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Book Synopsis Defenders of the Voiceless by : Michael Francis
Download or read book Defenders of the Voiceless written by Michael Francis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother earth intended all of her creatures equal footing on planet, Earth. Humans, over the course of their existence, have time and again flagrantly disregarded this balance. Mother earth has given the human race one last chance to redeem themselves. Lightwalkers will try everything in their powers to change the selfish path of humanity in the hopes of suppressing mother earths desire to place our kind on the endangered species list or worse making us extinct.
Book Synopsis Defenders of the Unborn by : Daniel K. Williams
Download or read book Defenders of the Unborn written by Daniel K. Williams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provocative and insightful, Defenders of the Unborn is a must-read for anyone who craves a deeper understanding of a highly-charged issue"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Gideon's Promise by : Jonathan Rapping
Download or read book Gideon's Promise written by Jonathan Rapping and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A criminal defense attorney “tugs at both the heartstrings and our consciences as he challenges America’s true commitment to justice” (Stacey Abrams), offering a blueprint for how public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based recruitment training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo, and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society. Public defenders represent over 80% of those who interact with the court system, a disproportionate number of whom are poor, non-white citizens who rely on them to navigate the law on their behalf. More often than not, even the most well-meaning of those defenders are over-worked, under-funded, and incentivized to put the interests of judges and politicians above those of their clients in a culture that beats the passion out of talented, driven advocates, and has led to an embarrassingly low standard of justice for those who depend on the promises of Gideon v. Wainwright. Through the story of founding Gideon’s Promise and anecdotes of his time as a defender and teacher, Rapping reanimates the possibility of public defenders serving as a radical bulwark against government oppression and a megaphone to amplify the voices of those they serve.
Book Synopsis Critical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders by : Karen Bennett
Download or read book Critical Perspectives on the Security and Protection of Human Rights Defenders written by Karen Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights defenders – who by peaceful means advocate, mobilise and often put their lives at risk to defend the most fundamental freedoms of their fellow citizens – are key agents of change in their own societies and make a significant contribution to the international community's efforts to support democracy and human rights. Defenders often face serious threats and can experience harm by state and non-state actors. Since the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in 1998, there has been considerable effort to recognise and protect the right of individuals, groups and communities to promote and protect their own rights and the rights of others. Over time, a multi-level, multi-actor international protection regime for the rights of human rights defenders has emerged, which is based on existing rights derived from the international human rights regime. The authors in this book reflect on the positive developments that have emerged over time to strengthen the protection of defenders, as well as the debates, tensions and contestations in such practices. This collection provides a critical appraisal of the construction, function, ethical boundaries, and evolution of this protection regime, as well as its multi-scalar social and political effects. In particular, the authors consider the effectiveness of particular international and regional protection mechanisms for the protection of defenders, and examine the relationship between repression, activism, and tactics for managing risks in the face of danger. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights.
Book Synopsis The Ninefold Way of Avalon by : Jhenah Telyndru
Download or read book The Ninefold Way of Avalon written by Jhenah Telyndru and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the Mythic Map into Modern Practice The path of the Avalonian priestess is as unique as those who walk it; learn how to apply the nine energies of this path in service to the Goddess, the community, and the self in pursuit of inner wholeness and connection to Avalon within. Jhenah Telyndru explores Avalon's legacy through history and lore: examining Arthurian legends; myths from Wales, Brittany, and Ireland; and the accounts of Celtic priestesses recorded by Roman historians. Presented in two parts, this book first delves into the rich historical and cultural information that forms the Avalonian Stream of Tradition, especially the Ninefold Sisterhoods found in Celtic lands and beyond. Then, you will be introduced to nine modern priestess pathways inspired by ancient ways: Lorekeeper, Lawspeaker, Emissary, Artisan, Hearthtender, Guardian, Seer, Healer, and Ritualist. You'll use specialized workings to connect with Avalon's energetic currents, reclaim your sovereignty, learn to be in priestess service as a bridge between the worlds, and find your way home to Avalon within.
Download or read book Forensic Fictions written by Jay Watson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic Fictions is the first book-length critical study of William Faulkner's fictional depictions of the legal vocation and the practice of law. Examining Faulkner's lawyer characters in light of the southern storytelling tradition, Jay Watson argues that the forensic competence of the Faulknerian lawyer is a direct function of his skill as a raconteur. To trace the biographical and historical roots of Faulkner's lifelong preoccupation with the legal profession, Watson draws on contemporary scholarship in narrative, rhetoric, jurisprudence, legal and intellectual history, literary theory, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. His approach yields insightful readings of forensic characters and scenes from such works as "An Odor of Verbena," The Hamlet, "Wild Palms," Absalom, Absalom! and The Reivers. Watson shows the links between storytelling and the competence of Faulkner's legal characters by examining the intertextual logic that connects the two most important lawyers in the Yoknapatawpha fiction: the incompetent Horace Benbow and the more capable Gavin Stevens, whose entrance into Faulkner's oeuvre coincides with Benbow's untimely departure from it. Focusing on the nine novels in which these two characters appear, Watson traces the evolutionary process by which Stevens supplants Benbow. Three of the Stevens novels--Intruder in the Dust, Knight's Gambit, and Requiem for a Nun--from what Watson calls Faulkner's "forensic trilogy" and, when read together, constitute the writer's most sustained investigation of the rhetorical and ethical responsibilities of the lawyer-citizen. Faulkner, Watson argues, saw the forensic figure as a potential hybrid of homo loquens and homo politicus, capable of combing the roles of storyteller, rhetorician, and theatrical performer with those of critic, citizen, and ethical man. As such, this figure served as a provocative authorial surrogate through whom Faulkner could explore diverse and often contradictory aspects of his personal experience, his family background, his cultural heritage, and, most of all, his own artistic use of language.
