We are working to end the systemic racism and
economic oppression in New York's public schools that continues to shortchange generations of Black, Brown, low - income and immigrant students.
Not exact matches
Leland describes the Chinese reform as a reversal of financial repression and this repression
in the context of the Chinese economy is the
oppression of consumers and households by state organizations through its
economic systems.
At the same time, the NCC calls for the unification of North and South Korea, without reference to the
oppression, including religious
oppression,
in the North, and condemns sanctions against Cuba, which it blames for the
economic disappointments of Fidel's revolution.
I am repeatedly impressed how quickly I, and other well - meaning Christians, turn from impassioned statements about the evil of
oppression and hunger on a global scale to talk of our need for better salaries, our hopes for
economic security
in retirement, and our boats or Summer cottages.
It may be liberation of Blacks from
oppression by racist society
in the United States or liberation of Latin American peasants and workers from the bondage of
economic colonialism and class
oppression.
’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.
In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936
In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role
in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936
in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and
economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and
oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).
Through a series of brief questions at the end of his book, Sigmund invites liberation theologians to seek ways of fusing capitalist market «efficiency» with the «preferential love for the poor,» to consider how private property is not always
oppression but may
in fact free people from it, to develop liberalism's ideal of «equal treatment under the law,» to nurture the «fragile new democracies»
in Latin America, and, finally, to develop «a spirituality of socially concerned democracy, whether capitalist or socialist
in its
economic form,» rather than «denouncing dependency, imperialism, and capitalist exploitation.»
For instance,
in its first years, liberation theology was conceived as (second - order) reflection and discourse based on a (first - order) praxis of liberation from
oppression, especially from social,
economic and political injustice.
And one should not overlook the sustaining power of Pentecostal life and worship
in maintaining identity and an alternative vision of reality
in the face of racial and
economic oppression and deprivation.
That place is our human condition that is spelled out
in Watergate; mangled bodies and land
in Indochina; dry, dusty, suffering starvation
in Africa; inconceivable poverty,
oppression and torture
in South America; humiliation and wretchedness
in the slums here «at home»: and all this supported by
economic structures and a system which we have supported and which destroys human beings and rapes the good earth.
Therefore there is a new demand on liberation theology to take into account the new dimensions of
oppression and subjugation brought
in by
economic globalization.
In them we find clearly articulated such themes as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus as the liberator from hunger, misery,
oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (as well as to Marxism); the theory of «dependency» on inhuman
economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»
But
in terms of the existential reality of increasing racism, sexism, political disfranchisement,
economic exploitation, and so forth, we need to find viable models and social strategies for holding people accountable for perpetuating systemic
oppression.
Hence those schooled
in this tradition will be suspicious of Western cultural influence, especially when it is linked to military or
economic oppression.
Daughters of Hope not only reduces poverty and injustice, but gives dignity, freedom, and hope to women who have been caught up
in the cycle of
economic and social
oppression.
Salvation works
in the struggle for
economic justice against the exploitation of people by people;
in the struggle for human dignity against the political
oppression of human beings;
in the struggle for solidarity against the alienation of person from person; and
in the struggle of hope against despair
in personal life.
In the United States we have been dealing with forms of
oppression that are not based on
economic class although they have
economic consequences.
It was not our country's place to judge that, when other nations were caught
in such upheavals and were moving away from both political and
economic oppression, communism was worse than any available alternative.
Writing
in the New York Times Book Review, Ms. Davidson indicates that she's glad enough that,
in addition to
economic oppression, some liberation theologians are beginning to take sexual
oppression seriously.
In sum, we can speak of (a) a relation to nature — the animal kingdom, the calming of a storm, rain and fruitfulness of the land; (b) the social and political community — the overcoming of economic injustice, oppression, cheating or bribing, conflict and lack of compassion; (c) the wellbeing of persons in the community — an aspect assumed in the critique of things that hinder it (covetousness, anger, jealousy) and depicted as family and communal harmon
In sum, we can speak of (a) a relation to nature — the animal kingdom, the calming of a storm, rain and fruitfulness of the land; (b) the social and political community — the overcoming of
economic injustice,
oppression, cheating or bribing, conflict and lack of compassion; (c) the wellbeing of persons
in the community — an aspect assumed in the critique of things that hinder it (covetousness, anger, jealousy) and depicted as family and communal harmon
in the community — an aspect assumed
in the critique of things that hinder it (covetousness, anger, jealousy) and depicted as family and communal harmon
in the critique of things that hinder it (covetousness, anger, jealousy) and depicted as family and communal harmony.
