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But Amy Wilkins, who oversees social justice initiatives at the College Board, chided the administration from shrinking from its equitable distribution goal.

Timoner has launched several community organizing and social justice initiatives at CBE, including a Dismantling Racism Team that was part of the successful campaign to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility in New York.

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Happening at the University of the District of Columbia, we will highlight the intersectionality of the food waste world, learn about the cutting - edge food justice initiatives taking place across the country, and have an amazing time doing it!

Happening at the University of the District of Columbia, we will highlight the intersectionality of the food waste realm, learn about the cutting - edge food justice initiatives taking place across the country, and have an amazing time doing it!

However, Colorado and Washington have legalized it at the state level through ballot initiatives and been successful in implementing it because the Justice Department has refused to intervene.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will announce a groundbreaking new initiative to intervene in and reduce domestic violence in the five boroughs, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th St., 9th Floor Conference Room, Manhattan.

Jeffries called for the Democratic National Committee to give Gov. Andrew Cuomo a chance to address the nation at its convention in July, despite an escalating Justice Department investigation into one of the governor's key economic development initiatives and one of his closest aides.

Speaking at a sensitization and engagement initiative held at Abule Egba Secretariat of Lagos State branch of NURTW, Coordinator of Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), an agency under the State's Ministry of Justice, Titilola Vivour - Adeniyi said the decision of government to partner with the association was in line with the mandate of the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode to explore all available channels to rid the State the menace.

ALBANY, NY (05/04/2012)(readMedia)-- Leaders of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will speak at public hearings on a new juvenile justice initiative being billed as «reform,» but which, in reality, will put youths and the community at risk.

Among the cash that's most at risk is $ 156 million in anti-terror money for the NYPD under the urban areas security initiative, and $ 9 million in Department of Justice grants, according to City Controller Scott Stringer.

After developing a diversity and inclusion initiative at the National Institute of Justice — the science agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — she began working full - time with AAAS in March.

An initiative of the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, this free resource (found at chej.org) offers practical pointers and product listings.

To be clear, I continue to question whether the ed reform movement at large is properly viewed as a race - focused «social justice» movement or a broad school improvement initiative benefitting all children, thereby serving social justice ends.

(Washington, D.C., June 5, 2013) Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), announced the launch of a groundbreaking new initiative of the RFK Center, RFK Project SEATBELT: a comprehensive set of evidence - based tools, developed in partnership with the Making Caring Common Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to help schools, parents, and communities prevent bullying before it starts.

Washington — The Reagan Administration, as part of the President's school - discipline initiative, is considering the feasibility of changing a civil - rights law that has been blamed for making school officials unwilling to discipline students, a Justice Department official said at one of two Congressional hearings on school discipline last week.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard is an interdisciplinary initiative engaged in assessing the prospects for justice and equal opportunity under the law for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.

The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) is an interdisciplinary initiative committed to mobilizing the resources of Harvard and the broader research community in support of the struggle for racial and ethnic justice.

Duhon has directed higher - education service - learning programs, taught at the high school and college levels, and led and collaborated on several community, social justice, and faith - based initiatives in New York and Cleveland.

Nina Salomon is a Project Manager in the Corrections and Reentry division at the CSG Justice Center, where she oversees the Improving Outcomes for Youth initiative, supporting states develop, adopt, and implement legislative reforms to improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice Justice Center, where she oversees the Improving Outcomes for Youth initiative, supporting states develop, adopt, and implement legislative reforms to improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice justice system.

From makerspaces and outdoor learning to restorative justice practices and instructional rounds, school leaders are charged with responding to today's realities — shifting demographics, technological advances, and new policies and initiatives — all in ways that keep students» well - rounded learning experiences at the center.

Dynasti Hunt is the VP, Talent at EducationSuperHighway, where she leads all Talent initiatives, primarily focused on developing ESH's amazing team and ensuring they have all of the support needed to be change makers in the social justice community.

«Paul Ramírez Jonas: Half - Truths» is the second iteration of the Department of Education and Public Engagement's annual R&D Summers, a research and development initiative that foregrounds the New Museum's year - round commitment to community partnerships and public dialogue at the intersection of art and social justice.

She currently serves as artistic director at The Union for Contemporary Art, helping to shape existing programs and vision new initiatives at the intersection of art and social justice.

Given Bradford's variety of process and initiatives, built upon an authentic desire to challenge the boundaries of the art world in pursuit of equity, his selection to represent the US in Venice places him squarely among a growing cohort of contemporary artists who have used the international platform to place social justice at the center of their message.

