Sentences with phrase «racial justice»

Many who have spent their lives working for racial justice may have little interaction with those who have spent their lives working to end abortion on demand.

It's an uncomfortable yet incredibly accessible read — perfect for a book club or church group new to the topic and work of racial justice.

What will it take for us to achieve racial justice in this country?

If we want competency education to have different results than our existing sort and rank system, we need to pay attention to racial justice as a key element of equity.

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

So I do think that the rule of law is critical in achieving racial justice.

For the 2016 and 2017 cycles of the fellowship, the thematic frame is racial justice through the lens of mass incarceration.

The sense of urgency around racial justice and economic inequality is as strong as it's been in decades.

The movement with which I was identified had to do with racial justice and peace.

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

Questions of racial justice belong to the general subject of social class and may be understood in the light of the analysis of classes and classification just presented.

These are facts that must be taken into account in determining what constitutes racial justice.

Did the attainment of racial justice require white initiatives and ingenuity, rather than black perseverance?

But survivors — especially survivors of color — should not have to choose between racial justice and representation for victims.

People's Action is a network of grassroots organizations with a fierce reputation for direct action from across the country that work to advance a national economic and racial justice agenda.

Volunteers will work on civil rights and racial justice cases pro bono, which means they don't receive academic credit for their work, but can receive volunteer hours.

Second, we must remember that the fight for education reform has always been a fight for racial justice.

Since public education is controlled through agencies of government, racial justice in education depends upon equal political rights and responsibilities for all citizens regardless of color, religion, or national origin.

But I do know that hearts aren't the only things that need to be changed in the pursuit of racial justice.

Identify personal biases and ways to manage difficult feelings when engaging in discussions around racial justice.

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

I just knew intuitively that something was seriously wrong with studying theology during the peak of the civil rights era and never once reading a book about racial justice in America or talking about it in class.

Faces of the Campaign is an ongoing series featuring our key organizers and stakeholders involved in «Put A Price On It, D.C.» Our coalition — more than 45 groups as of this writing — is comprised of racial justice activists, union workers, health advocates, moms, dads, kids, retirees, and business - owners alike.

Artist Paul Morgan with the Queers For Racial Justice organization brought along his larger than life caricature drawing to the rally at Martin Luther King Park.

is published by Race Forward, a national organization that advances racial justice through research, media and practice.

«Through the NASUWT's Act for Racial Justice campaign, we will continue to fight all forms of racial discrimination and promote the interests of all BME teachers and pupils.»

This year's CSI theme sprang in part from conversations about racial justice at the 2016 AFT Human, Civil and Women's Rights Conference.

The ramifications of that trend — and a strong call for policies and practices that foster early learning — were the focus of one CSI session featuring Brooklyn, N.Y. kindergarten teacher Sandra Fajgier; parent advocate Zakiya Sankara - Jabar of Racial Justice NOW!

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

I believe it must be shared with and among those who seek racial justice and racial reconciliation in America.

From leading racial justice work in New Jersey with the American Civil Liberties Union, to serving as Commissioner for the Elizabeth, New Jersey School Board, and even serving as one of the youngest NAACP branch presidents at that time, the systematic rejection of charter schools had become so deeply imbedded in me, it was all I knew to be true.

As the largest online racial justice organization in America, Color Of Change helps people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us.

In 1894, black racial justice activist Ida B. Wells sounded the alarm on racial injustice, imploring white Christians to put a stop to the lynching of black people.

The irony of course is that the nation's teachers unions — especially UFT's parent organization, the American Federation of Teachers — have adopted the language of racial justice activism (and have appropriated the Black Lives Matter name) in an effort to deflect attention from their role in perpetuating the systems that deny black and brown children a proper education.

Deborah N. Archer, Dean of Diversity and Inclusion & Professor of Law; Co-Director, Impact Center for Public Interest Law; Director, Racial Justice Project, New York Law School

We may be a long way from racial justice in America, but in Hollywood movies, blackness is the universally understood symbol for superior wisdom.

They can not, among other things, «awaken the child to cultural values» or «affect [children's] hearts and minds» in a way that will lead to a society where racial justice and reconciliation are the norm rather than the happy exception.

It is one thing to think of Martin King as a civil rights activist who transformed America's race relations and quite another to regard racial justice as having theological significance.

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 agenda.

Queers for Racial Justice members stormed the lawn in front of Assemblyman David DiPietro's office Thursday afternoon to dance as a form of protest.

His book, Fire in the Heart: How White Activists Embrace Racial Justice, was recognized in the sociology category.

As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.

Recently, she was a Joan Mitchell Fellow at the Center for Racial Justice Innovation, a Propeller Fund awardee and Artist In - Residence at Mana Contemporary with the collective Multiuso.