Sentences with phrase «civic rights by»

The field promotes health and civic rights by ensuring that people with disabilities have the right to health, safety, and education; by teaching preventive breast cancer self - examination; and by reducing smoking behavior.

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Would they improve the ability of parents to control the education of their children (a right once said by the Supreme Court «to override the desire of the legislature to foster a homogeneous people with American ideals prepared readily to understand current discussions of civic matters»)?

The situation in Europe, including Britain, is more nuanced than that in North America, largely because Europe's Muslim populations have a longer and more established social and political history in nations where Muslims (of the theological left, right and center) are represented by sophisticated networks of» mosques and political NGOs that defend the rights of Muslims and shape their participation in civic life, including the introduction of Islamic law for civil cases.

by saying: In three ways --(1) its members must fulfil their moral responsibilities and functions in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles...

Promoting a brittle presentmindedness, the idea of progress weakens «the inclination to make intelligent provision for the future, and nostalgia, its ideological twin, undermines the ability to make intelligent use of the past» Distinguishing carefully between nostalgia and an appropriately critical historic memory, Lasch laments the ways in which — driven by progress, even driven a bit mad by it — we can do no better than issue a «communitarian counterpoint» to attempt to right the balance and to retain, at least here and there, smidgens of civic virtue.

As rights activist Hossam Bahgat recalled, by condemning the authorities» violation of political, civic, social, and economic rights together, Egyptians had «completely surpassed» the artificial sequencing of rights debate.

Civic rights go with civic responsibility, but these rights have been flagrantly violated by those who have committed imprisonable offences.»

«These programs help kids stay on the right path in life by promoting civic engagement and learning about economic security.

Gottfried, currently a professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University, was honored by AAAS «for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.»

She is determined to nurture «from the inside» a project of civil rights education, but her Guarani - speaking high - school students resist her civics lessons - and she quickly learns that gaining their trust won't be an easy task.These subtly illuminating encounters reverberate in the aftermath of the central event of the film - a harrowing sexual assault by a group of young men.

The conference, sponsored by The Cultural Agents Initiative, the Provost Office at Harvard University, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Study, attracted 96 artists, educators, and researchers, who identified and exchanged best photography practices to promote children agencies and civic participation.

The game units are also searchable by content in the civics curriculum, from civil rights to foundations of government.

The «big tent» of education reform spans the ideological spectrum, from civic leaders and business - backed advocates for higher standards and champions for charters and choice to the commitment of innovative educators and the relentless pursuit of equity by civil rights leaders and organizers.

To accomplish this goal, FEA works to further develop and then enact in the next reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act legislative changes based on the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, initially issued in October 2004, and now endorsed by nearly 150 national education, civil rights, religious, children's, disability and civic organizations.

The Joint Statement has now been signed by 134 national education, civil rights, religious, disability, labor and civic organizations representing more than 50 million members.

FEA: FEA carries forward the ideas presented in the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, signed by 154 national education, civil rights, religious, disability, parent and civic groups, including National School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, Council for Exceptional Children, Learning Disabilities Association of America, National PTA, National Council of Churches, National Urban League, Public Education Network, National Education Association, American Library Association, and more.

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

The Joint Statement has been signed by 143 national education, civil rights, religious, children's, disability, and civic organizations, representing more than 50 million members.

With more than 54 percent of the world's population now living in urban centers, the goal of Soofa and Visionect is to improve the quality of life for people by providing easily accessible civic information at the right time and in the right place.

I can't understand why more Americans are not bothered that a trade organization (the CVMA) is interfering both with state HOUSING laws and with the rights of individual cities in California to determine what is and is not consistent with their civic values (as evidenced by the CVMA's attempt to overturn the declaw ban in West Hollywood).

This gives us all more cause to defend our rights and our future by voting this November 4th for candidates that will help fight global warming and will honor the importance of civic engagement, rather than fear it.

By adopting an open data approach, EO has enhanced accountability, innovation and civic engagement while ultimately helping more people find the right jobs.

CIVIC is a national immigration detention visitation network that is working to end U.S. immigration detention by monitoring human rights abuses, elevating stories, building community - based alternatives to detention, and advocating for system change.