Sentences with phrase «social justice leaders like»

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«The reason nearly every progressive leader in New York and organizations like Naral Pro-Choice and Citizens Union are all supporting Eric Schneiderman is because no one in this race has fought harder for social justice, reproductive rights and cracking down on gun violence,» said James Freedland, a Schneiderman campaign spokesman.

While Hollywood itself can be very self - congratulatory and seem superficial - I really felt like the speeches and inclusion of so many great social justice pioneers and leaders as «dates» to the super famous on the red carpet really was something special.

Demand that school leaders invest in really supporting students by providing social and emotional support, like access to school psychologists and restorative justice counselors, and spaces where students can work through problems instead of calling law enforcement to deal with discipline issues.

Attempting to make its mission of preserving traditional teacher compensation seem like social justice and social entrepreneurism, the NEA also managed to hand out $ 100,000 to Be the Change, an social entrepreneurial outfit whose board includes New Leaders for New Schools cofounder Jon Schnur and City Year co-founder Alan Khazei.

Point them to the compelling poetry gathered by Gail Bush and Randy Meyer in Indivisible: Poems for Social Justice or to additional, related titles by J. Patrick Lewis, including Freedom like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans; Heroes and She - roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes; Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women; and When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders.

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.