Sentences with phrase «for justice and equality»

By empowering women and standing up for justice and equality in every facet of life and society, WOW seeks to help women to be the best they can be.

«It just feels humiliating after you've spent your life really working for justice and equality to be called this, so it was actually kind of sweet, the decision,» she told Law Times.

Without downplaying its seriousness, Hulme demotes climate change from ultimate threat to constant companion, whose murmurs unlock in us the instinct for justice and equality.»

This is further punctuated by the faceless apparitions surrounding him, who act as metaphor for the unknown fighters for justice and equality, including the Black women who served as the backbone of the movement through their community work.

Charged with the emotion, the powerful images in Time of Change: Civil Rights Photographs, 1961 - 1965 depict the struggle for justice and equality during a time of Freedom Rides, protests, marches, and police violence.

«This book excavates the moment when museums were forced to face artists» demands for justice and equality.

I switched careers so that I could work for justice and equality through the law.

Are education for diversity and multicultural education as well as training for justice and equality occurring for staff, students and parents?

Framing the unfinished work as a radical narration about race in America, Peck matches Baldwin's lyrical rhetoric with rich archival footage of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, and connects these historical struggles for justice and equality to the present - day movements that have taken shape in response to the killings of young African - American men including Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, and Amir Brooks.

«We must continue to fight for justice and equality, which is why this annual luncheon is a tremendous opportunity to recognize some outstanding people who are true role models in our community.

Yes Indeed, your work will help to move the struggle for justice and equality forward now and in ther future....

In response to our coordinate efforts for Mutuality 2012, I have heard from women who say they feel their dignity and worth have been restored, from multiple readers who have changed their minds about women in ministry, from couples relieved that they can finally put a name to how their relationship has functioned all along, from singles freshly inspired by the «great cloud of witnesses» that surrounds them, from followers of Jesus whose passion for justice and equality has been renewed, from women ready to «get on with it» and stop asking permission to use their gifts and start unapologetically using them.

God whispers His truth to all people, and this truth shines forth (though often dimly) through the writing of other religions, through literature and art, through music and movies, through shifting political winds, through the longings of men's hearts and dreams, and through the cries of people for justice and equality (Stark, The Human Faces of God, 238).

Not exact matches

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«I lost my beloved spouse Edie, and the world lost a tiny but tough as nails fighter for freedom, justice and equality.

Girl: Uma Libras are all about equality, justice and serenity, so Uma is the perfect name for a Libra girl, as it means «equality of all people.»

WDN marshals resources for a number of issues — like reproductive justice, racial equity, and economic opportunity — but the cause closest to Hall's heart is civic equality for women.

«It's even more important that Uber build a company that reflects the multi-racial, multi-cultural character of Oakland and the East Bay community, and its tradition of advocating for racial equality and economic justice.»

What will establish Madiba's giant stature in history was not only his prolonged fight for social justice and racial equality, but his determination, following the end of the apartheid regime, that there would be reconciliation, not revenge.

We stand up for the principles of equality, equity and social justice and we work with our affiliated unions and social justice partners to build a better world for all citizens.

«Now is the time for all those who value justice and equality in holding Uber accountable, not only in its complicity with Trump's hateful policies but also for impoverishing workers,» the TWA statement read.

Ironically, I have had, in the days since you posted this cartoon, multiple relatives and «friends» who profess their Christianity from the mountaintops, let me know just how vile I am for not adhering to their thoughts on marriage equality, social justice, poverty, the oil spill, the President... you name it.

Unless it was meant for us as a new system to drop Republican systems for the Royalist systems that are taking place now that Jordan and Morocco both Royelists are planed to join GCC as one with a change to the name of the GCC since the Royalist empire will be extending to countries outer of the Arabian Gulf Countries... What ever it is all we need is freedom of rights, justice, peace, equality and to live in prosperity... Egypt is not in the heart of Egyptions only but as well in the heart of every Arabic nation, Egyptions were our teachers in our schools and Egypt was the university of our Yemeni students... Egypt was the source of islamic educations, Egypt was the face of all arts, books, papers, TV plays and movies to all of Arabian speaking countries... Egypt is our Arabian Icon so please please other nations are becoming larger and stronger in the area on your account as a living icon for the Arabian Unity what ever our faiths or beliefs are we are brothers in blood, culture and language, God Bless to All.Amen.

I'm to the point where every time a progressive claims «This analogy is about resisting movement towards justice and equality for all.»

This analogy is about resisting movement towards justice and equality for all.

The Spirit grows and disciples desires for freedom, equality, justice all happens in personal encounter, through worship, through Biblical encounter (in lots of ways) etc..

Yup, bigots can always find some irrelevancy to complain about while ignoring calls for equality and justice.

