Sentences with phrase «youth movement for»

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He and other classmates have become the faces of a new youth - led movement calling for tighter restrictions on firearms.

Kamprad has also faced harsh criticism for his past ties to the Nazi youth movement during World War II.

In just a few weeks» time, we, the youth of the United States, have built a new movement to denounce gun violence and call for safety in all of our communities.

Join the movement with Sleep Out America where for one night, you can make a difference for homeless youth in your own backyard.

But for some black racial justice activists, organizers, and public figures, the reaction to the students of Stoneman Douglas has also led to another truth: Organizing around Black Lives Matter and the larger Movement for Black Lives, another youth - led movement demanding policy change in the wake of trauma, was not and has not been as readily embraced.

A committed supporter of the movement for many years, she helped run the Folkestone youth group and was sacristan at Faith summer sessions.

When I pointed out to him that the largest religious youth movement in the Netherlands at the time was Youth for Christ, he scoffed: «That's just a temporary blip on the screen.&ryouth movement in the Netherlands at the time was Youth for Christ, he scoffed: «That's just a temporary blip on the screen.&rYouth for Christ, he scoffed: «That's just a temporary blip on the screen.»

Nowhere was this clearer than in Youth for Christ, a movement that began as an effort to provide Christian young people with a blend of wholesome entertainment and high - powered, upbeat evangelism.

On the other hand, he was certainly a great hero to the younger anti-Nazi campaigners, such as the «White Rose» group at Munich University (Hans and Sophie School — who were, incidentally, also inspired by the writings of another great Catholic, John Henry Newman) and the youth group at St Ludwig's Church in the same city who combined opposition to National Socialism with devout Catholicism and enthusiasm for the emerging liturgical movement.

... Hitler had no time for Wotan, as one can see from his discussion about one of the few Party leaders who took an active Neo-pagan stance — the appropriately named Baldur von Schirach, head of the Hitler Youth movement.

A writer and an activist, he is a spokesperson for the global Tibetan youth movement.

He spent fifty five years in pastoral work in many different parishes, wrote some magnificent theology and philosophy, helped many men to be priests, edited a magazine for twenty years, gave numerous retreats, talks and lectures, founded a youth movement and left a remarkable intellectual legacy.

Today's generation of Catholics is being infuenced by a much more nourishing diet than was available in the 1970s, and takes for granted the good things available: the Catechism of the Catholic Church, World Youth Day, St JPII's Theology of the Body, the New Movements, Veritatis Splendor, Benedict XVI's teaching on the relationship between faith and reason, and his emphasis on truth, beauty and a personal encounter with Christ, to name just a few.

Active engagement with the young through parishes and youth movements is important, and for many young people will be the way they meet Christ.

One of the leaders of the world missions movement said in recent years that, while we have been teaching our children and youth how to live for Christ for some years now, the time has come to teach them how to die for Him.

His name was Billy Graham, and he was there as a representative of Youth for Christ, a student evangelistic movement.

In preparation for this year's relative youth movement, WKU did a good job of getting a lot of youngsters involved.

Amidst a youth movement that has swept across the garage, Kenseth is the most high - profile driver who has found himself swept aside for a younger and cheaper counterpart.

And Casey Stengel — young, young Casey Stengel, fired by the Yankees for being too old, explaining bitterly, «The youth movement of America is for kids.»

For all the bravado over the long - overdue youth movement — the team's new ad slogan exhorts fans to BRING THE KIDS TO SEE THE KIDS — there will be few young «uns on the field in 2001.

The youth movement continues for the Nuggets, and the deep team fills a need to play next to Kenneth Faried and JaVale McGee.

a manager in the mould of simone, pochettino or jardim would make him world class the kid's got discipline and flair and sometimes his movement is superb other times no comment, but hes part of our youth set up and would like for him to come good.

His leadership in this area has been the catalyst for Special Olympics» implementation of a youth - led strategy to bring together multiple elements of the Special Olympics movement in schools and create a tipping point for culture change in schools.

How's this for a youth movement?

Given the youth movement of the Impact this season, it would be surprising for them to use their final designated player spot for a 31 year old, but Garde clearly has a plan and is full of surprises.

I have babysat regularly for several different families, have volunteered with several youth programs, and have taught ballet and creative movement classes for children ranging from newborn to high school seniors.

