Sentences with phrase «justice communities around»
But I couldn't be more well - prepared to move up and start looking at the entire suite of environmental justice communities around the United States than to have had this experience in Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast.
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By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.
Again a community gathered around her and again Friendship House was invited to other cities, where Catherine's voice tirelessly cried out for social and interracial justice.
As far as creating opportunities for dialog within your faith communities, I'd recommend starting with a book club, perhaps around a book like Trouble I've Seen by Drew Hart, or The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, or Assimilate or Go Home by Danielle Mayfield, or Forgive Us by the authors mentioned above — something that's not directly about this election or this presidency, but that addresses issues related to justice.
In this emerging world community our challenge today is to look around at the other religions of the world and their prophets and to see what insights we can glean from them in the struggle for justice and freedom.
Each of the four referents or areas of theological concern in globalization - mission, ecumenism, dialogue with world religions, and the struggle for justice — has within it a persistent plurality that seeks to obliterate their identities, draw them around one center, and integrate them into the life of one single community.
I believe that the Christian contribution to a «secular» concept of humanity as essentially a Community of Persons can be best made if we maintain the message of the gospel that God became incarnate in the Person of Jesus Christ to overcome the alienation of humanity from God and to create a Koinonia in Christ around the Eucharist, a Community of divine forgiveness and mutual forgiveness acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, transcending all religious cultural and ideological divisions with a mission to build a wider Secular Koinonia of mutual forgiveness and justice among the peoples of the world, as witness to the ultimate goal of creation, namely the Kingdom of God.
We are aware, much more deeply now that never before, that for the survival of our Mother earth mercilessly plundered by us human beings, for the peace of the world torn with division and bigotry, for love and justice to prevail in human community, and for worship of God to bring shalom to ourselves and to the community around us, we must learn to be repentant, each one of us acknowledging we have fallen short of God's glory, But repentance alone is not enough.
Ask teens how they would address problems in their community, including economic inequality, racial tension or homelessness, to open the door to a dialogue around social justice.
Around ages 10 and 11, kids can really begin to embrace these concepts, says Jessica Hulick, founder and executive director of Social Justice Storytime, which strives to promote an inclusive community by creating a space for children and families to learn and discuss contemporary issues through storytime.
She is an educational consultant for school districts, the medical and business community, the criminal justice system and other educational associations around the world.
«For all community advocates and educators concerned with food justice issues, Lunch Love Community is an insightful and creative documentary that will help you open up a rich dialogue around changing the food system for the bettecommunity advocates and educators concerned with food justice issues, Lunch Love Community is an insightful and creative documentary that will help you open up a rich dialogue around changing the food system for the betteCommunity is an insightful and creative documentary that will help you open up a rich dialogue around changing the food system for the better.»
Meanwhile communities secretary Eric Pickles, energy secretary Ed Davey and justice secretary Chris Grayling are all being identified as cooperating ministers who have agreed average cuts of around ten per cent.
And she added that the city has an immigrant health initiative, passed legislation keeping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement off of Rikers Island and the Criminal Justice Reform Act — and has hosted events around the city «to really inform members of our community about their rights.»
«And that's not just New York, it's a problem all across the country and it's a problem in reality and it's a problem in perception and if it's a problem only in perception, it is still a real problem because people have to trust the justice system and the trust has to go both ways,» Cuomo said, speaking about police and community, but also referring to the oft - cited conflict of interest around police and prosecutors who regularly work together but can then be at odds when an officer is suspected of a crime.
He says he tries to create a positive vision of cultural change that people can rally around - a vision of clean energy, green jobs, rejuvenated communities, and racial justice.
She has worked to reduce emissions especially around port areas and environmental justice communities.
In her spare time, Olivieri stays true to her core, traveling and exploring the world, and is active in various charities that support green living, as well as charities that encourage peace and social justice in communities around the world.
With a sort of firm Calvinist take on divine justice, Mattie pushes ever forward, but in the process she also forms a new community around her, providing purpose and redemption for the two lawmen who accompany her on her quest.
Read about a social justice - based school that addresses larger issues as a learning community, builds curriculum around service learning, and regularly involves families.
This large public high school will transform its culture with restorative justice, connect the dots between students and community, and combine Socratic seminars, university and business partnerships, and wrap - around services.
She is committed to community organizing, having worked in organizing Florida around issues of racial, gender and economic justice.
Within his local community, Tanglao has also built coalitions around the intersecting issues of racial, economic, and environmental justice.
