Fight For Justice Research Articles

The Siri Strategy's Value in Managing the Bugis Family Economy in Surumana Village, South Banawa District, Donggala Regency

Many people regard "siri" as having a bad connotation, which does not bode well for the Bugis. Because "siri" is frequently associated with violence and murder, the slogan "ejapi naeja" is frequently used (red later if you want red) It's always taken as a bloodbath. This value has become a sign associated with the Bugis ethnicity in every part of the country, even where the Bugis ethnicity is found. Siri culture is associated with a fighting attitude. Fight for justice, for humanity, and for the family's dignity. Many Bugis people are encouraged by Siri's ideals to work hard because they want to go on a pilgrimage as a mark of social prestige, and to work hard because they don't want to dishonor their families. If Siri is given room to think in the administration of the family economics, the dominance of the concept of decent value becomes an attractive positive value to be communicated. When it comes to revealing such events, a qualitative technique is ideal to apply because qualitative research takes place in a natural setting and aims to understand and interpret phenomena based on people's interpretations. Qualitative research involves the use and collection of various empirical materials, such as; personal experience, introspection, curriculum vitae, interviews, observations, historical, interactional and visual texts that describe routine and problematic moments, and their meaning in individual lives.

When the Black lives that matter are not our own: digital Black feminism and a dialectic of self and community

ABSTRACT Black women and Black feminist scholars have always pointed out the hypocrisy of advocating for civil rights and freedoms that do not extend to them. However, with the rise of digital culture and tools as the primary space and mechanism whereby Black feminists crafted arguments, a new urgency has emerged within Black feminist writing online, advocating for a dialectic of self and community interests. Black feminist writers have created a new rhetorical principle central to the #BlackLiveMatter movement, which began in the blogosphere with longform writing and enclaved communities. Before the hashtag or activism on Twitter or Instagram, the blogosphere provided a space for Black women to craft new arguments that centralized Black cis and trans women in the fight for justice. Black feminist writers insist that caring for themselves is integral to Black feminist praxis and social justice. Retracing this work from the blogosphere to social media reminds us of the importance of centralizing Black women in our discussion of digital culture and activism and the lessons this may provide in crafting a more just future.

What the reimagination of Breonna Taylor’s (after)life reveals

ABSTRACT The fight for Justice for Breonna Taylor continues as she haunts national, local, and academic imaginaries, reminding us that gendered Black death and exclusion is still a critical component of Democracy. What is it about Taylor, the conditions of her life and her death, that allow her to haunt the nation’s imaginary? How is it that her face—as her body is purposefully excluded from most renderings—can be painted on billboards, buildings, murals, on signs at protests, but Justice for her and her family cannot be achieved? This essay explores the complex relationship between Black gendered life, state-sanctioned death, and remembrance to ask how we might liberate Black women and girls in life and in memory.

Biopolítica e hidropoder del agua potable en América Latina: Recursos conceptuales para comprender la hidrohegemonía en América Latina

Hablar de la biopolítica del agua y las relaciones del hidropoder en América Latina, supone entender la dinámica básica de las relaciones de poder y las prácticas de la región en el tema del agua, sus procesos de securitización en las agendas de seguridad nacional y sus ámbitos seguridad en la producción, industrialización, minería, alimentaria y de uso común. De modo que se procede hablando del tema y sus vertientes dentro de una significación biopolítica, una descripción de los procesos de gobernanza y gubernamentalización del agua en América Latina, su descripción como un recurso estratégico en América Latina para luego observar en el plano regional la estructura del hidropoder y la hidrohegemonía en las relaciones internacionales de América Latina y América del Norte. Por otra parte, se apunta la complejidad de los procesos de identidad, justicia y movilización social dentro de los que se verifica el deterioro de de las relaciones comunitarias por parte de los proyectos de modernización de la infraestructura y los problemas con el extractivismo como parte de la conflictiva ambiental y social en la lucha por la justicia en el tema del agua y como parte de una contrahegemonía en lo nacional e internacional. Los impactos de las interacciones hidrohegemónicas que tematizan un giro hacia el “capitalismo verde" en América Latina y los impactos que ceden los procesos en temas que son parte de la estructura de desigualdad, que nos muestra los paisajes y sus relaciones con la necropolítica en términos de la migración forzada, el deterioro ambiental, la expulsión poblacional, el trafico de drogas, de metales, de energéticos y el el extractivismo de recursos naturales estratégicos que acarrea problemas como el infanticidio, el juvenicidio, la trata de personas, etc.

