Sentences with phrase «on consciousness raising»

Other suggestions are available from many sources, particularly the Task Force on Consciousness Raising of the National Organization for Women and from Women Committed to Women.

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Some treatments attempting to raise consciousness on the ecological, nuclear situation paint a picture of nuclear winter or the extent of death and destruction that will occur after such an event.

Although, as I believe, concord must of necessity eventually prevail on earth, it can by our premises only take the form of some sort of tense cohesion pervaded and inspired with the same energies, now become harmonious, which were previously wasted in bloodshed: unanimity in search and conquest, sustained among us by the universal resolve to raise ourselves upwards, all straining shoulder to shoulder, towards ever greater heights of consciousness and freedom.

I feel a warm glow and a sense of affirmation when I learn of churches which are eliminating sexist language from their worship services and liturgy, of ministers who are studying and preaching about feminist theology and the Mother - Father God, of consciousness - raising groups and task forces on sexism in the church.

The fishbowl consciousness raising group described above was focusing on the rapidly changing relationships between the sexes.

This session of a consciousness raising group, fishbowl style, took place at a weekend Conference on Human Liberation.

What is important from the standpoint of consciousness raising and counseling is to widen one's perspective as a counselor on what is in fact «masculine,» and what «feminine.»

Depending on how severe the pathology, a consciousness raising experience for the woman sometimes presages improvement in the marriage.

One great advantage that ministers and pastoral counselors have is the opportunity for education and consciousness raising about changing roles and identities and their effect on marriage through other facets of church life.

So other than raise up the consciousness of two of the homo specimens to the level of humans on the 6th day, what was God doing on the other five?

Some of the techniques described here are suitable for use with groups or individuals or couples when the main focus is on reeducation or consciousness raising with normally functioning people.

The critics might extol various consciousness - raising rappers, but the word on the street, the word I heard gaining ground in school - yard after school - yard, in rap after rap, alas, it would have to be Nigga.

Consciousness raising groups can logically focus on changing the sexism that is deep in our society.

So if you're ready to embark on a wonderful journey of self discovery while raising your child in a spirit of consciousness and love...

«Over the years I have tried to use images and ideas to cut through complacency and apathy while trying to raise consciousness about an array of social issues from discrimination and human rights, to health and the environment» notes Chaz Maviyane - Davies on his work.

The redistricting of 2012 opened the door for New York Congressman Steve Israel to step into the political consciousness of northeast Queens, but despite conventional wisdom his national job as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) wasn't enough to raise his name recognition, it was a strong grassroots campaign initiative which helped ensure victory on Election Day.

Pan-African consciousness, progressive political ideologies, and deep spiritual conviction are the three pillars on which his pulpit was raised.

If you still aren't sure that your partner will be taken in by your act, Swift goes on to propose a novel version of the consciousness - raising group to help you to refine your performance: «Get some close friends together and form an Orgasm Faking Circle,» she says.

A straightforward guide to the way in which language works, it's worth a read before tackling some of the tough questions on language and consciousness, or the evolution of language, that writers such as Steve Pinker raise.

Kathryn is proud to have been a presenter at the consciousness - raising Sedona Yoga Festival 2017 and teacher on the Insight Timer App.

If you feel called to shift your own energy and raise the consciousness of the planet, I welcome you to join Deepak Chopra and me on July 11th for the second annual Global Meditation.

Through private one - on - ones, corporate groups, parties, speaking engagements, and pop - ups in museums and art galleries, Biet is bringing this big work into the world and helping raise consciousness from the outside in.

Courtesy of Alexia Niedzielski and Elizabeth von Guttman at Ever Manifesto, a publication conceived with a mission to raise collective consciousness around issues of sustainability, we bring you an exclusive interview with fashion consultant Julie Gilhart on why sustainability matters and why conscious consumerism will define the future of fashion retail.

Sleepaway Camp may be a crude instrument for consciousness - raising, yet it works on that level just the same — and that makes it ambitious in a way that films this artless seldom are.

Our mandate is to recognize, support and raise consciousness about women working in the film industry — in front of and behind the cameras, and writing about film and the film industry — through coverage on our Web site at www.awfj.org, the presentation of awards for outstanding achievements, and through outreach programs.

#MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite seem to have liberated the current generation, but they tend to deal in carefully modulated consciousness - raising rather than the full - on rabble - rousing in which their elders indulged.

When actors and filmmakers on the red carpet Sunday night were asked what they can and are doing to promote change, they had a wide range of answers, from hiring more female directors to raising your own consciousness.

