Sentences with phrase «on civic buildings»

I said the christians want to impose their view on the rest of us — school curricula, displays on civic buildings, bells ringing for services, who can marry whom, who controls a woman's body, etc

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It's something of a West Michigan trademark — in Grand Rapids, the names of philanthropic business leaders are imprinted on the civic landscape through the buildings they commissioned, among them the Fred M. Keller Engineering Laboratories at Grand Valley State University.

As we look ahead to building the social infrastructure for a global community, we will work on building new tools that encourage thoughtful civic engagement.

Building on the Catholic emphasis on the importance of free marital consent, Luther and Calvin developed further the covenantal understanding of marital commitment, elevated the status of women, emphasized the freedom of young adults to choose their partners, helped make marriage more compassionate and established marriage as a civic institution regulated by secular law yet also blessed and given meaning by the church.

Flat, blank facades on buildings conceived as commodities — or just oddities — rather than works of civic art; flat modernist pictorial abstractions; the flattening of cultural history into pseudo-history packaged as what Henry dismissed as «applied sociology» — all spoke to him of something far more ominous, the abasement of man and the crude negation of his proper relationship to nature as embodied in the great tradition.

Zwingli, a former humanist whose abandonment of medieval Catholic orthodoxy predated Luther's, gets extended treatment, as does Calvin, who built on Zwingli's initiatives to create the disciplined structures and alliances with civic society which would become the normative form of Protestantism.

An earlier get - together by a coalition of representatives of Algonquin civic groups, churches and schools turned into an impromptu but enthusiastic session on building a...

Eighty - nine years ago today, 12 civic movers and shakers met in the office of Chicago's premier architectural firm, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, on the 14th floor of the Railway Exchange Building (later the Santa Fe Building and today Motorola) on Michigan Avenue.

Barnsley council spent # 30,000 on a clock adorning the new civic building.

The reason for our consistent focus on building a new movement politics is a deep scepticism as to how a top - down approach can succeed without a much broader civic mobilisation: I wrote about the missing civic politics that after one of several pre-G20 and pre-Copenhagen events, something developed by Paul Hilder of Avaaz who is among those trying to do this in practice.

Flushing residents and civic associations want to know why the Mormon church is intent on constructing a chapel on 33rd Avenue that exceeds zoning regulations when it could build one on the land it already owns downtown.

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.

The Hall of Justice, the 4 - year - old criminal court building on 161st Street that was supposed to be something of a civic architectural gem, is still plagued with faulty elevators, electrical wiring and fire alarms, not to mention a leaky roof and an underground parking garage and courtyard that remain off limits, the Daily News reports.

Professor Karikari said this at a two - day capacity building workshop for the media and civic society Organisations in Ho on the fight against inequality in Ghana...

«We see the parking problem as a civic challenge that must have a community - based solution,» SpotPog founder Jacques Blinbaum said in a statement, explaining how the company engaged community leaders and residents early - on, speaking with more than 5,000 people while building the app.

Manna has also served as Chair of the Rosendale Environmental Commission and Vice-Chair of the Ulster County Environmental Management Council, helped found the HV Green Building and Renewable Energy Working Group, was on the board of the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange, help start the Hudson Valley Biodiesel Coop, and is a long - standing member of the Mid-Ulster League of Women Voters and numerous other civic organizations.

Its mission is to work with government — labor — and the civic sector to build a stronger New York — with a focus on education — infrastructure and the economy.

$ 500 Million Buffalo Billion Phase II («Buffalo Billion squared»)- «[E] xpansion of the Buffalo Billion initiative to continue building on the renewed economic engines and reinvigorated civic spirit throughout Buffalo and the entire Western New York region.»

For nearly two decades, the urban planning consultant has kept a close watch on the borough's historic buildings and landmarks and has become a known name in the civic association community because of it.

As current trends in contemporary society demand new educational responses, and traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of developing learners well prepared to meet the demands that current and future global trends make on individuals and societies, particularly in the area of civic and social participation, and ethical behavior in a world increasingly marked by difference.

HGSE is well situated to develop a field - building program and train a new generation of early career researchers, building on current research, faculty, doctoral student interests, and activities relating to civic learning and civic action.

World War II, building as it did on the suffering of the Great Depression, created a new civic mindedness.

Build on connections with civic and parent groups to provide funding and resources, including transportation, volunteers, and community - enrichment grants

Proponents — including President Clinton and former President Bush — say participating in community service builds character, teaches civic responsibility, opens doors to career possibilities, looks good on college applications and resumes, and often provides services for communities they otherwise might not have.

