Sentences with phrase «civic life of the community»

Christian observances were part of our street life and part of the civic life of our communities.

«To fulfill the promise of digital citizenship, Americans must acquire multimedia communication skills and know how to use these skills to engage in the civic life of their communities,» she writes.

Many of us grew up here, attended local schools and began contributing to the civic life of the community at an early age.

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One of the key indicators of this is the extent to which a community's civic, business, and nonprofit leaders bring their unique capabilities to the table to solve problems and improve lives.

It will require that we turn more of our attention homeward, away from raging national controversies and toward the everyday lives of our living moral communities — toward family, school, and congregation; toward civic priorities and local commitments; toward neighbors in need and friends in crisis.

This is no less true of the civic communities in which we participate — and the stories that we live out as citizens.

The «theopolitical» realism of the prophets led them to reject any merely symbolic fulfillment of the divine commission, to fight the division of community life into a «religious» realm of myth and cult and a «political» realm of civic and economic laws.

In the larger social community, in the affairs of business, and in civic life the notion of the infinite value of personality is a noble abstraction more than a living reality.

So, what we are seeing is that a range of economic, cultural, and civic changes in American life have all conspired to weaken marriage in poor and working - class communities across the United States.

A person's contribution is the whole of his life, which includes his acceptance of civic responsibility, his participation in the life of the church, and his personal relationships in the community and on the job.

«People aren't just atomistic individuals bouncing around in a free market; they are members of communities with attachments to faith, family, and civic associations that give their lives meaning.»

Francis Campbell sees Benedict XVI's message — especially as delivered to a gathering of MPs and leaders of civic society in Westminster Hall, a highlight of the State Visit — as central for today's Catholics, striving to make a positive contribution to national and community life in the 21st century.

First, since human society always employs violence to enforce some set of standards, Christians» whom Christ called to live out a radically different form of community, one in which it is the crucified rather than his judges who is vindicated as God's Word» should simply take up the burden of civic order and abandon the Gospel where prudentially necessary because, you know, someone absolutely has to kill heretics, and so we should make sure the right heretics get killed.

It's dedicated to in - depth, well - written coverage of politics, the arts, crime, schools and civic life in Kingston, N.Y., and surrounding communities.

The Deputy Borough President's duty is to oversee all units of operation related to constituent affairs and lead initiatives to improve quality of life, support Community Boards, encourage the use of technology, deliver efficient service and offer civic engagement.

We stand for the Monarchy; traditional marriage; family and community duties; proper pride in our nation's distinctive qualities; quality of life over soulless utility; social responsibility over personal selfishness; social justice as civic duty, not state dependency; compassion for those in need; reducing government waste; lower taxation and deregulation; our ancient liberties against politically correct censorship and a commitment to our democratically elected parliament.»

Club members felt the Rabbi should have a fitting tribute, yet still felt any memorial would fall short of recognizing the lives he touched throughout his travels in politics and in the civic community.

BY COLIN MIXSON Locals living in and around the Financial District are cordially invited to attend the Apr. 11 inaugural meeting of the New Downtown Democrats, a political club formed by area civic mavens to harness the relatively newfound voting power of New York's fastest - growing residential community, according to one founding member.

«At a time when our country is mourning the loss of 17 lives in a mass shooting, it is profoundly disappointing that a storied Coney Island institution, with a long history of being a strong civic and community partner, is choosing to host a National Rifle Association fundraising event that includes raffle giveaways of guns.

«The Jamaica Now Action Plan reflects an exemplary collaboration by the Mayor, the Borough President, civic groups and the community that can restore Jamaica as one of the region's most affordable and attractive destinations for living, shopping and working,» said Regional Plan Association Chair Elliot Sander.

Shireen is also president of the board of directors of Community Technology Centers» Network, a national affiliation of initiatives and organizations around the country that collectively promote effective technology integration for social, civic, and economic security in the lives of low - income communities.

Now in its eighth year, the civic engagement initiative was a collaboration between the Youth Bureau and The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café, Dodge Pratt Northam Art & Community Center and The Salvation Army Utica Citadel to provide youth programing with the intent of introducing lessons of community service through voluCommunity Center and The Salvation Army Utica Citadel to provide youth programing with the intent of introducing lessons of community service through volucommunity service through volunteerism.

Evelyn Vossler has been a community activist for over 20 years, dedicated to improving the lives of Riverside and Black Rock residents through her civic and church activities at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Buffalo.