U of T's access to middle - income justice initiative, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at addressing the growing problem of middle - income access to the civil justice system in Canada.

The fear is that digital access to justice tools will be seen as a cost effective «upgrade» to traditional access to justice initiatives, and investment that in the new technology could come at too high a price for people without the skills or equipment needed to navigate online tools.

Previously, she practiced corporate commercial litigation in Vancouver for 14 years, worked in - house for 6 years specializing in legal services management, led mediation research projects at UBC, and has participated in many justice reform initiatives.

Posts cover Justice Department initiatives and activities as well as comments made by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at press conferences and other events.

The responsibility for funding currently fell between at least three ministries, he said: the Ministry of Justice «which doesn't want to provide funding»; Housing, Communities and Local Government «which is providing less and less funding»; and Health which is «so cash - strapped that it can't embark on any new initiatives but would benefit most greatly».

I just have one problem with this article — saying that at law society law libraries the public are not welcome — that is not true — law society libraries have embraced access to justice initiatives that allow for members of the public to come and use the resources on site.

At the time of the launch of the government reform initiative in Februrary, the three chief justices responded by issuing the following 2 paragraph statement:

Megan Kammerer is currently completing a fellowship at The Hague with the Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, which advocates for women's rights through the International Criminal Court and domestic mechanisms.

Recommendation 12: The Open Justice initiative should be extended and updated so that it is possible to view sentences for individual offences at individual courts, broken down by demographic characteristics, including gender and ethnicity.

I promised at the beginning of this podcast that I want to talk about our member benefit initiative, just as voting and veterans and education are very basic, that's how we feel about member benefits, and we are going to be looking back to basics that the ABA does incredible things for access to justice for the legal community, for the court system, but we are going to also do incredible things for our members and potential members.

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.

Watching PLE initiatives such as the Young Justice Champions Project in practice and seeing young people grappling with legal concepts, putting into practice skills such as negotiation, and using the internet to search for answers to their problems, you can not help but get excited at the possibilities.

Our purpose is to promote access to justice for all Ontarians, preserve and improve the civil justice system, and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and losses as the result of wrongdoing by others, while at the same time advocating strongly for safety initiatives.

In 2010 and 2011, Justice Clifford provided training in the Mexican state of Yucatan, as part of a binational initiative aimed at developing an adversarial system of criminal justice in Justice Clifford provided training in the Mexican state of Yucatan, as part of a binational initiative aimed at developing an adversarial system of criminal justice in justice in Mexico.

This project is an initiative of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, the Ohio News Media Association, and the Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor.

She also serves as a Ministry liaison to external access to justice initiatives and organizations, including research initiatives at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law through CREATE Justice and the Dean'sjustice initiatives and organizations, including research initiatives at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law through CREATE Justice and the Dean'sJustice and the Dean's Forum.

We're grateful to our partners at Melbourne Law School and Neota Logic for their commitment to this important access to justice initiative.»

Over the summer, she worked at an organization that provides access to justice through educational initiatives and clinics.

Through his leadership at Hewlett - Packard Company (HP), John has shown an extraordinary dedication to community service and contributed significantly to access to justice initiatives.

At the intersection of access to justice and innovation, ATJ Tech Fellows will spend their summer working on innovative projects and initiatives aimed to improve our civil justice system.

Rampant abuse at one Georgia nursing home has shed light on the immense problem of nursing home neglect and, in part, spurred the creation of a new Department of Justice initiative.

The A2J Student Editorial Board was a student - run initiative directed at training students in the use of A2J Author ®, creating A2J Guided Interviews ® and conducting research to increase access to justice.

In addition, PBN Board Chair and Microsoft Strategic Policy Advisor Dave Heiner and Program Director Liz Keith will be presenting about the Legal Access Platform initiative at Saturday's National Meeting of State Access to Justice Commission Chairs, along with representatives from LSC, the Alaska Court System and the Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i.

As I sat in the auditorium full of law school administrators and legal service providers at my first Annual Law School Access to Justice Conference, I anticipated a long day of theoretical discussions about diversifying the profession and getting law schools more involved in access to justice initiatives in New YorkJustice Conference, I anticipated a long day of theoretical discussions about diversifying the profession and getting law schools more involved in access to justice initiatives in New Yorkjustice initiatives in New York State.

A hackathon at Ryerson's new Legal Innovation Zone turned collaborative law and tech talents to the question of connecting rural and remote communities to the justice system in a «Hackcess to Justice» initjustice system in a «Hackcess to Justice» initJustice» initiative.

More about A2J at the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives and links to State Access to Justice Commissions.