Sentences with phrase «advancing social justice»
Resisting bigotry, inspiring women and men worldwide, and advancing social justice and human dignity, he also lent his eloquent voice to the cause of worldwide voluntary family planning.
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Our hope is to build and support ongoing collaboration among family researchers and research organizations and to explore how we are advancing social justice perspectives through our research design and research methods.
A partner of the firm has been recognized by the National Lawyers Guild for his commitment to advancing social justice and equality.
«The UN is working with governments, civil society and other partners to shape an ambitious sustainable development framework to meet the needs of both people and planet, providing economic transformation and opportunity to lift people out of poverty, advancing social justice and protecting the environment.
Think about climate change as it applies to many decisions, and link climate policy to a larger agenda of advancing social justice and economic development.
Heidi Chen, General Counsel for Zoetis, was recently presented with the 2016 Justice in Action Award by the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, which recognizes outstanding achievements and efforts in advancing social justice in the U.S. Below is an adaptation of Heidi's remarks from the event.
Mr. Schroeder is committed to providing the best opportunities for public school students to learn, a strong alliance with the community, and advancing social justice issues.
«By raising the age of criminal responsibility, this legislation will reduce crime, recidivism and costs to the state, and help us deliver on the New York promise to advance social justice and affirm our core progressive values,» Cuomo said.
Priority three: Measures to advance social justice.
Launch the «New York Promise» Agenda to Advance Social Justice and Affirm New York's Progressive Values - Reforms of the Criminal Justice System including «overhauling New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, raising the age of criminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewide.»
For development to be sustainable, it must not only generate wealth: it must also advance social justice, reduce and eventually eliminate poverty, and remain within the limits imposed by ecosystem and resource resilience.
Charter advocates wanted to advance a social justice message by emphasizing the impressive results being achieved by the independently run, but publicly funded, schools, which they say are providing a lifeline for thousands of poor and minority students otherwise stuck in low - performing district schools.
The American Federation of Teachers and its defenders always like to claim that the millions it and its affiliates spend annually on preserving influence is nothing more than an effort to advance social justice.
A major forum at last month's AACTE Annual Meeting highlighted actions under way to diversify the teaching workforce and advance social justice at universities across the country.
As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw - dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.
Teresa had a longstanding history of being a strong and effective advocate on disability rights issues and worked locally, nationally and internationally to advance social justice and inclusion for marginalized and under - represented groups for over thirty years.
«I am grateful for this opportunity to use my legal training and experience to advance social justice and civil rights in meaningful ways.»
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Unions Matter: Advancing Democracy, Economic Equality and Social Justice.
Premiers concluded their meeting in Edmonton by looking at ways to advance shared objectives on critically important justice and social issues.
Because this book indeed has been placed here to recruit you to join and serve a specific religious group, and because religious absolutism in all of its forms has been a significant impediment to rational thought, to advances in science and medicine, to social justice, and to world peace.
But our interest here is in the stereotypes of Mr. Rorty, and none of these concerns counts as «social justice» in his view since they are not aimed at advancing the redistribution of wealth under the auspices of the state.
Emboldened by the pope's overt approval of his regime, made manifest in their meeting in Rome this past spring, the octogenarian dictator boasted: «We have founded an equitable society with social justice and extensive access to culture, attached to traditions and to the most advanced ideas of Cuba, Latin America, the Caribbean and the world.»
The great achievement of the Enlightenment, says Mary Midgley, was to build a theory of the rights of man that made possible enormous advances towards social justice (Midgley 1983, 51).
Where questions of social justice are concerned, the nation might appear at the same time far behind and very advanced depending upon quite arbitrary standards of classification.
Kids with an advanced enthusiasm for things like programming, robotics, science, debate, or social justice love the way these camps give them an educational edge.
Protecting «Best Interests» and Healthy Development of Children; Advancing Social and Legal Justice; Promoting Community Awareness and Parental Education.
Said President Weah: «Article 7 — The Republic shall, consistent with the principles of individual freedom and social justice enshrined in this Constitution, manage the national economy and the natural resources of Liberia in such manner as shall ensure the maximum feasible participation of Liberian citizens under conditions of equality, so as to advance the general welfare of the Liberian people and the economic development of Liberia.»
Such material is made available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc..
«He is advancing proposals which promote both social justice and stability for the middle class.
«From investing in education and creating good - paying jobs to protecting immigrants» rights and advancing issues of social justice, Congresswoman Meng and Assemblyman Blake will help lead the fight to ensure our nation remains a beacon of hope and opportunity for everyone.
New York City and cities across the country will stand in solidarity with people fighting to advance the causes of racial, social, environmental and economic justice.»
Some believe their work's most important goal is advancing knowledge for its own sake, while others prioritize societal concerns such as contributing to social justice, helping fight climate change, seeking to cure disease, or educating the next generation.
Gainesville, FL About Blog The University of Florida Levin College of Law is a law school dedicated to advancing human dignity, social welfare and justice through knowledge of law.
Gainesville, FL About Blog The University of Florida Levin College of Law is a law school dedicated to advancing human dignity, social welfare and justice through knowledge of law.
Paez returned to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to discuss with students in the International Education Policy and Education Policy and Management programs the opportunities and challenges of advancing reforms that seek greater social justice.
As regards access to tertiary education, they are treated as if they are international students who are required by immigration policy to be self reliant and economically independent.9 South African social justice policies focus primarily on advancing the historically disadvantaged and such focus has an implication of excluding refugees from benefiting from socio - economic scheme.
The PTA has worked to advance social changes that improved the lives of young people, including championing the creation of child labor laws, reorganizing the juvenile justice system, and improving a variety of children's services.
O'Leary created the site in 1995 to educate women about electronic information and to advance women's rights and social justice.
In addition to the advanced degrees and clinical experience, applicants must have «expertise in» and commitment to «social justice issues.»
The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.
Rob teaches primarily Advanced Placement English Language and has developed curriculum for 10th Grade English Literature and a class focusing on the promotion of Social Justice advocacy in student populations.
[With ImpactED, she] created opportunities for students in the program to deepen and sustain their work as leaders advancing equity and social justice at a time when this work has become more contested and the courage necessary to do it greater.»
Perhaps leaders of the NAEA push an activist agenda not because they want arts teachers to become activists themselves, but because they believe that high - sounding epithets such as «social justice» and noble visions of «equity» will advance the cause of arts education.
These sentiments are pleasing primarily to those who embrace the ISLLC's notion of «diversity,» endorse constructivist pedagogy, and believe school leaders ought to wield political and legal levers to advance «social justice.»
Signs of such deterioration abound, as conservatives push to loosen the grip of governments and unions so as to maximize the freedom of families and schools to chart their own course, and as liberals redefine education reform into a «social justice» crusade, construe today's problems in race and gender terms, and press government to do more to advance and protect selected subgroups — a trend that's been welcomed and in fact quickened by the Obama administration's eagerness to nationalize these endeavors and institute federal regulations that further them.
Warren is interested in the development of community leaders through involvement in multiracial political action as well as the outcomes of such efforts in fostering community development, social justice, and school transformation; and is committed to using the results of scholarly research to advance democratic practice.
Sarah Woodard teaches Advanced Placement Language and Composition through the lens of social justice at Collegiate Prep Academy in Denver Public Schools.
NAME's mission is to advance and advocate for equity and social justice through multicultural education.
Hence, NEA's myopic drive to advance its own brand of social justice has led it to a very bizarre and contradictory place — a coalition with an organization that promotes a product and behavior that runs counter NEA's own agenda.
What's more, we are advancing the values of social justice and civil rights that have motivated our movement since its inception.