Sentences with phrase «with the social justice group»

The Interfaith Leadership Council, working hand - in - hand with the social justice group United Power for Action and Justice, puts Chicago - area families facing deportation in touch with a lawyer.

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Emerson Collective is Powell Jobs» recent enterprise, founded in the early 2000s, which has invested capital in a number of education - related ventures, as well as in social justice projects in keeping with the group's goal of «opening doors to opportunity.»

Feminism challenges the legitimacy of sex roles Along with other social movements, feminism is rooted in the critique that a society so constructed that certain people and groups profit from inequalities — between men and women, rich and poor, black and white, etc. — is a society in which money is more highly valued than love, justice, and human life itself.

I believe that Seligman and others underestimate the capacity of solidaristic social groups, many with religious inspiration, to seek justice both for themselves and for people other that themselves.

At first, justice had especially concerned the social group as a whole and Yahweh was held to be inflexibly fair in dealing with the clan or nation, thought of en masse.

«Just as Catholics for a Free Choice and other such groups suggest to the general public that not all Catholics agree with positions adopted by their bishops on birth control, abortion and in - vitro fertilization, so will the Religious Right serve to suggest that not all Catholics accept the positions of church leaders in social justice matters,» writes Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.

This dimension of American poverty has historically been overlooked, with policymakers — and many social justice groups, including Catholic ones — instead focusing solely on financial issues.

And speaking of the Brooklyn Food Coalition, look around to see if there is a local group — a food policy council, a chapter of Slow Food, a food bank, a public health department, Kiwanis, Rotary, the Junior League, maybe a social justice organization — that can provide you with a home and some support.

In common with the reports launched by Social Justice Policy Group and the Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group this morning's report - entitled An Unquiet World - is comprehensive and substantial, David Cameron called it «hard headed, gritty and practical.»

Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.

Ron Deutsch is with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, a coalition of unions, environmental and social justice groups.

Bianey Garcia, a transgender activist with Make the Road, a social justice group out of neighboring Jackson Heights, said while this is the 13th known attack on trans women in Queens this year, «so many are not reported for fear of going to the police,» partly due to transphobia in official ranks and also to fear of exposure for those who are undocumented immigrants.

The largest state worker union, the Civil Service Employees Association, calls it corporate welfare and a «tax giveaway to business at the expense of local communities and middle class jobs,» Ron Deutsch is with New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, a coalition of unions, environmental and social justice groups.

Last year, a separate group found that holding a heavy clipboard makes us perceive social - justice issues as more important: In a theoretical scenario, volunteers holding a heavy clipboard were more likely to support a student grievance with a university committee than were those holding a light clipboard.

That's partly because traffic speed and certain environmental effects are easier to measure than social - justice considerations, such as access to job opportunities or health care for low - income groups, or balancing the interests of pedestrians and cyclists with those of motorists.

In the past few years, for example, I have talked with many students across the United States from historically marginalized groups who feel personally affected by the growing discussions around social justice.

Leah runs, manages, directs and is the front woman of the musical group Rising Appalachia, and together with her sister Chloe and their band, they have invested their lives into using the power of the stage for political, social, and environmental justice.

When I published a piece earlier this year about the tense estrangement between conservative education reformers and the movement's increasingly dominant social justice wing, it did not sit well with members of the latter group, including Rhames, who penned a response on Education Post titled, «An Open Letter to White Conservative Education Reformers.»

Insofar as a social movement is «an organized, sustained, self - conscious challenge to existing authorities» (Tilly, 1984), the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions included a multiplicity of informal and formal institutions and alliances: students, unions, professionals, religious groups, etc.And while the master frames calling for the ouster of Mubarak and Ben Ali were no doubt unifying discursive devices that were readily supported by most if not all of the protestors, secondary frames — calls for democracy, social justice, freedom, and dignity — presented significant points of divergence not only in and between Islamist and non-Islamist groups, but between the secular - liberal youth who are credited with initiating the mass protests in the first place.

Among the beneficiaries of the union's largesse: Progressive Majority, which was given $ 50,284 in 2011 - 2012, another $ 20,000 to Campaign for America's Future, which bills itself as a social justice group (which is quite in line with what the NEA is trying to do as part of a new strategy to preserve its declining influence), and $ 135,000 to the old - school People for the American Way (which given both group's opposition to expanding school choice through school vouchers, makes quite a lot of sense).

