Sentences with phrase «for new societies»

True, as a persecuted minority, they wanted religious freedom and called for a new society.

He called for a new society that is neither patriarchal nor matriarchal, but a global culture incorporating the best contributions of both men and women.

His breakdown amid the variety of Roman alternatives was cured by the new Christian alternative, his intellectual doubts as a late antique philosopher were resolved by Hebrew and Christian truth, his dissatisfaction with professional advancement in Rome was rechanneled into an enthusiasm for the new society of the ecclesia.

Now the dynamism for the struggle for the new society has to come from the people who are victims of the pattern of modern development and who have the nearness to nature and therefore able to protect it and do justice to it.

Often the exceptionally imaginative and creative people are the ones most vulnerable to persecution, since through them even newer and more disturbing dreams of a still better world enter the arena of our social consciousness, stirring up criticism of the present order and making obsolete our plans for a new society.

Breakout sessions will be held to determine strategic goals and objectives for this new society.

It is particularly urgent that urban high schools be reformed, and in 2000, the Carnegie Corporation of New York launched a national initiative, Schools for a New Society, to help urban communities redesign their high schools.

San Diego is in its fifth year of the Schools for a New Society (SNS) program, a seven - city initiative to redesign high schools supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

BPE is the lead organization responsible for the Schools for a New Society grant.

In the past, Adelman directed an evaluation of the Carnegie Corporation's Schools for a New Society Initiative and a study of state and local dual high school / college enrollment policies conducted for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

Eighty percent of the dues will go directly to the Fund for African American Art, established by the Amoses, and 20 percent will support programming for the new society.

Not exact matches

While only 18 percent of U.S. organizations offer paid parental leave, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey, many high profile employers have begun announcing plans that both increase the amount of paid time off for new parents and offer it regardless of gender.

Interviewing noted legal thinkers like Michelle Alexander (author of The New Jim Crow), the documentary argues that this «loophole» — allowing forced labor for criminals — enabled resentful white society to imprison black citizens on minor charges and put them to work.

We live in a society that has become immune to traditional forms of advertising so be on the lookout for new and creative ways to market your brand.

The term can sound a little woo - woo at first, but as Li, a doctor and chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine, explains, the idea is anything but New Age nonsense.

«If you're vulnerable and isolated, the more important that cell phone becomes for you,» says Mark Latonero, a fellow at the Data & Society Research Institute in New York, who has studied technology and human trafficking.

Ms. Huffington writes about her vision for a society and workplace culture where sleep is prioritized over pushing the limits and burning the candle at both ends in her new book The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time.

According to The Society for Human Resource Management, the «Silver Tsunami» is well underway.The cohort of workers 45 to 64 is growing faster than any other generation, and the economy is already grappling with two retirements for every new entrant in the workforce.

Perhaps most importantly, interning can also push you to discover new interests and bring your attention to real - world issues outside of the college bubble, says Miles Bird, director of business development for the Kairos Society, a San Francisco - based non-profit that provides support to budding entrepreneurs.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Dan Greenleaf has been a professional freelance Santa for 10 years and is the co-founder and leader of the New England Santa Society.

As increasingly fast - paced change grips our economy and society, it's clear that it's time for unions to think about doing things in a new way.

«The patent system is based on a «bargain,» or quid pro quo: the inventor is granted exclusive rights in a new and useful invention for a limited period in exchange for disclosure of the invention so that society can benefit from this knowledge,» the court said.

Several organizations like the National Geographic Society, PBS Education, HHMI Biointeractive, and Mission Blue partnered with Google (goog) to create the new education projects, wrote Google for Education marketing manager Melissa Horwitz in a blog post.

«For our society to keep moving forward, we have a generational challenge, to not only create new jobs, but create a renewed sense of purpose.»

«The business of America» may be business but a new YouGov poll for the Legatum Institute shows that Americans aren't terribly fond of the financial system that is the backbone of our society.

