Sentences with phrase «justice for working people»

«He has continually fought for economic and racial justice for all working people in New York, and used his prosecutorial powers to resist against the Trump Administration's cruel policies, something which benefits all New Yorkers and many people beyond our state.»

In any case, it is clear that, as every papal encyclical and major Protestant pronouncement in this century on labor has affirmed, trade unions are an essential instrument of justice for working people and an indispensable and positive part of democratic societies.

Not exact matches

Ackman confirmed that some people hired by Global Strategy Group, a consultancy working for Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP, had received subpoenas from the Department of Justice.

Look, people working for justice and freedom have adversaries who work nine to five to slow things down.

Conheeney thanked employees for their hard work and urged them to stay focused, and the attorney directed them to the Department of Justice's website for more information on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, known as RICO, the people said.

With massive and increasing structural deficits; exploding debt in all sectors; hostile demographics; social and political fracturing and disintegration; grotesque wealth inequality; extraordinary global trade competition; a complete collapse of respect for vital government organizations such as the Justice Department and FBI, which the people now realize have gone rogue; an extremely complex and corrosive global geopolitical environment; the real prospect of war, potentially nuclear and worldwide; not to mention numerous additional factors, we can only point to few other times in history more dangerous to the people's financial welfare, and therefore more overall bullish for gold, one of the only financial sanctuaries proven to work in times of dislocation.

Imagine, nuns working for social justice, helping people Bah!

Justice For Children International is by no means alone, we are a founding members of Stop the Traffik, a major global coalition with over 300 member organisations based out of the U.K. Stop the Traffik works together to help stop the sale of people, to see the traffickers prosecuted, and to protect the victims of human trafficking and those vulnerable to this crime.

Jason Fileta and Scott Bessenecker have both been working in social justice for years, learning the keys to inspiring people to take action on issues of justice the hard way.

For the most part these movements work locally to bring about justice and sustainability for small groups of people many of whom are experiencing already profound threats to their lives and their livelihooFor the most part these movements work locally to bring about justice and sustainability for small groups of people many of whom are experiencing already profound threats to their lives and their livelihoofor small groups of people many of whom are experiencing already profound threats to their lives and their livelihoods.

As my husband, who works in criminal justice, always says — people are always very concerned for their children's welfare after the fact.

Pearson said: «We're totally motivated by what we believe in, in terms of justice, loving one another, and how we should treat one another right and fairly and how you should reward people a fair wage for a fair day's work.

We need to continue work already begun by lay - people everywhere on a holistic depiction of God's grass - roots strivings for holiness and justice in history.

We must make it clear that by working for justice, we are working for both peoples.

By working for justice, we are working for both peoples.

He demands «righteousness» and «justice» of the people for the sake of the completion of his work (Amos).

The task of Christians regarding the gospel, culture and media is to work toward changing culture so that it serves the needs of people in the light of the gospel's myths — in particular, the need of people for love and justice.

Michael Welzer, in Spheres of Justice, writes: «for most people, leisure is simply the opposite of work; idleness its essence.

I write and teach about racism out of my own anxiety as a white person, and out of my own experiences of learning about racism and trying to find a way to join a larger movement of people working for racial justice.

There are more of us that love God and love people, that leave the scent of grace wherever we walk, that forgive and serve without fanfare or book deals, that work for justice and mercy than I could have ever dreamed.

May God bless you with anger... at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.

Then and there I vowed to use whatever power that I had for good and against evil, to promote what is best in people, to work to free people from their self - imposed prisons, and to work against systems that pervert the promise of human happiness and justice (p. 179).

The U.S. Catholic bishops affirm the connection eloquently in Economic Justice for All when they write, «To worship and pray to the God of the universe is to acknowledge that the healing love of God extends to all persons and to every part of existence, including work, leisure, money, economic and political power and their use, and to all those practical policies that either lead to justice or impede it.Justice for All when they write, «To worship and pray to the God of the universe is to acknowledge that the healing love of God extends to all persons and to every part of existence, including work, leisure, money, economic and political power and their use, and to all those practical policies that either lead to justice or impede it.justice or impede it.»

Since then, she has worked with national speaker and consultant Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, earned a Masters in Social Justice, and directed a short - term missions site on the west - side of Chicago, where she created interactive opportunities for young people to engage issues of poverty, injustice and race.

