Sentences with phrase «of civic issues»

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To credulously accept this sort of response, on an issue as important as this one, is behavior unfit for any citizen of a free country, where safeguarding the rule of law is a civic responsibility.

WDN marshals resources for a number of issues — like reproductive justice, racial equity, and economic opportunity — but the cause closest to Hall's heart is civic equality for women.

Not because they are gay affirming (they aren't), but because they see the issue as a matter of civic respect and fairness within a democratic society.

The issue is public prayer at her local town board meetings, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the civic arena.

«We wish to talk with specificity to Donald Trump about issues of faith and the role of faith in the civic arena,» Yates said of the meeting.

Alone among Western nations, the United States has shown itself capable of joining Christian piety with economic prosperity, modern political freedoms, and a civic culture of tolerance (the limits rather than existence of which define our current political battles over social issues).

This has become an issue in the military chaplaincy of late and chaplains are now encouraged «to use the more inclusive language of civic faith» when praying with religiously diverse audiences.

Promoting a brittle presentmindedness, the idea of progress weakens «the inclination to make intelligent provision for the future, and nostalgia, its ideological twin, undermines the ability to make intelligent use of the past» Distinguishing carefully between nostalgia and an appropriately critical historic memory, Lasch laments the ways in which — driven by progress, even driven a bit mad by it — we can do no better than issue a «communitarian counterpoint» to attempt to right the balance and to retain, at least here and there, smidgens of civic virtue.

We are particularly committed to improving the civic life of Philadelphia, our founders» home town, and to producing timely research on major issues and trends in Philadelphia for the benefit of decision - makers, the news media, and the public.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is kicking off the New Year by tackling an issue of tremendous importance in New York City — the need for greater civic engagement among New Yorkers.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

This issue of tax and secrecy jurisdictions also matters to republicanism for another reason: the operation of tax havens has the effect of shifting the economic burdens of civic life from capital onto labour and supporting radical inequalities in wealth without the state being able effectively to regulate these economic dimensions of equality.

And my own view is that the stronger claim still in (ii) is incoherent, in settling as a condition of discussion and negotiation one of the issues which is at stake in a civic, political negotiation of the content of our common citizenship.

This will include social events and happy hours for members and guests all along the 73rd Assembly District, co-sponsored events with like - minded civic and community groups as well as the hosting of events that delve deeply into issues that the community is concerned about.

Bob Friedrich, president of Glen Oaks Village, said all of these neighborhood share common quality - of - life issues and that the different civic groups all work together.

The vibrancy of businesses or economic and civic life in the region is on its historic lull, as evident in the frequent sit - at - home orders issued by IPOB leader, which compliance is enforced by members of BSS through intimidation, coercion and brute force.

I appreciate it is an important issue for some, but more needs to be done If one contrasts the amount of civic campaigning activity and public support behind the Scottish Constitutional Convention in the early 1990s (building on a range of efforts over a longer period), then it is clear that there has been no campaign in England of similar.

«As he's always done, Mayor - elect de Blasio routinely talks with members of the City Council and other civic leaders about the critical issues facing New York City,» Smith said in a statement.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said he believes the civic group will be helpful to the town by gaining community feedback on different issues, especially since the town is in the process of drafting the land use portion of its comprehensive plan.

CBC has convened a special committee of business and civic leaders and tax experts to consider reforms and will issue a report on the Governor's proposals in coming weeks.

«Over the next few months, I am hoping to articulate more clearly the significance of citizenship, and develop recommendations to ensure that our approach to citizenship is appropriate for modern issues of migration, identity and civic participation.»

Our aim is to educate and engage voters on this important issue, and to encourage a civic conversation about the opportunities and hazards of amending the state constitution this way.

In a stunning slap at Mayor de Blasio, one of the city's leading civic groups announced Monday that it is not making an endorsement in the mayor's race for the first time in a half century because of «troubling» ethical issues hounding the administration.

Just four days before the election, in an article posted on the Slate magazine Web site, Spitzer professed the importance of civic engagement and spoke of the crucial issues at stake in the presidential contest.

We'll keep you up to date on local and county - wide issues and invite you to events where you will meet your fellow dynamic, civic - minded people of Delaware County, NY.

