Sentences with phrase «grassroots campaign for»

He encouraged a grassroots campaign for viewers to vote with the option to write - in their own name suggestion: namely, Colbert.

Yet if a private sector organization with 20 - 49 employees no longer needs to keep any paper records, there's nothing for the Government to audit,» said David Lepofsky, chair of the non-partisan AODA Alliance which leads Ontario's grassroots campaign for accessibility for people with disabilities.

In the U.S. state of Colorado, the Grassroots Campaign for Wind Power has educated citizens about the benefits of wind power and encouraged a shift in purchasing behavior.

A country of white men it is no more, not by headcounts, and engaged headcounts are really important to win a democratic election or any grassroots campaign for that matter.

As an advocate for better schools and more equitable education funding all across the state, affordable housing, LGBTQ equality, clean energy, legalizing marijuana, and women's reproductive rights, Cynthia Nixon is running a grassroots campaign for governor without corporate funding.

Yepsen, 56, credited her grassroots campaign for her victory while watching results stream in at the Inn at Saratoga.

Area Labor Federation Kicks - Off Grassroots Campaign for Labor's Endorsed Candidate in the 29th CD

Perhaps her grassroots campaign for the nomination gave a mistaken impression.

«Steve Bellone is running a strong, grassroots campaign for County Executive,» Schaffer said in a press release.

A 2014 announcement that the terminal would be demolished spurred numerous grassroots campaigns for its preservation, including Canada's National Trust naming the site as one of its top ten endangered landmarks.

Not exact matches

Nevertheless, Petersen thinks his unique style and grassroots campaign are an advantage in an upcoming election cycle that has already seen incumbents ousted, such Roy Moore's upset over Luther Strange in the primary for Alabama's special Senate election.

It's a chance for us to prove how we're different from any campaign in politics: We rely on ordinary Americans giving what they can — one grassroots donation at a time.

She previously served as vice president of global partnerships for the group and launched grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets, a campaign to fight malaria, and the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign.

«Elimination of caucuses and conventions would mean nuclear war with the grassroots, social conservatives, the Ron Paul movement and Tea Party Republicans,» said John Tate, a senior Paul advisor who now runs the Campaign For Liberty, a libertarian grassroots lobbying group.

NELP combines deep policy chops with tangible action — via partnerships with grassroots groups and leadership on advocacy campaigns around the nation — to fight for real reforms that change lives.

The way I got into marketing in the first place was out of a desire to make the world better — my original training was in doing marketing for various grassroots social change and environmental campaigns.

Influencer marketing and building grassroots networks on social media are both common activities for a modern political campaign.

The StarPhoenix - Burton says Liberals need to reach the grassroots Federal Liberal leadership candidate Alex Burton says a grassroots campaign is the key to rebuilding the party and forms a large part of his bid for the post.

These issues are highlighted by sustained, creative grassroots campaigning and community - union alliances like the Fight for 15 movement.

CNN: Personal e-mail urging Mormons to fast and pray for Romney goes national A Utah woman unwittingly started a grassroots campaign when an e-mail she sent to her five children and a handful of friends urging a day of prayer and fasting for Mitt Romney started making the Mormon rounds.

Promoting such policies for the Labour machine was Momentum, a grassroots campaigning network which arose from the 2015 general election.

So a grassroots campaign called «My Faith My Voice» was born to let everyday Muslims speak for themselves.

In Obergefell, Kennedy's claim was that although historically the interpretation of a fundamental right to marry has not included same - sex couples, the «referenda, legislative debates, and grassroots campaigns; studies and other writings; and extensive litigation in state and federal courts» has led to an «enhanced understanding» of how the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th amendment contain a right for same - sex couples to marry that was really there all along, though until now unseen.

A grassroots campaign saved the decrepit complex from becoming an office park, and instead infused the renovation with the spirit of the time and place, a heady idealism that set out to strengthen the relationship between farmer and consumer; emphasize a transparent, democratic process; encourage and protect new and niche businesses; preserve the market's history; and provide a safe haven for the lower - income residents.

The partnership reflects Sainsbury's wider commitment to inspiring healthy lifestyles for all, and complements grassroots campaigns such as Active Kids and the Sainsbury's School Games.

In partnership with the Club, the Blues» Main Club Sponsor SportPesa has launched «Kits For Africa», a kit donation campaign to support underprivileged grassroots football teams across the African continent.

In her capacity as Legislative Chair for the Wisconsin Guild of Midwives, she co-led a statewide, bi-partisan grassroots campaign to successfully pass a CPM licensure bill into law in 2006.

