Sentences with phrase «advocates voices for change»

NORMAN, Oklahoma — Three pioneers in change, including movie and television star Olivia Munn, will be honored for their contributions to society at the University of Oklahoma's Women's and Gender Studies Board of Advocates Voices for Change gala at April 13, in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Grand Hall.

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In her community, where gun ownership is considered a fact of life and a point of pride, she's bravely taking a stand as one of the few voices advocating for change in her area.

Cuomo will be joined this morning on a telephone press conference by good government advocates who will add their voices to his call for pension fund reform that would change management of the fund from a sole trusteeship to a board system.

Also at 1 p.m., state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, Assemblyman Walter Mosley, Public Advocate James and NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo voice their objections to the Department of Education imposed changes planned for Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Nostrand Avenue and Carroll Street, Brooklyn.

Said Oddo: «In this matter, the Garner family, the NYPD and the office of the Borough President speak with one voice when we say that disagreeing with the conclusion of the grand jury is your absolute right, and so is peacefully protesting the result and advocating for change.»

He is interested in advocating for and with junior scientists, to help them navigate the scientific enterprise and promote their voices in driving changes in science.

But the subtext men seemed to hear was that women's voices are the only ones that matter when it comes to advocating for change.

The Golden Globes, this year, are shaping up to be an exceptionally political awards show, on the red carpet as well as during the ceremony — «political» not just in the show's interest in national politics, but also «political,» more meaningfully, in that many of the night's participants have recently been raising their voices to advocate for structural changes.

Brown, who rejects the narrative that he is «too smart» for basketball, will visit the Askwith Forums on Thursday, March 1, to speak with Associate Professor Jal Mehta about education, race, and institutionalized sport, and how athletes can use their public voices to advocate for change.

Boston Celtics» Jaylen Brown will visit the Askwith Forums on Thursday, March 1, to discuss education, race, and institutionalized sport, and how athletes can use their public voices to advocate for change.

As a Nashville Rise advocate, her goal is to ensure every child's educational needs are met through empowering the child's parents and leaving them feeling confident enough to elevate their voices around advocating for change.

In the past, I tried to advocate for the students who needed it most — especially my bilingual special education students who need fierce advocates, but in most cases my voice alone wasn't enough to make changes.

He is a loyal supporter of the charter school movement, and has been a proponent and voice for change and advocating on behalf of charters at the state level.

He is one of the leading voices in self and independent publishing communities and a strong advocate for change and innovation in the publishing industry.

He is one of the leading voices in self - and independent publishing and is a strong advocate for change and innovation in the publishing industry.

Born in Valencia in 1930, Genovés is recognized for work rooted in Social Realism and Pop with a distinctly critical voice that advocated for political change during the Franco regime in Spain.

From addressing climate change to advocating for a strong democracy, against Citizens United, fair tax system, workplace issues to safer chemicals, ASBC is raising up the voice, presence and power of business to build a sustainable US economy.

«At the moment the voices that are heard tend to be advocating for big embankments and flood defences when they should be addressing the underlying causes such as land use change.

Few people are better at getting a message across than Bill Clinton, who, while not known for being a staunch advocate for addressing climate change, has on multiple occasions voiced full - throated — and well - worded — support for clean energy, energy efficiency, and getting our act together on global warming.

They provide a voice for MVA victims, advocating for change and the fair treatment of accident victims.

It is imperative that we as a sector shed light on the importance of a shared vision of decent work for all early childhood educators and early years» staff; In order for us as a profession to see change, we need to use our collective voice to advocate for change.

The councils advocated for youth rights and voice in mental health and the other systems that serve youth, for the purpose of empowering youth to be equal partners in the process of change.