Sentences with phrase «becoming social change agents»

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According to the Kerner Commission's analysis, racist white America was similarly bereft of moral resources, such that government, rather than the institutions of civil society that had been so central to the classic civil - rights movement, had to become the principal agent of enforced social change in order to deal with the crisis of an America «moving toward two societies... separate and unequal.»

Both find their support among the popular classes, and in both people become agents of social change through their religious activity.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) is keynoting a conference in Brooklyn featuring several controversial artists, including a group that teaches kids how to become «radical agents of social and political change» using principles of the Black Panther Party.

GOD FRIENDED ME stars Brandon Micheal Hall in a humorous, uplifting drama about Miles Finer (Hall), an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

Brandon Micheal Hall stars in a humorous, uplifting drama about Miles Finer (Hall), an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

According to Giroux (2006), the central goal of critical pedagogy is «educating students to become critical agents actively questioning and negotiating the relationship between theory and practice, critical analysis and common sense, and learning and social change» (p. 5).

Thank you for helping them become the premier agents of social change within and for the communities that they will serve.

These teachers believed that schooling should help students become critical change agents who felt capable of and responsible for addressing social injustices in their communities.

After the change agent assists this group in obtaining a large advantage that others can observe, the change agent will become more accepted within the broader social system.

Ghana, USA and Nigeria About Blog Moremi Initiative strives to engage, inspire and equip young women and girls to become the next generation of leading politicians, activists, social entrepreneurs and change agents.

Social media platforms have changed over the years, becoming more interactive and focusing on the visual instead of just written content — and agents need to adapt to these shifting trends.