Sentences with phrase «social justice advocates in»

Teen Council is a peer education program that equips young people to be effective sexual health educators and social justice advocates in their community.

Education organizers and social justice advocates in Philadelphia and Cincinnati are coming together to host events marking Martin Luther King Jr..

It gained support of prominent community leaders like Van Jones, a social justice advocate in Oakland, Calif., and co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, who joined Apollo's board soon after it formed.

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After college, my ideas turned into practice, and life marched on in a series of how to be the best possible Christian, with a social justice flair (eschew money, buy fair trade, advocate for social justice causes, create programs for the needy in my neighborhood).

(2) People who advocate the use of nonviolence as a force in society to achieve social justice, represented by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., «scandalously» (I Cor.

Now as social justice director for the Salvation Army's Southern Territory in Australia she advocates and sets up provision for marginalised and exploited groups.

He is not tempted to speak as though Emergent is inventing the wheel, as many of his colleagues do, when it places women in leadership roles or advocates for social justice.

The concerns of environmentalists and of social - justice advocates need not be in conflict when it comes to the attack on absolute rural poverty.

And so I think to be a social justice advocate, you have to be hopeful, you have to be willing to believe in things you haven't seen, you've got to actually have the capacity to imagine things a lot of other people are going to say are unimaginable or aren't going to happen.

The economic case that Educare advocates make is that the savings that result from having those children caught up in kindergarten rather than lagging behind — savings down the road in special education, juvenile justice, and social services — more than offset the cost of Educare.

From activists for social and environmental justice, to advocates for affordable housing and alternative transportation, to leaders in the struggle for immigrants» rights and civil rights, NKD is building a progressive Brooklyn alliance.

What's in store and how should advocates of social justice respond?

A civil rights lawyer and advocate for racial and social justice, Ms. Wiley joined the de Blasio administration in early 2014 to focus on legal issues as well as on the mayor's efforts to address issues of inequality.

«Whether it is fighting global poverty, advocating for immigrants or his historic stance on global climate change, Pope Francis has been an international leader in the fight for social justice and we're thrilled he will be bringing that message to East Harlem.

Jenkins has been a vocal advocate for affordable housing and social justice in Westchester, and brings a wealth experience to the County Executive's office.

Ulster County Legislator Manna Jo Greene, who is the environmental director for the environmental protection group Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, said Hinchey was a tireless advocate for a sustainable economy, a healthy environment, world peace and social justice while in the state Assembly and Congress.

The Office's goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that impact New York's immigrant communities.

As an advocate for affordable housing, anti-gun violence measures, fair policing, equity, and social justice, Jumaane Williams is serving his third term on the NY City Council representing the 45th district in Brooklyn.

«Social Workers have greater roles to play in the present government especially in advocating for social justice, corrupt practices, and poverty alleviation&rSocial Workers have greater roles to play in the present government especially in advocating for social justice, corrupt practices, and poverty alleviation&rsocial justice, corrupt practices, and poverty alleviation».

Jennifer Franco, a researcher at the Transnational Institute, an international think tank in the Netherlands that advocates for social justice, said land grabbing has been going on for a long time and some of the increase is due to more awareness and reporting of it.

Laalitha Surapaneni, M.B.B.S., M.D., M.P.H., an instructor of medicine and a hospitalist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, was recently added to the board of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, which advocates on environmental and social justice issues in Maryland and VirSocial Responsibility, which advocates on environmental and social justice issues in Maryland and Virsocial justice issues in Maryland and Virginia.

She is involved with and an advocate for community partnerships aimed at overcoming the barriers of access to mental health services as a means of addressing social justice issues that are prominent in our society.

StyleWise is a place for conscious consumers and social justice advocates from all walks of life to be encouraged and challenged in our journey together.

Many across the nation find themselves this week asking a similar question in the days since two recent police shootings of black men — in Baton Rouge Now, he is living in Savannah, Ga., where he he has been working with the city's Black Lives Matter branch to advocate for social justice issues

Even the teachers unions have been in the grip of neoliberal education policies, although for years I have advocated a social movement unionism — that is dedicated to engage beyond workplace concerns, but also in terms of wider political struggle for social and economic justice, for human rights, and for participatory and direct democracy.

