Sentences with phrase «about violence against»

Counselling, safety planning, legal and court support, referrals and education about violence against women are all part of the services provided by staff at the facility.

2013 - 2014The White House and U.S. Department of Education cite Shifting Boundaries, a WCW intervention program and research in key communications about the Violence against Women Act and addressing teen dating violence in secondary schools and higher education.

But in particular recognising the intersectionality of violence — connecting with the question of disability in all research about violence against women, in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, rural and remote areas, or elsewhere.

In this study we investigated gender role attitudes, religion, and spirituality as predictors of beliefs about violence against women in a sample of 316 White college students.

So far more than 80,000 Australian men have sworn an oath to stop violence against women: «I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) urges Victorian men to join this year's White Ribbon campaign and take the oath to stop violence against women: «I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

We provide information, support and advocacy for women who have experienced abuse, as well as, training and education about violence against women.

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) secured funds in 2005 from Status of Women Canada to research and provide awareness about violence against Indigenous women.

Support has also come from non-Indigenous allies who have participated in vigils and awareness campaigns, as well as mainstream media, which has begun documenting and providing public education about violence against Indigenous women and girls, such as CBC.

And in doing so we will be assisted by the work of the Law Commission of Ontario referred to in the Toronto Star article (Curriculum Materials in Ontario Law Schools: A Framework for Teaching about Violence Against Women).

Despite recent press coverage about the violence against international environmental defenders, another prominent figure has been murdered in cold blood.

Among the highlights will be the social practice artist Theaster Gates singing his own rendition of «God Bless America,» «The Battle Hymn of the Republic» and other traditional patriotic tunes; the filmmaker Arthur Jafa presenting his lauded short movie about racism, «Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death»; the artist Shirin Neshat showing films about violence against women; the composer David Lang performing and also speaking about «danger and honesty in both pop and classical music»; the poet Elizabeth Alexander reading her own work; and the artist Hank Willis Thomas presenting and discussing his film «A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else» (2014) on James Baldwin.

According to Peirce, this play is the first step to what the GEI hopes will be a string of events raising awareness and education about violence against women and the potential ways of stopping it.

And though she's managed to balance activism and acting, the former still occupies a lot of Gurira's time — from speaking out about violence against women at the United Nations to saying at an awards ceremony five days after the 2016 election that she's «felt a calling to do more.»

It was strange to see Tonya Harding feted as a guest of honor, on a night where celebrities spoke out about violence against women.

And I think we're in a dynamic where we're only talking about police violence and we need to be talking about violence against African Americans period.

A new grant will help researchers with the Center of Gender Equity and Health to continue efforts to raise awareness about violence against women worldwide.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and several activists joined the call, including a group of men concerned about violence against women.

But after an ethics panel ruled the Brooklyn power broker sexually harassed several female staffers, many, including a group of men concerned about violence against women, said it's time for Lopez to leave office, CBS 2's Tony Aiello reported Wednesday.

Davies» argument that men suffer violence too, and until parliament does something about violence against men it should absolutely do nothing about violence against women, is not new, and not interesting.

Point being that relativism isn't a very applicable standard to use when we're talking about violence against minorities.

- A letter signed by the world's foremost Buddhist leaders to express their concern about the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

If you have read the Qur «an, that is the contrast; 60 % of the Qur «an is about violence against non-believers.

Think about the language we use; the things we look at and so on... and to sign up to the White Ribbon Pledge, which is never to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women.»

EDMONTON — NDP Aboriginal Relations critic said Tuesday that the Prentice PCs» announcement of an education strategy about violence against...

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When Philando Castile was shot by police during a routine roadside stop in Minneapolis, and his death was filmed by his girlfriend Lavish Reynolds as her daughter sat in the back seat, the footage helped galvanize protests about police violence against blacks in the U.S.

Black Lives Matter, a generally amorphous protest movement, is generally aimed at raising awareness about state violence against black people and systemic racism.

