Sentences with phrase «engaged citizens do»

As an educator today, I draw on the writings of University of Washington political science and education professor Walter Parker, who has noted that «engaged citizens do not materialize out of thin air.

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It is appropriate to remind us, as Matthew Spalding did in his 2009 book, We Still Hold These Truths, that the Founders would have expected the «perpetuation of liberty» to «depend on spirited citizens... actively engaged in the democratic task of governing themselves» and «holding to the truths of 1776.»

But, having the conversation is something we in the nation do (or should do) in order to be engaged, connected with our fellow citizens.

As such, while voting would not be the only thing an engaged citizen would do, it is the very least that would be done.

«I think what we're doing more is arming our citizens with information for people that have been known to engage in terrorist - type activity, that may be out of jail and no longer incarcerated,» Gallivan said.

«Public authorities do not misuse their powers under Ripa [Regulatory and Investigatory Powers Act] to engage in random mass intrusion into the private affairs of law abiding UK citizens.

It can only advocate positions (which it could do prior to Citizens United) and engage in electioneering activities like endorsing a candidate in advertisements (which it could not do prior to Citizens United).

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

I feel now, as I did then, that it is our responsibility as engages citizens to expect now - President Barack Obama to live up to the promises that made him an appealing candidate... As Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmngham Jail reminds us, «Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes from the tireless efforts of men willing to be coworkers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation.»

Niemi and Junn further cite an extensive body of research - all produced after Jennings and Langton's work - showing that civics classes do help to make young people into knowledgeable, engaged, and / or concerned citizens.

«Empowering youth to be engaged citizens is at the heart of everything we do,» explains George Zaninovich, who directs a collection of programs that fall under the PLACE umbrella.

I'd feared that this collection of educators would be dismissive of concerns as to whether they were doing all they could to develop moral character, civic knowledge, and engaged citizens.

If traditional public schools and districts want to reclaim the mantle of minting engaged and competent citizens, they have some valorizing work to do of their own.

And I probably don't need to convince anyone reading this about the value — no, the absolute necessity — of teaching young people to become engaged and active citizens.

Michigan must ensure that each and every child can read and do math, be a creative thinker and problem - solver, and be an informed, open - minded and engaged citizen in our society (Goals and Strategies, 2016).

When students in public schools do well, the community benefits from a more prepared workforce, future economic growth, lower incarceration rates and more engaged citizens for our future communities.

They are doing this by engaging as public citizens who are leading student organizing, participating in community - led school transformation and other active protest movements.

Overall, how do we best prepare them to be caring people, ethical workers, and engaged citizens today and in the future?

Massey engages the idea that in the past, people on all political sides agreed that housing developments created for low - income citizens perpetuated cycles of poverty and did little to combat discrimination (23).

On a positive note, Stewart felt encouraged by the conversations he engaged in with several Yulin citizens, most of whom didn't like the idea of eating dog, as well as butchers who said their businesses had taken a drop in sales due to all the activism, outside pressure, and the government no longer endorsing the event.

P.S. Ironically, your wishes for a triple - A mmo, that is an actual virtual world, not merely a murder - simulator but where players can craft, mine, farm, explore, entertain, do in - game reporting, and engage in a variety of professions, besides pew pew or stabby stabby, much like SWG of old or customize their character so that no two characters are alike COH of old, I'd argue STAR CITIZEN is your last, best hope for the mmo you've been clamoring for all along.

As I noted via Twitter during the meeting, this talk and many other engaging presentations at the event illustrate the importance of adding a fresh facet to the popular notion that today's citizens, and particularly students, would do well to improve their capacity for critical thinking:

To tap into the collective intelligence that we have in our communities, that we have in our country and in the world so that we can begin to, as citizens, engage these topics, to be able to question, as a community, what does all this data really mean.»

Friendly faces paid us a visit: Thuli Makama dropped by on her way back to Swaziland following her fellowship at the Environmental Law Alliance (ELAW) in Oregon; Raoul du Toit came to town for the 2013 Wildlife Conservation Expo; and Ma Jun spoke at a standing - room only event about his work to engage Chinese citizens in reporting environmental violations and holding the government accountable in enforcing laws.

If they don't like any of the particular options that fit the best available evidence on sea level rise, or don't like the particular ones that they suspect a majority of their fellow citizens might, they can be expected to try to stigmatize the municipal and various private groups engaged in adaptation planning by falsely characterizing them and their ideas in terms that bind them to only one of the partisan cultural styles that is now (sadly and pointlessly, as a result of misadventure, strategic behavior, and ineptitude) associated with engagement with climate change science in national politics.

This question is designed to expose the ethical duty of the United States and other high - emitting nations under international law to prevent its citizens from engaging in activities which cause climate change damages as a matter international law without regard to what other nations do.

«Calling the challengers brave, Gableman wrote that their litigation gave the court «an opportunity to re-endorse its commitment to upholding the fundamental right of each and every citizen to engage in lawful political activity and to do so free from the fear of the tyrannical retribution of arbitrary or capricious governmental prosecution.

She'll tell you herself that's what she is doing; tell her audience, too, b / c she is trying to engage them as reasoning citizens — not «hoodwink» them.

If we don't engage citizens at a level that has never been done before, we are not going to lower greenhouse - gas emissions, because the politicians won't be able to act — they will be cut off at the knees.

As a starting point, given the significant Israeli Arab population, if Israel is engaged in ethnic cleansing, it's doing a damned poor job of it (and while I wouldn't deny that Israel's treatment of its Arab citizens has been anything to be proud of, it's worth noting that whatever understandable sympathy those Arab citizens may have for their kith and kin in the Palestinian territories, they have no particular desire to join them, much less be governed by them).

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

But I'll be back, and I suggest you, too, persevere, because, if, as ReadWriteWeb opines, even the U.S. government open access data initiative data.gov has whole lot to learn from the Brits, our government desperately needs to see how those who «get it» are engaging their citizens; and our informed readers need to do what they can to cause it to get it, too.

He said that the NDIC will not insure trading in any currency not issued by the CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) and that a committee has been created to ensure that Nigerian citizens who do engage in cryptocurrency trading are not exposed to unnecessary risks.