consciousness raising

a. the process of developing awareness in a person or group of a situation regarded as wrong or unjust, with the aim of producing active participation in changing it

b. (as modifier): a consciousness-raising group.

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Friends since 1971, Vita and Gloria wanted to turn their creativity, consciousness raising and crusading ways to advocate for the senior population.

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For instance, the first two stories, "Too Unspeakable for Words" and "House Devil," primarily take place in Rabbittown, and the next story, "Consciousness Raising," focuses on Georgina, a character from Rabbittown who appears in the previous two stories.

Too Unspeakable for Words

The research project Writing with vs Writing about: co-producing consciousness raising fiction with young women from aid-supported communities came about through my involvement with educational and skills based programs at the Home of Hope Children's Mission in Malawi.

Writing With vs. Writing About: Co-producing Consciousness-Raising Fiction With Young Women From Aid-Supported Communities in Malawi

"The tendency of some people to harm others results mainly from certain shortcomings in the process of consciousness raising; it is an acquired taste that can be traced back to childhood.

Iintelligentsia urge protecting youth against violent ideology

This professional resource guides teachers and school librarians alike towards the use of middle grade and young adult literature for consciousness raising and "right" action.

Wolk, Steven. Caring Hearts & Critical Minds: Literature, Inquiry, and Social Responsibility

ERIC Descriptors: Learning Disabilities; Consciousness Raising; Student Needs; Identification; Teacher Education; Educational Research; Delivery Systems; Special Education; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Coding; Specialists; Teaching Experience; Assistive Technology; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Teacher Motivation

Increasing Public Awareness of the Needs of Students with Learning Disabilities in the Elementary Setting

She received a Ph.D., specializing in Jewish life in fin de siecle France; at the same time, she was organizing "consciousness raising" feminist discussion groups geared toward increasing women's participation in Jewish life.

The Professor and the Activist

"She went on some consciousness raising, confidence building, um ...

A search for truth part two: a search for truth is a story in several parts by Namibian author Hugh Ellis. Each part conveys a truth in its own right, but the end of the text will make you curious to read more ... Watch out for the following issue of Sister Namibia!

"The consciousness raising and solidarity work as we've seen it over the last two decades are really important steps towards building trust."

Whites against white supremacy: a new generation of activists takes on the challenge of organizing white people for racial justice

Against the background of these standards, certain sorts of citizens, including a number of those committed to environmental consciousness raising, appear as lacking in good faith and/or cognitive capacity.

Deliberative Environmental Politics: Democracy and Ecological Rationality

The many and varied celebrations of Earth Day, often good at consciousness raising, are but dim reflections of the theological vision of Thomas Berry.

Holy day of obligation

The data suggest that environments in which consciousness raising is operationalized through specific instructions to focus on from are necessary for learners to recognize, understand, and respond to interrogative recasts.