«We the People» and AP civics don't really cross paths; not if you've worked on the ground, trying to build up facilities and the economy in a disadvantaged community.

Building on the rigorous traditions of urban Catholic education and focus on faith formation and development of the whole child — developing self - worth, moral character, a love of learning, and a sense of civic responsibility in all students

Building on the civic ideals of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, Mann was a catalyst for the common school's adoption.

To facilitate their lessons on the value of civic unity and diversity, some teachers have embraced empathy - building programs that education innovators launched in February to help them start constructive conversations amid the current political climate.

based on the idea that politics is always local, empower young people to creatively engage in civic processes - BUILD A CIVIC HEALTH INCUcivic processes - BUILD A CIVIC HEALTH INCUCIVIC HEALTH INCUBATOR

Focus on the big ideas with content built around the National Civics and Economics Standards, and examine real - world topics as examples.

Her research and teaching has been focused on urban school reform policy and practice, culturally relevant instruction, teacher student relationship - building practices, and civic education.

The resulting report builds on a growing body of research on civic capacity and community organizing for education reform, which examines the work of groups across sectors to identify a shared agenda and mobilize the human and financial resources necessary to move their agenda forward.

Through civic engagement and service - learning we can deepen students» sense of responsibility, building on their knowledge, and eventually developing into habits of caring and action.

Determined to leverage his work to affect the greatest number of students, Seth set out to build a college preparatory school focused on civic education that served all students, including those with special needs.

Starting in 2002, the Civic three - door hatchback has been built exclusively at Honda's manufacturing plant in Swindon, England [21]-- previously the five - door Civic / Domani and the Civic Aerodeck (based on the Japanese Orthia) were built in this plant for sale in Europe along with the Japanese Civics.

Heck, the Si isn't even built on the same continent as other U.S. - market Civics (which are assembled in North America) or the RSX (which they screw together in Japan).

Overall, Honda has built 10 million Accords, 8 million Civics, 2 million Odysseys and 1 million Pilots on this side of the Atlantic.

Paterson has several locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including civic buildings, individual residences and museums.

This classic 1905 Arts and Crafts style museum home was built for noted civic leader and merchant George W. Marston and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Our mission has never been more important as the Kemper Museum builds on a legacy of cultural and civic engagement.

Further immersive and engaging installations contributed by a variety of territories such as Argentina, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia will build on this assertion, offering new insights into how creative practice can express and aid challenging socio - political topics including migration, civic responsibility and pollution.

The Los Angeles — based artist selected locations in the San Francisco Bay Area that are emblematic of distinct urban - redevelopment episodes: Islais Landing, a former tidal bog that once served as a sewage channel and slaughterhouse dumping ground; San Francisco City Hall, a Beaux Arts monument whose harmonious proportions and massive domed rotunda are meant to pique municipal pride (and good civic behavior); and Pacific Shores Center, a 106 - acre, 1.7 - millionsquare - foot corporate complex, planned during the dot - com glut of the late 1990s and built on marshland south of the city.

Founded in 2011, IdeasCity builds on the New Museum's mission of «New Art, New Ideas» by extending the Museum beyond its walls into the civic realm.

He has built his career on photographing important cultural, civic and political figures in Chicago and around the country in unlikely, unique or historic occasions.

In 1964, after showing sculptures based on European edibles in Paris, he returned to New York and, continuing to use ordinary, everyday objects as his means of expression, developed «soft» sculptures and fantastic proposals for buildings and civic monuments.

Rather than wholeheartedly support the kind of energy policy, civic infrastructure and lifestyle changes that will allow the United States to prosper in a post-carbon, green economy — and build a clean energy independence — the focus is on populist false promises that developing oil shale or lifting bans on offshore oil drilling will reduce short term energy costs.

Today, not only is she one of the very few women among the opposition leadership, but the environmental organization she started has become part of the foundation on which progressive Russians intend to build a new and engaged civic life.

The curriculum in this manual employs interactive teaching techniques with the goal of helping dedicated community leaders develop and refine their leadership and advocacy skills, use such skills in their communities to work on civic issues, and build alliances with community - based organizations.

Instead, they were tackling big civic projects, like a web app that would allow developers to determine what sort of building they could construct on land they are standing on.

Paterson has several locations listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including civic buildings, individual residences and museums.