Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that is rare in religious urban reform efforts. As a result of Fox's work as archdiocesan coordinator of New York's Spanish Community Action, Full Circle has established affiliates and projects in most of the city's marginal or ghetto areas. The object, says Fox, is not to push through neighborhood improvement projects, but "to show others the riches in themselves"?to inspire the poor to become aware of their own resources and the potential beauty of the urban setting. That process has inspired some notable neighborhood renewals...
...died again about ten miles past the station. This time it had water in it but wouldn't restart. The girl and I stood out on the loose gravel and hot asphalt of the road shoulder, trying to get a car to give us a push start. She had no shoes, so she stood with one foot on top of the other, danced lightly on her toes, or sat on the car. She said that it looked like there were a lot of freaks on the road-someone ought to stop pretty soon. I said that was what...
...finally stopped for us and agreed to give us a push. As the car backed around to get in position to push, the girl ran a few steps towards the Volvo, her bare fect barely touching the hot asphalt. Then she leaped into the air, kicking both legs, throwing her arms across her chest and back, and jerking her head back in one joyful gesture. I'd never seen anything like...
...statement accused Harvard of "racist and discriminatory hiring practices" and said that as an American institution Harvard has been built "on foundations of forced black labor." It said the only legitimate purpose of blacks on this campus is "to study and push for the liberation of all African peoples...
...leaders now hope to push ahead with a plan to expand the council into a wider ecumenical group embracing both conservative Protestants and Roman Catholics. Whether they can succeed is open to question. For one thing, contributions to the N.C.C. are down half a million dollars (4%) from last year. For another, conservative Protestants may be less than enthusiastic about the trends that became apparent during the Detroit meeting...