Expressões, características e perspectivas do Cristianismo da Libertação

O trabalho de pesquisa teve origem no 14º Intereclesial das Comunidades Eclesiais de Base, ocorrido em Londrina - Paraná, em janeiro de 2018, e objetivou identificar se há expressões do Cristianismo da Libertação na sociedade brasileira do século XXI, perceber as relações entre as diretrizes do papa Francisco e os encaminhamentos elaborados no evento, assim como caracterizar as perspectivas expressadas pelos sujeitos diante do contexto brasileiro contemporâneo. As fontes da investigação são documentais e os dados foram coletados por meio de 2.137 questionários respondidos pelos participantes do evento. Evidenciou-se que há uma perspectiva política progressista em relação ao contexto atual (século XXI) no Brasil, com a adoção de encaminhamentos focados no coletivo e no social, indicação da urgência das ações civis dos católicos presentes nos mecanismos de participação democrática e popular na luta pela justiça, na defesa dos direitos e na garantia do acesso às cidades, com o fortalecimento das políticas públicas.

Gazes from the South: The Tchiloli and the Work of René Tavares

Gazes from the South: The Tchiloli and the Work of René Tavares

Design for disassembly: Using temporary fabrication for land politics in the Negev

Political conflicts have increasingly displaced people from their homes, necessitating various forms of temporary structures and housing. However, these shelters are often one-size-fits-all and do not take into account the individual requirements, family structures, or cultural needs of these communities. This article explores how digital fabrication can be used to empower disenfranchised communities to act as their own architects. Because the police demolish the structures in Al Araqib every 3 weeks, the residents have to rebuild their structures, and appropriate architecture as a resistance tool, and not only as a housing solution. This circumstance allows us to develop a structure designed primarily for the condition of rapid disassembly that can additionally be produced with a low-tech setup of a mobile computer numerical control router. Through this case study with the Bedouin village Al Araqib in the Negev Desert, we introduce the term community-specific design, present our methodology for designing and fabricating a temporary structure in collaboration with the community, and outline the logistics for a future mobile infrastructure. Beyond aiding the Bedouin’s fight for justice, our intention as designers, acutely aware of the power of technology and architecture, is to harness both physical and digital tools in an effort to create innovative systems that can be leveraged by unrecognized populations struggling for cultural survival.

Analyzing Child Rape in Bangladesh: A Socio-Legal Perspective

AbstractBangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of child rape. Discrimination based on patriarchal philosophies, inadequate rape laws, inadequate policies to address child rape, a conservative criminal justice system, and a conventional judicial environment has culminated in injustice for victims. Laws exist that require severe punishments; however, child rape has not been satisfactorily prevented. Societal norms, stigma, political pressure, money, power, and the critical process of the justice system make it extraordinarily difficult for victims to receive justice. This article describes the reasons why men rape children, including offenders’ psychological conditions and the advantages that men have over the weaker in the criminal justice system, enjoying impunity. While attempting to understand the reasons broadly, statistical data show that the reporting of such crimes has been increasing, but this does not genuinely represent the actual number of crimes committed. The article focuses on social phenomena associated with child rape culture and identifies reasons why crimes are not reported. An in-depth discussion of inappropriate laws for child rape and of the loopholes in these laws demonstrates the hardship that victims face in their fight for justice. Finally, social and legal recommendations for the prevention of child rape are highlighted.

