Sentences with phrase «on racial justice»

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Why was there no word on racial justice and unity for those of us in the historical shadow of Jim Crow?

I've hosted refugee ministry summits, am a signer of the Evangelical Immigration Table, hosted conversations on racial justice, and have spoken up for religious liberty for Muslims.

My life has largely centered on racial justice and issues affecting poor children and their families.

In a recent sermon, pastor and author David Platt recently said churches have been «slow to speak» on racial justice.

It seems that, in the midst of black Christian outcry in 2013, the majority of white Christians pressed the snooze button on racial justice, sleepwalking into their churches where an individualistic gospel that doesn't call them to say or do anything about racial injustice is preached, where white culture, rather than Christ, reigns supreme, and where the problems and perspectives of black people are ignored.

New resolutions can act as a rallying cry for further work on racial justice and racial unity, allowing SBC entities, churches and organizations to point to this resolution as a reason for continuing to preach, teach and speak out.

Not exact matches

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

Williams joined the Sherwood Foundation in September 2006, where she has developed a diverse portfolio focusing primarily on child welfare, family economic well - being, and social and racial justice.

On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.

Dominique is a graduate of North Park Theological Seminary, where he also instructed courses on racial reconciliation, justice, and Christian ethics.

ringing out from angry, defiant protestors on behalf of racial justice across the land, whether we have a clear conception of what this «freedom thing» really is, of what being free and responsible participants in this democratic polity actually requires of us.

I preached one Sunday on the challenge of racial justice.

’42 Indeed, women from all three continents, Africa, Asia and Latin America, say that «In the person and praxis of Jesus Christ, women of the three continents find the grounds of our liberation from all discrimination: sexual, racial, social, economic, political and religious... Christology is integrally linked with action on behalf of social justice and the defense of each person's right to life and to a more humane life.43 This means that Christology is about apartheid, sexual exploitation, poverty and oppression.

Instead of simply taking the windows down and going on with business as usual, the cathedral recognizes that, for now, they provide an opportunity for us to begin to write a new narrative on race and racial justice at the cathedral and perhaps for our nation.

Cone blended the racial pride of the black power movement with an emphasis on social justice that had been a part of the black church since enslaved Africans first read the Bible.

Keep your eyes on the prize... There are some of us whose whole adult life, since the early «60s or even before, has been devoted to the struggle for racial justice.

It is certainly time that advocates for racial justice began to insist that schools take on the high mission of developing these qualities.

The historian of non-violence, William Robert Miller, says that the first explicit reference to non-violence in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott came from a white librarian, Juliette Morgan, who compared the boycott to Gandhi's salt march in a letter to the Montgomery Advertiser on December 12, 1955.35 The development of non-violent strategies in the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 60's arose partly from belief in pacifism as an expression of love in the Fellowship of Reconciliation and Society of Friends from whom many leaders of the movement for racial justice came.

King's mature reflections on the gospel of Jesus emerged primarily from his struggle for racial justice in America.

The same can be said for Miller's treatment of Fosdick's stance on issues relating to women and racial justice, the latter subject having an entire chapter devoted to it (chapter 24).

We see it in the flourishing of fundamentalism; in the controversy raging in the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod; in the phenomenon of the Jesus freaks, the spreading charismatic movement, the popularity of Transcendental Meditation; in attacks on the National and World councils of churches and the cooling of ardor for such social issues as racial justice, world peace, and the abolition of hunger and malnutrition.

Although he was talking about the state of the planet, his words are also apt on the topic of racial justice: If you look at the data that shows how racial violence has evolved throughout history and aren't frustrated or exhausted, then you probably don't understand the full story.

Most of these books come to me from publishers and imprints with a faith - based focus, so at the end of each week I find myself sorting through a stack of freshly printed titles on topics ranging from biblical interpretation, to racial justice, to faith and doubt, to «Christian sex,» in the form of everything from spiritual memoirs, to specialty Bibles, to coloring books.

Is there a place for pro-life women to partner with their pro-choice sisters on areas where they share common convictions: workplace parity, gender - based violence, racial justice, motherhood, and more?

She has written extensively on tax reform, comprehensive immigration reform, health care reform, poverty, racial and gender justice, and transformational civic engagement.

Irving now devotes herself to working with white people exploring the impact white skin can have on perception, problem solving, and engaging in racial justice work.

