Sentences with phrase «organized by democracy»

2008 Goldman Prize winner Feliciano Dos Santos recently visited Washington, DC, where he had the opportunity to attend training workshops organized by Democracy Partners, a nonprofit that trains progressive leaders... Read More

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The trip was organized by MDC's Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy.

Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Lagos, Akin Oyebode is set to deliver a paper on the Strategic Dialogue on Mobilizing the Citizens to Demand Anti-Corruption Reforms and an End to Impunity for Grand Corruption in Nigeria being organized by Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

It's being organized by the legendary (and lovely) Julie Germany, now of DCI Group but formerly director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet, and will be co-sponsored on the conservative side by Right Wing News.

Of further note, the conference was joined by Sam Smith of the Progressive Review in Washington, DC; by Mike Feinstein of the California Green Party, who had just helped organize a very successful «Green Parties of the West» conference; by representatives of the Reform Party; by Rob Daniels» «Campaign for a New Tomorrow»; and by the Center for Voting and Democracy, a national organization headed by Rob Richie dedicated to promoting Instant Run - off Voting, Ranked Choice Voting, proportional representation, and electoral reforms supported by many Greens through the Center's FairVote organizing work.

The lecture, titled: «Suitability of presidential system of government in a multi-ethnic democracy», is organized by the Assembly, which will also bestow on the governor the Honorary Life Member of the House.

Greens, spurred by an influx of Leftists, may be able to reform their party internally and place it on solid footing by embracing the time - honored and proven methods of political organizing, such as establishing a national membership system and placing a stronger emphasis on party unity and internal democracy.

2) International PB Conference: During this two - day conference organized by The Participatory Budgeting Project, Pratt Institute, and the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, CVH leaders and staff, along with over 200 elected officials, community leaders, and activists from across the world, will discuss key topics and trends for this model of grassroots democracy, including PB in Public Housing, PB in Community Organizations, Online Participation, and the PBNYC Briefing (see below).

Farmers self - organized a democracy from the bottom up, free of the order imposed by kings or lords.

Insofar as a social movement is «an organized, sustained, self - conscious challenge to existing authorities» (Tilly, 1984), the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions included a multiplicity of informal and formal institutions and alliances: students, unions, professionals, religious groups, etc.And while the master frames calling for the ouster of Mubarak and Ben Ali were no doubt unifying discursive devices that were readily supported by most if not all of the protestors, secondary frames — calls for democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity — presented significant points of divergence not only in and between Islamist and non-Islamist groups, but between the secular - liberal youth who are credited with initiating the mass protests in the first place.

The students were in Cambridge as part of a four - day New England college tour that was initiated by Dean Kathleen McCartney's visit to Democracy Prep last spring, and organized by the school's founding principal, Seth Andrew, Ed.M.»

By working with parents to examine their privilege and understand that their impact matters more than their intentions, Integrated Schools prepares parents to support meaningfully integrated classrooms that reflect the diversity of their district as well as school communities that respect ALL families and are galvanized around supporting ALL children Through national organizing to promote local action, we support, educate, develop and mobilize families to «live their values,» disrupt segregation, and leverage their choices for the well - being and futures for their own children, for all children, and for our democracy.

She has organized numerous one - person exhibitions including: Anthony Goicolea; Shirana Shahbazi: Goftare Nik / Good Words; Jason Salavon; Paul Shambroom: Evidence of Democracy; and Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi.

2008 Selective Knowledge, Institute for Contemporary Art and Thought, Athens, Greece Zones of Conflict, Pratt Gallery, New York, NY Ours: Democracy in the Age of Branding, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, organized by Parsons School of Design and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New York, NY Crossroads: Interfaces between rock and contemporary art, Domus Artium Museum / Center of Contemporary Art of Salamanca, Spain 2008 California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Proyecto civico / Civic Project, CECUT, Centro Cultural Tijuana, Mexico 8 Bienal de Arte de Panamá, 8th Panama Biennial, Panama 16th Biennale of Sydney: Forms that Turn, Sydney, Australia Close Encounters, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C. Freedom, Stichting Den Haag Sculptuur, The Hague, Netherlands Ohio, curated by Brad Killam and Barb Wiesen, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL Peripheral vision and collective body, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen, Bolzano, Italy The Old, Weird America, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX Since we last spoke about monuments, Stroom den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands Jeremy Deller: Marlon Brando, Pocahontas, and Me, Aspen Art Museum.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,