A movement to reclaim the game for developing athletes everywhere, encouraging parents & promoters of youth sports to get out of the way and let the kids play.

Vision: GiveTheGameBack is a movement to reclaim the game for developing athletes everywhere, encouraging parents and promoters of youth sports to get out of the way and let the kids play.

for Better Youth Sports movement, an initiative to educate youth sports administrators, coaches and parents on the importance of conducting two evaluations during the season — one two weeks into the season and another at the mid-way pYouth Sports movement, an initiative to educate youth sports administrators, coaches and parents on the importance of conducting two evaluations during the season — one two weeks into the season and another at the mid-way pyouth sports administrators, coaches and parents on the importance of conducting two evaluations during the season — one two weeks into the season and another at the mid-way point.

This movement was dedicated to making life easier for children and youth (i.e. Young Carers) who provided care for family members with chronic conditions, substance abuse issues, mental health issues, and / or provided translation services for immigrant and refugee parents.

He explained that this was to ensure that members of the movement give their support to a youth friendly aspirant that would share their aspirations and visions for Nigerian youth towards a developed and united country.

He and other classmates have become the faces of a new youth - led movement calling for tighter restrictions on firearms.

It's a skill that most people take for granted in their youth and one's ability to perform balance movements fades with time.

Soccer's global governing body, FIFA, has found that a dynamic, movement - focused warmup of similar duration (they call their 20 - minute warmup for youth players «11 +») decreases overall injury rate by 48 percent and serious injuries by 74 percent.

A month after speaking at the March for Our Lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Matthew McConaughey says he supports some gun control but fears the youth - led movement could be «hijacked» by those hoping to eliminate all guns in the United States...

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

Youth Crime Watch of Nigeria (an NGO in Special Consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council) is a youth - led movement committed to create a crime - free, drug - free and violence - free environment conducive for learning and liYouth Crime Watch of Nigeria (an NGO in Special Consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council) is a youth - led movement committed to create a crime - free, drug - free and violence - free environment conducive for learning and liyouth - led movement committed to create a crime - free, drug - free and violence - free environment conducive for learning and living.

www.whiteband.org «Challenging the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequality across the world to defend and promote human rights, gender justice, social justice and security needed for survival and peace» The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, -LSB-...]

Children of the Earth's programs focus on building the youth spiritual movement for world consciousness.

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.

Positioned within the Young Ambassador movement, people with and without intellectual disabilities, who have been selected for their leadership qualities, have gathered at the various Play Unified Youth Summits to drive the campaign and learn how to become leaders in their schools.

A youth - led movement has been brewing in Los Angeles for decades.

NATIONAL - Dec. 9: The Coalition for Community Schools, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Southern Education Foundation will host a webinar on Kentucky's school - based Family Resource and Youth Service Centers and how they support the national movement for community schools.

«Within education and school - based programming, there were a bunch of different prevention and other movements all focused on positive youth development,» said Roger Weissberg, board vice chair and chief knowledge officer for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), describing the early 1990s when CASEL was established.

• For parents: Take this opportunity to work collectively with other parents and your school leaders on the larger civic lessons around this growing youth movement.

And by afternoon, the group shifted into sharing and pre-planning, sparked by 20 minute power - presentations from Jennifer Murrieta (How to build whole community around your school's SEL), Connie Young (A case for restorative practices in 7 Mindsets schools), and Roberto Rivera (Mindsets and movements: amplifying youth voice and culturally relevant pedagogy in SEL).

Veronica Melvin, of Communities for Teaching Excellence, headed by ex-LAUSD board member Yolie Flores, says the ad is intended to clue in the public to the fact that there's «a movement afoot to really push the district and union toward making progress — to realize quality education for L.A.'s youth.»

This project adds such a comparative framing to the field of education research, treating the historical and present day movements of learners as spaces for analysis and focused education design work toward more equitable communities for youth.

In this context, it is critical for the opt - out / boycott movement to be consistent and clear: Not only do these tests narrow the curriculum, kill creativity, and degrade the quality of education for everyone, they also funnel black and brown youth into prison in unprecedented numbers.

She is a strong believer in the power of creative technologies to engage and move audiences, and to create an authentic platform for youth voice and youth - led movement building.