Sentences with phrase «systems of oppression in»

Now it is important that we learn from their mistakes and build on their successes as well as strive to not replicate these systems of oppression in our very own spaces where we fight for climate justice.
In With So Little To Be Sure Of, Williams draws on four decades as a painter and storyteller to bear witness to systems of oppression in our society, both historical and current.
Drawing from four decades of the artist's career, this solo exhibition showcases a series of oil paintings and drawings that explore the concepts of race, representation, white supremacy, and systems of oppression in vivid color, and with dark humor.

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Leland describes the Chinese reform as a reversal of financial repression and this repression in the context of the Chinese economy is the oppression of consumers and households by state organizations through its economic systems.
Therefore, there is no unnecessary contention with Constantine or the Roman Empire (they should be criticized), progressives are not down on the Roman Empire's art and aqueducts, only the Roman Empires intimate involvement with «Empire,» the systems of violence and oppression, and TJ is in fact stating nothing.
Collusion Thinking and acting in ways that support dominant systems of power, privilege, and oppression.
The latest data estimates 45.8 million people are in modern slavery today worldwide, and impacting change in such a lucrative and exploitative system of oppression feels a bit like fighting the Transatlantic Slave Trade of the 1800's.
The syndrome of dominance, institutionalized in every structure of hierarchy in our culture, is the root of all the systems of oppression we attempt to combat in our ministry for justice.
In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).
Well, theology in southern Africa has had a political edge, because people have had to maintain their faith within a system of oppression which itself often had a Christian theological justification, as in South Africa.
In the light of Easter as it shines specifically on Christians in America in 1974, it can hardly remain hidden that this system of competition, domination and violence, of sexism and oppression, carefully programming us by the pattern of the marketplace and subliminally driven into us by advertising, inhibits, to say the least, our walking as men and women of love and hopIn the light of Easter as it shines specifically on Christians in America in 1974, it can hardly remain hidden that this system of competition, domination and violence, of sexism and oppression, carefully programming us by the pattern of the marketplace and subliminally driven into us by advertising, inhibits, to say the least, our walking as men and women of love and hopin America in 1974, it can hardly remain hidden that this system of competition, domination and violence, of sexism and oppression, carefully programming us by the pattern of the marketplace and subliminally driven into us by advertising, inhibits, to say the least, our walking as men and women of love and hopin 1974, it can hardly remain hidden that this system of competition, domination and violence, of sexism and oppression, carefully programming us by the pattern of the marketplace and subliminally driven into us by advertising, inhibits, to say the least, our walking as men and women of love and hope.
Yeah, just democratic capitalism, which has freed more people from slavery, oppression and poverty than any other system of civilized society in the history of mankind.
There has long been a conviction in certain political and theological circles that capitalism itself as a system is to blame for much of the injustice, oppression and poverty in the world.
If liberation theology arose out of a consciousness of the oppression of the people by the capitalist system, then there is surely greater need of a theology of liberation in this age of globalization.
I want to introduce my kids to a God who is both personal and public, a God who hears their prayers about being afraid to go down the slide at school and who also cares about the systems of injustice and oppression in this world.
In them we find clearly articulated such themes as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus as the liberator from hunger, misery, oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (as well as to Marxism); the theory of «dependency» on inhuman economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»
There is no relation between the pure unitarian system, the most perfect and refined ethics of the Holy Book of Islam, and the ignorance, paganism, superstitious idolatry, arrogant materialism, infanticide, prostitution, incest, dowry extortion, oppression of orphans, disregard for the poor, and scorn of the weak which were characteristics of Mecca in those times.
He believes that it is important for family therapists to learn about a family's experiences when they are not in the clinic and to become more aware of the socioeconomic oppression which has a profound, negative impact on those families» systems every hour of their lives.
Midwives are in a position of oppression, facing restriction of trade, and need to improve their negotiation skills if we are going to see system - wide change.
Attendees will use intersectionality to examine how systems of poverty and oppression impact a child's self - perception and self - agency in and outside of the play therapy room.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was a leader in the anti-apartheid divestment movement to end US corporate investment in the racist system of oppression and labor exploitation in South AfricIn the 1970s and 1980s, he was a leader in the anti-apartheid divestment movement to end US corporate investment in the racist system of oppression and labor exploitation in South Africin the anti-apartheid divestment movement to end US corporate investment in the racist system of oppression and labor exploitation in South Africin the racist system of oppression and labor exploitation in South Africin South Africa.
