Sentences with phrase «address issues confronting»
The Fitzroy Valley experience has shown that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are best placed to address the issues confronting their own communities.
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We're in a position to put the issues on the table, ask the hard questions, and engage our colleagues and stakeholders in addressing the critical issues surrounding diversity that confront our firms and society.
Logo, which alongside MTV presented Cox's Daytime Emmy - winning 2014 documentary The T Word spotlighting the stories of seven transgender young people, will again address the issue this fall with the doc Gen Silent, zeroing in on a group of LGBT seniors confronting discrimination as they encounter health care issues.
But her underlying point isn't totally invalid — the furor over drug price hikes like Mylan's is forcing legislators and private companies alike to finally confront the issue head - on, and highlighting just how difficult the disparate and largely opaque American medical financing system makes it to address these problems in a serious way.
Bernstein sees Dewey's liberal, political outlook as completely consistent with his view that philosophy's main task is «to become practical, where this means addressing itself to the basic issues and conflicts that confront us, and making practical judgments about what is to be done» (PA 225).
While recognising that in such an analysis, which targets both Christians and Muslims, we do not have the points for any kind of debate but rather are confronted with a diatribe, nevertheless, I believe that in such a forum as the Gurukul Summer Institute, where an honest spirit of inquiry prevails, and where there is a commitment to a rigorous process of theological exploration, we need to address some of the issues raised.
The authors challenge churches to recover the idea of the family as a locus of religious observance, to develop a «bilingual theology» that addresses the needs of intact families and also the realities of other family forms, to critically confront divorce as a sign of failure and yet support those who are divorced and directly to take up the issue of father absence.
It is unlikely that the basic issues raised in theological schooling by the pluralism of pluralisms that confronts it will be addressed at their root if the end of theological schooling is defined in so essentialist or formalist a way.
«Calls made by both organisations for the introduction of a tax on soft drinks in particular as a method of confronting these issues is misguided and without basis while also being wholly ineffective in addressing the core issue of our obesity problem», says Geoff Parker, CEO of the Australian Beverages Council.
These, and the other questions that the co-chairs have framed for discussion, are remarkable because they address deeply the core normative issues of the negotiations that have simmered away in recent years but which have been perennially dodged rather than confronted: How should the benefits and burdens of climate action be distributed in a diverse world?
It's time to move on to the issues that confront the state and its voters, like jobs; restructuring government to be what it needs to be to meet the needs of citizens that need help from government; addressing structural problems with the state's finances; ensuring that roads and bridges are safe for passage, not just today, but for tomorrow as well; making the state a place that people want to move to, not out of; and the list goes on.
James, the public advocate, echoed that perspective, saying the global issues confronting the transgender community need addressing.
The Acting President expressed the hope that the spirit of ECOWAS, which is the spirit of brotherhood would be helpful in addressing some of the issues confronting the regional body.
He worked with researchers at the FJC to investigate current policy issues confronting federal courts in addressing patent litigation.
At certain points, surprise issues will confront the players, «making the whole simulation more realistic to address and solve,» McGrath added.
The stakeholders participating in the Roundtable — including scientists, physicians, the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, government, patient groups, and others — discussed a case study, which was used as a springboard to confront issues from the highly technical to the economic, ethical, and regulatory that will need to be addressed if personalized medicine is to be incorporated into the mainstream of health care.
Private Yoga gives you the opportunity to address depths and issues you may not have otherwise been able to confront.
Both MLE and IEM are focused on building strong leaders and developing management skills of higher education administrators; MLE curriculum addresses leadership challenges confronting deans, while IEM focuses on issues of relevance to presidents, provosts, and vice presidents.
Her research demonstrates that in order to confront issues of race, a school needs a comprehensive model that addresses race in the curriculum, pedagogy, school culture, and practices.
Together we can address environmental issues, mobilize support and offer innovative and practical solutions to combat the climate change, the greatest threat ever confronting us humans..
Boser's volume sets the table for addressing this fundamental contradiction; it frames the issue but does little to resolve it or confront it head - on.
I can't possibly hope to change any or all of these issues on my own; it will require authentic partnership and creativity to mobilize higher education to confront and address these challenges in order to improve the human condition.
She explains the project addressed problems such as family, relationship and social issues that are «so real in young Aboriginal females lives today», adding it was «pretty confronting».
