Not exact matches
Parker adds that unlike the
fight for the
right to vote, which was legislated with the stroke of a pen, today's gaps in
equality can't be mandated, and won't change over night.
The bottom line appears to be that the United Nations was unable to find a real life woman that would be able to champion the
rights of ALL women on the issue of gender
equality and the
fight for their empowerment.The United Nations has decided that Wonder Woman is the role model that women and girls all round the world should look up to.
He
fought for racial
equality and voting
rights,
for fair wages and the reproductive
rights of women.
@JohnCarver — Gay men are simply
fighting for their
rights,
equality.
While the nations on the Continent had their revolutions and,
for good or evil,
fought over ideas — whether it be the divine
right of kings, liberty,
equality, and fraternity, scientific socialism, or racial superiority — we were, as Napoleon and others have said, a nation of shopkeepers.
«Though the road to full
equality for LGBT Americans is long, the example set by those
fighting for equal
rights in the United States gives hope to men and women around the world -LSB-...]
Thankfully, the conservatives, with their love of freedom, took up the
fight for racial
equality and civil
rights... what?
I'm sorry you are inconvenienced by hearing about the
fight for equality, but maybe you should stop complaining and be thankful that you are not the one being denied your
rights.
what most
equality people are
fighting for isn't their
right to screw they can do that any how, we are trying to get people to see that marriage comes with a lot of benefits that are being denied from this group of people based on s - e-x-ual orientation.
For the last 17 years, I've traveled across this state to fight for better schools, LGBTQ equality, and women's health care, including the right to choo
For the last 17 years, I've traveled across this state to
fight for better schools, LGBTQ equality, and women's health care, including the right to choo
for better schools, LGBTQ
equality, and women's health care, including the
right to choose.
``...... As your Attorney General, I will
fight for LGBT
equality, I will use the Civil
Rights Bureau to aggressively enforce discrimination laws, and I will use the office's power to force change.»
For nearly two decades, she's been fighting for LGBTQ equality, women's rights, and better public schools — for her kids, and for all of New York's ki
For nearly two decades, she's been
fighting for LGBTQ equality, women's rights, and better public schools — for her kids, and for all of New York's ki
for LGBTQ
equality, women's
rights, and better public schools —
for her kids, and for all of New York's ki
for her kids, and
for all of New York's ki
for all of New York's kids.
To complicate matters, Loeb also has donated to some left - leaning advocacy groups including the Center
for Reproductive
Rights, which
fights for a woman's
right to choose abortion, and the Human
Rights Campaign, a group that lobbied to get marriage
equality enacted in New York in 2011.
Whereas, we can take pride in the progress our state and nation have made in reinforcing women's
rights over the decades and recognize that we have not yet crossed all thresholds to fulfilling our mission and quest
for true
equality; today we celebrate the economic, social, and political accomplishments of women, we honor the courageous women who have made extraordinary contributions to their countries and communities, and we pause to remember the struggles waged by generations of women who have led the
fight for equality and justice; and
District Attorney Kathleen Rice believes the
fight for equality for our LGBT communities is a battle
for basic civil
rights.
For Kathleen, the fight for LGBT rights isn't just a fight for fairness; it's a personal fight for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and fami
For Kathleen, the
fight for LGBT rights isn't just a fight for fairness; it's a personal fight for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and fami
for LGBT
rights isn't just a
fight for fairness; it's a personal fight for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and fami
for fairness; it's a personal
fight for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and fami
for equality on behalf of her LGBT colleagues, friends and family.
As the
fight for full
equality nationwide moves forward, we will
fight to ensure New York maintains its position as the leader
for equal
rights.»
I am
fighting for true
equality for all;
for equal pay and fair treatment at work, expanded voting
rights, educational equity, criminal justice reform, freedom from gun violence in our schools and on our streets, and health care
for all Americans.
She was recently honored by the Human
Rights Campaign with its Visibility Award
for her work advocating
for marriage
equality and
fighting stigma and prejudice.
In part, due to senators like Kirsten Gillibrand, that
fought for gay
rights and marriage -
equality from the earliest days.
«This is the state where I have been a vocal advocate
for LGBTQ
equality and
for women's health and women's
rights, including a woman's
right to choose, and in the last 17 years, I have been traveling across this state
fighting for better public schools
for my kids but also
for all of New York's kids,» Nixon said.
She informally advised Andrew Cuomo as he positioned himself
for a successful gubernatorial run last year, and it was because of her close ties to the governor that the coalition of gay
rights groups
fighting for marriage
equality hired her this spring.