Together, we will cultivate a radical practice that tends to the parts of us that have been denied AND confronts the systems of oppression of race, class and gender that are in the way of our transformation.
Jordan explained his motivation for the Killmonger character in an interview with Rolling Stone: «This young black man from Oakland, growing up in systemic oppression, not having his mom and dad around, going to foster care, being a part of this system... I understood his rage, and how he could get to the point where he had to do what he had to do, by any means necessary.»
Start by asking yourself where racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression are most present in the system in which you teach or lead other educators.
When tackling entrenched legacies of oppression and inequity in our education system, it can often feel especially hard to get started.
There students take courses in «culture and resistance» where they learn about «systems of oppression» and are taught to organize political action in their communities.
There is no denying Brown «s contribution to ending the evil system of legal segregation and racial oppression in the United States.
Collectively, we acknowledge that to reach a just and sustainable world which does not maintain the systems of global oppression, but act to create the change we want to see in the world.
For the past year in almost every available venue, opponents of high stakes standardized assessments of public school student achievement have been droning on about the perceived oppression of the Texas public school accountability system, which has been rated by national education organizations as having produced the best high school graduation standard in the country when fully implemented.
There is no shortage of talking heads spouting vitriol against charter schools in the name of justice and equality and the dismantling of systems of oppression.
In these linked stories, she tackles - among other issues - poverty, political oppression, corruption, violence, women's rights, the class systems of Zimbabwe and the United States, and the problems of alienation at home and in a foreign lanIn these linked stories, she tackles - among other issues - poverty, political oppression, corruption, violence, women's rights, the class systems of Zimbabwe and the United States, and the problems of alienation at home and in a foreign lanin a foreign land.
In this melding of oppression and self - investigation — particularly in her attention to environmental illness — Frazier's work recalls that of British photographer Jo Spence, who charted her own position within a rigid class system and, later, her status as a cancer patienIn this melding of oppression and self - investigation — particularly in her attention to environmental illness — Frazier's work recalls that of British photographer Jo Spence, who charted her own position within a rigid class system and, later, her status as a cancer patienin her attention to environmental illness — Frazier's work recalls that of British photographer Jo Spence, who charted her own position within a rigid class system and, later, her status as a cancer patient.
Fabri's artistic practice seeks to create a space for discourse around social and political systems of oppression through artworks that manifest in a range of mediums, including drawing, performance, photography, sculpture, and video.
There needs to be a change in the prevailing system of oppression and consumption.
He believed that by pointing out the cruelty, economic oppression, racism, and brutality enacted by individuals as well as governments, viewers of his work might be moved to change society or at least to consider their own role in larger systems of power.
Norman believed that by bearing witness to cruelty and oppression in his paintings, he might move his viewers to consider their own role in systems of power.
«Her art acknowledges, shocks, and disrupts systems of oppression...» Andrew Ingall, an independent curator, said in his note in the exhibits gallery book.
Inspired by a sense of global struggle against systems of oppression and the political rhetoric of Malcolm X, Chase - Riboud produced her first bronze and fabric sculpture in tribute to the slain human rights leader.
I also try to get them to think about their own personal life, behaviors and actions, and analyze if they are either disrupting systems of oppression or upholding them... I believe instilling hope in these students is very important, letting them know that we can all make a difference.
Every oppression that has been foisted upon Aboriginal people in the history of Canada has been implemented through [colonial law]... This includes child welfare apprehension, residential schools, the outlawing of our sacred ceremonies, the prohibitions against both voting and hiring lawyers, the impact of the criminal justice system, and [the taking of land and resources]... Law is not the answer.
Attendees will use intersectionality to examine how systems of poverty and oppression impact a child's self - perception and self - agency in and outside of the play therapy room.
Ashley comes to Sound Discipline with a background in Gender Studies and International Development and a deep desire to contribute to work that challenges the systems of oppression and exclusion that permeate our institutions.
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