Sentences with phrase «of activism against»

16 Days of Activism Against Gender - Based Violence TV Edwards is pleased to support 16 Days of Activism, a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of gender based violence.

And this is a common phenomena by many who engage in similar types of activism against fossil fuels.

His best known series «Lynch Fragment» is an ongoing project on which he has worked, variously, in response to racial violence (1963 - 67); as a form of activism against the Vietnam War (1973 - 74); and as a reconceived means of recognizing admirable individuals and exploring a personal fascination with African culture (1978 --RRB-.

The UN Women's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender - based violence (GBV) initiative is taking place against the backdrop of an unprecedented global outcry.

A Christian NGO wants men to spearhead a campaign to stop of violence against women, as the first of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence drive gets underway across the globe.

Not exact matches

A snap poll of residents in South Perth has revealed strong support for development in the area, despite activism against the high - rise project plans.

Woodley, who is known for her environmental activism, has previously joined members of North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to protest against the proposed construction of the $ 3.7 billion project.

So if you're rethinking your own company's level of LGBT policies and activism in the wake of the Nike - Pacquiao news, keep in mind that your culture's openness to LGBT employees is more than just a rating in an index, or a public stance against a celebrity's remarks.

But every win — especially every hard - fought win — endangers his business model, by increasing the incentives of companies to build stronger protections against activism.

It was exactly what the group said it wanted — they attributed the move to their own activism — but instead of packing up their signs and heading home, the NYTWA continued to rally against the company.

Canadians need to be cautious of the motives behind rising activism against the country's oil and gas industry, a rally heard in Fort St. John, B.C. last weekend.

John Oliver's «grassroots» activism against Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai is full of bot accounts, fake comments, and death threats against the chairman.

The march marked most dramatic and powerful show yet of teenage activism against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

But this was just the beginning of a new wave of teenage activism against gun violence.

«During this month of... activism against domestic abuse, we really need to be characterised by the rule of love and really need to honour each other.

The NEA failed to reach its goal, however, not just because it was dumb enough to finance the infamous Piss Christ, the anti-Catholic propaganda of homosexual activism, along with Robert Mapplethorpe's sadomasochistic sex photographs, but because it became somehow seized by the wrong - headed notion that art is good only when it sets itself against the political and social status quo.

Coupled with Swift's 2016 financial support of Kesha against Dr. Luke and Sony, it looked like activism, but what was almost a pattern began to fade before it could materialize into something tangible.

Not too many years later, when I was pastor of a black parish in Brooklyn, I came to know Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and we formed a fast friendship, first in shared activism against the Vietnam War and later in countless hours of intense theological and philosophical conversation» usually in his smoke - filled office (he with his cigar and I with my pipe) high in the tower of Jewish Theological Seminary up on Morningside Heights.

In the «60s he was almost a vox clamantis in deserto as he argued against a mindless activism cut off from the deep roots of prayer and reflection.

A closer look at Pepler's writings may be «a distinctive way» of looking at things, especially since he proposes that the imagination that is cultivated by grace is able to maintain the connections between creation and the sacraments against a background of increased industrialisation, technology and activism.2

We can all pat each other on the back for our tolerance, and love motivated response, as witness the death of many a church which tried to take a stand against gay activism.

CNN: Utah gay pride parade draws hundreds of Mormon participants A gay pride parade in Mormon - heavy Salt Lake City drew thousands of participants, including a few hundred Mormons, whose church has been criticized by gay rights activists for its activism against same - sex marriage.

I'd received a number of scholarships because of my activism, started my own successful atheist group on campus, helped run a non-profit group to help college atheists, written a book about atheism... and I had to purge all that from my resume because there was a strong likelihood those things would count against me.

In that post I expressed a little bit of ambivalence about selling sweets to raise money — ambivalence that would evolve over the next four years into outright activism against junk food in schools — but at the time I was clearly charmed by the old - timey, innocent feel of the event.

Also published on HuffingtonPost Here's an angle that just occurred to me about today's widespread online protests against the «Stop Online Piracy Act»: normally we talk about digital activism being HOSTED on the internet, but this is a great example of what happens when...

Here's an angle that just occurred to me about today's widespread online protests against the «Stop Online Piracy Act»: normally we talk about digital activism being HOSTED on the internet, but this is a great example of what happens when the companies behind the internet start to DRIVE protest.

His fearless activism and constant interventions on behalf of the voiceless were legendary and helped ignite global interest on the plight of the masses and on Lagos as a liberal State that created an enabling environment for voices against oppression to be heard,» Ayorinde said.

The Growth, Mobilization and Activism Coordinator of Amnesty International Ghana, Frank Doyi, said this at a public forum on the abolition and campaign against death penalty at Wa in the Upper West Region.

