Sentences with phrase «including faith groups»

And we'll continue educating and activating frontline communities, including faith groups and Latino communities, about the climate crisis and clean energy solutions through our Climate Speakers Network.

Local authorities will no longer build schools themselves, so the free schools programme will be the gateway for «education providers» - including faith groups and those behind existing academy chains - to establish new schools.

Not exact matches

This includes donor - advised funds at houses of worship and as well as those that have a mission to serve a particular faith group or in the name of a particular faith, such as Jewish Federations or Catholic Community Foundations.

Stop the Traffik is a global coalition which already numbers more than 350 organisations including churches, community groups, other faith groups, businesses and NGOs (including Oasis Trust, Salvation Army, Tearfund, World Vision, JFCI, Christian Aid, Bible Society and Spring Harvest).

Rogers, who worked with the Obama administration during the planning of his first inauguration in 2009, will become Director of the Office of Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a job that includes working with outside religious groups and acting as the top White House official on religious issues.

Earlier this week, 74 religious freedom groups (including Open Doors USA and Christian Solidarity Worldwide) and individuals — such as the Hudson Institute's Nina Shea, China Aid's Kody Kness, the Institute on Religion and Democracy's Faith McDonnell, and Northland's Joel Hunter — called upon the Senate to confirm Saperstein.

After news broke of the Satanists» proposal, the state was flooded with requests from religious groups seeking to erect monuments to their own faith, including Hindus and Pastafarians, a satirical religion that «worships» the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

In a 5 - 4 decision this morning, the Supreme Court said that a California law school can require a Christian group to open its leadership positions to all students, including those who disagree with the group's statement of faith.

«Minutes for mission» or a comparable form of regular reporting by laypeople of mission and maturing projects carried out by laypeople, including reports from soma groups, can set the Sunday morning worship in the context of the whole church's life so that worshipers see Sunday morning as an introduction to the life of faith rather than its main event.

having faith in god is much more than being a member of a religeous group... is much more than reading the bible and living by what it says... i personally think religeon (including christianity) is irrelevant since most religeons are the construct of mankind.

But the office's closure was protested by a variety of faith groups, including representatives from the Jewish, Sikh, and Muslim communities, who called its work valuable.

«Glee» may feature a gay couple (Kurt and Blaine), a lesbian couple (Santana and Brittany), and a transgender character (Unique), but it also includes the God Squad, a group of Christians that meet in school and struggle with the demands of their faith.

The manifesto also includes commitment to support Christian groups who are helping refugees as well as giving more freedom to faith schools on admissions policies.

Faith in Public Life: People of Faith Support Minimum Wage Raise Majorities of all religious groups favor increasing the minimum wage from $ 7.25 an hour to $ 10.00 an hour, including black Protestants (87 %), Catholics (73 %), Americans who are religiously unaffiliated (68 %), white mainline Protestants (61 %) and white evangelical Protestants (61 %).

I was invited to speak to faith communities that displayed a crazy blend of evangelical fervor and progressive inclusivism, that included a diverse group of people politically, theologically, and socially, and that loved one another like I've never seen before.

The evangelical groups include Pentecostals, Nazarenes, the Bible Temple, the Triumphant Church of Jesus Christ, Defenders of the Faith, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Free Methodists, Youth for Christ and Youth with a Mission.

However demonic the Nazi terror that was inflicted upon millions of Jews» and members of other groups (including many Christians) judged unfit to live in the Aryan paradise» can the Holocaust really bear this theological weight within the scope of historic Christian faith?

Several faith groups are planning religious events in the Washington area Oct. 9 - 11, including an interfaith service before the march.

The group includes atheists agnostics, those affiliated with a faith other than Christianity, and un-churched adults who are not «born - again.»

On December 5, a peaceful demonstration, organized by different faith groups including the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA),

On December 5, a peaceful demonstration, organized by different faith groups including the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy (DACA) was interrupted by law enforcement.

Its when the fringe from any groups, including those of Faith, try to act more like the middle or mainstream then its when I feel begins issues.

Our hope is to have the U.S. government, in partnership with the many stakeholders in the food system, including producers, manufacturers, retailers, non-profits and food advocacy groups, faith organizations as well as leaders from state, tribal, and local government, join in using the Call to Action as an opportunity to further individual and collective actions on preventing food waste.

