Sentences with phrase «political agitation»
"Political agitation" refers to the act of arousing public interest, support, or resistance towards certain political issues or causes through protests, rallies, speeches, or other forms of activism. It involves actively trying to influence and shape public opinion and bring about change in the political system. Full definition
After a week of political agitation by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and others for new flight restrictions on travel out of Ebola - stricken countries in west Africa, Pres. Barack Obama on Monday announced that the U.S. government will be ramping up its screening for the virus at domestic airports and in west Africa, but details of those changes have yet to be disclosed.
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The ecumenical movement is not very interesting if it is simply an apparatus for practical comity and joint political agitation; its heart must be concern for what ecumenists have called «faith and order,» that is, for the theological and structural divisions that prevent fellowship at the Lord's table, and for the possibilities of overcoming them.
When Marley sang decades ago «Get up; stand up, Stand up for your right» he had sown a seed for future political agitations and given future generations the tool to fight unpleasant governments.
Stakeholders in northern Nigeria have been urged to embark on a serious search for a viable, sustainable and lasting solution to the political agitations admittedly difficult...
I'm sure that, for many, this element of political agitation is not only difficult to detect in his work but it is also of little interest.
A plain white t - shirt may not look like much — but as a blank canvas for personal expression and political agitation, it has proven a powerful tool for communication in the modern age.
Faught creates exuberant large - scale textile works that employ an array of techniques and everyday materials — such as sequins, posters, buttons, and Xeroxed images — that show the ability of textiles to be a source of both personal comfort and political agitation.
Anida Yoeu Ali is an artist and scholar whose works span performance, installation, video, poetry, public encounters, and political agitation.
But political agitation or rewriting history isn't necessarily the artist's first impulse.
In the 1960s and»70s, performance art was characterized by improvisation, spontaneity, audience interaction, and political agitation.