Sentences with phrase «ccgg public participation»

In July, Zenefits filed a motion to dismiss, citing California's anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute, aimed at preventing the use of legal action to censor critics.

And our main way of doing this is to use transparency to promote public participation to drive change,» says Ma Jun says of his nonprofit.

Uncertainty can have significant effects on trust, which is key to public participation in markets.

I was studying the role of public participation in resource project decision - making in New Zealand, and came across a local group organized as Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) which had become the front of opposition to the Trans - Tasman mining proposal.

«The TPP is an unfair and undemocratic deal that was negotiated behind closed doors without any meaningful public participation,» said David Christopher, communications manager with OpenMedia.

She has a certificate in public participation from the International Association of Public Participation, an area of focus for her graduate research.

In its new proposed regulation, the Italian government is seeking public participation in clarifying the cryptocurrency and...

The authors resist the suggestion that this call for a greater sense of community and public participation is idealistic.

In recent political thought, the most considered and provocative discussion I know of the freedom which waits upon public participation is found in the work of Hannah Arendt.

FWIW, here is an excerpt from Minnesota anti-SLAPP law, via the Public Participation Project website:

It provides that a court shall award actual damages, and may award punitive damages, if a SLAPP defendant shows that the SLAPP was brought to harass, inhibit the defendant's public participation or exercise of constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the defendant.

Yet in an age in which public participation is becoming integral to decision - making, we find that virtually no one wants to make a backyard available.

(SLAPP means: Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.)

The 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts found that only half of eighteen - to twenty - four - year - olds read a book in leisure hours in the preceding twelve months.

This practice of legal intimidation, directed at both individuals and organizations who affirm traditional values, we label as SLAPP, for «Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.»

SLAPP is «strategic lawsuit against public participation».

The tendency to emphasize the private, particularly the economic side of life in the liberal state, undermines the public participation essential to a republic.

But a republic will have republican customs — public participation in the exercise of power, the political equality of the citizens, a wide distribution of small and medium property with few very rich or very poor — customs that will lead to a public spiritedness, a willingness of the citizen to sacrifice his own interests for the common good, that is, to a citizen motivated by republican virtue.

The said circular includes five departments such as the DOH, DOST, DA, DILG and the DENR who are tasked to oversee regulation, safety, precaution and public participation in GM crop applications.

The lack of meaningful public participation is glaring with no substantial consultations and dialogues that could address the concerns of the stakeholders especially regarding the safety of Golden Rice.

Our department serves as a leader in advocating for strong conservation laws and programs, and public participation is the key to accomplishing Mass Audubon's objectives at the State House.

Broader public participation exemplifies this.»

For some republicans this is because public participation has intrinsic value — that it promotes people's essence as political beings.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Friday announced the formation of a 12 - member committee to review thee chamber's rules and operations in order to promote both transparency and broader public participation.

Moreover, this new revolutionary context promoted regionally the public sphere and public participation, which put pressure on many Arab monarchies, fearing a domino effect, to reconsider their governance policies.

Much of my research has considered the different ways that we frame the idea of public participation.

Politicians from the Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, SNP and UKIP all sang the praises of the Citizens» Assemblies and called for more public participation in politics.

This typology does not map neatly on to «mainstream» and «sceptical» views, nor on to «legitimate» versus «illegitimate» forms of public participation.

Rikki Dean primarily researches approaches to public participation in social policy decision - making.

«Beyond radicalism and resignation: the competing logics for public participation in policy decisions» Policy & Politics (early online view).

The state Department of Health is for the first time releasing a list of doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants willing to make public their participation in the state's medical marijuana program.

Assembly to Implement Workgroup Recommendations to Strengthen Operations and Promote Transparency Speaker Carl Heastie announced today the Assembly will take immediate action to implement recommendations from the Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation to promote transparency and increase member effectiveness.

Reinvent Albany and the, um, civic technology groups we work use the term «civic technology» to describe Information Technology (usually Internet based) that promotes more open and transparent government, makes government digital information more findable and usable by the public, encourages public participation and collaboration -LSB-...]

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian chaired the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, the Commission on Government Administration, and the Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian previously chaired the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection., He has also chaired the Commission on Government Administration, and the Assembly Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

Governor Cuomo Announces Mandate Relief Redesign Team Web Site to Invite Public Participation Wednesday January 19, 2011 at 11:45 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2016 Assembly to Implement Workgroup Recommendations to Strengthen Operations and Promote Transparency Speaker Carl Heastie announced today the Assembly will take immediate action to implement recommendations from the Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation to promote transparency and increase member effectiveness.

«It would be rather undemocratic for the constituents of one small part of the country to be able to recall someone on the basis of what they did in national office, denying the wider public any participation in that process.

Earlier this year, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced he would implement a series of recommendations — proposed by the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations and Public Participation — designed to increase transparency, efficiency and participation in the chamber.

The city school district has released a new set of rules for public participation at Board of Education meetings that ask the public to fill out speaker cards, end a custom of sharing minutes, and warn speakers about disruptive or rude behavior.

«The court found Mr. Brodsky's challenges to past NRC decisions regarding exemption requests to be «generally without merit,» but the court took issue with the NRC's process and the extent to which that process involved public participation.

A public health study with public participation and with transparency represents a higher level of scientific rigor and so should be supported by the Governor in his quest to make the decision on the basis of the best science available.

As the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) said: «[Governor Cuomo's closed door] legislative process makes a mockery of the core democratic principles of transparency, accountability, and public participation in government.»

At 11:15 a.m., Assemblyman Sean Ryan will discuss recommendations released by the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation, Ryan's district office, 936 Delaware Ave., Suite 5, Buffalo.

Science and Technology — Subject: Clinical trials Witness (es): Professor Karol Sikora, Medical Director of Cancer Partners UK and Dean, University of Buckingham Medical School and Simon Denegri, NIHR National Director for Public Participation and Engagement in Research and Chair, INVOLVE; Tracey Brown, Managing Director, Sense About Science and Dr Helen Jamison, Deputy Director, Science Media Centre; Sir Kent Woods, Chief Executive,, Dr Janet Wisely, Chief Executive, Health Research Authority, Bill Davidson, Acting Deputy Director and Head of Research Standards and Support, Department of Health and Peter Knight, Deputy Director, Head of Research Information and Intelligence, Department of Health Location: Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Legislative vacancies should be filled in an open and transparent manner with the maximum amount of public participation;

The Democratic Party, at all levels, is inclusive, striving for the greatest possible public participation in our society.

Electronic direct democracy (EDD), also known as direct digital democracy (DDD), [44] is a form of direct democracy which utilizes telecommunications to facilitate public participation.

In a July 3 decision, the judge described the lawsuit as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation — or SLAPP suit — noting that the plaintiff did not offer enough evidence that the statements were said in a fraudulent manner.

The sparsely attended town board meeting was summed up by Romanowski: «If residents want to see changes, the lack of public participation at board meetings and voter apathy displayed during the elections needs to change.»