As Campaign Manager of The Big Push For Midwives Campaign, Katherine has worked with advocacy groups in multiple states, providing guidance and other assistance on such areas as drafting legislation, building strong grassroots networks, and utilizing savvy legislative strategies to advance and pass legislation to license and regulate CPMs.

Also in support of Farm to School, Slow Food USA launched a Time for Lunch campaign yesterday, to organize a national day of action on September 7 with grassroots Eat - Ins around the country, reminiscent of their monumentally successful event in San Francisco last year.

2 July 2014: Have a read of this... Baby Milk Action and its IBFAN partners work at grassroots level (monitoring companies, organising campaigns, responding to emergencies), national level (working for laws to hold corporations to account) and international level.

For the primary campaigns of Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu, they're relying on a combination of grassroots support and labor groups that have endorsed them.

«Fair Elections for New York is coming off an intense six - month campaign that has built the largest grassroots movement for election reform that this state has ever seen,» the release states.

Look for him to ignore targeting and grassroots outreach in favor of ginning up coverage on cable news, and despite the RNC's pledge to spend heavily on digital advertising between now and November, his campaign won't take advantage most of the online options that internet political professionals now take for granted.

Besides digital ads, another outlet for last - minute campaign cash is grassroots field outreach.

On December 1st, the New Organizing Institute and the Center for American Progress hosted a discussion among four participants in campaign 2006: Benjamin Rahn from ActBlue, Megan Matson from Mainstreet Moms Organize or Bust (a grassroots group), Tom Matzzie from MoveOn and Jessica Vanden Berg, Jim Webb's campaign manager.

In October of 2016, most campaign analysts agreed with the Clinton campaign that those two states were already in her bag, despite warning signs from the Democratic primary and pleas for help from grassroots organizers before Election Day.

He also acknowledged that Mermel bought «several tables» for the Queens GOP dinner recently — as did other candidates, he noted, adding: «Listen, if they don't support the local grassroots how can we campaign for them how can we do our job?»

We've been talking about the potential of Obama's rebuilt grassroots field operation here for a year, and now we're seeing some of its first fruits: just as in 2008, the data his field teams collect gives his campaign a much clearer picture of what's happening on the ground than his opponents, helping his team make strategic choices about how to allocate resources (of course, always assuming that the data is accurate!).

Contrary to the latter, Gaudot sees the EU as a «laboratory for the democracy of tomorrow», as evidenced by the Occupy movement, and other grassroots campaigns across Europe.

«Tom Reed for Congress is off to its strongest start ever, with record breaking fundraising and grassroots engagement, following two straight double digit victories where the DCCC targeted our race,» said Campaign Manager Nicholas Weinstein.

To that end, campaigns often make it very clear where money is going, for instance raising funds for a particular stated task such as running TV ads or supporting grassroots organizing in a defined area.

There would be more grassroots campaigning as people felt they could actually change things for the better without having to wait for a general election.

Check out Ari Melber's new analysis of Organizing For America, the successor to the Obama campaign's grassroots list, published over at tPrez and produced in association with Personal Democracy Forum.

An integrated campaign will use each for the right purposes: social media for outreach and day - to - day supporter engagement, online advertising for recruiting and turnout, email for fundraising and activation, analytics to guide the campaign outreach, grassroots canvassing to contact voters one to one, the candidate's kids / pets to humanize him or her, etc etc ad nauseum.

For instance, the grassroots / field team had staff working at desks in the new media section at the same time that the new media team had staff working at desks in grassroots / field offices — reflecting a drive throughout the campaign to break down the barriers that usually exist between competing elements of a political campaign.

For insight into the shape of the Obama grassroots turnout machine that Republicans will have to counter in the Fall, look no further than the campaign's January income / expense filing.

«Over the last few months we've seen a surge in low - dollar contributions, as more and more of my neighbors here in the Hudson Valley and Catskills join us for stops along our 163 town Rhodes Trip and want to chip in to help keep fueling the Winnebago and support our growing grassroots campaign,» Rhodes said.

Having been part of a recent election campaign for the Conservatives, I suspect that the party is not as obsessed by the internet and blogging as ConservativeHome would like them to be - and their claim to represent the «grassroots» of the Conservative party is simply not credible when you read the comments by many who claim to be conservative but who clearly are not, from their comments, Conservatives!

It's particularly tough for candidates with a progressive ethos like Democrat Cynthia Nixon who has vowed to take no corporate money while relying on smaller donations to at least project the image of a campaign based entirely on grassroots support.

I'm endorsing Gareth Rhodes for Congress because Gareth has the energy, enthusiasm, and is running the grassroots type of campaign that can win here in NY - 19,» she said.