He also referenced the community - building and consciousness - raising events that have marked this year at HGSE, from the Let's Talk conference on Asian American mental health to the Double Take storytelling program to the Women's March in Washington, D.C.

The teacher found numerous SMEs at a local volunteer coalition involved in various aspects of cleaning the river, including one group developing a work of consciousness - raising art to be floated on a barge.

It would look good on billboards, and it certainly would get the attention of our World Cup visitors.And, at least for a little while last week, it looked like the sort of motto we could live up to.Or could we?Our collective opossum consciousness was raised when Doc Holliday and Johnny Magic, of radio station WXXL - FM (106.7), suggested turning one of the critters loose on a high - speed roadway as sort of a local variation on Groundhog Day.The idea went over like the proverbial foreign object in a punch bowl.

NAIA also opposes so - called educational campaigns that use «consciousness - raising» exercises that depend on sensationalism or misrepresentation of facts about animal issues.

This book does what few books on animals manage to do, which is to attempt to raise the level of human consciousness about the necessity for relationships with companion animals and the sacredness of those bonds.

With the present - day consciousness - raising on the part of feminists, I understand the need to give a kind of historical perspective to female artists.

finds commonalities between these artists based solely on their heritage, raising questions as to whether there truly is some sort of collective, cultural consciousness or aesthetic tradition,» explains Beers London.

«We will program the space through August 2012 with projects that focus on raising environmental consciousness.»

The works on show will explore ideas of the cyborg and the avatar raising questions of identity and individual and collective consciousness at a time of prolific social change and uncertainty when reality can often seem more like science fiction.

Artists focussed on in this unique anthology use destructive subversion of media imagery to release us from its controlling effects; destruction of artwork to extinguish its fixity; destruction to disrupt the perceived integrity of built structures; and destructional risk to the self to raise consciousness of oppression.

Inspired by the outreach work of the Black Panther Party focused on illiteracy, poverty, and hunger; feminist consciousness raising; and radical self - care initiatives, these projects take a holistic approach to self - preservation, thus preserving people and culture for posterity.

[A] visceral quality translates across Buckman's use of media... And she addresses fraught topics: giving birth, eventual death; the attack on women's healthcare and Planned Parenthood; the duality in hip - hop's language; existing within a patriarchy... For her, it's about consciousness - specifically, raising it - whether that's through shock, confusion, laughter, silence.»

On one hand, there are the comfortable hangouts Thomas has created in the gallery space; mock living rooms with rugs onto which patterned pillows and ottomans and plants have been placed, giving a distinctive consciousness - raising, let - your - hair - down, Seventies vibe.

Through a group art practice that combined object - making, installation, and performance, Chicago's course was focused on developing the technique and expression through the process of consciousness - raising, recognizing female identity and independence.

2001 Southern Tree, Tree of Knowledge, Dead Tree (part one), Galleria Emi Fontana, Milan, Italy Consciousness Raising Historical Analysis, Pain plus Time Separated and Ordered with Emphasis on Reflection, Kunsthof Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

ICW exists to lead efforts towards securing and improving the quality of life for women living with HIV by mobilizing, organizing, advocating, mentoring, and raising consciousness on the issues that directly impact lives.

[9] and Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro started the Feminist Art Program at Cal Arts, which provided a new arts education for women based on mentorship, training in tools, research about women artists, consciousness - raising, and role - playing.

Call this the year of institutional consciousness - raising: three major art centers, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Brooklyn Museum, have scheduled big events devoted to feminism's impact on art history — past, present, and future.

In others ordinary objects are displayed on polished pedestals which raise a consciousness about the quality of form, materiality, and color, raising awareness of the objects within the space.

If Andy and John Holdren did as much to raise consciousness about biogeochemical cycles other than carbon and CO2, it would deny the advertising men on both sides of this dueling tuba contest their lawful prey - an innumerate audience ignorant of natural history and science alike.

What we need is for someone like Drs. Mann, Bradley, Santer, Karl, Trenberth, etc. to go on television to explain what is really happening, in scientific, but understandable, language to raise the bar and the consciousness of North Americans to this urgent issue.

Another tradeoff scientists must weigh is their ability to raise social consciousness about climate change, and whether that's best achieved by making themselves as visible as possible, or serving as examples on how to live more sustainably.

This case has raised the consciousness of these issues — partly owing to the fact that Uber is becoming a household name and because of the size of the settlement — and on the real status of individual «gig» workers.