Sentences with phrase «about the injustices faced»

Being exposed to the ruins and health impacts caused by surrounding industries in South Durban, I was compelled to think about the injustices facing the South Durban communities, which were and continue to be linked to race and class.

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This struggle brings about personal suffering, in the giving up of luxuries for oneself for the common good and in facing the determined opposition of the organized forces of social injustice, often consciously or unconsciously backed by the religious establishments.

Sure, Hellenist widows mattered, but let them fix their bigger problems before worrying about some injustice they are facing at this moment.

They do not make speeches about freedom or liberty in the face of injustice — in this case Prohibition.

But in the end, it's Dworkin's empathy that allows one to understand Diane and Love's experience and to care about what happens to them, or at least to ask if perhaps passivity in the face of social and economic injustice makes us more like Love than we would like to think.

A smart, human - scale procedural about working for change, «Selma» is both real and impressively cinematic, full of facts and feelings both — and a much - needed reminder of what America is capable of in the face of what seem like immovable forces of injustice and inertia.

«From Sympathy to Action», a Facing History lesson plan including Winton's story from our «Choosing to Participate» resource, helps students think about the factors that encourage or discourage people to act when they confront suffering or injustice.

There are few places that teach about injustice as a way to prevent future injustice the way that Facing History does.

But, at the same time, I can't help but think about the kids on my block, my fellow students in Newark's South Ward, who weren't afforded that very same opportunity - and the injustice that many of them faced being trapped in a persistently failing educational system with no way out.

And they might help students to use their developing literacy skills to combat some of the injustices that they face every day — by writing letters to politicians, local businesspeople, and school administrators about current policy issues.

The subsequent reveal of the Joker included nods to Todd's comics history, with the Clown Prince of Crime facing off against Damian Wayne, Injustice 2's Robin, and antagonizing him with comments about Todd, whom he killed in a 1988 storyline.

There was something about it that worried me though — could Injustice 2 provide the same exciting gameplay as its predecessor, or is the whole formula of super heroes facing off against each other getting tiring now (especially after fan criticism of movies like «Batman vs Superman» and «Suicide Squad»)?

It also misattributed Katy Siegel's quotation about the injustices Whitten faced to Kelly Baum and rendered the title of the exhibit incorrectly.

We spoke about what it means to cultivate a Buddhist response to climate and social injustice in the face of the challenging times ahead.

Put simply, these trial courts are faced with lengthy dockets with the pressure of trying to complete them in a sitting, often litigated by unrepresented defendants with little experience or knowledge of the substantive and procedural law, some quite upset about the perceived injustice in their case, in a crowded courtroom with perhaps less than ideal staffing or facilities.

Many law students experience strong and sometimes difficult emotions during their time in clinical law programs: sadness at clients» stories of trauma, excitement about a victory in court, or anger at the injustices faced by clients.