A close observer of mid-Manhattan's changing commercial geography, he saw «a new society» rising on Park and Fifth Avenues after the completion of Grand Central Terminal, «a society made up of women who willing to pay well for things a cut or town above the ordinary,» as a 1938 Fortune article observed.

With a new trend of investments in startups now being in place, to actually address ground - level issues plaguing our society, a relatively new venture called UrbanPiper that offers software solutions and Omni - Channel ordering along with loyalty programs for the hotel industry has raised undisclosed venture capital from veteran investor Kumar Vembu.

Millennials are more likely than Gen X'ers and Baby Boomers to say it matters if American businesses give back to society, according to a new poll conducted by Morning Consult for Fortune.

That's the prospect raised by new technology revealed at a recent Society for Neuroscience meeting (hat tip to Business Insider for the pointer).

And if we're so good at creating technology that does the work for us, will society create new support mechanisms to address that reality?

After successfully silencing the tug boats whose tooting tormented her on the porch of her Riverside Avenue mansion, Mrs. Julia Barnett Rice, the wife of venture capitalist Isaac Rice, founded the Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise in New York in order to combat what she called «one of the greatest banes of city life.»

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The Council included $ 212 million in funding for Fair Fares, a proposal first initiated by the Community Service Society of New York, headed by David Jones, an MTA board member appointed by de Blasio as well as the Riders Alliance, which is led by John Raskin.

The case began several years ago when First Canadian, a title insurance company, sued the Law Society of New Brunswick for amending its professional standards to require a lawyer to be present when property owners swore affidavits for the sale or mortgage of a property.

To gain an edge, new robots will need to outperform laparoscopic surgery, said Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov, who heads a robotics task force for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.

GST help is now a phone call away.A new government - funded Helpline for small and medium enterprises run by the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants is up and running.

Australia's largest professional body has a new name.CPA Australia is the new company and business name for the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.

OMB's interim guidance, issued on February 2, 2017, explains that for Fiscal Year 2017 the above requirements only apply to each new «significant regulatory action that imposes costs,» and that «costs should be measured as the opportunity cost to society.»

A prominent advocate for making tech more inclusive and humane, Dash co-founded the strategy consultancy Activate, and advises startups like Medium and nonprofits like the New York Tech Alliance and the Data & Society Research Institute.

«This combination creates a compelling new blueprint for the future, positioning us to capitalize on important trends in society, from the emphasis on health, wellness and nutrition, to the imperatives of value and convenience.»

According to a report from the Audubon Society, the Minnesota Vikings» new football stadium is something of a death trap for birds, killing dozens in several months as members conducted surveys.

«And then, how do we get more women [involved]... It's my intuition that if women are equally involved in designing the new financial system it will be much better for society.»

Chen Guoqing called it a subsidiary in his biography for Asia Society, a nonprofit in New York.

By supporting initiatives like NextAI, Magna has the opportunity to help create a preeminent AI ecosystem which will ignite a new wave of opportunity for the Canadian industry, society, and entrepreneurs.»

The 17 - story series was produced by the Tyee Solutions Society, which is a new model for funding and sharing first - rate solutions - focused journalism.

I wanted to create a book that had something new to say, and help fundraisers help themselves while we met our own objectives for the cancer society, while helping readers create a more caring holiday.

The new report will highlight untapped opportunities for both business and society, stemming from five risks: Resistance to Lifesaving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Global Food Crisis and A Generation Wasted.

Mark Carney's departure for England will be keenly felt by a certain segment of Ottawa society, disproportionately based in the toney enclave of Rockcliffe Park and the would - be-toney neighbourhood of New Edinburgh, who believed Carney's presence among us — He jogged the canal!

Material in this paper has been presented at the conference, «Permission for Pleasure,» in New York, NY, June 28 - July 1, 1998 and the 25th annual meeting of the Kettil Bruun Society in Montreal, June 1 - 4, 1999.