Sentences with phrase «democracy for working people»

By Nancy Platts Trade unions have often been at the forefront of demands for a better democracy for working people, whether it was the Chartists pushing for the right to vote in the 19th century to the Scottish TUC's role campaigning for a Scottish parliament two decades ago.

Not exact matches

For all the lectures on human rights and democracy coming out of Manila, the brutal fact of Philippine life is that millions of its people are forced to leave their families to do dirty work elsewhere because they have no way to feed their families — this in a strategically located land with an educated, English - speaking workforce and bursting with natural resources.

Republicans should be happy to learn this Truth that has brought America to the state of Light for Obama to pick on it.One thing good about American Democracy is it is «truly participating» and lasting with lessons for others to follow in modernity to tap blue horizons of life.Those blue horizons just do not end in economics that has many minds to tap the financial barometer of the country self educative in working of its affluent class and ordinary class both domestically and internationally relating to perfection with budgeting of money in economic plans that have been existing and are in the process to move charismatically with a tide over where bipartisan element also comes into play well integrated to test the mettle of the top leader of the country who has to stand over the continuous democratic element evolving of the country both in economic as well as inherently in spiritual terms for the good of the people at large mixing with the culture of exchange that has humanity behind it to survive??

«I came because the young people who died deserve a tribute, that we march for the peace in the country, for justice and for the return of the democracy that has been kidnapped by this government,» said Marlene Alvarez, 26, who works in a laboratory in the capital.

In the last of his three «part series,» Proposing Democracy Anew,» Richard John Neuhaus confusedly presents his position on the separation of church and state, pluralism, religious indifferentism, and the proper content of the public square such that one is unsure whether he is proposing a societal ideal, for which Catholics and all people should perpetually strive, or a merely provisional goal, for which we may now work temporarily, but only in lieu of pursuing directly a greater ideal.

His early job at the Dutch social insurance agency propelled him into politics, where he worked as a speechwriter for the conservative - liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

The democracy he worked for was built upon «the virtuous citizen,» and he worried that Darwinism «would cause people to lose a sense of God's presence....

The question whether autocracies or democracies work better for the people is probably impossible to answer in an empirical fashion, because democratic and autocratic states differ on a lot of dimensions.

As I prepared for this event, my thoughts went back to that lecture because the underlying themes are similar - the Nigerian economy and financial system and indeed our democracy and political systems are not working for the majority of our people.

There are evidently better ways for democracies to work, including by being transparent, flexible, and responsive to people's needs.

Howie is a socialist who believes self - organization, independent political action, and international solidarity by the working class and oppressed people for full political and economic democracy is the way to build a society of freedom, equality, solidarity, peace, and ecological sustainability.

Democracy works best when people stand up publicly for their interests and join with others who share them.

«Every day, these organizations undertake the most pressing work in our democracy, fighting for the rights of working class New Yorkers, immigrants and people of color,» said the statement.

My deepest gratitude goes to my family, many friends and volunteers, and especially Citizen Action of New York, the Working Families Party, the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation (AFL - CIO), Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, and the Kingston and Ulster County Democrats, all of whom endorsed me and stood by me throughout this entire campaign.

The only way for us to respond to this vast array of challenges is for likeminded nations and peoples to come together and defend the international order that we have worked so hard to create — and the values of liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law by which we stand.

In his remarks, the PDP chairman in the state, Chief Johnson Onuigbo assured that the PDP - led administration would continue to provide dividends of democracy to the people of the state and called on them to support Governor Okezie Ikpeazu - led government as he worked towards developing the state for the benefit of all.

«Having succeeded in deepening our democracy by making possible a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another, says Atiku, the task before the people now is to work for national unity and peace in the land to lay the foundation for nation - building.

If you respect democracy the you'll understand why we need to work for this coalition for the full term until it is time for the people to choose again.

«Threats to MPs are in themselves chilling in a democracy, but they also have an impact on the people who work for us,» he told PoliticsHome.

«They stand with working - class people of color like me on issue after issue including preserving and building truly affordable housing, reforming the NYPD, protecting immigrant families, standing up for workers» rights, and making sure that all people's voices are heard in our democracy.»

Although people rail against journalists and media for having bias, leaking stories, or disseminating fake news, it's hard to imagine a democracy without the press working to obtain the truth.

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University works to increase knowledge of the cultures, histories, environment, and contemporary affairs of Latin America; foster cooperation and understanding among the people of the Americas; and contribute to democracy, social progress, and sustainable development throughout the hemisphere.

We The Voters: 20 Films for the People seeks to inform young people — and anyone else who wants to better understand what's at stake in the current election — about how U.S. democracy People seeks to inform young people — and anyone else who wants to better understand what's at stake in the current election — about how U.S. democracy people — and anyone else who wants to better understand what's at stake in the current election — about how U.S. democracy works.

In President Obama's farewell address in Chicago, he notes that for democracy to work in a nation that is becoming more and more diverse, we need to «heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said, «You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.»»

2005 National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Community Service Award... presented to an individual or group that has made a contribution that benefits the development of gifts and talents in young people; the nature of the work generally characterizes the goals and values of the NAGC and education in a democracy, and affects the larger community, state, or nation.

In this regard, I would also like to appeal for the freedom of my fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi so that she can continue her work for peace and democracy for the people of Burma and the world at large.

In its biggest exhibition to date, for OF THE PEOPLE, Contemporary Wing brings together internationally - recognized talents whose works have shaped and influenced democracy over the past four years.

In many of Pendleton's related works he renders language — from «Black Lives Matter» to «victims of American democracy,» Malcolm X's oft - repeated descriptor for black people — abstract, Xeroxing and collaging them into new forms.

We need to make democracy work for people, not corporations, in order to assure that everyone has access to safe food and clean water.

And by the fourth century B.C., the people of Athens decided that direct democracy, i.e., the people vote on everything, wasn't working for fiscal issues.