This document describes a sizable grammar of English written in the TAG formalism and implemented for use with the XTAG system. This report and the grammar described herein supersedes the TAG grammar described in [XTAG-Group,1995]. The English grammar described in this report is based on the TAG formalism developed in [ Joshi et al., 1975], which has been extended to include lexicalization ([Sc...

This article explores the impact of dual pandemics COVID-19 and White rage on critical consciousness-raising. It argues for a reimagining our democracy as practice collective liberation. then outlines framework social justice that moves beyond liberalism to self-interrogation, centering historically minoritized voices, accountability.

The significantly low rate of HIV infection and high rate of condom use among sex workers in Kolkata, India is partially attributable to a community-led structural intervention called the Sonagachi Project which mobilizes sex workers to engage in HIV education, formation of community-based organizations and advocacy around sex work issues. This research examines how Sonagachi Project participan...

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