Valor's SEL work is based on ideas that Daren Dickson developed throughout his career as a social worker, clinical and program director, and social justice advocate, including work he did at the nonprofit Seneca Center in the San Francisco Bay Area with vulnerable young people and communities.

She now feels prepared to enter the classroom and is currently seeking a teaching position in the Boston area where she will be able to incorporate lessons of social justice into the science curriculum and work with students in developing skills to advocate for positive change in their communities.

By failing to take the need for states to address this problem seriously, small - schools advocates seem to ignore the broader issues of social justice that they work so hard to address in their own schools.

If there is any real threat to education reform it isn't the inclusion of advocates who believe deeply in social justice, it's the inability of cultural fundamentalists to realize there is no future in their own supremacy.

Past recipients have gone on to become professionals in their chosen fields, advocates on behalf of children, and champions of perseverance and social justice.

In the introduction, the authors bravely explain that «whites often fear that they will have much to lose if racism ends,» but posit that whites actually «have much to gain» if they become advocates for social justice and «anti - bias / multicultural» education.

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Male human rights activists have advocated for gender equality because of their commitment to ideals of liberation and social justice, while male religious leaders have promoted faith - based beliefs in ideals of compassion and justice for women (9)(10).

Charter advocates wanted to advance a social justice message by emphasizing the impressive results being achieved by the independently run, but publicly funded, schools, which they say are providing a lifeline for thousands of poor and minority students otherwise stuck in low - performing district schools.

Tamir Harper, student and education advocate, will lead a courageous and uncomfortable discussion about equity and social justice in education.

Jenisha «Jay» Fair, Physical Education Teacher CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEVADA «I am involved because I want to use my voice — as a young educator — to advocate for my students [and] raise awareness about the importance of social justice in every classroom at every school,» says Jenisha «Jay» Fair of her involvement with the union.

Her study examines principals in diversifying suburban schools as well as their transformative leadership practices used to advocate the elimination of deficit thinking through the promotion of cultural competence and social justice so that all students have equitable educational opportunities in classrooms and on standardized assessments.

At the time, I also was earning my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Social Justice in Urban Education that raised my awareness of equity issues and made me want to be even more of an advocate for others whose voices may not always be heard.

She is also a union activist in the United Teachers of Los Angeles, a fierce advocate for social justice, and an outspoken opponent of high stakes testing.

In October 2016, Richard was honored with the Resilience in Action Award from the WhyTry Program (founded by renowned social justice advocate and author Christian MooreIn October 2016, Richard was honored with the Resilience in Action Award from the WhyTry Program (founded by renowned social justice advocate and author Christian Moorein Action Award from the WhyTry Program (founded by renowned social justice advocate and author Christian Moore).

Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation, in partnership with The City of Boston and ArtsEmerson, is excited to present a Community Conversation featuring Bryan Stevenson on Wednesday, December 9 at Emerson College from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Stevenson is one of the country's most inspired thinkers and social justice advocates, and a leader in the movement to fight mass incarceration.

Formerly incarcerated scholar and Soros Fellow Danny Murillo asks, what role do formerly incarcerated students play in challenging the stigma of incarceration, advocating for policy change and seeking social justice?

Consider legendary American Federation of Teachers President Albert Shanker endorsing reforms in the wake of the 1983 report A Nation at Risk; or current AFT President Randi Weingarten pushing the anti-reformers within her caucus; or new National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García showing humor as a parent and grace as a social justice advocate.

TFA is not the Peoples Temple in Guyana but it is in the words of Chad Sommer «an incubator for transforming social justice minded youths into advocates for Koch - brothers style education policies.»

A long - time social - justice educator, advocate, and organizer since experiencing life in a refugee camp with her family, Ms. Abdulla has received numerous honors for her community activism in Nashville.

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The main criticism of our campaign cited in the article is that we have too many endorsements from outside the union — which only highlights how much support we have in the community and among social justice advocates.

Shanteal Lake is a social justice advocate who views equity in education as one of the civil rights issues of her time.

He said he would not stop talking about the need for better medical and mental health care for poor children because it affects their ability to learn, and that the idea of charter schools must live in a room big enough to accommodate Black Lives Matter warriors, personal responsibility stalwarts, social justice advocates and free market champions.