Sentences with phrase «social justice issues over»

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But translate them into our red vs. blue political sphere --- as orthodox believers usually prioritize abortion over other issues, while progressives prioritize social justice --- and the result is an absolute wreck.

Religion News Service: Catholic bishops fail to agree on statement on the economy A divided Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday (Nov. 13) failed to agree on a statement about the economy after a debate that revealed sharp differences over the kind of social justice issues that were once a hallmark of the bishops» public profile.

Some see the issue in communism, some in devotional exercises in public schools, some in concern over pornography, some in issues of social justice.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, who was also honored in Buffalo at a separate event later in the day, asked the public to judge her and the governor on their progress over the next four years on social justice issues, including women's rights.

During the launch Blair claimed that the priority of the exercise was democratic consultation over «social justice» and that «big issues need real debate, a big conversation between politicians and the people».

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who was honored in Buffalo at a separate inaugural event on New Year's Day, asked the public to judge her and the governor on their progress over the next four years on social justice issues, including women's rights.

Criticism of Quinn over the sick leave issue sparked spirited applause at the March 20 LGBT forum, but the tableau presented at City Hall on March 29 ---- with the speaker surrounded by more than a dozen Council members, major labor leaders, and fired up members of both 32BJ and Make the Road New York, a social justice organization ---- provided a striking contrast with the week before.

Over the past 30 years, Mr. Lane has maintained leadership roles in union and corporate jobs, while also volunteering in his free time as an activist to help promote social justice issues.

Transmedia storytelling — telling a single story across multiple media platforms — as a means to help students engage with challenging cultural issues of civic responsibility, diversity, and social justice can be an important tool in the classroom, especially in an age where students are finding it increasingly difficult to see over the wall between their school lives and their «real» lives.

While engaging my students from all over Europe on issues of social justice and civic engagement, an idea occurred to me: What if students from the Global South could convene in a similar manner and work together to come up with innovative solutions to the seemingly intractable problems that plague their nations?

For our founding teachers, this was an issue of social justice - being able to provide multiple opportunities for students to achieve mastery of skills over time was simply more equitable.

In ten years, nearly 100 leading voices on contemporary social justice issues have spoken at over 100 events in ten cities across the United States, reaching over 70,000 people.

I believe that important accomplishments over the past three years have been my leadership on economic and social justice issues.

Its sheer existence and prominent display over the years gives voice to the artist who has had a conflicted relationship with the «art world,» and brings to the fore the race and social justice issues raised in his work.

Beginning in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on July 4th and covering 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles), the cyclists will eventually end up in the Turkish town of Sinop by mid-August — just in time for the twentieth annual Ecotopia, a gathering that brings youth from all over the world to discuss social justice and environmental issues.

One of the reasons I joined Friends of the Earth over 20 years ago was that it was an environmental group with a strong record of joining up social justice, development and environmental issues.

But last week, over 60 international civil society groups at Cochabamba's alternative climate summit lent their collective voices in a grassroots campaign to unanimously oppose geoengineering and are urging the public to join with Hands Off Mother Earth (H.O.M.E.) by «lending a hand» in their photo petition.With support from environmental and social justice luminaries like David Suzuki, Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow, Naomi Klein, Herman Daly and Frances Moore - Lappé, the petition hopes to raise more public awareness about the issue prior to the next climate change convention slated for December.

We go all over the country and consult in various types of organizations: non-profits, for - profits, higher ed, E-12, and certainly in this case, law firms and other legal venues around social justice and equity issues.

Meaning a solo, small law firm or a huge law firm that takes up 10 floors in a major office building in downtown, they would begin to explicitly and consistently over the long term address issues of equity and social justice in their business as usual.

Teresa had a longstanding history of being a strong and effective advocate on disability rights issues and worked locally, nationally and internationally to advance social justice and inclusion for marginalized and under - represented groups for over thirty years.

Over the next 12 months, the Social Justice Commissioner will follow up on certain issues and concerns identified throughout this chapter.