Sentences with phrase «cultures and community groups»

We are sensitive to cultural appropriateness and adaptive to meet the needs of a wide range of cultures and community groups.

We can adapt our services to meet the needs of a wide range of cultures and community groups.

Not exact matches

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

We have a diverse group of people, and building community, building culture, understanding all things legal, and being able to develop our company mindfully have been critical.»

Western Australian community groups have the chance to share in $ 100,000 in grants for innovative projects which promote reconciliation and respect for indigenous heritage and culture.

She is also the executive sponsor for Women at IO, a group designed to equip women to be more successful, personally and professionally, and encourage a culture that embraces the value women can bring to the business and community.

Pattaya focused on the worldwide evangelization task, in terms of specific strategies for reaching tribes, cultures, communities and groups as yet unaware of the gospel.

Peter L. Berger, The Sacred Canopy; Peter L. Berger, A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovering of the Supernatural (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., 1969); Mircea Eliade, Myths, Dreams and Mysteries: The Encounter Between Contemporary Faiths and Archaic Reality (London: Harvill Press, 1960), 19; Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures, 107; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment, 156; Philip E. Slater, Microcosm: Structural, Pschological and Religious Evolution in Groups (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1966).

My second observation is simply that, in light of the fact that the «gay community» is not separate from the «Christian community» and that there are many like Justin who identify as both Christian and gay, we have to move past the culture war mentality that pits these two groups against one another.

Man's responsibility in this regard must be exercised in and with varying degrees of deference to the external moral (and natural) orders he inherits in virtue of his past and present relationships with God, other individuals, groups, nature, history, culture, and a variety of moral communities.

Passages that were originally written for groups of people, and intended to be read and applied in a community setting (the nation of Israel, the various early churches, the first followers of Jesus), have been manipulated to communicate a personal, individual message... thus leading the reader away from the original corporate intent of the passage to a reaffirmation of the individualistic, me - centered, and consumerist tendencies of American religious culture.

At the same time marginal groups like Dalits and tribals are seeking a new identity for themselves based on their past religion and cultures which had been suppressed or destroyed by dominant communities.

Strategic Plan Focus for July — Goals 2, 3, and 4 World BF Month is the perfect opportunity to promote a culture supportive and accepting of breastfeeding (goal 2) through parties and health fairs, etc., build, link, and ensure access to state and local resources (goal 3) by providing information to moms about resources online and in your community, and to engage stakeholders in alignment of goals and actions to increase breastfeeding support (goal 4) by pulling in other groups that work with moms and babies to help with World Breastfeeding Day / Week / Month (WBM) activities!

I am involved with several parent and community groups that are focused on improving our community's culture to benefit young people.

Nearly 100 civic and community groups called for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to create a blue - ribbon panel akin to the shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption and clean up the «pay - to - play» culture they said rules real - estate development in New York City.

It is an avenue where the rich cultures and tradtions of the various tribal and ethnic groups in Nigeria prevalent in the typical barracks community are showcased.

Nearly 100 civic and community groups on Wednesday called for Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara to create a blue - ribbon panel akin to the shuttered Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption and clean up the «pay - to - play» culture they said rules real - estate development in the city.

About Site - A worldwide Cystic Fibrosis community combining cultures, nationalities and age groups.

InterracialMatch.com also encourages the mingling of myriad communities and ethnic groups so that members can expand their horizons and get to know a lot more about each other's ways of life, expectations, and cultures.

The number of minority groups can be ascertained, but it looks and now tends to appear in the social community, although in some places, because of the culture, customs and political attitudes, tend to quietly and closed.

He also spoke eloquently on how the image of the tragic black hero, or the flawless black hero, reflects the culture's problem with processing a marginal community as just a group of human beings, and why he didn't want the characters, white and black, in his film to be easily categorized or glibly understood.

Structured community and character development programs like weekly Circle gatherings and advisory meetings called pride groups are deeply ingrained in the schools» culture, and all students and teachers are expected to achieve fluency in the language of social growth and learning.

She is studying how the settlement of the nation's most successful immigrant groups in privileged, previously predominantly white communities shapes the nature of racial boundaries, beliefs about success and achievement, and youth cultures.

In this online course, participants learn how to create «cultures of thinking,» communities where a group's collective as well as individual thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted every day.

Working in collaboration with a diverse group of educators, advocacy groups, community organizations, and policymakers, the project ultimately aims to grow the number of quality schools where all children can have equitable learning outcomes, feel like their culture is valued, learn to live together with appreciation of differences, and be engaged in understanding how to dismantle racism and systemic oppression.

