Sentences with phrase «social crisis for»

If we fail we are almost certain to suffer the consequences of ecological and social crisis for geological scales potential lasting for hundreds of thousands of years as did the global warming of the Eocene.

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The global financial crisis initially slammed the brakes on the nation's economic expansion, wiping out about 20 million export - related jobs — this in a country where anything under 8 % growth is generally considered to be too slow for social comfort.

«I'd say there are two broad reasons for having a social media set of guidelines for every company: crisis management or brand opportunity,» says Mario Sundar, community evangelist at LinkedIn.

To rebuild after a crisis, we've built the world's largest social infrastructure for collective action.

Facebook announced the new feature in a blog post on Thursday that encouraged users to adopt the new feature in order to raise money through the social network for anything from medical procedures to relief in the wake of a public crisis or natural disaster.

For example, China is especially vulnerable to locally isolated social unrest, environmental disasters, and public health crises.

Still, in the wake of the 2008 U.S. financial crisis, he started thinking that the way of the future for financial institutions might be a different kind of business model — one that emphasized social good as much as turning a profit.

West Jet's recent handling of four consecutive bomb threats, sets an example for other companies on how to properly use social media throughout a crisis.

For those exploits that potentially apply, it is key that companies establish crisis cells to follow the development of these disclosures and be on the lookout for any patch or any attack reported in the media or social networFor those exploits that potentially apply, it is key that companies establish crisis cells to follow the development of these disclosures and be on the lookout for any patch or any attack reported in the media or social networfor any patch or any attack reported in the media or social networks.

The housing bubble in the United States, which triggered the financial crisis in 2008, had highlighted the danger of using the financial system to make up for the failures in social policies.

Complex and interconnected crises in the political, environmental, and social spheres are taking hold of our world — and it is time change - makers with a shared vision for a sustainable future seize the moment.

«The social, economic and political consequences of this impending energy crisis should not be underestimated,» the U.N. special coördinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, warned last month, about the Gaza crisis.

Public companies for the first time this year must disclose how much more they pay their chief executive than their median employee, a rule born in the wake of the financial crisis and amid a social backlash against rising income inequality.

Social Media Success Policy Template The hyper - speed and incredible reach of modern social media makes for uncharted territory that many companies are still floundering with, when it comes to what can and can not be said to avoid legal liabilities, how to handle a crisis in the public eye, and standard procedures and guidelines for creating the kind of culture you want on all your social chaSocial Media Success Policy Template The hyper - speed and incredible reach of modern social media makes for uncharted territory that many companies are still floundering with, when it comes to what can and can not be said to avoid legal liabilities, how to handle a crisis in the public eye, and standard procedures and guidelines for creating the kind of culture you want on all your social chasocial media makes for uncharted territory that many companies are still floundering with, when it comes to what can and can not be said to avoid legal liabilities, how to handle a crisis in the public eye, and standard procedures and guidelines for creating the kind of culture you want on all your social chasocial channels.

Given that Social Security faces a substantial funding shortfall and that most workers don't appear to face a retirement crisis, there is a strong case for gradually slowing benefit growth, particularly for wealthier workers who are currently slated to receive millions in lifetime benefits despite being able to live comfortably off their private retirement savings.

The financial crisis and the meteoric rise of social media marketing have suddenly changed the game for both sides.

«Political polarization and the widespread use of social media are the chief reasons that it's increasingly difficult for brands to remain neutral on societal and political issues,» says Gene Grabowski, a partner at crisis communications firm KGlobal.

Facebook might have done very little wrong, but the fact that much of what is being reported is permissible according to Facebook's user agreement does create something of a crisis for the social media giant.

One of the reasons for the social security crisis is that the money is to be invested only in US treasuries.

From writers who are creatively exhausted from managing a constant stream of online feedback, to readers who can't seem to pull themselves away from their smartphones, to activists who are burned out from responding to yet another crisis with a social media campaign, to foodies who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than ever.

The bottom line is that so many people are going through a crisis of belief, faith and intellect and there is no room for them to experience this safely, which often results in very tragic social ramifications.

The rationale for the Charter is apocalyptic: «The prevailing development patterns in both the South and the North are leading the Planet to an economic, social, and environmental crisis which threatens the existence of human life and the integrity of Nature.»

The churches have failed to see that the challenge of world hunger (and the whole complex of related peace, liberation and development issues) constitutes a theological crisis for the church as well as a political, social and economic crisis for the world.

My procedure will therefore involve listing certain key concepts in Girard's thought, such as mimetic desire, envy, the social crisis, etc., followed by a search for parallel ideas in Kierkegaard.

