Sentences with phrase «as activists gathered»

As activists gathered at Don Dale detention centre calling for the release of boys who are still in detention after being subjected to alleged abuse at the hands of corrections staff, Liana Buchanan, Victoria's Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People, and Andrew Jackomos, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, warned that the issue goes far deeper than what happened within the detention centre.

As activists gathered in Brighton for the start of the conference, 30 senior figures wrote an open letter calling for the party to do whatever it takes to keep Britain in the single market and the customs union.

«We don't want to see property destruction or see people getting hurt,» said Elad Gross, a 29 - year - old St. Louis civil rights attorney, as activists gathered in a park before going to the mall.

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As activists from around the country gather in Washington to march for gun safety regulation, new data shows that the National Rifle Association has been aggressively resisting their message through online ads.

Hundreds of activists gathered to call for the release of a handful of refugees and immigrants who are being detained at the airport, as customs officials seek more clarification from the White House as to the extend of the ban.

Hundreds of people attended and even more stood at the gates waiting to get in — a 300 person limit had been placed on the gathering — as politicians, city officials, interfaith leaders and activists spoke from the steps telling Mayor Bloomberg why he should change his mind.

Activists will gather outside the Home Office tomorrow, as they respond to reports that authorities violently broke up a protest in a detention centre this weekend.

The Lib Dems will point to past polls that have traditionally seen the party suffer a slump post-election, but the figures will occupy the minds of many members and activists as they gather in Liverpool next week.

The event, known as CPAC, is one of the oldest and largest yearly gatherings of conservative leaders and activists from across the country.

Still, the Congressman said he remained hopeful that activists such as those gathered at the rally could ultimately be successful in convincing lawmakers to respond.

As MPs, members and activists gather in Liverpool, there is no sign yet of serious unrest.

«We're going to fight this,» said Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron, as he gathered with some two hundred elected officials, teachers, parents and activists on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, at the latest in a series of protests against Black Thursday evening.

So there was a bittersweet feeling in the air at Mohonk Mountain House as the Gardiner Democratic Committee gathered community activists, current and former public officials, staff from various land trusts and environmental organizations and other local luminaries to review some highlights of Hinchey's career and give him a sentimental sendoff.

As Tory activists gathered in Bournemouth for what Iain Duncan Smith regards as his make - or - break conference as leader, his newly appointed chairwoman, Theresa May, set the tone with a remarkable de nunciation of the party's past sins - still «unrepentant, just plain unattractive»As Tory activists gathered in Bournemouth for what Iain Duncan Smith regards as his make - or - break conference as leader, his newly appointed chairwoman, Theresa May, set the tone with a remarkable de nunciation of the party's past sins - still «unrepentant, just plain unattractive»as his make - or - break conference as leader, his newly appointed chairwoman, Theresa May, set the tone with a remarkable de nunciation of the party's past sins - still «unrepentant, just plain unattractive»as leader, his newly appointed chairwoman, Theresa May, set the tone with a remarkable de nunciation of the party's past sins - still «unrepentant, just plain unattractive».

The operation, which is little - known even within the Koch network, gathers what Koch insiders refer to as «competitive intelligence» that is used to try to thwart liberal groups and activists, and to identify potential threats to the expansive network.

Lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul and former New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn held an emotional meeting with student activists on Wednesday as part of the «information gathering stage» for legislation that would combat sexual assaults on college campuses.

On Sunday, activists, advocates, and a variety of New York elected officials gathered at City Hall as Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood of New York City began to «celebrate turning 100 Years Strong with a press conference to commemorate the opening of the first clinic by Margaret Sanger in 1916 in Brooklyn.»

This year, the mayor tried to appeal to Mr. Cuomo's reason: He gathered diverse supporters like tenant activists and Fortune 500 chief executives, spoke at rallies and made pre-emptive concessions on controversial policies as a show of good will.

«We must resist these set of people at all cost, join me as we gather on Tuesday at the Unity Fountain to prove to Nigerians that we are not activists that believe in our own comfort alone but believe even more in defending and representing the interest of the larger population.

Nuclear energy supporters, renewable power purists and all flavors of environmental activists in between gathered in Paris last December and applauded as world leaders inked a global agreement to combat climate change, the fruit of 20 years of fraught negotiation.

Women in conflict zones are likely to suffer from sexual or physical violence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.

He uses still shots of street life as the visual connective tissue between capturing meetings held by various minority groups: Columbians celebrating a World Cup victory and then taking their party to the pavement; a mature LGBT community circle discussing the venue for future meetings; a Halal butcher blessing chickens prior to slicing their throats and having their still - twiching bodies dragged through various grubby processing machines; a group of Hispanic activists gathering stories of small business being forced out of their premises due to unfair rent hikes; and even a group of Christian urban beautifiers who are seen descending into intense prayer when one of their number explains that her father is dying.

Mr. Schweiker's April 15 announcement came as 5,000 educators and parent activists gathered in Detroit for the ninth annual National Head Start Association training conference.

For Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the first identifiable fork in the road appeared last August as he addressed the RedState Gathering, a meeting of conservative activists with tea party leanings, in New Orleans.

San Francisco's Nob Hill became a hive of green activity last week, as city planners, activists, academics, public officials, businessmen, students, indigenous leaders and others gathered to discuss issues ranging from veganism as a strategy to end

As you read them, thousands of politicians, regulators, scientists, and activists are gathered for yet another «climate conference,» this time in Marrakech, Morocco.

Religious activists and organizations gathered August 29 outside the White House as part of a two - week protest called Tar Sands Action, which is aimed at pressuring President Obama to reject a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast.

Religious activists and organizations gathered August 29 outside the White House as part of a two - week protest called

... It will be a gathering of those from the top of society — «psychotherapists, social researchers, climate change activists, eco-psychologists» — who will analyse those at the bottom of society, as if we were so many flitting, irrational amoeba under an eco-microscope.

Za Zemiata / Friends of the Earth Bulgaria activists dressed in plastic bag costumes greeted Europe's environment ministers yesterday in Sofia, demanding a «retirement plan» for plastic bags — as politicians gathered for an Environmental Council meeting.

As TED describes it, «One piece of Mission Blue is a sea voyage to the Galapagos Islands, April 6 - 10, 2010, gathering some of the world's most renowned ocean experts — marine scientists, deep sea explorers, technology innovators, policy makers, business leaders, environmentalists, activists and artists — for an epic adventure into the blue.

In February 2018, activists gathered in Johannesburg for a series of meetings, community exchange, and training as part of the decoalonise strategy to build the organising and campaigning capacity of anti-coal activists from Africa.

As calls for an Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continue, activists across the country gathered on February 14 to remember the women who are gone.

In introducing the governor to a gathering of some 200 or so state - based tort - reform activists from across the country, ATRA members, law professors and other civil justice experts, ATRA president Tiger Joyce noted that, «Gov. Walker campaigned on the need for key civil justice reforms in his state as a means to improving the climate for business, growing the economy and creating new jobs.