Sentences with phrase «direct political action»

Those among the older established religious groups who have become dissatisfied with conventional religiosity may also be divided into those opting for direct political action and those seeking to form new religious communities.

The organization formed in March 1987 with the aim of bringing attention to the AIDS crisis and the federal government's ignorance about the disease through direct political action.

In the open letter, whose signatories include Turner - prize winners Simon Starling, Mark Leckey, Jeremy Deller and Elizabeth Price, the artists argue that Bruguera's aim in her work «is not a question of direct political action but to open our eyes to the injustices and social issues in the world and to expose the mechanisms of power and protocol that shape human behaviour».

Jews, Catholics, and Protestants have been led by the ethical demands of their faith to direct political action, as in the case of the Berrigans and William Sloan Coffin.

Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign for President, is a grassroots group in Ulster County, NY, building an inclusive, responsive democracy through advocacy, education, and direct political action.

But it's still frustrating to see so few dramatic films try to grapple with real and direct political action.

During a Senate subcommittee hearing last week on research in vocational education, Marla Peterson, dean for research at the University of Tennessee, claimed that last year's bidding process on the national center's contract was unfairly affected by «the direct political action» of the American...

The way forward lies in the direct political action we are seeing from Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat, action that will recapture the public sphere in the manner of Joseph Beuys (whatever his shamanlike pretentions), General Idea and Survival Research Labs.