First of all, we should canvass the different «names» of
oppression: (i) The experience of dependence and the struggle for national determination took
in the Sixties the form of creating the organizations of the Third World countries and the UN attempts to define a more just New International
Economic Order.
William Jones,
in «Process Theology: Guardian of the Oppressor or Goad to the Oppressed: An Interim Assessment,» uses the medical metaphor, «toxin - anti-toxin» to refer to
economic, social, and political,
oppression and its eradication.
This inner poisoning of life... can not... be overcome simply by victory over
economic need, political
oppression, cultural alienation and the ecological crisis... The absence of meaning and the corresponding consequences of an ossified and absurd life are described
in theological terms as godforsakenness... Faith becomes hope for significant fulfillment.
Dr. Smith looks at process thought and black liberation from a pastoral psychology perspective and black people's experience of
oppression: The struggle against
oppression in black people's experience is a constant struggle against external forces as manifested
in economic, social, and political exploitation.
The Cuban revolution impresses many Latin American Christians much more by its achievements
in liberating the masses from
economic oppression than by its suppression of political dissent of discouragement of Christianity.
Currently the most influential version, of course, is associated with movements shaped by liberation theologies: We come to understand God as we are a part of a community that is united by a common history of
oppression and struggles for liberation by radically changing the arrangements of
economic and social power that have made the
oppression systemic
in our society.
In more recent times, people often leave bad situations — war; famine; political,
economic, social or religious
oppression — and go to a place where they hope their lives will be better.
-- The growth drive is diminished
in many persons by a variety of factors including emotional malnutrition, toxic relationships,
economic deprivation, social
oppression, and their own fear of and resistance to growth.
Our goal is to liberate our people from the shackles of
oppression and
economic seizure brought about by administrative hooliganism and brigandage
in the high places.
He said Ghana could provide a model for
economic growth, while
in contrast Zimbabwe and Sudan have «bad government and violent
oppression».
It features a strong heroine, and it deals with some pretty heavy issues of
economic oppression, violence
in the media and political hypocrisy.
Ladson - Billings inspires the question: how might the conversation about supporting struggling students be different if it came from a place of moral, political, and
economic justice,
in reparation for the historic
oppression that has led to the achievement gap?
Carmichael argues that the continued
oppression of African Americans is rooted
in economic and educational inequality, while de Falla's opera serves as a cautionary tale about the polarizing social implications of class distinctions.
Famous for putting a human face on
economic and political
oppression in developing countries, Mr. Salgado is photographing the most pristine vestiges of nature he can find: pockets of the planet unspoiled by modern development.
He believed that by pointing out the cruelty,
economic oppression, racism, and brutality enacted by individuals as well as governments, viewers of his work might be moved to change society or at least to consider their own role
in larger systems of power.
But to be honest, I felt like the only parts of the exhibition reserved for postcolonial critique were Gordon Bennett's cutting sketches of the
oppression of Australian Aboriginals (Notepad Drawings, 1992), or Gaganendranath Tagore's depiction of colonial
economic misery
in British India (1917 - 30)-- both now historic works, and both framed drawings.
While some advanced a single principle or purpose — such as ending
oppression, ensuring sufficiency, or protecting the interest of belonging and the benefits of full membership
in social,
economic and political lives — others took a more pluralistic approach.
Accordingly, anti-age discrimination
in employment law aims at promoting various purposes to remedy these wrongs, including preventing opportunistic behaviour by employers, who are tempted to dismiss older workers when their labour costs are higher than their marginal productivity; promoting displaced older workers who experience major challenges to reemployment; protecting against ageist stereotypes and ageism; and alleviating social isolation,
oppression and
economic deprivation among older workers.
Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political,
economic, social and cultural enhancement and
in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and
oppression wherever they occur,
The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith
in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States
in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples,
in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising,
in particular, their right to development
in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political,
economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples co
economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed
in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political,
economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples co
economic, social and cultural enhancement and
in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and
oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development
in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace,
economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples co
economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing
in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed
in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are,
in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples co
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their
economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples co
economic, social and cultural development, Bearing
in mind that nothing
in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised
in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples
in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments,
in particular those related to human rights,
in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,