ПРАВОВИЙ СТАТУС ПРАЦІВНИКІВ АПАРАТУ СУДУ

У науковій статті аналізуються положення чин-ного законодавства в частині реалізації закріплених Конституцією України та Законом України «Про дер-жавну службу» положень, що стосуються визначен-ня статусу працівників апарату суду. Розглядаються положення нового та перспективного законодавства про державну службу, положення Закону України «Про судоустрій і статус суддів» у контексті урегульо-ваності та визначеності статусу працівників апарату суду. Досліджено особливості організації роботи, під-порядкування та фінансової забезпеченості працівни-ків апарату суду.
 Адміністративно-правовий статус керівника апа-рату суду – це сукупність його повноважень, зобов’я-зань, прав та обов’язків щодо організації забезпечення суддям умов для здійснення судочинства, організації матеріальних, технічних, охоронних та інших забезпе-чувальних функцій у суді. Адміністративно-правовий статус помічника судді – це сукупність його повнова-жень, завдань, зобов’язань і прав щодо допомоги судді в підготовці судових справ до розгляду, виконання ін-ших законних доручень судді і керівника апарату суду в поєднанні з професійними обмеженнями та спеціаль-ною дисциплінарною відповідальністю.
 Правовий статус державного службовця в судовій системі розглядається як сукупність встановлених законодавчими нормами функцій, повноважень, прав і обов’язків, правових обмежень, етичних стандартів в сукупності з підставами, порядком виникнення їх-ньої службової правосуб’єктності та юридичної відпові-дальності в аналізованій сфері. Важливість зазначеної проблеми зумовлена тим, що на державних службовців судової системи покладено низку зобов’язань у сфері державної політики, основна мета яких – забезпечен-ня справедливості, а саме правового захисту прав, сво-бод і законних інтересів фізичних і юридичних осіб, адже боротьба за справедливість нині відбувається майже в усіх основоположних сферах життєдіяльнос-ті суспільства. Запобігання порушенням і припинення порушень прав і свобод громадян, а також їх відновлен-ня є важливим актуальним чинником, який допоможе у формуванні правової свідомості громадян.

Until We Find Marco Antonio

Abstract This practice note reflects on the impact of the Inter-American Court’s judgment in the case of Molina Theissen, the way it impacted domestically in Guatemala, and the way it empowered the victims in the case. It also notes the key role that has been played by victims in the fight for justice and helps in the understanding of how implementation challenges unfold in practice.

Workers' Fight for Justice: A Retrospective Exposure Profile Study of the GE Factory in Peterborough, Ontario.

Occupational disease recognition is often hampered by lack of historical exposure data. This paper describes research documenting major chemical exposures of Canadian General Electric workers in a plant in Peterborough between 1945 and 2000. Workers’ experiences with diseases over forty years, and their frustration with the continual denial that these were work-related, drove this study. Researchers used qualitative methods, participatory action research, hazard mapping, and risk assessment. A report that incorporates this study’s findings documents extremely toxic exposures that placed Canadian General Electric workers at a disproportionate risk of occupational diseases. Since the report’s release, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reconsidered 233 previously denied claims in the light of “new evidence” and overturned one half of those it reviewed. The retrospective exposure profile methods used in this study may serve as a useful model for workers and their organization when plants close.

Black French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848–2016 ed. by Félix Germain, and Silyane Larcher

