Sentences with phrase «social and economic justice»

We are dedicated to advancing progressive causes and advocating for social and economic justice.

This is a deep blue state and in these dangerous times, nothing should hold us back from passing the laws we need to ensure social and economic justice.

Instead you read how they started by emphasizing social and economic justice first, and then the performance followed.

Day Celebration is a means of both furthering our partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum and creating awareness of the Museum's vital message of social and economic justice in our city, our nation and the world.»

There is a rich populist history of winning big victories for social and economic justice in the midst of large - scale crises.

Texas Appleseed promotes social and economic justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers and other professionals to identify practical solutions to difficult, systemic problems.

With a background in civil rights advocacy, Amina has a special appreciation for the impact of working for social and economic justice through investing and shareholder engagement.

At Green America, green always mean social and economic justice people AND the planet.

He also identified himself with the struggle for human dignity and freedom and so attracts those Christians who are committed to agencies for the relief of poverty and campaigns for world - wide social and economic justice.

As a result, many of us were brought up thinking that, according to the Bible, God is primarily concerned about «spiritual» things, that the gospel is good news only for the soul, and that themes such as social and economic justice are the concern only of a few portions of Scripture, such as Amos and James.

On Saturday, a coalition of social and economic justice organizations rallied in downtown Albany to show support for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

«From fighting to achieve social and economic justice, to creating stronger communities in every corner of this state, our administration has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all New Yorkers,» Cuomo said in a statement.

In the week since Election Day, we've seen more than 100 years of social and economic justice advocacy and legislation threatened and the cherished diversity of American society thrown into question.

Tory leadership candidate and Brexiteer says social and economic justice is possible because we are leaving the EU

«We've set up communities for success with an unwavering focus on social and economic justice and taken on tough issues that were neglected for far too long.»

Nell Minow: The brilliant juxtaposition of Baldwin's fierce and fearless commentary with images from contemporary failures of social and economic justice make this film immediate and vital.

CEA's Social and Economic Justice Committee, led by Johnson, is working to help our families and their neighbors improve their lives.

The Human Rights Clinic (HRC) works for the promotion of social and economic justice globally and in the U.S..

The AFL - CIO works on a variety of fronts to improve the lives of working families, to secure social and economic justice in the United States, and to protect the interests of working people in the global economy.

I like working for a transparent employer that's strongly supporting social and economic justice causes.»

Texas Appleseed's mission is to promote social and economic justice for all Texans by leveraging the skills and resources of volunteer lawyers and other professionals to identify practical solutions to difficult systemic problems.

Robertson's art practice investigates the condition of social and economic justice in a globalized world.

«Perales has a strong record of advocating for social and economic justice issues.

It is to Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Micah that we are most apt to turn for the biblical foundations of social and economic justice.

How about a real commitment to social and economic justice?

Social and economic justice is its primary value.

If the prophets speak on behalf of social and economic justice, they do not preach a general abstract morality, but pointedly and specifically proclaim an election / covenant ethic, the sense of which is something like this: You shall refrain from this practice, or you shall do thus - and - so, because I am Yahweh who brought you up out of Egypt (election) and you are a people voluntarily committed in return to the performance of my righteous will (covenant).

The case had been held up for years by the Vatican, primarily due to opposition from conservative Latin American churchmen who feared Mr Romero's perceived association with liberation theology would embolden the movement that holds that Jesus» teachings require followers to fight for social and economic justice.

In a brief survey I conducted in some areas in Kerala I came to know that several of them, while retaining a nominal membership in the Church, were committed to the Communist parties in their struggle for social and economic justice.

However, they were also pragmatists, and they couldn't have failed to see how democracy, which was viewed in India as inseparable from the promise of social and economic justice, and the official ideology of secular nationalism were necessary means to contain the country's many sectarian divisions.

«They are keenly aware of the need for social and economic justice, the stewardship of creation, and equality of opportunity; they are equally aware of the need for a society free from any form of prejudice rooted in anything which is part of the individual identity, gender, race, origin, religion or orientation of anyone.»

On this premise, to work for social and economic justice and for religious and cultural quality is to work for the end of black middle - class churches and, eventually, of all black churches.

The answers varied enormously and reflected the wonderful diversity that is the fair food movement, but they can all be distilled into three basic groups that revolve around environmental, social and economic justice.

If appropriate to the situation, participate in activities that promote social and economic justice and other forms of nonviolent activism.

Although it is a harrowing read, I think it should be compulsory for anyone interested in social and economic justice.

«Now more than ever, we need leaders at the Democratic National Committee who will continue the fight for social and economic justice, take on entrenched special interests in Washington and work to unify communities across the country,» Brown said.

The Green Party is committed to ecology, grassroots democracy, nonviolence, and social and economic justice.

CVH tackles tough issues and builds power to secure racial, social and economic justice for all New Yorkers.

Gov. Cuomo said «repealing this regressive and unfair tax on women is a matter of social and economic justice,» and he looks forward to signing the bill.

For the past 16 years, the Working Families Party has led the charge for social and economic justice — and it has had a hand in nearly every major progressive victory in New York, from raising the minimum wage to winning paid sick days to passing the Millionaire's Tax that helps fund educational opportunities for all New Yorkers.

«Micah Lasher is running for State Senate to make sure a new Democratic majority makes New York what it should be — a progressive model for the nation, especially on issues of social and economic justice.»