Sentences with phrase «involve affected communities»
The best way to avoid resistance is to involve affected communities from the start.
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Regardless of the misrepresentation of Islam by those offenders, ven if the monument is meant to correct the perception brought about by the offenders, the sentiment involved in building a mosque, or a muslim community centre, on that site is hopelessly utopian and marginalises the pain of those who have been affected by the event.
So whenever some major shift in perspective rocks our faith, or we're involved in a conflict involving our faith community, it goes deep, affecting our soul in some surprising ways.
The court will consider the child's adjustment to his current home, school and community and how uprooting him might affect him, and the mental and physical health of all involved parties.
«We have undertaken a wide programme of engagement with the communities affected, involving relevant local authorities, landowners, MPs, council leaders, and community meetings,» Mr Hammond added.
The remarks were unmistakably set in the context of recent tension over policing issues in New York City involving the Bill de Blasio administration, the police department, and the communities most affected by controversial policing policies.
The fact that such a wide range of cabinet ministers are involved suggests the Government recognises that mental health affects every aspect of society — from our families and communities, to the health system, schools, business and the economy.
The key is for the communities most affected by developement to get involved and as informed as possible about decisions being made so that they can show their support or opposition and let their voices be heard.
The Committee Chairpersons of Bronx Community Board 7 do this by providing an open forum where residents can express their concerns involving the projects, programs and policies that affect their neighborhoods.
During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.
In 2011, George Amedore was active in connecting state and local resources to families and communities that were impacted by the devastating floods that followed Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, and today, as the Senator for those communities, he remains involved in their efforts to rebuild stronger than ever and is committed to seeing a complete revitalization in the affected communities.
Given developing efforts to mine deep - sea hydrothermal vent fields for precious metals, the scientists involved in this research suggest that conservationists and management agencies need to consider a broader range of factors in their efforts to predict the environmental impacts and the resiliency of affected communities.
The intervention of the international community, alliances, the interests involved, all factors affecting peace, a peace that is needed.
If, as we've said, bullying is a problem that affects everyone, it's vital that all members of a school's community are involved in solutions.
Based on the theme of disaster relief, they demonstrate the different ways that engineers are involved in rebuilding communities affected by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods and avalanches.
Faith based leaders understand that in order to make the world a better place, they must get involved with laws that affect the community as a whole.
«GCAE members have been involved in every phase of the SIG application and implementation process,» Pruit says «We went to the community forums when the district first discussed with parents how it (turnaround process) would affect their children.»
A global effort designed to influence, affect and involve creative communities in the development of a world standard for inspiration, particularly in the fields of advertising, design and film.
Climate justice involves front - line communities — those who will be affected first and most severely by climate change.
In terms of community impact, BNP has been directly involved in the funding of a four giga - watt coal power plant in India, the Tata Mundra plant, which affects the livelihood of thousands of fish workers by dumping gallons and gallons of warm water from the plant into the naturally colder water of the coastal area.
We have argued that in the case of Post-Normal Science, the «extended peer community», including all affected by the policy being implemented, must be fully involved. . .
The Goldman Prize views «grassroots» leaders as those involved in local efforts, where positive change is created through community or citizen participation in the issues that affect them.
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.
She continues to work in community - based research, and is currently involved in a number of research projects with communities affected by and living with HIV.
• Make certain marital settlement agreements and pre - or post-nuptial agreements are properly prepared; • Identify tax issues which may affect the distribution of marital property and the payment of child, spousal or family support; • Help you effectively deal with complex legal issues involving community property laws; • Negotiate or mediate the difficult and emotional issues relating to legal separation, dissolution of marriage and child custody; • Protect clients who need restraining orders for domestic violence; • Handle matters relating to modification of child custody, spousal support or child support; • Offer a collaborative process enabling clients to resolve their issues without court intervention.
«All members of our community who are involved in a criminal justice process are affected negatively by delays,» said Michael Spratt, an Ottawa - based criminal defence lawyer at Abergel Goldstein and Partners.
A life «on the machine»; a life waiting for the possibility of a transplant; a life moreover that largely involves removal from kin and country in a dwindling existence that affects family and community alike.
CTRI is a leading provider of training and consulting services for individuals, school, communities and organizations affected by or involved in working with issues of crisis and trauma.
It is essential that we have a seat at the table and are involved in the big debates that affect our communities.
It is essential that as Indigenous peoples we have a seat at the table and are involved in the big debates that affect our communities.
To do this, it is involving Indigenous communities in the decisions which affect them to enable a collaborative approach to improving outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Men were involved in identifying key issues affecting their communities and solutions to these issues, which then guided the design of their local activities.
recognize that the problems affecting Aboriginal juveniles are so widespread and have such potentially disastrous repercussions for the future that there is an urgent need for governments and Aboriginal organizations to negotiate together to devise strategies designed to reduce the rate at which Aboriginal juveniles are involved in the welfare and criminal justice systems, and, in particular, to reduce the rate at which Aboriginal juveniles are separated from their families or communities, whether by being declared to be in need of care, detained, imprisoned or otherwise.
Discrimination affects 15000 Ontario grandchildren Community Press - Stirling, Canada You may not be aware of the appalling situation involving grandparents and other kin raising grandchildren in Ontario and how desperate these seniors are,...
By involving women's social networks in intervention efforts, there is potential to affect not only antenatal smoking rates, but smoking rates in the population overall, and challenge the normality and acceptability of smoking in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
An approach with roots in the justice system, restorative practices (also known as «restorative justice») in the school setting involves: «1) repairing harm, 2) bringing together all affected to collaboratively figure out how to repair harm, and 3) giving equal attention to community safety, victims» needs, and offender accountability and growth.»
(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary
The stigma about mental ill - health must be broken down and communities affected by mental health issues should be informed so they can be as actively involved as possible in relation to addressing mental health issues.
Taking the award for the non-profit sector was Fair Mining Collaborative's Moving Toward Reconciliation, which involves resource, capacity building for First Nations communities affected by resource development.