What would it take to confront the issues of how we keep children whole and how we address the needs of the whole child in an era in which children are being sliced and diced into categories on standardized tests?
Founded in 2011, GCI serves as an independent voice reflecting a pragmatic approach to addressing economic, fiscal, budgetary and taxation issues confronting Arizona.
In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.
Considering neither of you list your email address on the ConnCAN or CCER websites, I assuming that you may not have received my February 17, 2015 email challenging you to meet and discuss the educational issues that are confronting Connecticut.
«At a moment in our history when we confront significant economic inequalities, distressing racial tensions, increasing segregation and crucial questions about immigration, the passage of tepid legislation that addresses none of these issues is not a cause for celebration.»
These aren't the only products out there that address the many safety issues dog owners and their companions confront each day.
Operating across the public and personal realms — as well as using their own bodies as central motifs — these artists sought to address broad political issues and confront patriarchy and sexism in art and society.
Please join us in Marfa for our inaugural event, where we will address some of the pressing and complex issues that confront all of us who live in the border region that joins and divides the United States and Mexico.
Punchbag added further complexities to questions of raced, gendered and cultural identities raised by Glenn Ligon's Skin Tight: Muhammed Ali Text (1995)[Figs.85 - 86], a punchbag and text piece which specifically sought to address «how black men have used boxing to confront issues of black American identity» and «the construction of masculinity in relation to questions of violence, the commodification of black subjects, sexuality and resistance.»
She is unafraid to tell the unvarnished truth, confront her family's dark history, and address taboo and controversial issues.
Her curatorial projects have addressed issues of social transformation confronting artists from Thailand and beyond since the Cold War.
According to the gallery, the assemblage «addresses the darker sides of twentieth - century Western society, confronting issues of religion, politics, war, sex, and death.»
Known for confronting history and addressing political and social issues in his abstract collage paintings, Bradford plans to incorporate figuration in his work for the first time and is «taking as a point of departure» a major Civil War painting.
Drawing on the Smithsonian's archives, the abstract work will address contemporary political issues and confront U.S. history.
Titled «Negotiating the Future», the Biennial addresses universal issues which confront human society.
It's another one of those didactic anthology shows purporting to bring some issue that artists think regular folk have either thought about incorrectly, or have repressed entirely, out into the open and, in the patois of today's art world, «address,» «confront,» «deconstruct,» «unpack,» and «interrogate» the hell out of it.
Recently released for its debut run on the west coast, Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn set out to create a documentary to confront these issues while discovering why the world's leading environmental groups haven't been addressing how animal agriculture contributes to climate change and how the promotion of a plant based diet is a solution.
In the course of this review, the idea of an emissions containment reserve (ECR) mechanism has been proposed to address a common issue confronting cap - and - trade programs worldwide: the prices for emissions allowances tend to be significantly lower than program designers anticipate in advance, making mid-course corrections necessary for it to perform as intended.
Financial Support: Green Mountain College's scholarships include two environmental scholarships for students: the Environmental Advancement Scholarship grants up to $ 7,000 to students with «an interest in addressing the growing ecological issues and crises confronting our world.»
One court that confronted the issue found that «district courts that have addressed this issue... have taken conflicting positions» and also noted that leading treatises are also in disagreement.
How our government and we, as a society, address the issues that confront people with disabilities and their families — from transportation, to employment, to education, to full and equal access to services — defines us as a people.
In addressing this issue for the United States, President Obama confronts the issue for all of us:
The presentation was part of the Business Law Section Council's four - part educational series on establishing, operating and concluding Massachusetts business entities, and addressed the broad spectrum of legal and practical issues confronted by businesses at each stage of their development.
The complex technology issues of today that confront many of our clients are being addressed in a number of jurisdictions around the world, and Baker Botts has the capabilities to support our clients in those venues, with IP lawyers across our global offices.
Leading Questions events address the issues that confront you and your organization.
While books, career counselors and websites offer templates for creating resumes, they don't often address the issues that confront this specific group, such as lack of experience and skills.
A good therapist can also help couples address underlying issues such as establishing the meaning and personal significance of infertility, confronting the realities of fertility procedures (financial burden, dehumanizing effects, physical effects), or building support systems.