It has got away for so long with the kind of lunatic word - games that allow death - by - torture to be presented as an act of love, and eternal torment in the flames of hell to be seen as a necessary act of justice, that we should perhaps not be surprised that it has also managed to dupe its followers into seeing the systematic suppression and silencing of women as an act of liberation and equality.

No argument is more effective in promoting gay marriage than the insistence that its rejection offends our sense of justice and equality, especially as concern for the underprivileged and marginalized lies at the heart of our Judeo - Christian heritage.

The eight criteria of a «mature faith» include these: «Holds life - affirming values, including commitment to racial and gender equality, affirmation of cultural and religious diversity, and a personal sense of responsibility for the welfare of others,» and «Advocates social and global change to bring about greater social justice.»

Man and Woman: A Defense by Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P. George Encounter, 168 pages, $ 15.99 No argument is more effective in promoting gay marriage than the insistence that its rejection offends our sense of justice and equality, especially as concern for the....

Yet it is this divine comedy that has been the continuing source and inspiration of much of our concern for equality, freedom and justice for all, our compassion for the disinherited, our defense of the weak and the poor.

Off hand, she mentioned that she feels like we need to create pipelines for people to move towards God's idea of equality and justice.

At this time, when the people are moved by a strong urge for social equality and economic and political justice, there is a great need for a country - wide agency to look after their religious needs and to guide them to an understanding of the principles of Islam.

Convergence of struggles, of knowledge, of resistances, of innovations, of minds and hearts for a world of justice and equality, invention and material progress, optimism and spiritual development.

Egalitarians and Christian feminists both share a common denominator — that justice and equality for females is a biblical ideal that can and should be part of the moral teachings and practices of Christians.

It refers to the Labour Party as a «movement» fighting for social justice and social equality.

They hope that God accepts people regardless of their sexual or political orientation, who sides with the poor and the outcast, who doesn't have favorites, and who wants equality, justice, freedom, and fairness for all.

And so we begin with confession, certainly for particular sins of racism but even for the sin we were unwittingly born into, the sin we did not advocate for or promote but that benefited us nonetheless, the passive and active attitudes and actions of our ancestors who failed to advocate for full equality and justice for their fellow citizeAnd so we begin with confession, certainly for particular sins of racism but even for the sin we were unwittingly born into, the sin we did not advocate for or promote but that benefited us nonetheless, the passive and active attitudes and actions of our ancestors who failed to advocate for full equality and justice for their fellow citizeand active attitudes and actions of our ancestors who failed to advocate for full equality and justice for their fellow citizeand actions of our ancestors who failed to advocate for full equality and justice for their fellow citizeand justice for their fellow citizens.

If the younger brother was anything like the rest of us, he probably found reason to be jealous of his older brother, to complain against him, maybe even to blame his older brother for his own poor choices, and maybe even to cry out to his father for equality, fairness, and justice.

Here's the confusion: Arkes proposes and defends the notion that natural law best accounts for our intuitions of equality and justice; Prof. Smolin responds by pointing out that people have believed evil things in the name of natural law.

Excuse me, I thought America was founded for freedom, equality and justice for ALL!

A sharp moral dichotomy is drawn between we who are for justice, peace, equality, etc., and they who are the «capitalists,» «reactionaries,» «imperialists,» etc..

Civil liberties, especially the right to property, had to be restricted for the sake of equality and justice.

For example: I think we can all agree that murder is wrong, baring false witness is wrong, and that justice, freedom, equality and helping the poor are all good values to hold.

For a Biblical concept of justice has been the real concern of a few of these writers.58 Evidence is of course mixed, but the overwhelming thrust of Scripture's discussion of «social justice» suggests the following Biblical definition: «to each according to his or her needs» Rather than act on the basis of society's most common definitions of «social justice» those of merit or equality - the Christian seeking a Biblically derived social ethic must respond, first and foremost, on the basis of need.

They imposed the idea of secular nationalism on the Indian peoples because they were convinced that it was the best basis for unity of pluralistic India and the best path towards building a new society based on the values of liberty, equality and justice.

For example, Selma is not shy about tying Martin Luther King Jr.'s thirst for equality to God's love of justice, and Interstellar certainly orbits the perimeter of a biblical worldview when its characters identify Love as a force outside the bounds of time and spaFor example, Selma is not shy about tying Martin Luther King Jr.'s thirst for equality to God's love of justice, and Interstellar certainly orbits the perimeter of a biblical worldview when its characters identify Love as a force outside the bounds of time and spafor equality to God's love of justice, and Interstellar certainly orbits the perimeter of a biblical worldview when its characters identify Love as a force outside the bounds of time and space.

It has insisted on equality between women and men, and on justice for women regarding access to basic needs, the means of sustaining a livelihood and the decision - making processes that organize and regulate the common life.

Like Christianity, secular humanism has many noble aspirations for human society, such as peace, justice and equality.