Sentences with phrase «bringing ethnic diversity»

This has brought some ethnic diversity to school cuisine, as students call for food with ingredients such as cumin, jalapenos, and curry powder.

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Why, asks John Leo in U.S. News & World Report, is his own constituency so willing to bring him down with protests, disrupted basketball games, and boycotts, when Pres. Lawrence worked so hard to make Rutgers a campus that «bristles with the enforcement tools of diversity: a speech code, real courses replaced by «multicultural curricular change,» diversity awareness «training» in lectures and freshman orientation sessions, a tolerance for ethnic and racial segregation in dorms («a self - affirming environment,» as Lawrence puts it), and professors who learn not to raise unapproved ideas about race, gender, and the campus power system built around multiculturalism»?

A lot of supporters of Bermudez Zimmerman have emphasized the ethnic diversity the Latina candidate would bring to the Democratic ticket.

Hochul brings gender (though not ethnic) diversity to the ticket, and as a seasoned politician, she's unlikely to say or do anything too problematic on the trail, or once in office.

We have also brought on board highly qualified leaders from a diversity of ethnic and racial groups — more action.

Lev Dassin, the acting United States attorney for the southern district of New York, and Tony West, the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the Department of Justice, announced today that Westchester County has agreed to fund the building of 750 units of affordable housing in areas with low racial and ethnic diversity in order to settle a lawsuit brought against it by the United States under the False Claims Act as well as the Housing and Community Development Act.

Just as cultural and ethnic diversity allows for distinct perspectives to be a part of the discussion, bringing women to the table of policy decisions fundamentally changes a conversation.

Ben Latigo, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC)-- the public university for D.C. residents, with a predominantly African - American enrollment — believes the new GI Bill will broaden the ethnic diversity of the sciences and engineering professions and bring more women into these fields.

At mirraw we believe a trend isn't what a celebrity wears, but is everything the mass would feel comfortable in.Our motto is to design stylish comfort clothes, that adds spark to a woman's persona, that highlights all the right curves and pushes the feminism hidden right out of the covers.Our cotton jackets are part of the big trend to bring forward our traditionally rich art and as a much needed push to our cotton industry that is so diverse and rich but is sinking without much needed support.Our designers drain skills out on a paper to bring out these pieces of absolute elegance.Our ethnic jackets reflect the diversity in culture and incorporates the best of every culture in them.Richly embroidered ethnic jackets in multi colours feel like a mosaic of colours on a canvas.Threads of highly quality are used to immortalise the pattern a designer has mind.Available in every sleeve length from micro to full, and necks such as round and oval, our ethnic jackets bring up a mass appeal with the kind of styling we have added to them.

The third co-op, the Brata Gallery, brought some racial and ethnic diversity into the 10th Street picture.

«Over the last three years, we have continued to broaden our approach, bringing in nominators and jurors with geographic, ethnic, and experiential diversity, in order to ensure that the artists nominated for the Painters & Sculptors grant are reflective of varying backgrounds and approaches to their work.

Instead, they focus on including scientists, often with limited experience or expertise, who bring geographic or ethnic diversity to the panel.

Jurors bring many qualities that make them truly representative of the conscience of the community to the decision - making process: gender, ethnic, political, and philosophical diversity; a fresh perspective; collective wisdom; and a breadth of attitudes and experiences.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,