These include school counselors, other parents or parenting groups, family doctors or pediatricians, community health centers, or faith leaders.

A coalition of human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International wrote to the home secretary saying: «We are very concerned that new measures, made in good faith but in a heated political environment, will overextend powers in ways that would be susceptible to abuse, restrict legitimate, free communication and expression and undermine people's privacy.»

Good Government Groups Ask Gov. Cuomo for Reform Thirty good - government, trade and faith - based organizations penned a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, urging him to include public financing of state campaigns in his annual executive budget proposal.

Participating groups represented a broad spectrum of New York society, including pensioners, union members, teachers, students, faith leaders, business representatives, and more.

The campaign, which seeks to reform the faith school sector, brings together a range of groups and individuals, including educationalists, civil rights activists and both the religious and non-religious.

Rockland Human Rights Commissioner Constance Frazier is already engaged in a renewed plan of action that will include faith - based organizations, community groups from all corners of our county, religious leaders and everyone else interested in promoting understanding and respect.

Peers spoke out against the continuing power of «faith» schools to discriminate in admissions, the appointment of governors and the employment of staff, about homophobic bullying, about extremist (including creationist) groups setting up Free Schools with unbalanced curricula, about the need to repeal laws on collective worship and about the need to maintain community cohesion.

The US Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of Catholic nuns facing tens of millions of dollars in IRS fines because they can not, according to their faith, include contraceptives in their employee health plan.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

Non-state representatives included housing developers, nonprofits, and faith - based organizations, and together the group focused on a variety of issues that included the application process for housing development opportunities, solutions for zombie properties, adaptive reuse, ways to expand community services and resources, and ways to increase overall homeownership.

The speaker is scheduled to arrive in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday for a meeting with the One ID Columbus Coalition — a grassroots group which includes labor unions and faith based groups that have pushed for the city to install a municipal identification program.

Dozens of people from labor, faith, and community groups gathered to push for a legislative agenda this year that includes raising the minimum wage, closing corporate tax loopholes and reforming campaign finance.

A nation where Big Society institutions including social entrepreneurs and faith groups help mend people who are broken by debt, drugs or other adversities.

The group also includes the first ever multi - faith / spiritual school, and a school proposed by a creationist group.

The Group's members include academic scientists, ethicists, and theologians, religious leaders of different faiths, and representatives from consumer and patient advocacy groups, government, and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The film, directed by Matthew Heinemen, focuses on the leaders of both vigilante groups, including a Mexican doctor who has lost faith in his government's ability to fight the drug lords.

Since September 2010, 2,949 Primary Schools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academy trust.

We encourage colleagues to visit other schools to share best practice with them and have links with both state and independent sector schools including being a founding member of Cambridge City Faith Schools» Group.

Go into the community: Incorporate your talking points, including an ask for support, into a presentation to current and potential business partners, institutions of faith, service groups (like Rotary), and other important community players.

Last month, the Department for Education updated its guidance on the application criteria for free school bids, and included a new option for social need, describing this as opening a school to «address a social issue» such as bringing together pupils from different faiths or ethnic groups.

CPAG is the host organisation for the Campaign to End Child Poverty coalition, which has members from across civil society including children's charities, faith groups, unions and other civic sector organisations, united in their campaigning for public and political commitment to ensure the goal of ending child poverty by 2020 is met.

Free schools are semi-independent schools paid for by the state which are set up by groups including parents, faith groups and charities - including trusts set up by groups already running academies in England.

The Synergy Conference convenes hundreds of out - of - school time providers, including faith - based organizations, community colleges, universities, child advocacy groups, community entities, and other stakeholders to share insight on research - based practices, effective programs, and public policies that impact students and their overall success in school and life.

Good places to start include HBCUs and Hispanic - serving institutions; high schools and colleges with high percentages of high - achieving students of color; and community or faith - based groups.

Public or private nonprofit organizations, including faith - based and other community groups; schools or districts; institutions of higher education; cities and counties; Indian Tribes; and labor organizations are eligible to apply, along with partnerships and consortia of these entities.

Free schools are funded directly by the government and run by groups including parents, charities and faith groups.

Our campaign includes more than 50 education advocacy organizations plus teachers and school administrators, representatives of charter schools and traditional public schools, urban and rural interests, business and organized labor, faith - based groups and community groups.