I have come to understand that our power as a group of educators is undeniable and that by promoting equity and social justice in our schools and professional networks, we may be able to support other teachers who are grappling with these issues.

Mission New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations.

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

These individuals include former California Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pete Wilson, education chiefs from across the country, national education policy and social justice groups, along with California educators, parents and students.

Inquiry to Action Groups (ItAGs) are an opportunity to build community by learning together, developing as activists, and linking social justice issues with classroom practice.

We approach our project - based curriculum with an anti-bias lens and work hard to incorporate developmentally appropriate social justice concepts taught from K - 8th grade for a diverse group of learners.

This includes the American Federation of Teachers, with the help of another group of so - called social justice players to lobby against the accountability and standardized testing measures that have helped more children gain high - quality education.

In keeping with their social justice oriented mission, one would expect AF to be striving toward a diverse group of educators, to match the diverse group of students.

But it was her job as religion editor that remained constant during her tenure at the paper, which coincided with the rise of feminism, gay rights, the Evangelical Right, the social justice movement, the spread of Buddhism, Hinduism, and New Age groups, and other issues that had a significant impact on religion in America.

The site was founded in February 2011, after Universidad Rafael Landívar asked a group of journalists to create an online news organization that would contribute to the construction of a «solid and vigorous democracy, with ethics and social justice.»

Large advocacy groups with access to considerable resources and large followings tell others that we should be asking people to reduce — rather than end — their exploitation, diluting our collective vegan message of social justice and undermining the ethical argument.

So far Liberate Tate's case has been propagated through a series of attention - grabbing, guerrilla - style actions, but in collaboration with Platform — a London - based arts organisation working towards social and ecological justice — Tate à Tête, 2012, an alternative Tate gallery audio guide, has moved both groups» activism into a kind of immaterial territory.

During his visit to OCAD University, Chin also met with a group of students who are committed to social justice through their art or activities on campus.

The Art and Social Justice Working Group was launched with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

She works with other artists but also social activist groups including Artlink Central in Glasgow, which works with the disabled, and Justice for Domestic Workers in London.

Though always engaged with themes relating to social justice and racial equality in his work, Lewis turned to a more abstract, personal expression in the mid-1940s after joining Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning — the group of downtown artist who would become the Abstract Expressionists.

In the editor's note for the special issue titled «Visualizing the Riot,» Chika Okeke - Agulu reminds readers that during the Civil Rights Movement artists of color considered the relationship between their work and politics and social justice, citing three groups in particular — Spiral in New York; Los Angeles artists associated with the Watts Tower Arts Center; and Chicago - based AfriCOBRA.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

In the wake of the one - year anniversary of People's Climate March and as we welcome 2016 with a sense of renewal and hope — a discussion on strengthening alliances between social justice, spiritual and environmental groups and Bill McKibben's personal connection to all of this.

Also, when we keep these connections in mind, we can forge alliances with groups fighting for better healthcare, for social justice, and for many other causes.

With even Time Magazine seeing the carbon bubble about to burst, it seems necessary to repeat what social movements and groups like Climate Justice Now!

Created in 1970, they helped build the French ecological movement and helped found the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International, Friends of the Earth France forms a local network gathering 30 autonomous local groups that act according to their own priorities and support the national and international campaigns with a shared vision for social and environmental justice.

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Some people wonder if the original goals are now achievable... «The jobs haven't surfaced yet,» said director of Got Green, a community organizing group focused on the environment and social justice... «Who's benefiting from this program right now — it doesn't square with what the aspiration was... «I think what it boils down to is who's got the money.»»

We're talking about the kind of march that comes with its own hour - long trailer, the kind of march that will include labor unions, social justice organizations and groups representing frontline communities, not to mention U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki - moon — even though, as the Guardian points out, «high - ranking officials do not normally attend mass public protests.»

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 need government revenue for our health system (hence the doctors group), but also for social programs which will prevent young offenders from entering the justice system to begin with.

Working with community media and larger social service groups is another way to enhance access to justice.