«I came because the young people who died deserve a tribute, that we march for the peace in the country, for justice and for the return of the democracy that has been kidnapped by this government,» said Marlene Alvarez, 26, who works in a laboratory in the capital.

I've discovered men and women around the world who love, people who throw open doors, who work for justice, who plant gardens in exile.

Salvation works in the struggle for economic justice against the exploitation of people by people; in the struggle for human dignity against the political oppression of human beings; in the struggle for solidarity against the alienation of person from person; and in the struggle of hope against despair in personal life.

People who spoke peace and worked for justice.

I also knew I wanted to help people who were struggling; my grandmother was active in the civil rights movement, and my parents made sure that working for justice and mercy was in my bones.

Are we prepared to stand firm in our faith in working for the people in their struggle for justice, liberation and so on in spite of all accusations and threats?

May God bless you with holy anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may tirelessly work for justice, freedom, and peace among all people.

The approach of many conservative churches has been to cop out at this point with the rationale that it is the church's responsibility to bring people to Christ and that once they have been converted they will take it upon themselves to work for justice in society.

What if this crisis gives you the chance to apprentice your kids into being people who are strong and vulnerable, who can soothe themselves to be able to do what they need to do, and who work and fight for justice for others?

It is time for justice for people who keep these buildings running, the cleaners toiling for a pittance to make these places fit to work in.

I'm glad that the institutional innovations of Labour — Youth Offending Teams and the Youth Justice Board — both exist (for the time being anyway) and are able to do their valuable work in providing pre-sentencing support and advice, and where necessary, working to ensure young people in the secure estate are treated as children and that the secure estate recognises their particular needs and vulnerabilities as far as possible.

«These candidates have a history of standing up for working people, immigrant rights, good public education, affordable housing, criminal justice, police reform and other issues that are important to our members and their families.

We now have, I hope, an opportunity for a grown up debate on how to make our youth justice system work, for the young people within it and the communities it protects — by examining the root causes of youth offending, what preventative action can be taken, how to most appropriately punish and reform offenders and rehabilitate them back into our society.

And how our youth justice system can be made to work for the young people within it.

«His special concern for rural communities, his work on Indian Point and on economic justice, qualify him to be an outstanding peoples lawyer in every sense of the word.»

«Jumaane's track record of justice seeking activism and solidarity with impacted communities and working people is what makes him the perfect candidate for lieutenant governor of New York,» said the group's co-founder, Winnie Wong.

... Usually one expects to get a sense of the person who has died, but your obituary chose to minimize the extraordinary work of an extremely intelligent and compassionate woman dedicated to social justice for all people.

May Day, or International Workers Day, is celebrated with marches and rallies every May 1 to lift up the working people and their demands for freedom, equality, and justice.

I believe policy can be advanced most effectively when an elected official works with all groups that can be affected and who stand for justice — I would include people with disabilities at the table when crafting legislation that I sponsor or co-sponsor, as they would represent the largest minority group in the U.S.

In fact, Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense group, said in a letter to Cuomo that each year the agency represents thousands of legitimate working people who get caught up in the criminal justice system for possession of a tool they need for work.

My deepest gratitude goes to my family, many friends and volunteers, and especially Citizen Action of New York, the Working Families Party, the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation (AFL - CIO), Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, and the Kingston and Ulster County Democrats, all of whom endorsed me and stood by me throughout this entire campaign.

«I was privileged to work with Ken, first in his capacity as a gifted courtroom advocate, and subsequently during his too - brief tenure as a public servant committed to advancing public safety and justice reform for the People of Kings County,» said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.

Prof. Mills said he saw in his former student as «someone who will work for the ordinary people of this country, not the powerful with a high sense of social justice, fairness, and above all truthfulness.

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

«The people voted, they spoke, they chose who they wanted and it would have been a real travesty of justice for the court to actually overturn the choice of the people and I'm very happy that we've actually come this far and now work goes on,» she said.

Last week he pledged that Solidarity would «be offering solidarity to working people in struggle, to those fighting for an independent socialist Scotland, solidarity to all those opposing Blair and Bush's illegal wars, to all those fighting for social justice and an end to poverty and discrimination».