It's not easy giving up some control and merging cultures, but schools and community groups are learning to become partners in education.

Part group therapy, part empathy - and trust - building exercise, the Councils are at the heart of a new, research - supported understanding of the profound role that healthy communities and school cultures play in children's education.

He is also the founder of the Roses in Concrete Community School, a community responsive lab school in East Oakland (www.rosesinconcrete.org), and the Community Responsive Education Group (CRE), working with schools and districts around the world to develop and support effective classroom and school Community School, a community responsive lab school in East Oakland (www.rosesinconcrete.org), and the Community Responsive Education Group (CRE), working with schools and districts around the world to develop and support effective classroom and school community responsive lab school in East Oakland (www.rosesinconcrete.org), and the Community Responsive Education Group (CRE), working with schools and districts around the world to develop and support effective classroom and school Community Responsive Education Group (CRE), working with schools and districts around the world to develop and support effective classroom and school cultures.

They also gain an understanding of and are able to challenge what is valued in terms of health and physical activity within their families, social groups, institutions and society, and within other cultures in the broader community.

Typically, a study of world history focuses on the identities of groups — cultures, communities, and civilizations — more than on the identities of particular individuals.

Participants shared challenges they had around school culture and listened to insight from various community arts group on the ways in which art may positively shape school culture and curriculum.

These small democratic groups build a strong sense of community, rich relationships between faculty and students, a meaningful instructional program, a stimulating professional culture for staff, and a respectful and responsible student body.

In schools, these individuals typically work well with large groups of students, know everyone in the school community, have a vested interest in the school culture, and are trusted and well - regarded for their efforts and outcomes.

While principals can not bear full responsibility for creating trusting cultures in their schools, their behavior sets a tone and a foundation for creating trusting relationships and professional community in other groups (Bryk & Schneider, 2002).

There needs to be a serious effort and commitment from federal, state, and local governments, as well as coalitions of school personnel with community groups to ensure implementation, evaluation, and continued success of intercultural / multicultural education in schools in the United States and across cultures.

These community driven groups help inform key decisions such as transition planning, individualized student supports and school culture building.

More and more, schools are seeking to retain teachers by creating collaborative cultures through professional learning communities, or PLCs; critical friends» groups, or CFGs; or teams comprised of grade level or content teachers who meet daily to discuss teaching and learning, student progress, and share best practices.

The first is to advance the theory and research on social interdependence (i.e., cooperative, competitive, individualistic efforts) and constructive conflict among individuals, groups, organizations, communities, cultures, and countries.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

Establish a working group of parents, community members, teachers, curriculum specialists, principals, superintendents, business leaders, and policymakers tasked with developing a shared vision and district culture that put students at the center of learning.

The AAPI community is also the fastest - growing racial group in the United States — representing more than 48 ethnicities, over 300 spoken languages, varied socioeconomic status, and distinctions across immigration history, generational status, culture, and religion.»

A group to share literature on the topics of farming, permaculture, community building, governance, business savvy, holistic living, art and culture.

People in group 5 have the highest susceptibility due to the length of travel, their intention behind travel to immerse themselves into local culture and the adventures they seek to learn the ins and outs of a community.

A number of Indian community groups keep culture alive and provide social, cultural, medical, and preservation programs that benefit the Indian community.

«We are bringing together representatives from various Caribbean destinations, local Caribbean Diaspora groups, and members of the New York City community to what will be one of the hottest Caribbean Fairs in the city,» stated Fernando Abreu, CTO's Deputy Director of Marketing, «We invite the community to join us as we celebrate our culture, enjoy delicious Caribbean cuisine and move to the beats of the Caribbean.»

Renting a luxury Caribbean villa or private home can be a great alternative to booking a hotel whether you are traveling to the Caribbean as a family or with a group, cherish the experience of immersing yourself in the local culture and community, or are looking for more privacy and autonomy than a resort can ever offer.