Today at Rutgers» Bloustein School, we're reporting on #EdJusticeConf — a conference that deals with critical issues around education reform, social justice, and communities.
An end to the «School - to - Prison Pipeline» and the promotion of alternatives such as restorative justice programs, wrap - around services including an adequate guidance and social work staff; an end to racial profiling and Stop and Frisk; and a return to community schools as centers that provide medical care, skills training, and tutoring, with social workers and counselors for students» families and the community.
Coalitions of community - based organizations, student groups and teachers unions have developed in a number of cities across the country to rally around educational justice.
Social justice advocates, educators and union leaders from 10 cities around the country came together out of concern about a loss of community control over schools.
As Donald Trump and his racialized rhetoric have seized the national stage, we've led on issues of racial justice with forums around the city and coalitions with community.
With performance art, activism, social justice, feminism, and the gay rights movements in its DNA since the beginning, 18th Street has continued to foster and support the work of many of Los Angeles» most engaging and diverse artists, and has built bridges to like - minded artist communities around the globe.
Now installed at MUAC, the piece is centred around a silent, black - and - white film that narrates the story of a migrant family who is lynched by the community to which they've migrated — a timeless scenario which, according to the artist, metaphorically points to the breakdown of the state, and the rise of vigilante justice.
Social documentary photographers Radcliffe «Ruddy» Roye and Jamel Shabazz recently joined author and curator Dr. Sarah Lewis on Pratt Institute's Brooklyn campus for a lively and thought - provoking discussion that revolved around their work and themes of representation, community, and social justice.
Featuring new work and commissions by artists from Richmond and around the globe, «Declaration» will examine themes of protest, social justice, connection, and creative community.
«Many of these works also encourage dialogue around intersections of art with race, identity, human rights and social justice, which are topics of great importance to the High and the Atlanta community.»
Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»
Gopal has been a campaigner for Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition on human rights and environmental justice in the high - tech industry and the Oil Campaigner for Project Underground, a human rights and environmental rights organization which supported communities resisting oil and mining exploitation around the world.
She is a long - time advocate and trailblazer for community organizing around just, sustainable development, environmental justice and community - led climate adaptation and community resiliency in Sunset Park.
However, opponents of REDD + have criticised it on the grounds of climate justice as it fails to address underlying issues related to the participation of indigenous communities, loss of biodiversity and inadequate policies around deforestation.
Days before the biggest - ever meeting of world leaders gather for climate talks in New York hundreds of thousands marched around the world to demand climate justice, standing with climate and dirty energy - affected communities worldwide.
Our work will be centered on building stronger relationships among communities, organizations, and stakeholders in order to mobilize for climate action statewide around the environmental justice, the public health benefits of a clean energy, green jobs and a just transition, and increased political engagement of underrepresented communities.
Justice and social services are organized around the individual in a way that also benefits the community.
For over 50 years we have been helping individuals and communities in and around Liverpool and Manchester, always striving for justice.
DLA Piper was the standout firm in the CSR / diversity initiative of the year category for its Access to Justice project, which seeks to tackle the huge cuts to legal aid in the UK by offering pro bono legal support and advice to marginalised and disadvantaged individuals in communities around the country.
I don't think Slaw has mentioned the International Judicial Monitor, an «international law resource for judiciaries, justice sector professionals, and the rule of law community around the world.»
In spite of the lack of meaningful engagement by MAG, in summer 2011, CLHE provided MAG with a Report and Recommendations based on community and expert consultations conducted by CLHE around the province with people living with HIV, communities affected by HIV, legal, public health, criminal justice and scientific experts, health care providers, and advocates for women's rights in the context of sexual violence and the criminal justice system.
(At that time, the famous nod to diversity was Justice Minister John Turner's nomination of Antonio Lamer to the Supreme Court, after which Mr. Turner went around telling people he had just appointed «Tony Lamer from the Italian community.»)
The Social Justice team kicked off the year with a panel discussion around law reforms that best promote community safety.
«These activities could incubate innovative mindsets around particular themes, such as access to justice, and help grow communities of emergent fields, such as blockchain and computational law.
It is a unique event which will introduce law students, as well as professionals within the legal community (lawyers, judges, court administrators, etc.) to different IT related themes such as the impact of new technologies (e-discovery and videoconference) on traditional justice mechanisms and ADR; the role already played by technology in Canadian courtrooms and around the world; as well as a look at what the future holds.
She is an educational consultant for school districts, the medical and business community, the criminal justice system and other educational associations around the world.
The Bourke Justice Reinvestment Project is an innovative example of a community mobilising around a great need for change, taking control and driving positive change.