Sentences with phrase «justice initiatives around»

Hopefully, these two national projects on access to justice supported by numerous smaller access to justice initiatives around the country will over the next year provide the sort of new thinking that will enable us to genuinely reach a crossroad in making progress on access to justice policy in this country.

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As part of its new international outreach, the cathedral has opened the Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, which describes itself as focusing on poverty, social justice and peacemaking initiatives around theJustice and Reconciliation, which describes itself as focusing on poverty, social justice and peacemaking initiatives around thejustice and peacemaking initiatives around the globe.

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.»

Last semester, Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights visited the Askwith Forum to talk about Speak Truth To Power, a global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate students and others about human rights, and urge them to take action.

The Early Career Leadership Fellow (ECLF) initiative is a collaborative effort between the National Education Association (NEA) and CEC, which connects early career teacher leaders to union leadership, particularly around professional and social justice issues.

She also launched the Creative Time Summit, a conference revolving around art and social justice, and the journalist initiative Creative Time Reports.

Beth HaTephila's social justice committee formed working groups that began planning around what developed into the four foci of the initiative: Energy, Recycling, Transportation, and Agriculture.

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.

Freddie Hurlston, who was previously head of criminal justice system initiatives at the Legal Services Commission (the predecessor to the LAA), said many of the staff assessing the bids were from a temporary staff agency on around # 9.30 an hour and had no knowledge of legal aid or previous experience of public sector procurement.

Lawyers Without Borders is a 501c3 not - for - profit that manages volunteering lawyers from around the world who donate pro bono service to rule of law projects, capacity building and access to justice initiatives.

The Director of Justice Programs is a senior staff member who will be responsible for managing research and developing and implementing strategy around AFJ's justice policy initiJustice Programs is a senior staff member who will be responsible for managing research and developing and implementing strategy around AFJ's justice policy initijustice policy initiatives.