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The deeper issues here turn on the problems of economic justice in a small world.
After co-founding and co-directing resource sharing networks OurGoods.org and TradeSchool.coop from 2008 - 2014, Woolard is now focused on her work with BFAMFAPhD.com to raise awareness about the impact of rent, debt, and precarity on culture and on the NYC Real Estate Investment Cooperative to create and support truly affordable commercial space for cultural resilience and economic justice in New York City.
Governor Andrew Cuomo lead major supporters of the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice in a New York City parade.
We won these votes by reaching out and having conversations one - on - one with people about a vision for economic justice in our city.
«Governor Cuomo Unveils 5th Proposal of 2018 State of the State: Examine Eliminating the Minimum Wage Tip Credit to Strengthen Economic Justice in New York State,» Dec. 17, 2017, Press Release
«We will not stop working until the bright light of opportunity shines on all New Yorkers,» Cuomo said, emphasizing also the need for economic equity in the educational system, racial and economic justice in the judicial system and voter empowerment in the electoral system.
I trained with Ancient Song Doula Services, an organization devoted to racial and economic justice in birth work.
What is more serious, they either neglect or respond inappropriately to the most fateful moral problems facing all humanity: the problem of economic justice in this country and in others, and the struggle for peace — especially the struggle to prevent nuclear war.
Though no man living is wise enough to give a complete blueprint of the «next steps» to economic justice in every concrete situation, certain widely held errors stand in the way of these steps, and their discernment is essential to moving in the right direction.
If we are to understand the peculiar links between religious commitment and economic justice in American society, therefore, we must also locate the cultural pressures that work against taking responsibility for the poor — some of which are also reinforced by religious commitments.
There is no peace without justice, without economic justice in particular.
They are economic justice in the context of globalization and secular democracy in the context of the onslaught of communalism and fascism.

Not exact matches

March for Economic Justice,» as they march in protest.
«We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice,» said the spokesman, major general S.B. Moyo.
She gets that investing in women isn't just a social justice issue but an economic issue as well.
Counsel to AT&T Inc. (T) and Time Warner Inc. (TWX) took aim at the economic projections underpinning the Department of Justice lawsuit to block their merger, in closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
With a background in civil rights advocacy, Amina has a special appreciation for the impact of working for social and economic justice through investing and shareholder engagement.
In this episode we discuss the ancient history of debt cancellation, the untold life of Jesus as an economic justice activist, and more largely Professor Hudson's forthcoming book,»... and forgive them their debts,» out in summer.In this episode we discuss the ancient history of debt cancellation, the untold life of Jesus as an economic justice activist, and more largely Professor Hudson's forthcoming book,»... and forgive them their debts,» out in summer.in summer...
Williams joined the Sherwood Foundation in September 2006, where she has developed a diverse portfolio focusing primarily on child welfare, family economic well - being, and social and racial justice.
The Trade Justice Network (TJN) joins the call for such alternatives in order to promote a more equitable, inclusive, socially just and sustainable model of trade or economic exchange.
In the key Lavigne vs. OPSEU decision of 1991, Justice Gérard La Forest explained that the unionization model in Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquIn the key Lavigne vs. OPSEU decision of 1991, Justice Gérard La Forest explained that the unionization model in Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquin Canada ensures that unions have «both the resources and the mandate necessary to enable them to play a role in shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.&raquin shaping the political, economic and social context within which particular collective agreements and labour relations disputes will be negotiated and resolved.»
To do justice today is to follow the widow and the abolitionists» example and work to undo the ways that we, in our fallen humanity, deny access and opportunities (economic, political, social, etc.) to the vulnerable.
With regard to existing political and economic arrangements, it can support them within limits despite imperfections, but at the same time it works toward a greater approximation of justice in these arrangements.
Together these leaders — long identified with the struggle for racial and economic justice — demand a test of vouchers with one basic criterion in mind: «Do public scholarships help or hurt our poorest children and the children of ethnic minorities?
Drawing on the biblical motifs of community and solidarity, the document formulates several principles of economic justice and then advocates community interests above private interests, and calls for public ownership and worker management in corporations.
We have been deeply involved in movements for abolition, suffrage, civil rights, economic and environmental justice, and now we are at the forefront of the movement in the church for LGBTQ inclusion.
The economic theory based on Homo economicus has no place in for any notion of fairness or justice.
This means, of course, engaging in difficult and complex decisions of justice and care, as we seek to determine the economic, social, political, and cultural rights of individuals in our own species and as we pay attention to the rights of the silent, nonvoting majority which is made up of all the other species.
In this picture man is no longer seen as subject to ineluctable economic forces, but as himself responsible for deliberately organizing his life - in - relation according to the requirements of social justicIn this picture man is no longer seen as subject to ineluctable economic forces, but as himself responsible for deliberately organizing his life - in - relation according to the requirements of social justicin - relation according to the requirements of social justice.