Book Synopsis Invisible and Voiceless by : Martha Caso
Download or read book Invisible and Voiceless written by Martha Caso and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INVISIBLE & VOICELESS: The Struggle of Mexican Americans for Recognition, Justice, and Equality traces the vicious history of the European conquest of the Americas and examines its pervasive impact on Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants today. Author Martha Caso sheds light on events often ignored or glossed over by history textbooks, from the holocaust and enslavement of native peoples at the hands of European conquerors to the Mexican American War of 1848 to modern efforts by extremists to fan the flames of racism and xenophobia. The reverberations of the European invasion still echo today, and it is impossible to understand the current issues of poverty and racism without understanding their origins. Historically, Mexican Americans have wielded very little social and political power, and recent xenophobic laws only serve to stoke the fires of hatred and antagonism and further erode their rights. INVISIBLE & VOICELESS offers Mexican Americans an opportunity to learn more about their history and their relationship with the United States and Mexico. Caso's hope is that once they understand their past, Mexican Americans will find their collective voice and stand up for their rights that they will cease to be invisible and voiceless in America.
Book Synopsis The Red Corner by : Verlaine Stoner McDonald
Download or read book The Red Corner written by Verlaine Stoner McDonald and published by Montana Historical Society. This book was released on 2010 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing local history looks at the rise to prominence of the Communist Party in a corner of Montana during the 1910s and 20s, including the Farmer Labor Party, as well as its fall due corruption by a few party members and intense scrutiny by the FBI. Original.
Book Synopsis The Ignatian Adventure by : Kevin O'Brien
Download or read book The Ignatian Adventure written by Kevin O'Brien and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised & Updated and Includes a New Preface from the Author Embark on the spiritual ADVENTURE of a lifetime. There's no better guide than St. Ignatius of Loyola for people who want to enliven their faith, discover their purpose, and make better decisions in their life. In this revised edition of The Ignatian Adventure, Kevin O'Brien, SJ, offers a unique way of experiencing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in daily life. With O'Brien as our navigator, we adventure through 32 weeks of prayer and meditations that draw us into a deeper encounter with God. What sets this book apart from other Ignatian retreats is how O'Brien incorporates the timeless counsel of wisdom figures throughout the ages and personal stories about living the Exercises in everyday life. O'Brien makes it easy to see how these teachings intersect with the real world. The Ignatian Adventure is an ideal resource for spiritual directors. Its user-friendly style also makes it the perfect book for anyone seeking a better understanding of Ignatian spirituality and a richer prayer life.
Book Synopsis The Questions of Jesus by : John McLaughlin
Download or read book The Questions of Jesus written by John McLaughlin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Voiceless University by : Harold Zyskind
Download or read book The Voiceless University written by Harold Zyskind and published by San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1971 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Other School Reformers by : Adam Laats
Download or read book The Other School Reformers written by Adam Laats and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that American education has been steered by progressivism is accepted as fact by liberals and conservatives alike. Adam Laats shows that this belief is wrong. Calling to center stage conservatives who shaped America’s classrooms, he shows that in the long march of American public education, progressive reform has been a beleaguered dream.
Download or read book Bloodscripts written by Elana Gomel and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an increasingly violent world. From suicide terrorists to serial killers, violent subjects challenge our imaginations. We seek answers to our questions on this subject in literature, cinema, and electronic media. In Bloodscripts, Elana Gomel examines how popular culture narratives construct violent subjectivity. Using such various narratives as mystery, horror; detective, and fantasy fiction as well as accounts of the atrocities perpetuated by serial killers and the Holocaust, Bloodscripts offers a new map of the genres of violence and links the twin obsessions of postmodern culture: crime and genocide. Bloodscripts is a stimulating, original, and accessible account of the narrative construction of the violent subject. It proposes a narrative model that will be of interest to literary critics, cultural scholars, criminologists, and anyone trying to understand the role of violence in postmodern culture.
