Sentences with phrase «about speaking truth to power»

I think she'd be proud because Vox Felina is, in its own way, about speaking truth to power, about righting a profound injustice.

Talk about speaking truth to power: this report does not hold back in telling the government that it is getting, er, just about everything wrong.

I grew up in the black church tradition, and in the black church tradition, we talk about speaking truth to power in a prophetic voice.

Last semester, Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights visited the Askwith Forum to talk about Speak Truth To Power, a global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate students and others about human rights, and urge them to take action.

Kennedy came to the forum to talk about Speak Truth to Power, a global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate people about human rights, and urge them to take action.

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«The Post» is a smart, fleet - footed message movie about the importance of journalism and speaking truth to power.

John Jenkins of Notre Dame and John Garvey of Catholic University, for a missed opportunity to speak the whole truth to power about the proposed new HHS mandate that would force all health insurers to cover abortifacient drugs under the rubric of «contraceptives» in «preventive» health coverage for women.

Speaking out about Gentiles being denied worship in the temple, prophets being without honour among their own people, and standing in solidarity with the vulnerable with speaking the truth tSpeaking out about Gentiles being denied worship in the temple, prophets being without honour among their own people, and standing in solidarity with the vulnerable with speaking the truth tspeaking the truth to power.

«The victims and survivors deserve to speak about the horrific abuse that took place and be heard in a public forum tasked with sufficient powers to get to the truth.

About the only major force trying to uncover truth and speak it in power is the loose networks of NGOs13 that operate locally, regionally, and, by increasing measure, globally.

Whitehead speaks of «the indirect interpretive power of Art to express the truth about the nature of things» (AI 249).

While Nixon (making a creepy voice - cameo appearance) seethes about «treasonable action», newspaper editors head to the supreme court, asserting their constitutional right to speak truth to power.

A film about the vital importance of speaking truth to power needn't be so concerned with dressing up its own frightful truths, but Nobody Speak still compels as an opening statement on journalism's dubious future.

It's a passionate, serious, impeccably crafted movie tackling a subject Clooney cares about deeply: the duty of journalism to speak truth to power.

The film contains strong messages about the ability of art to speak truth to power, the importance of standing up to oppression and the subversive nature of laughter.

Sure, the script gives us a speech from Post editor Ben Bradlee — played here by a rather trim Tom Hanks — about the importance of publishing, and speaking truth to power, as safeguards of democracy.

I had a very political day and a half when I caught in succession Frieda Mock's «Anita: Speaking Truth to Power,» about Anita Hill; «The World According to Dick Cheney,» directed by R.J. Cutler and Greg Finton; Alex Gibney's marvelous «We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks»; and Richard Rowley's eye - opening «Dirty Wars,» which follows reporter / whistle - blower Jeremy Scahill's investigations into covert military operations conducted by the United States in more than 70 countries, including some that are supposed American allies.

But the throughlines are kept clean and comprehensible because as grotesque as the crimes are, «Spotlight» is ultimately not about them, but about the heroism of speaking truth to power.

This is a critical moment for the city to stand up and support people like Dr. Perry who are unafraid to speak truth to power and have tough conversations about the urgent need to improve Buffalo schools so that every child can get a great education.

A folk healer whose powers are rumored to rival those of a wood witch, she concocts potions and cures for the people of the mountains while harboring an explosive secret about Rory's mother - the truth behind her long confinement in a mental hospital, during which time she has not spoken one word.

In the little temporal space in - between celebrating the success of Truth to Power and the stress of the upcoming new projects, I speak to the artist about abstract painting and trauma.

Dill's project combines images and text culled from Morgan's art to create a layered multi-media installation that speaks to Morgan's vital artistic legacy as well as the power of prophecy and revelation, both a form of truth - telling about the present and a way of reimagining the future.

It will come back to the people, how well they are educated about the issues, and whether they can overcome Fox and ABC and speak truth to power.

It's for that reason that we're bringing our next Climate Reality Leadership Corps training straight to Pittsburgh on October 17 — 19, to train hundreds of citizens from around the world to effectively speak truth to power about the crisis and inspire action in their communities.

I mention Rees because he was on the Today program this morning, talking about the IPCC review — a review of the review by the reviewers — and it struck me more than ever that Rees» role was once occupied by people who were proud to speak truth to power.

It seems that to Ms Laurie one of the few people who speaks the truth about wind power is Senator John Madigan!

Social scientists should be careful about getting entrained into a service role that could compromise their intellectual independence and ability to speak truth to power.

We have a larger, open - ended responsibility to speak truth to power, and to tell the public and policymakers, in plain English, why they should care about the science of climate change, and what this science tells us;

Taking the pose of the Bold Rebel Speaking Truth To Power is in fact a sure way to get modded up, on just about any topiTo Power is in fact a sure way to get modded up, on just about any topito get modded up, on just about any topic.

A world in which research scientists can be hounded out of their jobs for political reasons, by politically motivated campaigns of lies and misrepresentation by folks not having the faintest about how science works yet hating its conclusions, would be an ever - so - slightly more dangerous world, in which one more group willing to speak truth to power would be chilled out of existence.

San Francisco About Blog PandoDaily has been speaking truth to the new power.

San Francisco About Blog PandoDaily has been speaking truth to the new power.

, and our liberty to assemble all people who support freedom along with our ability to speak truth to power is the cornerstone of what we're about — personal responsibility, liberty, and freedom — for everyone.