Reviewed by: Black French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848–2016 ed. by Félix Germain, and Silyane Larcher Severine Bates Germain, Félix, and Silyane Larcher, eds. Black French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848–2016. UP of Nebraska, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4962-0127-0. Pp. 294. Can Marianne be black? The debate remains open. Although France is a multicultural and multiethnic nation, Marianne—the national symbol of citizenry and of [End Page 214] a Republic promising liberty, equality, and fraternity for all, regardless of sex, gender, race, and religion—remains stubbornly white in the French collective imagination. Yet, as shown in Germain and Larcher's edited volume, since the abolition of slavery in 1848, people of color, in particular black French women, have continuously struggled against this hegemonic and racialized way of thinking in order to position themselves as legitimate citizens and a potent political force in (post)colonial France and its overseas territories. Showcasing the works of scholars from the African and Caribbean diasporas, this interdisciplinary and well-researched volume contributes to the field of French Black studies by shedding light on the multidimensional and complex nature of black women's experiences and their fight for justice and equality. Situating their analysis at the intersection of race, gender, sex, culture, nationality, and class, the contributors seek to make black French women an "objet de pensée"—as opposed to their historical discursive designation as a"non-objet de pensée" (xiv). Their goal is to dismantle "imagined notions of black female identity" (xvii) by examining the tensions, challenges, and ambiguities faced by black female activists over the span of three centuries. Divided into five parts, each focusing on a theme such as politics, black French feminism, representation, or respectability, this anthology brings attention to the often forgotten but profound historical, political, social, and cultural impact of black women's activism on a French polity faced with its own identity crisis. With essays on the groundbreaking work of famous figures such as the Martinican Nardal sisters, known for their role in the Negritude movement, this volume also examines less prominent but equally influential figures of black women's fight for justice, equality, and for improved political and aesthetic representation, such as Guadeloupean deputy Gerty Archimède, an architect, along with Aimé Césaire, of the 1946 "law of departmentalization." What these women share to varying degrees is a desire to assert their agency in order to redefine the gender, racial, and social status quo of their societies within a nation and empire which, for centuries, silenced them and treated them as inferiors under the objectifying gaze of racist, sexist, colonialist paternalism. Nevertheless, despite shared experiences and a common desire to challenge racism and sexism, the women, according to Jacqueline Couti, differ(ed) in their ideas and approaches to the fight for equality, especially in their unique understanding of blackness, womanhood, and "proper femininity" (144). Hence, the contributors to this volume call attention to the diverse ways in which class, gender, religion, culture, racial discrimination, and migration have contributed to a pluralistic formulation of blackness, femininity, and Frenchness that defies uniformity and fixation into a single category of thought. [End Page 215] Severine Bates University of Evansville (IN) Copyright © 2019 American Association of Teachers of French

A critical reflection on Egyptian feminism and psychology: Nawal El Saadawi, the best loved, most hated and best-known feminist in the Arab world

his paper aims to offer a critical reflection on one of the most known names in Egyptian Feminism and Psychology. Nawal El Saadawi’s name is known to many in the Middle-East for having been stained by social taboo, controversy and continuous debate over the past decade. She is one of Egypt’s most outspoken feminist writers and a Psychiatrist by training. Her profile has never been higher since the revolution in 2011 and its aftermath. In her time, she has stood for Presidency and advocated for women rights, anti-oppression movements, gender identity, freedom, and has campaigned against FGM and against wearing the veil for the most parts of her career. She defines herself wherever she goes as a proud Arab woman, an activist, a writer and a free- spirited Egyptian who demands nothing but full respect from men and from a society which still holds onto values and beliefs of a stagnant culture and religion. El Saadawi once claimed that her role is to link politics and society, to bring both together in a fight for justice and to ask why.

Paradigma Sosial Kristiani bagi Keluarga Kristiani menurut Lisa Sowle Cahill

In Family: A Christian Social Perspective , Lisa Sowle Cahill explained how is the paradigm shift of Christian family before the danger of individualism from the phenomenon of nuclear family in North America towards the end of the 20 th century. The phenomenon of the nuclear family coincides with widening economic gap and increasing gender discrimination in the society. Cahill speaks about the Christian family as Domestic Church. Christian family is not merely nuclear family that focuses only on the welfare of its family members ( bonum coniugum ). The Christian family is a socially transformative family for the realization of Christian ideals : love for humanity for common good. Cahill states that the Christian family not only includes the bonds of relatives, but also establishes a close communion with various parties as a bond of solidarity to seek common good. Amoris Laetitia , an apostolic exhortation written by Pope Francis, is the Church's response to the current family situation. Pope Francis has similar ideas with Cahill. He said that family as Domestic Church, called every member of the family to be involved in the world and dared to meet their fellow human beings as sisters and brothers, and fight for justice.