His research focuses on understanding distressed urban neighborhoods, the redevelopment of shrinking cities, as well as issues of social isolation, racial justice and class facing people of color.

I attended the «Promoting Racial Justice in the Mohawk Valley» event hosted by the Town of Kirkland Democratic Committee on April 5.

«We know we won't always agree, and we're ready to work hard to press her to deliver on the economic, environmental and racial justice promises she made during the campaign.»

A civil rights lawyer and advocate for racial and social justice, Ms. Wiley joined the de Blasio administration in early 2014 to focus on legal issues as well as on the mayor's efforts to address issues of inequality.

Hawkins has a plank on Civil Rights and Racial Justice in his platform that addresses these issues in more detail at www.howiehawkins.org/platform.

I am running for Democratic District Leader for the 44th Assembly District to fight for a Democratic Party with a progressive agenda centered on economic justice, criminal justice reform and support for women, the LGBTQ community, immigrants and religious and racial minorities.

In addition to its potential to afford some degree of racial justice, marijuana legalization might also make sense on economic grounds.

Tracey serves as the Racial Justice Campaign Director for CPD, building deep and close relationships with core affiliates who are focused on driving racial justice work as well as working with other CPD staff to develop effective intersectional campRacial Justice Campaign Director for CPD, building deep and close relationships with core affiliates who are focused on driving racial justice work as well as working with other CPD staff to develop effective intersectional camJustice Campaign Director for CPD, building deep and close relationships with core affiliates who are focused on driving racial justice work as well as working with other CPD staff to develop effective intersectional campracial justice work as well as working with other CPD staff to develop effective intersectional camjustice work as well as working with other CPD staff to develop effective intersectional campaigns.

«The longer time goes on the more active we need to become it seems to put pressure to get a decision made because nothing's been happening so far,» said Colleen Kristich, member of Standing Up For Racial Justice Buffalo.

She told Forbes that marijuana was a «racial justice issue» since so many people of color are jailed on possession charges.

There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.

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

This coming Mon., Apr. 13th, community activists and leaders will embark on a 250 - mile walk through five states to deliver to Congress what they call «Justice Package» — a set of criminal justice reforms aimed at addressing racial profiling, aggressive policing and the need for community inveJustice Package» — a set of criminal justice reforms aimed at addressing racial profiling, aggressive policing and the need for community invejustice reforms aimed at addressing racial profiling, aggressive policing and the need for community investment.

More than 200 community members took to the streets on April 5, as 31 different religious institutions held an interfaith rally and march to promote racial justice and religious tolerance.

«We will not stop working until the bright light of opportunity shines on all New Yorkers,» Cuomo said, emphasizing also the need for economic equity in the educational system, racial and economic justice in the judicial system and voter empowerment in the electoral system.

From 6 to 8 p.m. at Fordham Law School, The Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center and the Women's City Club of New York will host «This Bridge Called My Back: Women of Color and the Fight for Economic Security», on «how gender intersects with economic and racial inequality in New York City.»

Gov. Cuomo outlined 10 proposals last week in his State of the State address that the Committee on Social, Racial and Economic Justice will focus on.

His positioning reflects the shifting calculus for ambitious Democrats in a city fixated on issues of racial justice.

We know racial justice is a worker issue, that racial equality is a union goal: we can not win at work when race divides us, nor does fairness truly exist when some of us are profiled at home, targeted on the streets, and treated unequally in the courts.

Mr. Thompson was elected district attorney in 2013 after campaigning on a platform of reform and racial justice, and unseating Charles J. Hynes, a fellow Democrat and a troubled incumbent who had served more than 20 years.

Following the mayor's rally, the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice held a rally outside of City Hall calling on de Blasio to put racial justice at the forefront of his education Justice held a rally outside of City Hall calling on de Blasio to put racial justice at the forefront of his education justice at the forefront of his education agenda.

Out of the traditions and organizational culture established during the late 1940s and 1950s came AAAS's activism of subsequent decades on social issues such as racial justice, the environment, and the war in Vietnam.

However, people on both sides of the political aisle could agree that racial disparities in charging decisions, jury verdicts, and sentencing violate core American principles related to justice,» wrote the researchers Samuel R. Sommers and Satia A. Marotta of Tufts University.