Sentences with phrase «fought against violence»

God fights against violence by recognizing it for the evil that it is, and by taking the pain and suffering caused by evil upon Himself, thus emptying it of its power.
The ENABLE project will run under the leadership of EUN, who will work closely with selected organisations, each of them with complementary sound expertise and approach, highly active and committed in the fight against violence and bullying amongst young people.

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That may seem like an unimportant thing to do when you're fighting against gun violence, but it was one small thing that we could accomplish.
Then the guy is showing his support for violence against women on his web page yet he owns a business by the name of Aggression Fighting Championship... really?
The Parkland students have been facing many of these issues head - on, meeting with the survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, and now with the Chicago students, in an effort to build coalitions and expand their fight against gun violence.
Muchembled explains both the development of dueling among the nobility and rural revolts against the centralization of authority as reactions against state repression of traditional codes of violence: «In each case, the participants claimed an eminent right to a straight fight, even if it resulted in the death of the adversary.»
They are members of a nationwide group known as The Initiative Collective — a volunteer crime prevention outfit that encourages people to fight back against violence using self - defense, armor and theatrics — in addition to doing general good deeds like fundraising, feeding the homeless and offering free martial arts training to anyone who wants it.
To them it seems obvious that when the forces of imperialism and colonialism contend violently against the peoples who are now assimilated to the poor of the gospel, those forces can be countered only by violence; it is only through fighting that man will win freedom.
I repeat once more that I fully understand the insurrection of the oppressed who see no way out, who fight desperately against the violence done them and will break loose from their chains the moment they can.
Don't be confused about what so - called «conservatives» are: American domestic history is the unbroken story of people having to fight against the right - wing for their most basic rights, usually in the face of violence.
It is women who are taking the lead in this global struggle, because feminization of poverty, violence against women, dehumanizing treatment of women and all other forms of pains imposed on women drive them to fight back.
«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.
In fact, his biggest fights with humans have been over their habit of reacting in fear and violence against other life forms and possibilities.
(UPDATED) Violence against religious minorities continues to rise, but some Christians have decided to fight back.
When militant Islamists become scapegoats for violence, the Mubarak regime gains brownie points from U.S. supporters for helping the fight against terrorism.
As the entries progress, she draws clearer and clearer lines between her daily fight against the spread of the disease and the ongoing fight against racism, state violence, and homophobia.
An award - winning author and playwright (The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body) and creator of V - Day, which has raised some $ 70 million to fight violence against girls and women -LSB-...]
An award - winning author and playwright (The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body) and creator of V - Day, which has raised some $ 70 million to fight violence against girls and women around the world, Ensler now wants to start a revolution — a girl revolution.
He added that, the United Kingdom (UK) committed to fighting against all forms of human right violations, and pledged his country's support in fighting against gender based violence in Ghana.
She pledges to continue fighting against traffic violence and for Vision Zero.
With the events at Charlottesville, it seems like a final dam broke, where many agreed that the far - right must be countered with violence, and that traditional US freedom values are up to debate, when it comes to the «fight against the right».
He helped lead the successful effort to ban the environmentally destructive practice of drilling for gas known as «fracking,» and is a leader in the fight against gun violence.
Earlier, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Mrs Elizabeth Olanike Oduwole, commended the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for their tremendous support for the government in the fight against domestic violence in the State.
The package of common sense gun control measures put forward by NYLGVP, including my bill closing the bump stock loophole, will reaffirm New York as a leader in the fight against gun violence and save lives.
e.g. if your organization is fighting against X, by highly visibly terrorizing X, you can get more funding from others who oppose X economically, but do not want to jeopardize themselves by overly using violence themselves.
«Therefore, we are going to reinforce and reinvigorate the fight not only against elements of Boko Haram which are attempting a new series of attacks on soft targets, kidnappings, farmers versus herdsmen clashes, in addition to ethnic violence fuelled by political mischief makers.
