Sentences with phrase «as cultural workers»

As an artwork, Eichhorn's gesture built upon the traditions of artistic withdrawal of labour established by the Art Workers» Coalition and Art Strikes in New York in the 1970s, which enabled artists to understand and articulate their positions as cultural workers.

A.L. Steiner, who has been described as «a skeptical queer ecofeminist androgyne hustling as a cultural worker in a late - capitalistic economy,» creates politically charged, provocative photographs, videos, and collages.

As a medical scientist, his interests center around issues of the sensate body and in the ways that the physical self experiences and knows the world through the senses; as a cultural worker, his interests lie in examining the dynamics of subcultures nesting within larger cultures.

She is currently an Independent Art Curator, as well as a Cultural Worker.

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At a rare press conference following Bo Xilai's dismissal, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao warned that without further reform China risked plunging into another «tragedy» like the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, when an aged Chairman Mao Zedong rallied peasants, workers and students to upend the social order as a way to vanquish his opponents.

Bignall stresses that Americans» perceptions of robots is altered by a cultural lens which depicts them as an existential threat — one that costs blue - collar workers their livelihood and down the line could endanger society as a whole (think the dystopian future in «Terminator»).

However, as the trafficking of children becomes more prevalent, aftercare workers are observing more bridges than chasms amongst trafficked girls from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

In a general sense, one can speak of four areas of struggle: (i) the system of economic exploitation and social stratification (racial segregation, women's working conditions, unemployment and the new legislation of «flexibility and «deregulation); (ii) the ideology (the way of representing the world, social relations, etc.) that justifies the system — the new ideologies of race superiority, the religious legitimation of competition and the so - called free market as the only and sufficient way of organizing human life (iii) the ways in which the consciousness of the oppressed, is led to interject this ideology of domination and to develop a feeling of self - denial and self - devaluation; (iv) the atomization of the society through the weakening and destruction of neighborhood, workers and local cultural manifestations.

Henry rejected liberal versions of the social gospel which tended to be all social and no gospel, but he appealed to an earlier evangelical consensus of cultural engagement that included the work of William Wilberforce in campaigning for the abolition of the slave trade in England, the revivalist impulses of Charles G. Finney against slavery in this country, as well as evangelical concerns for suffrage, temperance, child labor laws, fair wages for workers, and many other progressive issues to which many theologically conservative Christians were once committed» before what David Moberg has called «the great reversal,» an evangelical withdrawal from such concerns.

In many cases, the franchisees are of the same cultural background as the workers they are exploiting.

Our on - line continuing education courses in subjects such as Cultural Competency, Global Midwifery, and Disaster Response are used by health care workers all over the world.

I think it's our responsibility [as birth workers] to let clients know of all their options and opportunities especially when it comes to cultural specificity - that culturally specific care is available.

During the many sit - ins, cultural events and discussions at the Park, people of very different backgrounds, who would otherwise not come into contact — Turkish secularists and nationalists, Kurdish activists, members of the creative professions and white collar workers, Socialists, religious and ethnic minorities, Islamists as well as LGBT and gender campaigners — found a way to manage coexistence and respect for pluralism.

Highly skilled as most cultural workers are, their projects rarely fit with the government's ideal of a high - salaried permanent move.

What can we do as educational and cultural workers, at this crucial moment in history, when corporate revenue expands as the job market shrinks, when there is such a callous disregard for human suffering and human life, when the indomitable human spirit gasps for air in an atmosphere of intellectual paralysis, social amnesia, and political quiescence, when the translucent hues of hope seem ever more ethereal, when thinking about the future seems anachronistic, when the concept of utopia has become irretrievably Disneyfied, when our social roles as citizens have become increasingly corporatized and instrumentalized in a world which hides necessity in the name of consumer desire, when media analyses of military invasions is just another infomercial for the US military industrial complex with its huge global arms industry, and when teachers and students alike wallow in absurdity, waiting for the junkyard of consumer life to vomit up yet another panacea for despair?

When students from France arrived in Medina, Ohio, last month as part of a cultural exchange, Mayor James Roberts ordered city workers to fly the French flag from the city's firehouse as a welcome.

Consider, for example, starting a unit by showing students an image of two people or groups of people whose differences and known disagreements are likely to trigger historical or cultural assumptions (such as Native Americans and early Great Plains settlers, British and German soldiers from World War I, or police officers near a picket line of striking workers).

According to McGregor (2012), both internationally and nationally there is a growing practice to adopt art - based teaching strategies as more and more social activists, cultural workers and educators realise their benefits to learning and their social impact.

Negrón is inspired by workers who are experts in one area — for example, street sketch artists, gardeners, and artisans — and sees their work not just as a paying job, but as a cultural practice.

«My travels in Finland allowed the opportunity to create a portrait of a time and place where support for the arts has been strong, and the notion of the painter as a respected cultural worker is palpable,» said O'Brien.

Not all industrial workers were able to gain new employment within the cultural sector, and some criticised the museum as «gentrification and cultural imperialism».

In the early 1970s, he began a private study of oil painting, although he was assigned an official Cultural Revolution era job as a steel beam construction worker.

We also organise unique exhibition - related events, in collaboration with other top arts centres, curators, cultural workers and practitioners of other art forms (such as music, poetry and storytelling) in Dublin's city centre and beyond.