Our mission, as members of the KDD, is to educate ourselves about how government works, what issues are going on in our own communities, mentor young people in civic engagement, and to get more women elected.

«The notion that in some sense, not the civic liberties but the civic status of a prisoner is in cold storage when custody takes over is one of the roots of a whole range of issues around the rights of prisoners,» he said.

Gulluscio, 60, said he has been concerned about transportation issues in the area ever since he first delved into civics more than two decades ago, successfully advocating to have many of Howard Beach's two - way residential roads changed to one - way in order to protect children.

Their Democratic challengers, Lynn Summers of Mattituck and Steve Brautigam of Laurel, boast other civic and government involvement with trustee issues.

«Many of the issues that Borough President Stringer has prioritized during his time in office hold resonance beyond Manhattan's borders,» said Gelman, explaining that Stringer frequently visits out - of - borough civic and community organizations to discuss his ideas for everything from improving the city's transportation network to government transparency.

``... He has convened a charter commission, and I would urge all of the commissioners of that charter revision commission to look at this particular issue since they are looking at civic engagement and it's really critically important but most importantly it goes really to the heart of our democracy,» James told Observer.

He added, «it aims at cultivating in the youth of Ghana improved civic participation, knowledge and attitudes, and the practice of critical and objective analysis of public issues as well as the effective use of freedom of expression and association to build more peaceful, tolerant and open societies in Ghana especially towards the 2016 elections.»

«Our civic's board just had a meeting where we discussed how we would open the line of communication with the next councilman's office, but as far as issues we didn't come up with any,» she said.

Two expert panels and breakout training sessions demonstrated how STEM education taught through the prism of human rights helps inspire students, puts the scientific method to work in the collection and eventual application of evidence and allows students to design and build projects that address civic issues.

Both eventually led, Reilly said, to the establishment of the center's Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities program, which provides teaching resources to encourage faculty to frame courses around civic challenges such as public health disparities, inequality and environmental issues.

New Orleans has a nuanced understanding of what it means to build a wall, said Bryan Lee Jr., the place and civic design director for the Arts Council of New Orleans, who has written about equity issues in the built environment.

«High - quality civic learning teaches the importance of community (both within the school and more broadly), respectful dialogue about controversial issues, creative problem solving, collaboration, teamwork, and the importance of diversity,» according to the authors.

Although not included in the list would be this bonus tip: let your students and their parents know that you will be tackling these tough issues with as little bias as possible and the goal of increasing civic participation and argument skills.

The growth of digital media is also shaping today's civics education, as more schools try to address emerging issues like fake news and the influence of social media on politics.

Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the classroom, especially in an age where students are finding it increasingly difficult to see over the wall between their school lives and their «real» lives.

Choi said the program turns traditional civics on its head — instead of starting by teaching how a bill becomes law, students are asked what local issues they are passionate about improving, for example.

If a civics program is important for our nation's future leaders across the board and to our democracy, it is more so for an immigrant community that is in a state of transition and whose youth struggle with issues of identity and belonging.

This study makes an analysis of the impact of a civic and intercultural education methodology requiring students to analyze the situation of the Roma community at local revel and formulate a public policy proposal related to an issue affecting members of Roma communities.

After receiving her master's in Teaching and Curriculum from the Ed School in 1999, she returned to California to teach high school and, hopefully, to tackle these issues of civic engagement in the classroom.

She brings a new twist to the issue of the gap between American minority low - income children and middle - class children; what has engaged her passions and formidable abilities is not the academic gap, though of course she is fully aware of it, but the gap in the ability to participate effectively in the civic life, to influence political choices, the «Civic Empowerment» gap, as she labels it.

In CFE v. New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse ruled that an adequate education included the «foundational skills that students need to become productive citizens capable of civic engagement and sustaining competitive employment,» the «intellectual tools to evaluate complex issues, such as campaign finance reform, tax policy, and global warming,» the ability to «determine questions of fact concerning DNA evidence, statistical analyses, and convoluted financial fraud.»

The issues are both those of civic education and those of opportunity and equality.

Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the...

While engaging my students from all over Europe on issues of social justice and civic engagement, an idea occurred to me: What if students from the Global South could convene in a similar manner and work together to come up with innovative solutions to the seemingly intractable problems that plague their nations?

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.