That is, many contemporary theologies tend to believe that we can derive the normative content of faith, truth and justice directly from the immediate contexts of our social, economic and political situations; at the same time, other contemporary theologies have abandoned even trying to argue that theological claims are in any sense normative.
With the definition of religion given, Marxism would have to be considered a religion, at least for those who do not use it as a means to some political or economic end, but who find «in the conception of the «dialectic of history» with its inevitability, its total relevance, its impersonal justice - making power, the object of supreme valuation and complete relevance to life....
But what makes today's left so sure that economic justice and sexual liberation coincide in the way, say, that truth, beauty, and goodness do in the schemes of theologians?
He is the co-founder and director of Ohio Prophetic Voices, a movement of faith leaders and clergy engaged in a biblically rooted struggle for economic and racial justice.
So too, in every such location there are questions about the justice of the ways in which social, economic, and political power are distributed and how that distribution affects the people who live there.
The commitment to a culture of solidarity and economic justice is equally important in the so - called «developed nations», where in many of them there is a growing gap between those who have a comfortable lifestyle and those who are deprived and marginalized.
Agape bids us seek justice here, not the stale justice of combat and compromise, but the justice of a search for a new economic, political, and ecclesiastical order in which sexuality can be fulfilling for each in a life which is a support and not a barrier to the love which binds all together.
Moreover, violence is always used in the conviction that it is the only means adequate for attaining a noble end — social justice, the nation's welfare, elimination of criminals (for the political or social enemy is always considered a criminal), radical change of the economic structures.
As for the Church's social justice views — Allen mentions conservative criticism of Caritas in Veritate (while overlooking the many conservatives who applauded it)-- I wrote two separate columns for the Times of London online a) praising the essentials of that specific encyclical, and Benedict's economic and social justice teachings in general; and b) saluting Archbishop Oscar Romero, who I believe will one day be declared a saint, precisely as a champion of Catholic social justice.
These data provoke concern in terms of economic justice, but another real issue is that media owners and players are «gatekeepers,» with the power to define who has access to information.
In my judgment, the «Social Principles» of the United Methodists, the «Statement on Economic Justice» of the Lutheran Church in America, the «Statement on Human Rights» of the United Church of Christ, and the World Council of Churches» themes of «Justice, Sustainability and Participation» are models of such effortIn my judgment, the «Social Principles» of the United Methodists, the «Statement on Economic Justice» of the Lutheran Church in America, the «Statement on Human Rights» of the United Church of Christ, and the World Council of Churches» themes of «Justice, Sustainability and Participation» are models of such effortin America, the «Statement on Human Rights» of the United Church of Christ, and the World Council of Churches» themes of «Justice, Sustainability and Participation» are models of such efforts.
’42 Indeed, women from all three continents, Africa, Asia and Latin America, say that «In the person and praxis of Jesus Christ, women of the three continents find the grounds of our liberation from all discrimination: sexual, racial, social, economic, political and religious... Christology is integrally linked with action on behalf of social justice and the defense of each person's right to life and to a more humane life.43 This means that Christology is about apartheid, sexual exploitation, poverty and oppression.
As McBrien noted, this powerfully suggests the need to be attentive to justice issues within as well as outside the church This principle of sacramentality undergirds the statement in the U.S. Catholic bishops» pastoral letter Economic Justice for All: «All the moral principles that govern the just operation of any economic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (nojustice issues within as well as outside the church This principle of sacramentality undergirds the statement in the U.S. Catholic bishops» pastoral letter Economic Justice for All: «All the moral principles that govern the just operation of any economic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (nEconomic Justice for All: «All the moral principles that govern the just operation of any economic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (noJustice for All: «All the moral principles that govern the just operation of any economic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (neconomic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (no. 347).
All that we hope to say about the interdependence of people and the earth, economic justice and ecological responsibility, is ultimately based in this metaphor and its message that the struggle of humanity and the earth are one.
Laudato Si, last week's encyclical from Pope Francis, seeks to address a plethora of problems in the modern world — predominately focusing on environmental issues, distributive justice, and perceived problems with consensus developmental economic theory.
At a time when political developments in Washington are generally discouraging to advocates for economic justice, faith - based organizing shows the enormous potentials found in grass - roots America and particularly in the rich web of religious communities.
In a blend of words from his public speeches, imagined conversation, and fictional situations, the book highlights Obama's real stance on social justice and, in particular, economic and political empowermenIn a blend of words from his public speeches, imagined conversation, and fictional situations, the book highlights Obama's real stance on social justice and, in particular, economic and political empowermenin particular, economic and political empowerment.
How does a course on work and economic justice inform ministries with non-English speaking refugees trapped in sweatshops, or with prostitutes, or with single mothers, or with bank executives?
It is in this global context that the people takes initiatives for economic justice, for direct participation and intervention in the market process, and for economic actions for sustainable life.
This may be reformulated in terms of the Golden Rule, found in various religions, and in terms of «irrevocable directives» concerning commitment to cultures of truth and tolerance, nonviolence and respect for life, economic justice, and equal rights and partnership between men and women.
The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.
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