Making Tarefero Pride: The Collaborative Construction of Portable Photomurals for Farmworker Empowerment in Misiones, Argentina

ABSTRACTThis article draws on years of multisited ethnographic fieldwork in Misiones, Argentina to recount the collaborative construction of portable photomurals for farmworker empowerment. The murals depict work, life, and the fight for justice of the farmworkers, called tareferos, who harvest yerba mate, the tea that is Argentina’s most commonly consumed beverage. By making history and the culture of oppression a central focus, this study demonstrates how ethnographic research can support community organizing efforts through building the relationships necessary to forge collaborative, strength-based interventions. Such collaborations can bolster struggles against structural inequality and work to heal community psyches marred by historical trauma.

The legitimacy of curriculum development in post-colonial Hong Kong: insights from the case of Liberal Studies

Liberal Studies was initially introduced as a non-statutory subject in Hong Kong in 1992. It then confronted intense opposition and a bumpy implementation path before securing mandatory status in the new senior secondary curriculum introduced in 2009. Recently, this core subject has been under review. Whilst it is considered to promote students’ socio-political participation, the subject has also been accused of triggering antagonism towards the government. In view of these concerns, this article probes teachers’ perceptions of the recent development of Liberal Studies and examines the dynamic interplay between the curriculum review and the potential political controversies surrounding the subject in post-colonial Hong Kong. Reporting the results of a study comprising questionnaire-based surveys and follow-up semi-structured interviews, it reveals that whilst teachers are worried about the proposed reduction of socio-political topics in the curriculum, they approve of incorporating additional China-related content. Furthermore, the participating teachers praised Liberal Studies for its notable impact on raising students’ social consciousness, which has motivated them to learn about community affairs and fight for justice. Finally, the article also explores the study’s profound implications for the further development of Liberal Studies and citizenship education in Hong Kong and beyond.

Book Review: Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection

To this day, high school and college students rarely learn about the role of women in American history, cultures, or politics. Teachers and textbooks still focus predominantly on the white Christian heterosexual males that continue to take most of the credit for building the United States of America. While it is fact that, for most of American history, only white men could own land, vote, and serve in government, women of all races, religions, and sexual orientations have done a great deal to advance American culture, fight for justice, and impact the laws, businesses, scientific research, and education systems that have developed in the United States over time.

Tainted Glory: Marshall University, the NCAA and One Man’s Fight for Justice

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Digitally enabled engagement and witnessing: the Sichuan earthquake on independent documentary film

ABSTRACTThis article builds on recent works on witnessing, socially engaged documentary filmmaking and studies on the role of new digital technologies for witnessing trauma, recording memories and enabling activism. In a devastating earthquake in Sichuan province on 12 May 2008, almost 90,000 people, at least 5000 of them being children, died. Parents and bystanders provided the first footage of the earthquake, recorded in shaky images on their mobile phones and camcorders, and many later continued to document the destruction and their search for justice, which hailed the beginning of citizen camera witnessing in China. A range of Chinese filmmakers documented the disaster and its aftermath in full-length films, and in doing so helped the victims bear witness to their trauma and fight for justice that was unacknowledged in the traditional media. At least 16 independent documentary films have to date been made dealing with the earthquake in different ways. The films fall into different types, ranging from poetic, observational, expository, participatory and performative, and they also reveal different forms of witnessing practices. The article addresses the witnessing practices of ordinary citizens, enabled by new digital technologies, and analyses a selection of the documentary films with respect to their genre and modes of witnessing.

Blackness, Black Power and God-talk: A Reflection

ABSTRACTThis article focuses on Trinidad and Tobago’s (Trinbago’s) Black Power movement and the revolt of 1970. A Black theological reading of the reasons for the existence of the movement is offered through the lens of my own experience. The violence of the revolt raises questions about the importance of justice and liberty, i.e. emancipation towards human dignity, and whether or not violence is necessary in the quest for liberation. The various questions addressed in this work include: is the fight for justice and liberty a God-given right? Can Black identity be God’s mechanism for redeeming White identity? Is the Bible able to offer the marginalized an opportunity to reclaim their emancipation and so reframe their identities? The article also deals with the question of where is God located in the tensions of living in a Black majority context where “Black” as a description of identity is not widely embraced.