Sentences with phrase «specific cultural community»

This issue arose in the context of an initiative designed to assist a specific cultural community.

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Since Christianity does not have a specific culture of its own, and culture differs between different communities who claim to hold the same religion, every crossing of cultural boundaries does not consist in doing mission.

Often raised in several places in no specific cultural or religious community, educated with no deep connection to a particular region, history, or tradition, and now employed mostly in academia, the American writer is becoming as standardized as the American car — functional, streamlined, and increasingly interchangeable.

And to take seriously the cultural problematies through which specific practices are formulated is to begin to explore and identify connections between theological education and the local community from which the students (and often faculty) come and to which they return.

Out of this sense of being the whole Church in mission, we recognize the specific calling to individuals or communities to commit themselves full time to the service of the church, crossing cultural and national frontiers.

Seven tribal communities participated with the University of Colorado in the study and implementation of a social - emotional and developmental screening tool (Survey of Well - Being of Young Children or SWYC) specific to the needs and cultural contexts of children in tribal communities.

Learning and literacy are viewed partly as cultural activities, not just because they are acquired through social interactions but also because they are an indication of how a specific cultural group or discourse community interprets the world and transmits information.

While engaging local community - based organizations is crucial, schools in New York City benefit from working with the many organizations that are not neighborhood - specific (cultural institutions, museums, nonprofits, colleges, etc.) in forming partnerships as well.

This will include data related to geography, income, transportation, language & cultural barriers between pet - owners and animal care professionals, and community and cultural knowledge of a specific disease (parvovirus) and its prevention.

Marking the occasion of the Faena Hotel's 10 - year anniversary, Faena Art Center commissiond the artistic collective assume vivid astro focus - a.k.a. avaf — to create a site - specific installation for revelry, participation and the celebration of community — the embodiment of the institution's values and its cultural manifesto.

We think of cultural assets as people, places, events, and organizations recognized as cultural anchors within a specific community.

For this site - specific project, Rios Ferreira initiated the work through community engagement, conducting workshops with teenagers in youth programs at Wave Hill and at Casita Maria, two Bronx - based cultural institutions.

From rotating, curated exhibitions, to site - specific installations and cultural programming, 21c Museum offers the local and traveling community unprecedented access to the work of some of today's most powerful artists.

Few of them have the real and still retrograde intention of belonging to a neighborhood, a community, or the densely layered history of a specific cultural milieu.

Recently she has been making collaborative memory - based pieces with members of a specific community in the «Journey Projects,» which are site - specific installations that are then donated to a local cultural center.

If such perception - events are more about ideas and concepts — our own, or those we glean through interactions with different communities or society at large — to what extent would notions such as popular visual tropes, specific cultural references, or language itself tend to be associated with physical sensations?

The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the 2010 re-launch of our longstanding program for ethnic and culturally specific artists, the newly named: Community Artists Program (CAP), formerly NTP.

Akunyili Crosby's characters and scenes, however, occupy the liminal, in - between zone that post-colonial theorist Homi K. Bhabha refers to as «the third space», a point of overlap, conflation and mixing of cultural influences specific to diaspora communities.

According to Victoria Miro, Crosby's London gallery, the Nigerian - born artist is inspired by the post-colonial musings of theorist Homi K. Bhabha, who wrote of `'» the third space» a point of overlap, conflation and mixing of cultural influences specific to diaspora communities.»

The site - specific commissions are part of the museum's effort to brand itself as a diverse, community - oriented institution that feeds off Miami's cultural energy.

It is in this respect that her work operates in the liminal, in - between zones that post-colonial theorist Homi K. Bhabha refers to as «the third space», a point of overlap, conflation and mixing of cultural influence specific to diaspora communities.

Dean Nelson testified that the term has specific meanings for the Black community in Canada including (a) a race traitor; (b) pariah in the Black community (c) a person who by their actions has forfeited their social identity with the Black community and (d) someone who has severed their bond with the Black community and their racial and cultural heritage.

Respondents strongly recommended the development of quality, community - based services that address the unique needs of specific cultural groups.

Examples of healing processes might include women - specific and men - specific groups; story - telling circles; cultural activities; (150) understanding the impacts of issues such as racism, colonisation and identity on Indigenous well - being; the use of mentors and / or elders to provide support to individuals; and retreats or residential - style components where participants spend a period of time going through the healing process, usually on a spiritually significant site, away from their families and communities.

NTRBs are the principal means through which non-Indigenous parties engage with a traditional owner group before a determination of native title, and they have specific statutory functions that assist non-Indigenous parties to do this.179 As I suggested in my Native Title Report 2004, an untapped opportunity exists to harness the expertise, established community links and relationships with developers, cultural understandings and familiarity with remote areas within NTRBs, to build Indigenous capacity and develop creative businesses based on rights to country.

Dr Davis said the study found Wuchopperen had enabled a big increase in community leaders over the past 30 years, not only in a traditional cultural context but also in empowering people to lead on specific issues, such as maternal and child health.

Specific cultural services address the needs of Native American and African American clients, including: culturally relevant patient education, ongoing community based support, and client advocacy.

Five Victorian pieces of legislation provide for grants of freehold to various Aboriginal bodies corporate, generally for specific beneficial purposes including residential, community centre, cultural, recreation and burials.65

Meaningful community partners for supporting diverse young children and families may also include ethnic or culture specific resources such as: outreach programs, relocation programs, natural healers, faith - based and religious organizations, and cultural community leaders.

Seven tribal communities participated with the University of Colorado in the study and implementation of a social - emotional and developmental screening tool (Survey of Well - Being of Young Children or SWYC) specific to the needs and cultural contexts of children in tribal communities.

See the complete list of honorees The success of this home visiting program depends on the partnering community - based organizations, whose staff members conduct the home visits, bringing their community - specific cultural and language expertise.

Three themes emerged: a) a strong need to screen early for social - emotional and developmental problems and family risk, b) the importance of a carefully designed process for screening, and c) the importance of examining the content of the SWYC for cultural fit specific to tribal communities.

With a specific and relentless focus on the strengths and needs of our communities, and a lens of cultural competence, we serve as a national resource agency providing programs, publications, advocacy and trainings related to early childhood care and education; health and wellness; literacy and family engagement.

The mission of the Latino Interest Forum is to develop awareness, understanding, and specific strategies to meet the developmental and learning successes of Latino children in the U.S. by promoting the professional development of and leadership opportunities for Latino ECE staff and recognizing and celebrating the linguistic and cultural diversities of Latino families and communities.

6.5 That government departments that have specific responsibilities for Indigenous affairs (for example, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Attorney - General's Department) work closely with the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, and the Department of Climate Change, to ensure that the social, cultural, environmental and economic impacts and opportunities for Indigenous peoples arising from water and climate change are identified and addressed

Strategies: Determine community needs and establish Service Level Agreements; coordinate efforts to achieve the best outcomes for all Indigenous people; influence funding allocations; target agencies and organisations for specific partnerships; improve the health and well being of individuals and families; enhance services with appropriate cultural content; spread understanding on how to access services.

Strategies: Determine community needs and establish Service Level Agreements; coordinate efforts t achieve the best outcomes for all Indigenous people; influence funding allocations; target agencies and organisations for specific partnerships; improve the health and well being of individuals and families; enhance services with appropriate cultural content; spread understanding on how to access services.

Studies show that increased cultural sensitivity and an individualized perspective integrating racial and ethnic background is suggested to promote understanding of culturally specific underpinnings of violence and aggression; particularly in the African American and Latino communities.