 Justice Conference, Fikkert asserted with much vigor that serving with the poor is about partnership, about sharing, mutuality and equity.

So, 2023 appears more feasible and realistic on the above premise if we are talking about justice and equity.»

«The final outcome is about parity, equity, dignity, and justice for 200,000 people that would not have necessarily gotten it.

By using the CCSS as a framework for design, teachers are meeting requirements of the government, but also using critical thinking grounded in learning more about kindness, equity, and social justice for themselves and in the community.

In this edition of the EdCast, Levinson speaks about the book and the cases that inspired it, and looks at challenging questions of ethics, justice, and equity in education practice and policy.

I continue to wrestle with the legacy of privilege that many US independent schools share, so I approach this week curious about the strategies used by the Finnish school system to promote equity and justice for all students and families.

Tamir Harper, student and education advocate, will lead a courageous and uncomfortable discussion about equity and social justice in education.

Although they are seemingly similar terms, the concepts of equality, equity, and justice orient thinking about policy in different and important ways.

About Partnership for Educational Justice (PEJ) An affiliate of the national education nonprofit 50CAN, PEJ pursues educational equity through legal action that empowers families and communities to improve the quality of public schools.

«We think about Dr. King's words, «Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,» and when we think about it, it's our youth whose future is at stake,» said Jackie Thompson, educational equity director for Davis School District.

He blogs about teaching, matters of justice, and educational equity issues at natebowling.com and is the host of the Nerd Farmer Podcast.

For Yasmin Noriega, former youth leader and now a board member for Californians for Justice, «when it comes to the foundation for equity, and ensuring every student feels safe, supported and empowered, it's not about what we can do, it's about what we should do.

«Avis Glaze is one of those outstanding leaders who cares deeply about equity and social justice, sees the big picture and is a master at blending moral purpose, political realities and change savvy.

The leaders of the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies are committed not only to excellence in scholarship, but also care deeply about equity, diversity, opportunity and social justice.

When I served as student body president at AU and began working on the issues I had always cared about — gender equity, racial justice, opportunity regardless of economic background, and, yes, LGBTQ equality — it became clear that making a difference in the world wouldn't diminish or dilute my own pain and incompleteness.

She cares particularly about equity and social justice issues, including gender equity.

Although reasonable disagreements exist about what equity and justice requires of nations in setting their INDCs as demonstrated by numerous proposed equity frameworks discussed by the recent IPCC chapter in the 5th Assessment Report on equity (IPCC, 2014, chapter 4), the national commitments that are based upon national economic interests alone clearly fail to pass minimum ethical scrutiny.

Some nations seem to be arguing that because there are differences among nations about what equity requires, this is justification for totally ignoring equity and justice issues entailed by making allocations among nations.

Any entities identifying a ghg emissions reduction target must be expected to expressly identify their assumptions about what remaining carbon budget and justice and equity consideration were made in setting the target.

Differences among nations about the significance of equity and justice plagued the Warsaw meeting in regard to funding for adaptation and loss and damages, yet the ADP discussions never took up express consideration of what equity would require in regard to these issues either.

Yet government rarely explain what assumptions about the carbon budget and equity and justice issues they have made when setting their target.

Because debates about climate change policy formation at the national level have often ignored questions of equity and fairness, there is a need to publicize how debates at the national level about proposed climate change policies acknowledge or ignore questions of equity, ethics, and distributive justice.

Importantly, fundamental concerns about justice and equity remain: how we define carbon rights reflects who we believe ought to benefit from REDD +.

Ambition, justice, and equity are the three moral values that go hand in hand in these negotiations — this stands in contrast to the distractions we hear from developed countries about adaptation - mitigation synergies and business opportunities.

The fundamental answer to your question is to actually not view diversity work, and not even worry about hiring more people of color, Native people in the field, and instead move to the right - hand side of this image that I'm trying to construct and do equity and social justice work.

In particular, my work tends to focus on racial equity and racial justice, but we certainly also address gender and class quite a bit and any other equity or social justice issues that organizations has some questions about.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

Listen to them speak personally and passionately about their work for social justice, racial equity, and transformative change.

Law firms, attorneys, judges and everyone who cares about justice can trust that their generosity will increase equity and fairness when they support Reach 20.

Australia About Blog Early Childhood Australia advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

About Blog Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian (N.A.H.) will be a platform for my writings on issues of equity and social justice.

Alexa Wilkins @alexacwilkins is a public health professional, passionate about equity and social justice.

The Teaching Tolerance blog is a place where educators who care about diversity, equity and justice can find news, suggestions, conversation and support.

We need an explicit conversation about equity and social justice.

ISSA provides a wealth of resources and specialized training for groups to take the first steps toward engaging in positive conversations about diversity, social justice, inclusion and equity.

The reconciliation movement is about recognising and healing the past and committing to a better future — a future in which we value First Australians and provide justice and equity for all.