Sentences with phrase «over equity and justice»

Such approach has the potential to strengthen existing approaches by speaking to stakeholders that may prioritize economic efficiency concerns over equity and justice, including major firms that conduct bioprospecting projects.

Not exact matches

According to Salis, whose position follows a recent quit notice order given to Igbos living in the North by a coalition of Arewa youths, the agitation for secession by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra and other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria will reduce drastically once equity and justice take precedent over ethnic domination.

From the Journey for Justice and allied protesters in Chicago locking themselves down in front of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Office demanding equity for Dyett High students, to a report by Center for Popular Democracy, Action United and Integrity in Education exposing over $ 30 million in charter fraud in Pennsylvania with accompanying actions, we see clearly that the tide is turning!

Over the last decade, Tracy Session has worked for justice and equity for communities of color within the field of education.

In response to his comments, over 50 California - based civil rights, social justice, and education organizations signed the letter below urging the Governor to continue the state's commitment to equity by not just narrowing, but closing the achievement and opportunity gaps, continuing the work of the Local Control Funding Formula, and supporting a strong accountability system.

Dr. Bullard has authored numerous books on the prominence of waste facilities in predominately African - American areas all over the nation, as well as others that address urban land use, industrial facility siting, housing, transportation, climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and equity.

In the first entry in this series we concluded that although the recent IPCC AR 5 Working Group III report is laudable improvement over prior IPCC reports in regard to identifying ethical and equity issues that should be considered in developing climate change policy, some criticisms are also warranted of how IPCC has articulated the significance and implications of the ethical, justice, and equity principles that should guide nations in developing climate change policies.

Policy analysis and implementation will be extremely challenging given the nonconvexities in the human - environment system (109) that will be enhanced by tipping elements, as well as the need to handle intergenerational justice and interpersonal equity over long periods and under conditions of uncertainty (110).

We go all over the country and consult in various types of organizations: non-profits, for - profits, higher ed, E-12, and certainly in this case, law firms and other legal venues around social justice and equity issues.

Our civil law (contract, tort and equity) has been developed bottom - up over the centuries by those who sit in the courts and administer it: it is judge - made law that is the bedrock of justice in our civil courts.

Meaning a solo, small law firm or a huge law firm that takes up 10 floors in a major office building in downtown, they would begin to explicitly and consistently over the long term address issues of equity and social justice in their business as usual.

The next day Justice Rosalie Abella held that an equity partner of a Canadian law firm, facing compulsory retirement at 65, could not invoke the protections of the Human Rights Code, since he lacked the elements of subordination in employment that characterized an employee, and had significant rights within the partnership and control over his employment.