I think we need to squash this prevalent falsehood that destruction or defacement of property somehow equates to violence against the person, and self - defence against violent thugs tooled up for a fight, charging at one in armour & carrying offensive weapons, is somehow unacceptable.
Afghanistan's president Ghani said corruption was fuelling his country's political violence, and the fight against wrongdoing «should not be a fashion that is discarded with the next set of elections.»
The lecture is one of a range of activities that keeps Anthony's memory alive and continues the fight against racist violence.
President Donald Trump was on Long Island Friday to talk about his administration's fight against gang violence and MS - 13.
Public perceptions of the rising tide of knife crime and youth gang violence in London have reached such a pitch that Boris needs to be equally clear, ruthless and relentless in his fight against crime in London.
Responding, the stakeholders unanimously agreed for a definite collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force on a common front to fight the offence of gender - based violence and violence against persons; and to ensure that the public as well as security agencies appreciate the rights of persons.
«This was someone who many of us held up as a supporter and champion of the fight against gender violence,» said Judy Harris Kluger, executive director of Sanctuary for Families, which aids domestic violence victims.
Backing the 25 year jail term for rapists, the Governor, decked in a red t - shirt with inscriptions including «I Say No To Rape», «Stop Domestic Violence», among others, said it was time to take the fight one step further by amending the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007 and also come up with strict punitive measures that would serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of such act.
Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, says she wants to get Long Island business leaders and government officials involved in the fight against sexual harassment and violence.
He said: «Today's judgment is a victory in our fight against domestic violence and a victory for domestic violence victims.»
Reacting to chief Edwin Clark's allegation that the northern leaders had not done enough to fight against the spate of violence in the country, el - Rufai had warned Clerk to avoid making unverified comments that will degrade him instead of uphold him.
The prospect that fighting human - looking characters can provoke more aggression than unleashing violence against characters with no real - world counterparts could have implications for debates over gaming, especially as video games become more sophisticated and immersive, Farrar says.
As I look around today and see the rates of sexual violence against women on a terrifying rise, as well as what can only seem like a backwards slide of the very freedoms we fought so hard for, I can not help but look to my two daughters and pray that they will have in their lifetime the freedom that I have had.
I've followed them for years, and don't get me wrong, we have fights for sport and I have nothing against sport fighting, but the whole basis of what we do, the reason why we started was to stop street violence.
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The individuals he is talking about are «Cartel Land's» twin protagonists, vigilantes from two different countries and two different cultures who are determined, each in his own way, to fight back against the endemic violence the Mexican drug cartels bring to everything they touch.
The movie stop - starts between fight - chase sequences played out against pop tunes from Quill's beloved mix - tape; there's something a little alienating about the repeated use of dissonance between the cheery songs («Come a Little Bit Closer» by Jay & The Americans) and the slomo violence meted out by the Guardians.
Another set piece involves even more intimate violence, Nick improvising his fight against an armed gang in ways that highlight the importance of his courage and resourcefulness, yet also gives a sense of the irrelevance of these characters» exploits within the world's larger, indifferent context.
As the title suggests, the threequel to «Captain America: The First Avenger» will see some Avenger - on Avenger violence as the two teammates fight against each other.
Following an act of horrific violence, a punk rock band finds themselves trapped in a secluded venue where they must fight for their lives against a gang of white power skinheads.
From Mexico with Love (PG - 13 for profanity, violence, brief sensuality, and drug references) Against - the - odds boxing saga about the effort of a grizzled, veteran trainer (Bruce McGill) to whip a homeless, penniless, orphaned, illegal immigrant contender (Kuno Becker) into shape for a prize fight against an undefeated champ (Alex Against - the - odds boxing saga about the effort of a grizzled, veteran trainer (Bruce McGill) to whip a homeless, penniless, orphaned, illegal immigrant contender (Kuno Becker) into shape for a prize fight against an undefeated champ (Alex against an undefeated champ (Alex Nesic).
Activists fighting harassment and violence against women also walked the red carpet as guests of stars of the big screen.
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