Sentence examples for abolition work from inspiring English sources

From the abolition work of Frederick Douglass to the civil rights leadership of Fannie Lou Hamer, the black movement has not only pushed for change in our communities, but has also served as the catalyst for the women's and gay liberation movements.

That is why I support Amnesty's abolition work and the efforts by courageous activists on the ground, most urgently in New Hampshire, where a repeal vote in the state House is anticipated early next month.

Making school fee abolition work in West and Central Africa Cotonou, Benin, 29 June 2009 - Four years after the launching of the School Fee Abolition Initiative (SFAI), four countries of West and Central Africa assess the situation, and share their experiences.

Nobody questioned the severity of the crisis, but many politicians, scientists, and criminal-justice officials doubted that relying so heavily on law enforcement — and abolition — would work.

Under abolition, sex work does not become safer; it is simply moved more into the shadows and sex workers are given even less power in bargaining with clients.

How substantial would a renegotiation have to be? Would you just settle for abolition of the working time directive?

It was organized by the New York chapter of Survived and Punished, a prison abolition organization that works with imprisoned survivors of gender-based violence.

"As a nation, we can be proud of our advocacy and our support for the United Nations' work on abolition.

Remedies came in the form of the intrusive medical tests, the Work Programme, abolition of the emergency social fund and frozen benefits.

The book develops in fictional form the themes explored in The Abolition of Man, a work of nonfiction Lewis published in 1943, and it has similarities to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, published in 1949.

"It creates a context in which politicians in difficult circumstances can do the hard thing, whether in Uzbekistan or the United States to work for abolition, and to deal with public opinion," he said.