Sentences with phrase «spoke against the injustice»

With so much media attention still swarming around the #MeToo movement, women are stepping forward to speak against injustice across the country.

If they do not, will they be marginalized and demonized even as they serve the poor, care for the orphan, or speak against injustice?

The group said Kanu showed courage and spoke against the injustice in the country, and remained the only strong voice of the Igbo and Christians, the reason the federal government planned his disappearance.

Not exact matches

Jesus» life is a testament to the courage to speaking out against injustice, standing up for those in need and speaking truth even when it's unpopular, and even if it means being labeled a troublemaker.

I've been convicted before when I've seen black friends lament on social media for the lack of white Christians speaking out against injustice.

People like Santorum remind me of the Pharasees who were careful to show up in the temple full of pride and self righteous indignation for anyone who dared to question their rigid ideology yet never took one step towards bettering conditions in their society or spoke out against social and economic injustice.

The German political theologians see their task as calling the church to repentance for the way in which it supports the oppressors so that the church may speak effectively against injustice in every society.

I do the best I can to speak out against injustice, to question hostility, to bring to light that perhaps one should know what they are talking about before making judgements.

Celebrities don't just tweet glib little quips or take filtered brunch pics anymore; they speak out against issues, injustice or politics they don't agree with.

But instead of vengeful invective, over the following minutes, days and years he spoke simple, principled sense, refusing to give up the struggle, armed if necessary, against injustice until Apartheid was dismantled, but articulating a sense of place for all races in South Africa.

The charity added that Pastor Ton has advocated for the right to freedom of religion or belief and spoken out against social injustices.

Churches in Zimbabwe have been largely united in speaking out against injustice and calling for compassion, he said.

We can speak out against injustice.

Her crime: speaking out against injustice and trying to use a bathroom at a bus station.

A more global awareness of human - rights violations is calling people everywhere to speak out against injustice and to work to assure that every person has fullness of life.

Çinar believes his father's arrest will push the star forward to continue to speak out against the injustices in Turkey.

«Today marks a victory for the Jets cheerleaders who made it their fight to speak out against workplace injustice,» Rozic said in a statement.

Academically speaking, the theory does make a very important contribution to an evolving and ever - contentious subfield within the discipline, and provides a framework within which to deal with hairy issues of counterfactuals, harm, and benefit when arguing for or against the existence of reparative obligations due to historical injustice.

We have an obligation to speak out against misogyny and injustice in our courts.

Former President Pedro Pires said many on the continent did not have the moral authority to speak against global injustices describing Libya as one of the worst injustices that had been imposed on Africa and the world.

We know that there are leaders in India who have the power, humanity, patriotism, and decency to speak out against this injustice.

We CAN simultaneously speak out against injustice and enjoy some damn eggnog and fruitcake.

The Last Jedi speaks for the strength of a united front against imperial aggression... The final image leaves us with the assurance that young people tired of injustice will pick up the ball their elders dropped.

Then she added, «Margaret Atwood, this is for you and all of the women who came before you and after you who were brave enough to speak out against intolerance and injustice and to fight for equality and freedom in this world.

McGowan spoke to TV critics Tuesday about her upcoming documentary series «Citizen Rose» and what she called her global struggle against sexual assault and economic injustice.

Against this backdrop, the voice of a young woman is heard expressing through spoken word poetry her outrage at this new threat in a place filled with violence and injustice.

It may be at a school board meeting, or in the halls of Congress, when you have the chance to speak out against an injustice.

Facing History and Ourselves in New York is celebrating its 21st annual benefit dinner tonight, and honoring individuals who are making a difference in their communities, and in the world, by speaking out against injustice and creating meaningful change.

Coined by diplomat Samantha Power and popularized by Facing History and Ourselves, an «upstander» is a person who has chosen to make a difference in the world by speaking out against injustice and creating positive change.

But public education has a secret weapon: the members of communities and the profession like yourselves who are committed first and foremost to our children and who have the courage to speak out against injustice.

The event celebrates the efforts of young upstanders across Los Angeles who have spoken up against injustices of all sizes.

Using one's voice to speak out against injustice has been progressive for people of color who have been marginalized in the United States.

We all bear responsibility and accountability for our leaders, and more of us are now beginning to use our power and intelligence to speak out against injustice and wrongdoing.

According to Harvard University's biographical note, «this magazine was banned in Iran; in response, Mandanipour has taken considerable risks by speaking out against this injustice, giving interviews to Voice of America and other controversial (in Iran) media outlets.»

Her pieces are often political, challenging the status quo as she speaks out against issues of social injustice.

«We have traveled the world over, daring to speak out against injustice wherever it lurks,» the Guerrilla Girls say on their website.

For them, art is a way of speaking out against injustices such that citizens, media, and even public officials can be motivated to act; however the way in which art expresses its politics is shaped by realities understood both individually and within a community through poetic and aesthetic forms.

Shouldn't we be celebrating the fact that finally some members of our society have mustered the courage to speak out and stand against the injustices perpetrated by the ruling class?

This decision opens important avenues for justice: disenfranchised groups who lack access to courts — including refugees — now have potential voices who can speak on their behalf against institutionalized injustices.

He has spoken out against legal aid cuts and «disproportionate» court fees in recent months, and warned that the rise in litigants in person may have led to injustices.

Ms. Jean talked about the importance of maintaining individualism while in law school and encouraged the students to use their personal and professional voices to speak out against injustice throughout the remainder of their legal careers.

Yet for the same reason, a lawyer should not hesitate to speak out against an injustice.

She shared with me her fears that by teaching children to be obedient and not question authority, that it would not create citizens who would have a voice and raise that voice to speak out against bigotry and injustice.

In a passionate attempt to free all children from the misconceptions surrounding them, I raised my fist in the air and spoke out against the injustices that children have to suffer daily because of our fearful delusions.