«I thank Assembly Member O'Donnell
for his support, and
for his leadership
fighting for equality, tenants»
rights and progressive causes,» Jackson said in a statement.
The
fight for equality under the law, argued advocates, had not ended with the advances made in the civil
rights movement, but was still an ongoing battle, as current as ever.
On the suffragette front, New York State has played a critical role in the
fight for women's
equality, from hosting the first - ever Women's
Rights Convention in 1848 to the passage of the Women's
Equality Agenda in 2015.
In a New York Post op - ed over the weekend, Benjamin argues that the
fight for marriage
equality for gay residents of the Empire State should not be compared to the civil
rights battles waged by African Americans: «The same - sex - marriage movement is not nobly about obtaining a long - denied civil
right.
«Congressman Charles Rangel has never stopped
fighting for equality, civil
rights, and progress
for all New Yorkers.
Inez's
fight for equality is one of many that brought us to where we are today, 101 years later, begging every individual to exercise their
right to vote in the upcoming November elections.
Of all the issues that were laid before me in this competition, I could not help but feel that by supporting this group of scientists and activists in their
fight for the planet, we would also be promoting the ideas that knowledge / literacy is power — that other species should be treated with respect — that everyone deserves the basic
rights of food, safety and
equality — that despite our differences, our common ground is the planet we live on — and that unless we make a serious commitment to protect it, the problems of the future will be too big
for any organization to tackle.
The first feature film to tell the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the
fight for equality and the
right to vote.
Director Sarah Gavron returns to the Festival
for a third time with a film that tells the story of the ordinary British women at the turn of the last century who risked everything in the
fight for equality and the
right to vote.
When Knight declares the
rights of his free men of Jones, she stands
right behind him smiling... and yet there is a complete lack of irony from Ross that not one soldier would consider
fighting for the
equality of this woman
fighting for them.
Students Matter
fights for education
equality in the court of law and in the court of public opinion, where students»
rights and voices matter most.
Since that time, more and more women have been
fighting for the
equality with men.If you have to write women's
rights essay, you can not avoid Continue reading
Whoah, whoah, take a second, I'm not dismissing the
fight for equality or female
rights or how women are often portrayed in various forms of media.
Dr. King, leader of the Civil
Rights Movement, whose nonviolent resistance was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, blazed the trail
for the
fight for equality for the LGBTI community today.
In this work, Lockett's use of swirling paint and embedded objects conveys the powerful atmosphere of the civil
rights marches, which were galvanized by the
fight for equality but also often marred by bigotry and hate.
It's in this same year that Tate Modern's exhibition «Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (1963 — 1983)» begins its story of the radical, brilliant and hugely varied art made by African American artists in the political and cultural landscape of Civil
Rights, Black Panthers, Blaxploitation, and other manifestations of the
fight for equality in education, jobs and representation.
The persons portrayed share their insights on trans
rights, the
fight for equality, and their personal struggles and accomplishments.
Such formalist aspirations existed in the same moment and the same country as the civil
rights movement, and Edwards, who had become increasingly active in the
fight for equality, immediately understood the limits of an art devoid of content.
If Judith Butler is seen as threat
for fighting for basic freedoms and
equality, we must condemn the violation of
rights and denounce
right - wing populism.
In order to reinforce the importance of mentioning women and gender
equality there needs to be PUBLIC funds that empower women to
fight for their
rights.
From here, the
fight for greater
equality and the economic
rights of the middle class — as well as
for cleaner air & energy — only stands to gain momentum.
«I will continue to
fight for fundamental freedoms —
equality and privacy
rights, but I'm going to take the time to meet with staff and meet with a number of voices across the country and also figure out how to find my way to the bathroom in the office before I start launching into a new strategic direction,» he says.
As a highly - experienced advocate
for employees, Nicol is determined to
fight for employee
rights and
equality in the workplace.
Constitutionally guaranteed
equality rights are meaningful only if they can be enforced — and West Coast LEAF believes that these
rights are absolutely worth
fighting for.
But it's ironic that it may take a return to the 1970s, an era when women
fought hard
for equal
rights, to find the solution to helping women retain a position of
equality at law firms today.
It advocates
for those with psychiatric disorders and is
fighting for equality, human
rights, and social justice.
«If we're distracted by these things, we can't be fully engaged in our continued quest
for equality and we won't have sufficient time or money to donate to the organizations and causes
fighting for our civil
rights.»
He
fought for racial
equality and voting
rights,
for fair wages and the reproductive
rights of women.