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Amex: Discord and Unity in the Canadian Vietnam-Era Anti-Draft Movement, 1969-1971

engaging in direct political activism, many aid group members viewed helping draft dodgers and deserters immigrate as a form of war resistance.5 Exile groups consisted entirely of American immigrants and ... were usually defined by their members’ continued identification as Americans in exile. Some, like the aid groups, focused on helping Americans adjust to life in Canada. Others also emphasized political

The Depiction of Native Hawaiians in American Media

representation and the impact of stereotypes on both Native Hawaiian identity and public views of Native Hawaiians is scarce. This paper uses political cartoons, travel ephemera, film footage, and various forms of ... knowledge of Hawaiʻi is little to none, so you are looking forward to learning more about the “Paradise of the Pacific.”2 Your first exposure to Hawaiian political, cultural, and financial affairs comes from

Internalized Oppression: Exploring the Nuanced Experiences of Gender and Sexuality in Historically Black Colleges and Universities

ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 642, no. 1 (2012), 43–60. 8 Erica Lorraine Williams, “Women’s Studies and Sexuality Studies at HBCUs: The Audre Lorde Project at Spelman ... the domestic sphere, received little help from white feminist movements, and were later forced to form their own Black feminist resistance against heterosexist, male-dominated schools and political

Recipes for Life: Black Women, Cooking, and Memory

Black culture on a personal and communal level. The personal, political, economic, and cultural are all expressed in these culinary texts. Scholarship and the continued practice of African American ... , ed. Eric Foner and Lisa McGirr (Temple University Press, 2011), 400-401. 3 Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, “The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past,” The Journal of American History 91

Textbook Tasks for Social Change: Instantiation of Development Debates and Interposition of Pedagogical Interventions in Media Literacy Education

and a political climate that is highly polarized due to intense social and economic contradictions. Both of these global and national events (i.e., unsettling pandemic and dysfunctional elections) along ... chapters dealing with textual, visual, audio, motion, and multimedia information, for instance, will forego the opportunity of making critico-political sense of the technological and technical dimensions of

People and Process: Successful Change Management Initiatives

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said πάντα ῥεῖ (Panta rhei, for everything flows, in contemporary English), and people have expanded upon this philosophy to mean the only constant in life is ... facilitate innovation to improve other performance determinants (Sue-Chan et al., 2011) . This is important as a means to an end when the environment is unstable during technology changes, political and

A Tale of Two Motherlands: Bridging the Gap Between the American and Korean Identities of Korean War Adoptees

story of the “full-blooded” Korean child as a way to correct America’s failure in the war and mend their political relationship with South Korea. These children were the only remaining presence of the ... emotional and physical transformations, the media also used the children as a political tool to further advance Cold War sentiments within the United States. Comparing their lives in Korea to their lives in

Civilian Oversight of Police Through the Lens of Polarities of Democracy

if the police chief, officers (0.11%), political leaders (0.40%), and community stakeholders (0.37%) mutually understood the rationale and creation of a civilian oversight agency in their jurisdiction ... community understands the importance of civilian police oversight because we have been under a Consent Decree for the last 10 years. They do understand we don’t have the political influence that wants it to

The North American Gamble: An Examination of Nation-State Projects in Canada and the United States

political campaign for secession and subsequent sovereignty. This paper will first examine the nation-state project in the Confederate States of America under Jefferson Davis. Second, it will examine the ... American identities, and how these in turn shaped the political philosophy of Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis. A staunch proponent of slavery and states’ rights, Davis would come to lead a nation state

Mass Transit Policy: Responding to COVID-19

outcome of public health, technological, economic, and political considerations. This paper provides an initial attempt to identify and discuss these four considerations as most relevant to the development ... transit needs, including public health, technological, economic, and political considerations. This paper’s goal is to provide an initial attempt to identify and discuss these four considerations as being

Road Maintenance Challenges: The Greatest Obstacle to Sustainable Development in South Sudan

projects in the hands of a few individuals with political interests because, when they become too politically controlled, they fail to perform the function. The country will fail to get value for money ... participate in road maintenance, thereby eliminating the monopoly of projects by a few individuals with political interests. The lack of independent legal instruments to support road maintenance measures poses

Race, Place, and Religion: African American Missionaries in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

take upon themselves aspects of Anglo-Christian ‘civilization,’ they should do so under their own political autonomy rather than being led by Europeans or African Americans.25 While this does somewhat

Political Engagement in Higher Education Curricula

Political Engagement in Higher Education Curricula Submitted to the Teaching category of JOSC Abstract As more demands are made for universities and colleges to commit to public service, curricula in ... in higher education may need to include the development of knowledge of and skills for political engagement. In an interview study, students, faculty members, and alumni at Walden University reflected

Social Change and The Greek Welfare State Crisis (2010-2020)

Journal of Social Change Social Change and the Greek Welfare State Crisis (2010-2020) Nikos Kourachanis 0 Recommended Citation 0 Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences , Athens ... economic situation. This gave the financial markets an opportunity to attack the Greek state. Consequently, the European Union’s (EU’s) dominant political forces used debt as a tool of control (Fouskas

Is There a Gay Brain? The Problems with Scientific Research of Sexual Orientation

the biological determining factor of human sexual orientation. Blinded by his political motivation to aid the gay rights movement at the end of the twentieth century, LeVay's study - as well as the ... a time when the political fight for gay and lesbian rights was prominent in the United States and Canada. In their article ?Scientific Communications about Biological Influences on Homosexuality and

Dynamical Modelling, Stochastic Simulation and Optimization in the Context of Damage Tolerant Design

discussion about the damage tolerant design philosophy for aircraft structures is presented at the introduction, emphasizing the importance of the accurate definition of inspection intervals and, for this sake ... damage tolerant design philosophy to ensure structural safety for aircraft operation, and proposed a means of improving life estimates for damaged (cracked) components that undergo dynamic loading. A

Dynamical Modelling, Stochastic Simulation and Optimization in the Context of Damage Tolerant Design

discussion about the damage tolerant design philosophy for aircraft structures is presented at the introduction, emphasizing the importance of the accurate definition of inspection intervals and, for this sake ... damage tolerant design philosophy to ensure structural safety for aircraft operation, and proposed a means of improving life estimates for damaged (cracked) components that undergo dynamic loading. A

Conceptual Framework for a Curriculum in Social Change

domain (scholarship, systemic thinking, and reflection), four in the skills domain (application, advocacy, collaboration, and political engagement), and three in the affective domain (ethics, commitment ... full time in various political action campaigns in New York, New York, when he had the opportunity to enroll in university courses. In an unpublished article he wrote at the time, ?Macro: Social Change

Book Review: Social Changes in a Global World by Ulrike Schuerkens

. The author examines how social transformations and changes are connected to issues of power and political influence; how transformations and changes have been influenced by concepts of modernity ... , they will find plenty of material for reflection. The author looks at how social transformations and changes are connected to issues of power and political influence; how transformations and changes have

Climate-Induced Relocation and Social Change in Keta, Ghana

for the merger of philosophy and social science to best explore what is wrong with current social reality, identify the actors to change it, and provide both clear norms for criticism and achievable ... -saving process. Nicholson (2014) argued that climate change is a growing concern and a prominent political and economic issue that has forced policymakers to focus on developing both mitigative and