Domestic proponents of reforms need to push questions surrounding oil and gas to the center of political life and foster large - scale activism against bad governance.

(And there's a much broader, less direct 3rd issue which is environmentalism activism against any facilitation of increased oil production)

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Before former President George W. Bush nominated him to the 10th Circuit Court, Gorsuch wrote and spoke against «judicial activism» and the perceived tendency of liberal - leaning judges to reinterpret longstanding laws as they saw appropriate.

Moser, a Houston journalist and the creator of a text - messaging tool instrumental in channeling progressive anger into activism against Trump, finished in second place in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Texas» seventh congressional district, Politico reported.

De Blasio credited the activism of Sharpton and NAN constituents with helping to alter the city's «broken stop - and - frisk policy,» and noted that crime has gone down since, along with complaints against police officers.

Murphy said she's frustrated by the lack of student activism against affirmative consent; in fact, at many universities, students are leading the push to adopt the standard.

But «[o] thers choose the hyphenated life, aware of the hazards but hopeful that if their scholarship measures up, their activism won't count against them.

Both principal actors have a strong enough sense of their characters, even as they're pulled into increasingly harrowing places, to make the film a more successful one than Loach's last few, but it's still schematic and predictable, and it aggressively stacks the deck against Blake and Kattie in a way that makes it more effective as social activism, and less so as drama.

BEST FOREIGN FILM I've Loved You So Long BEST FEMALE IMAGES IN A MOVIE: The Secret Life Of Bees BEST UNRELEASED MOVIE: How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeOf Bees BEST UNRELEASED MOVIE: How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeOf Bees BEST UNRELEASED MOVIE: How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer BEST EQUALITY OF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeOF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeOF THE SEXES: Nothing But The Truth BEST MUSIC: Cadillac Records BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Eve: WALL - E BEST FAMILY FILM WALL - E LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Meryl Streep ACTING AND ACTIVISM: Natalie Portman ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women: Changeling JOSEPHINE BAKER AWARD: For best expressing the woman of color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeof color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeof color experience in America: Ballast KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman's place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity: Battle In Seattle COURAGE IN ACTING: Deidra Edwards in DisFigured: For redefining conventional standards of female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeof female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeof female physical beauty and pride on screen, and promoting positive images of big bodied womeof big bodied womeof big bodied women.

The group also acknowledged the activism of Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan and more in the fight against sexual assault, harassment and abuse in the entertainment industry and conversely inducted Harvey Weinstein into their Hall of Shame.

ACTING AND ACTIVISM AWARD Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, and all the women who spoke out against the culture of sexual abuse

February 28, 2018 • As Florida high school students protest against guns, columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions about the effectiveness of grass - roots activism.

And though she's managed to balance activism and acting, the former still occupies a lot of Gurira's time — from speaking out about violence against women at the United Nations to saying at an awards ceremony five days after the 2016 election that she's «felt a calling to do more.»

Some of us aren't fortunate enough to have the benefit of institutions like the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (Baltimore, MD) or the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY) in our hometowns, but many similar institutions offer a variety of school programs designed to educate young people — not only about the legacy of chattel slavery in America, but also the legacy of resistance and activism against injustice that it nurtured.

Broncos» Brandon Marshall to Be Honored by Harvard for Stance Against Social Injustice (Denver Post) Brandon Marshall, an NFL linebacker, was awarded for his social activism at the 15th annual HGSE Alumni of Color Conference.

Thanks in part to a board of education dominated by conservative reformers such as Andy Smarick of the American Enterprise Institute and former Thomas B. Fordham Institute President Chester Finn Jr. (the latter of whom presided over the think tank's initial activism against the Obama - era guidance), the Old Line State only plans to intervene when suspension levels for poor, minority, and special ed - labeled children are three times higher than that of other peers.

The Black Church has been a cornerstone of African American community and activism for centuries, and its role has subjected it to repeated and vicious attacks from the original Klu Klux Klan of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, through the rise of the Second Klan in the 1920s and the waves of riots and violence inflicted upon African American communities across the country, to the waves of violence against the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

This study seeks to share the stories of college student - activists who participated in the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)-- on their campuses, digitally, or at the resistance camps — to understand the ways their activism in the largest Indigenous movement of their lifetimes intersected with their motivations and goals for their college work and their relationships to their institutions themselves.

Use this teaching idea to help your students draw connections between the long history of black women's activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today.

Thirteen - year - old Louise is thrust into an ugly confrontation due to her mother's activism against the 1960s integration of New Orleans schools.

In a double love story set against the civil rights activism of the early 1960s, four characters embrace forbidden relationships with tenderness and passion and then must deal with the emotional fallout.