Among other questions, Reuters asked about the cartels» impact on the refineries, Pemex's security measures and how the company responds to extortion and violence against its employees.

«Because I care about Israel, I must stand up against violence, corruption, inequality, and abuse of power,» said Portman, defending her decision not to attend the Genesis Prize.

Indigenous leaders, First Nations communities, even Amnesty International, have all expressed concerns about «man camps» at resource development projects and the potential for exploitation and violence against Indigenous women they pose.

The Committee was so concerned about issues of violence against Indigenous women and the violation of Indigenous Peoples» land rights that it called on Canada to report back within one year on progress made to implement its recommendations on these issues.

About 100 of those students converged on the state Capitol in Tallahassee on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers take action against gun violence.

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At the same time, it kept silence about numerous acts of religiously motivated violence, which the recent report by the Brussels - based International Partnership for Human Rights called «crimes against humanity.»

How about a Catholic Father of two girls to get on and: 1) Agree that any violence against any human of any age is wrng an punisghable regardless after (at least in my country (the US) one is proven guilty by a court of law.

Will the public witness of Christians be harmed by the way we speak about the very serious issue of violence against women?

But what concerns me most about the Fifty Shades phenomenon is how deceptive these fantasies are in how they twist the realities of violence against women.

Highlighting the Church's concern about the increase in violence against parishioners, he described the situation in his archdiocese as «difficult and dangerous».

One atheistic author has written an entire book about these many thousands of passages in the Bible in which God blesses, causes, commands, or sanctions violence against human beings (Steve Wells, Drunk with Blood: God's Killings in the Bible).

Until our cultural values about intimate relationships are consistent with the new laws regarding violence against women, we will continue to generate mixed signals about the need for justice in the home.

Ok, so adults are all wicked and sinful and deserve to suffer sickness, violence, and starvation because they have willfully sinned against God, but what about the little children?

``... very strong politically correct and left - wing revisionist history attitude or tone that's also Anti-American (especially a vague charge against «U.S. foreign policy»), and strong anti-capitalist elements... blasphemy, implied urinating, vomiting, scatological humor, and comments on breast feeding and sexual parts of people's bodies; light brief violence includes beating on car window and trying to damage car, man comically shoves people off a stage, man burns books; sexual content includes homosexual references, implied adultery with a pregnancy out of wedlock, talk about a priest raping boy in the past, a giant condom balloon placed on church steeple, references to real condoms, implied fornication; upper male nudity, man wears a dress; alcohol use and drunkenness; smoking and marijuana use depicted, including eating marijuana brownies; and, strong miscellaneous immorality includes lying, stealing, revenge, rebellion, dysfunctional family portrayed, father is a pothead and a drinker and lives in a trailer»

Much has been said and much has been written about violence perpetuated against others by Christians.

Their stories often suggest the appalling extent to which the church tends not simply to ignore sexual, physical, emotional and spiritual violence against women and children as a major crisis, but actually to provide theological justification for this violence in its teachings about male headship, women's subordination, and the sinful character of sexuality.

This was in the mid / late eighties, when fear about AIDS was still high, and where acts of violence and discrimation against gays and lesbians was still hight.

Much has been said and much has been written about violence perpetuated against Christians.

Much still needs to be said and written about violence perpetuated by Christians against each other, because an analysis of such violence will help us to understand whether or not Christianity has contributed to the nurturing and fostering of peace.

Don't be confused about what so - called «conservatives» are: American domestic history is the unbroken story of people having to fight against the right - wing for their most basic rights, usually in the face of violence.

Whatever their exact number, Christians are leaven in deeply troubled Pakistan whose Muslim majority disallows increasingly the Prophet's teachings about restraint from violence and his injunctions to honor the Ummah (religious community) Internecine Muslim murders are a daily occurrence in Pakistan, and, whatever the discrimination against Christians, it is more social and economic in nature and far less violent than what Muslims do to one another.