Book Synopsis For the Prevention of Cruelty by : Diane L. Beers
Download or read book For the Prevention of Cruelty written by Diane L. Beers and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal rights. Those two words conjure diverse but powerful images and reactions. Some nod in agreement, while others roll their eyes in contempt. Most people fall somewhat uncomfortably in the middle, between endorsement and rejection, as they struggle with the profound moral, philosophical, and legal questions provoked by the debate. Today, thousands of organizations lobby, agitate, and educate the public on issues concerning the rights and treatment of nonhumans. For the Prevention of Cruelty is the first history of organized advocacy on behalf of animals in the United States to appear in nearly a half century. Diane Beers demonstrates how the cause has shaped and reshaped itself as it has evolved within the broader social context of the shift from an industrial to a postindustrial society. Until now, the legacy of the movement in the United States has not been examined. Few Americans today perceive either the companionship or the consumption of animals in the same manner as did earlier generations. Moreover, powerful and lingering bonds connect the seemingly disparate American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of the nineteenth century and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals of today. For the Prevention of Cruelty tells an intriguing and important story that reveals society’s often changing relationship with animals through the lens of those who struggled to shepherd the public toward a greater compassion.
Book Synopsis A New Missionary Era by : Padraig Flanagan
Download or read book A New Missionary Era written by Padraig Flanagan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS Preface, by Anthony Bellagamba, IMC Part One: Mission in the World Today 1. Conversion and Mission, by Enda McDonagh 2. New Challenges--New Hopes, by Donal Dorr 3. The Message of Puebla, by Marcos McGrath 4. The Church in Latin America, by Jose Comblin 5. The Future of Mission in Asia, by Parmananda Divarkar 6. The Church in Africa, by Brian Hearne Part Two: Pastoral Aspects of Mission 7. The Church, the Icon of the Trinity, by Brian Hearne 8. Mission Today, by Walbert Buhlmann 9. Dialogue with Other Religions, by Parmananda Divarkar 10.ÊRecognizing Our God, by Priscilla Sequeira 11.ÊChristian Witness in Today's World, by Cahal Daly 12.ÊThe Role of Women in the Church, by Mary Motte 13.ÊBasic Christian Communities, by Brian Hearne 14. Basic Communities--The African Experience, by Raphael Ndingi 15. A Layman's View of the FutureÊof Mission, by August Vanistaendal Part Three: The Spiritual Life ofÊthee Missionary 16.ÊMissionary Spirituality, by Walbert Buhlmann 17.ÊA Missionary Reflection from St. John, by John Quinlan 18.ÊFaith--A Personal Encounter, by Finbarr Connolly 19.ÊPoverty in the Church, by Jose Comblin Part Four: The Challenge of Justice 20.ÊFrom Development to Justice, by Richard Quinn 21.ÊThe National Security State, by Jose Comblin 22.ÊThe Situation of Violence, by Jose Comblin 23.ÊLove of God Leads to Justice, by Peter J. Butelezi Part Five: Making the ChurchÊIncarnate 24.ÊInculturation, by Parmananda Divarkar 25.ÊIncarnating the Message of Christ in Different Cultures, by Walbert Buhlmann
Book Synopsis A Voice for Animals by : Suzana Gartner J.D. LL.M.
Download or read book A Voice for Animals written by Suzana Gartner J.D. LL.M. and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals are here with us and not for us. We can do better for our animal friends when we work together collectively and individually to make a difference; by joining hands in this next great, important social justice movement. A Voice for Animals offers insight on animal issues and the animal rights movement. The first part of the book examines the close connection we share with our beloved companion animals, and the plight of homeless animals. It bridges the gap between beloved pets and homeless pets in shelters. It offers solutions to end the shelter debacle. The second part discusses the lives of other species: farm animals, animals in research, animals in captivity, and wildlife. This book provides heartfelt real life animal stories, celebrates animal victories, and explores the deep connection of animals to humans and our biological need to share our lives with them. It inspires readers to take action and get motivated for animals: adopt animals from shelters and rescues, live a cruelty-free lifestyle, and go vegan. This book advocates for the better treatment of animals by inviting you to gain an understanding of the special human-animal bond.
Book Synopsis The School Reform Landscape by : Christopher H. Tienken
Download or read book The School Reform Landscape written by Christopher H. Tienken and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The School Reform Landscape: Fear, Mythologies, and Lies, the authors take an in-depth and controversial look at school reform since the launch of Sputnik. They scrutinize school reform events, proposals, and policies from the last 60 years through the lens of critical social theory and examine the ongoing tensions between the need to keep a vibrant unitary system of public education and the ongoing assault by corporate and elite interests in creating a dual system. Some of events, proposals, and policies critiqued include the Sputnik myth, A Nation At Risk, No Child Left Behind, the lies of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and other common reform schemes. The authors provide an evidence-based contrarian view of the free-market reform ideas and pierce the veil of the new reform policies to find that they are built not upon empirical evidence, but instead rest solidly on foundations of myth, fear, and lies. Ideas for a new set of reform policies, based on empirical evidence and supportive of a unitary, democratic system of education are presented.