The deep social crisis he saw was not something the Church could ignore, for if society continues to disintegrate, he said, «the Church will be carried down with it.»

This was a group which met once a month for political worship, that is, for analysis of particular social crises and reflection and prayer about them, followed by asking what could be done in response.

But amid the politico - social crisis which now besets us, have we valid, objective reasons for believing in the possibility of this hopeful state of affairs, even to the point of discerning its first indications?

Much needed is research beyond that already completed which will develop guidelines for improving the church's many roles in community health — from meeting the existential crises of being human and belonging to social groups and facing anxiety and dread, to providing more efficiently the «learning atmosphere» for a religious style - of - life.

The social consequences of these developments are even more severe for dependent countries that are directly affected by the financial crisis and are subjected to the dictates of the IMF's adjustment plans.

The reluctance of some people to separate themselves from their social system and this crisis at the Seminary influenced missionary goals by making missionaries more determined to remove caste distinctions as a prerequisite for becoming Christian.

They were killed because they supported the liberating theology and dignity of the base Christian communities; they named social injustice, not communism or outside subversive influence, as the root cause of the crisis (revolution in their view was inevitable unless issues of poverty and social inequality were adequately addressed); they promoted a negotiated settlement to Salvador's civil war, including a significant role for the FMLN and other popular organizations; and, they named U.S. policy as a fundamental obstacle to peace in El Salvador.

History presently offers us a scenario of socio - economic, cultural and spiritual crisis, which highlights the need for a discernment guided by a creative proposal of the Church's social message.

The need for groups with a dual focus on personal growth and social change is illustrated by the crisis in our environment.

Steve Hall is the Executive Director of Joseph's Way (www.josephsway.org), a ministry that helps families and churches prepare for natural and man - made disasters, and the current and coming economic and social challenges related or our nation's fiscal crisis.

Although the federal government is far from assuming its portion of the broader social responsibility for affordable housing, the very depth of the housing crisis is itself a source of hope.

Some alcoholics, for example, embark on their addiction after extended periods of controlled or social drinking, often at a time of personal crisis.

FAIRR founder Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer of private equity firm Coller Capital, said: «The world's over-reliance on factory - farmed livestock to feed the growing global demand for protein is a recipe for a financial, social and environmental crisis.»

Social media can also trigger a crisis for a food supplier.

The benefits of social support are huge, both for those experiencing acute, ongoing stress and those in traumatic crises.

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Stepping aside from dangerous social factors, such as adult inebriation or adult bedsharing while under the influence of drugs, or infants sleeping alongside disinterested strangers, and ignoring (for the moment) the physical - structural - furniture and bedding aspects of «safe infant sleep» always occurs in the context of, and under the supervision of, a committed, sober adult caregiver who is in a position to respond to infant nutritional needs, crises, and can exchange sensory stimuli all of which represents just what babies depend on for maximum health.

For in 1938 Trotsky also claimed that the only thing stopping the global revolution was «the crisis of proletarian leadership»: namely the weak - kneed vacillators that led both social democratic and communist parties then and now.

«Nothing else truly matters: not the NHS, now in its most severe crisis since its creation; not the real challenge of the modern economy, the new technological revolutions of AI and Big Data; not the upgrade of our education system to prepare people for this new world; not investment in communities left behind by globalisation; not the rising burden of serious crime; or bulging prison populations; or social care; not even, irony of ironies, a genuine policy to control immigration.

The social pain arising from the continuing economic crisis has made it possible — for the first time in decades — to pose these questions in a serious fashion.

Always more pleased with itself than its record would warrant, social democracy must now make a true reckoning with that history if it is to emerge from the current crisis as a continuing force for progressive change.

In the belief that «brutality must be purged in the social rhetoric of crisis management» (p. 195), we respond with marches, flowers and slogans such as «I am Charlie» or «Pray for Paris».

Through establishing a mechanism for the creation of collective discussion that would otherwise be prohibited, she argues that social media networks can serve as a voice to the voiceless and call for international assistance in crises that would otherwise go unheard.

If European policy - makers fail to switch gears and respect Greek pride and honour when approaching the economic crisis, the potential backlash might be devastating for both Greece and Europe with far - reaching social, political and economic implications.

Speaking at his government's inauguration, Oresharski restrained from making any concrete promises and offered a rather bleak perspective for his country's citizens: «Bulgaria is in a deep institutional crisis, continuing economic depression and worsening social disintegration.

For my next project, Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, I'm working with another director, Lee Skelly, on a documentary which will examine the failures and deception behind the social housing cSocial Housing Swindle, I'm working with another director, Lee Skelly, on a documentary which will examine the failures and deception behind the social housing csocial housing crisis.