Metabolism and Communication, Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany 2003 Love, Magazin4 Vorarlberger Kunstverein, Bregenz, Germany Patty Chang, Tracy Emin, Naomi Fisher, Paul McCarthy, The Moore Space, Miami, FL (performance, April 26) Water, Water, curated by Lilly Wei, The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Awakenings, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, Annandale - on - Hudson, NY Feminine Persuasion, The Kinsey Institute and the School of Fine Arts Gallery, Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington, Indiana 2002 Videos in Progress, The RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island Le Plateau Frac Ile - de-France (performance only, November 7), Paris, France Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA The Body Electric: Video Art and the Human Body, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN Americas Remixed, La Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy (performance / exhibition) Extreme Existence, curated by Klaus Ottmann, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, NY (performance / exhibition)(catalogue) Moving Pictures, Guggenheim Museum, New York Fusion Cuisine, Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece (performance / exhibition), (Catalog available) Time Share, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NY Le Studio, Yvon Lambert, Paris, France Oral Fixations, curated by Sandra Firmin, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale - on - Hudson, NY Panorama, curated by Carmen Zita, Room Interior Products, NY Superlounge, curated by Andrea Salerno & Mari Spirito, Gale Gates, Brooklyn, NY About the Mind (Not Everything You Always Wanted to Know), Video Cafe, organized by Hitomi Iwasaki, Queens Museum, NY Mirror Image, curated by Russell Ferguson, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Traveled to: Bard College, Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Annadale - on - Hudson, NY Perspectives: Artists of Chinese Descent in New York, Queens College Art Center, NY Traveled to: Firehouse Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY, March - April 2003 2001 Bodily Acts, curated by Jennifer L. Gray, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale - on - Hudson, NY Circus Maximus, BeganeGrond, Center for the Contemporary Arts, Utrecht, Holland Group Show, Hamburg Kunstverein, Germany (performance) Mimic, Gale Gates et al., Brooklyn, NY Casino 2001, 1st Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Stedelijk Museum Voor Actuele Kunst and the Bijloke Museum, Gent, Belgium (performance / exhibition) Looking for Mr. Fluxus: In the Footsteps of George Maciunas, Art in General, NY La Hijas de la Tierra (The Daughters of the Earth), IODAC Museum of Contemporary, Spain Panic, Julie Saul Gallery, New York Video Jam, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida (brochure) 2001 Art + Performance + Technology, in conjunction with the 19th International Sculpture Conference, Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA (performance) WET, Luise Ross Gallery, New York Trans Sexual Express Barcelona, Centre d'Art Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain Smirk: Women, Art, and Humor, curated by Debra Wacks, Firehouse Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, New York 2000 Uncomfortable Beauty, Jack Tilton / Anna Kustera Gallery, New York Cross Female, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (performance / exhibition): Traveled to: Kunst - und Kunstgewerbeverein Pforzheim, Germany (April / May 2001) The Art of the Screen Saver, Stanford Art Museum / Cantor Art Center, Stanford, CA Traveled to: ICA, London, England (Feb - March 2002) Steamroller, performance festival organized by Galerie MXM, Prague, Czech Republic (Catalog available) Soma, Soma, Soma, The Sculpture Center, New York Performance Festival, Kunstpanorama, Lucern and USINE, Geneva The Standard Projection: 24/7, Standard Hotel, Los Angeles Deja vu, Art Miami 2000, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach Galerie Fons Welters (two person exhibition with Atelier van Lieshout), Amsterdam ID / y2k, Identity At The Millennium, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, NY 1999 - 2000 Illusion Delusion Denial, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York Mug Shots, Center for Visual Art and Culture, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 1999 IDENDITAT, hat man doch zu viel, Ort halle fur kunst, Feldstr.

Group Exhibition 2000 Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, Washington, DC, Group Exhibition 1999 Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, DC, Group Exhibition 1986 Gallery 1199, New York, NY, Joining Forces, Group Exhibition, Curators: Charles Abramson, Senga Nengudi - Fittz 1986 20 West Theatre, Harlem, NY, Apartheid and Other White Lies, Solo Exhibition 1986 The Muse Community Museum, Brooklyn, NY, Group Exhibition 1985 Howard University, Washington, DC Birth of a Blackwomanartist, Thesis show 1985 The Center for Art & Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY, A Common Thread: Caribbean & African - American Women's Tribute to Wanda Ducoste Wiener, Esq., Group Exhibition 1980 Howard University Law School, Washington, DC, Group Exhibition 1979 Washington Conference of Artists, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition 1979 Howard University, Washington, DC Student Show, Group Exhibition 1979 Smith - Norton Gallery Washington, DC, Group Exhibition 1979 Shrewsbury Library, Monmouth County NJ, Monmouth County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority exhibition, show.

There's a lot of duality happening, and the paintings that are going to be shown at the group show really talk about a personal and shared experience with people who are gender non-conforming or who break out of the rigid box of masculinity, especially in the black community and culture because I am so in love with my culture.

I had been waiting since the early»80s for a community to emerge in the downtown art world, for a group of artists who were inspired by and connected to street culture.