Evansville, Indiana About Blog YR's Mission is to inspire and develop our community of youth to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and civic engagement.

The event assembled community planners, civic leaders, environmentalists, architects, museum curators, and educators, who covered topics such as the purpose and importance of design and how it permeates the way we think and live.

Such challenges will require students to engage in the civic and developmental lives of their communities, faculty to continue to expand the domains of intellectual knowledge, and administrative vision and planning in partnership with faculty to lead the university into tomorrow.

We must ground our civics education with a commitment to youth culture, and deeply examine the sociopolitical lives of youth, their communities, and how racism functions in America and its schools.

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We recognize there are other outlines that might have resulted from this analysis, but we suggest the following nine objectives as common ground to advance the education of our students» heads, hearts and hands for their successful preparation to enter college, career, community and civic life.

By Jan Brennan Can one semester of civics prepare metro Denver youth for an active and informed role in democracy and community life?

Zachary Herrnstadt is government relations associate for the Wisconsin Farmers Union, a member - driven organization committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, rural communities and all citizens through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors and civic engagement.

Previous research has suggested that teachers» conceptions of students» sociocultural affiliations (as inferred from discursive features of their writing), regarding race (Ball, 2009), class (Seitz, 2004), and gender (Haswell & Haswell, 2009), can shape teachers» feedback on student writing and, thus, affect students» future participation in higher education, professional communities, and civic life (Taylor, 2002).

We are fortunate to live in a community where the generosity of parents, businesses, and civic organizations help to offset the cost of the needs that the district is unable to fund.

Parents, teachers, business owners, and civic leaders who work with and on behalf of young people and communities can become involved and promote ethical decisions in all facets of life.

The neighborhood public school is often the center of a civic and cultural life, recognized as the key to each community's future.

The Pew Internet Project explores the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care and civic / political life.

Since its founding in 1979, Koret has invested nearly $ 500 million to contribute to a higher quality of civic and Jewish community life.

As seen at Trafalgar Place and Newport Street Gallery, they can breathe life and kick - start regeneration in neglected urban pockets to create new, desirable destinations and communities; as with Blavatnik School of Government, Weston Library and City of Glasgow College, they can give cities and institutions a new landmark to delight and draw in visitors, improve education potential, and increase civic pride.

The Stockyard Institute was influenced by an awareness of neighborhood histories and an under recognized group of community artists, architects, radical teachers, and local activists where a deep consideration of the social and civic forms of engagement were as critical to their practice as to their lives.

Recent studies examining the economic toll of mass incarceration in the United States conclude that the full cost exceeds $ 1 trillion — with about half of that burden falling on the families, children and communities of people who have been imprisoned, and ultimately removed from civic life.

If they live in St. Louis like me, we have the common civic pride of our own community.

The Pew Internet & American Life Project website produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political lLife Project website produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political llife, education, health care, and civic and political lifelife.

Our lawyers are involved in a number of charitable and civic organizations in the Halton Region, including: serving on the boards of hospitals, business associations, and organizations that have helped improve the communities where we live and work.

Providing our money or time to projects that benefit people in the community we live in is a fulfillment of our civic responsibility.

AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency whose mission is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering.

Outside of her practice, community service, civic engagement and pro bono work are an important part of her professional life.

Evansville, Indiana About Blog YR's Mission is to inspire and develop our community of youth to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and civic engagement.

Ms. Senft also has served non-profit organizations whose mission she champions including acting in the role of Treasurer and on the executive board of Network 2000 whose mission is to place women on corporate boards and to mentor rising female executives; serving as elected board member for the Coalition of Geriatric Services in Maryland, whose mission is to expand compassionate alternative services to seniors at home and in residential living; and as Vice President of the Roland Park Civic League for six years, whose focus is on civic engagement and the preservation of historic green space in Baltimore City, the monitoring of other land developments and the creation of a 100 year Master Plan for the preservation and modernization of the historic garden community designed by the Olmsted Brothers.

Evansville, Indiana About Blog YR's Mission is to inspire and develop our community of youth to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and civic engagement.

Civic - political development incorporates a maturing individual's social, emotional and financial participation in civic - political life to positively influence the future of the community through shared governance (Hays & Kogl, 2007; Kelly, 2013a; Kelly, 2009; Oesterle et al., 2004; Weber & Frederico, 2007).