Sentences with phrase «based social justice organization»

Since its inception, it has been housed at the Community Renewal Society, a faith - based social justice organization.

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El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.

The Trade Justice Network joined over 30 labour, environmental, social justice and faith - based organizations in signing an open letter on NAFTA, the environment and climate Justice Network joined over 30 labour, environmental, social justice and faith - based organizations in signing an open letter on NAFTA, the environment and climate justice and faith - based organizations in signing an open letter on NAFTA, the environment and climate change.

According to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Congress» 1981 decision to augment the role of religious and other organizations in tackling the social and economic problems caused by teenage pregnancy, sexuality, and parenthood reflected «the entirely appropriate aim of increasing broad - based community involvement...» He went on to say, with respect to religious organizations in particular:

Also at 11 a.m., members of 24 social justice and immigrants» rights groups, community - based organizations and good government groups call for improved voting systems and a more transparent Board of Elections in light voter roll purges that affected the presidential primary elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

In response to his comments, over 50 California - based civil rights, social justice, and education organizations signed the letter below urging the Governor to continue the state's commitment to equity by not just narrowing, but closing the achievement and opportunity gaps, continuing the work of the Local Control Funding Formula, and supporting a strong accountability system.

Examples of events already held by presenting venues include a conversation between San Francisco - area artists and high school students at a screening of Suzanne Lacy's The Roof is On Fire; an artists» talk with Hong Kong - based video artist / activists; a mural project with the Juvenile Justice Center of Mahoning County in Ohio addressing themes of community, social justice, and individual rights; workshops connecting veterans with civilians with Warrior Writers, a Philadelphia - based arts organization; and presentations by Sahrawi artists during the Arts and Human Rights Festival in the Sharawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Western Justice Center of Mahoning County in Ohio addressing themes of community, social justice, and individual rights; workshops connecting veterans with civilians with Warrior Writers, a Philadelphia - based arts organization; and presentations by Sahrawi artists during the Arts and Human Rights Festival in the Sharawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Western justice, and individual rights; workshops connecting veterans with civilians with Warrior Writers, a Philadelphia - based arts organization; and presentations by Sahrawi artists during the Arts and Human Rights Festival in the Sharawi refugee camps of Tindouf, Western Sahara.

An organization can and should update any of its information with the JUST Program on an ongoing basis so it is current, and accurately reflects its involvement in the JUST Label social justice and equity indicators.

So the movement we're talking about, the unnamed movement of environmental social justice and indigenous organizations, are forming and collecting to address the salient issues of our time: in poverty and water and climate and the enormous inequities that exist economically in the world, the continuous and rapid degradation of our resource bases, the injustice of pollution itself, in terms of what it does to people's health and their children.

Founded in 1975, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (formerly Nihonmachi Legal Outreach) is a community - based, social justice organization serving the Asian and Pacific Islander, and other communities of the Greater Bay Area.

It was a re-evaluation, based on contemporary values of equality and social justice, of the status of Aboriginal «social organization and customs», specifically in relation to the status of their connection to land.

CJJ is a member of and works closely in collaboration with the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition (NJJDPC), a collaborative array of youth - and family - serving, social justice, law enforcement, corrections, and faith - based organizJustice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition (NJJDPC), a collaborative array of youth - and family - serving, social justice, law enforcement, corrections, and faith - based organizjustice, law enforcement, corrections, and faith - based organizations.