She is a founding member of Cultural ReProducers, a creative platform supporting cultural workers who are also working it out as Cultural ReProducers, a creative platform supporting cultural workers who are also working it out as cultural workers who are also working it out as parents.

Left: Garment workers working in the factory in Phnom Penh, courtesy of the artist Right: Worker dormitory near Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), courtesy of the artist At this talk, Piyapongwiwat will share us what these collections of moments will narrate in today's globalizing community and will revolve around the issues on work environment, wage, and labor conditions in the Southeast Asia's garment industry, as the reverse side of globalism in our economic and cultural activities.

As a pioneering conceptual artist, performance artist, film - maker, poet, musician, writer and peace activist for over five decades, Yoko Ono (born 1933) has influenced several generations of artists, musicians and cultural workers across the globe.

The Abrons supports the presentation of innovative, multi-disciplinary work; cultivates artists in all stages of their creative development through educational programs, commissions, and residencies; and serves as an intersection of cultural engagement for local, national, and international audiences and arts - workers.

Created to preserve LGBTQ identity and build community, the Leslie - Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art provides a training ground for queer artists and cultural workers to examine the juxtaposition between art and social justice in ways that provoke dialogue and thought, while acting as a cultural hub for LGBTQ individuals and communities.

For each Study Session, an artist, writer, or cultural worker selects a work of art on view in the Whitney's galleries as a departure point for thinking through an urgent question in our contemporary political landscape.

Set amongst London's iconic architectural landmarks, such as Norman Foster's Gherkin, The Leadenhall Building (aka The Cheesegrater), and the Lloyd's building by Richard Rogers, this open - air exhibition not only enriches the workday experience of City workers but draws cultural visitors into this most ancient part of the City.

Our mission is to encourage cooperation among and advancement of artists and cultural workers; to develop and produce works by emerging poets and performers; and to promote the exploration and advancement of the arts as a changemaking force in society. www.bowerypoetry.com @bowerypoetry

Cultural sustainability will be encouraged so that the architecture will integrate local values, fair wages and working conditions for all workers as defined by international labor standards will apply, and facilities and events will be provided for every demographic group.

As «cultural workers,» you and I should not welcome such a prospect.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

As workforces diversify (be it gender, cultural background, age or disability diversity, or even diversity of thought), organisations will place diversity and cultural intelligence high on their HR agenda, in a bid to integrate diverse workers and maintain productivity.

While this has a lot to do with the ongoing impact of historical experience and cultural as well as societal norms against the employment of women, as with other gulf country states, Saudi Arabia is highly dependent on foreign workers.

Cultural differences between workers and clients have been found to influence worker expectations of clients as well as their service delivery (Fletcher, 1997; Boyd - Franklin, 2003).

Self - Description: As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) working in private practice, I have 15 years of clinical experience working with adults with a variety of diagnoses and issues from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The home study social worker will discuss such things as child development, attachment, initial child transition into a family, life - long adoption matters, trans - racial and trans - cultural adoption issues, separation and loss, the impact of institutional care on a child's medical and developmental needs, open adoption relationships with birth parents, undiagnosed conditions, limited social / medical / genetic history, etc..

Casey Foster Family Assessments Casey Family Programs Helps workers assess foster parent applicants» strengths and development needs using online assessments that address multiple areas of foster parenting, such as the ability to support foster child development, care for challenging children, negotiate worker and agency challenges, available time to foster, cultural receptivity in fostering, receptivity to birth family connections, and more.

These processes concern the environment and context of the provision of help, workers» philosophical approach to providing help, as well as the workers» sensitivities to cultural and ethnic influences.

We selected the PCL - C score of 50 and above as the standard cut - off due to the influence of traditional Chinese culture on the frequency of healthcare workers» encounters with traumatic events and the DSM - IV - TR criteria for PTSD.2 Previous studies have provided valuable information regarding the prevalence of PTSD among doctors and nurses.28 — 31The prevalence of PTSD among the healthcare workers exposed physical violence in our study was similar to that reported in Atlanta.54 However, the prevalence rates of PTSD in these studies were different from the present study, 55 56 which might be attributed to differences in the studies» sample characteristics, designs, definitions and diagnostic criteria for PTSD, due to their varied cultural backgrounds.

Your social worker will discuss with you such things as: child development; post-institutional affect; developmental delays and available services; attachment; trans - racial / trans - cultural adoption issues; separation and loss; life - long family and child adoption development; the importance of honoring your child's birth parents; how to nurture an open adoption relationship; etc..

That access without a permit for agents of the Commonwealth or Northern Territory Government to facilitate service delivery (such as doctors or other health workers) be supported, and greater public scrutiny of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory be facilitated by allowing access to roads and common town areas, without a permit, by journalists acting in their professional capacity, subject to restrictions relating to the protection of the privacy of cultural events (such as sorry business).

This approach enhances family engagement by providing support and advocacy to the family during the initial contact and serves as a cultural guide that decreases the likelihood of cultural misunderstandings between families and child welfare social workers.

The court provides a forum where Indigenous elders as well as an Aboriginal Justice worker have input in the sentencing process by advising the magistrate on matters of cultural significance.