Sentences with phrase «local advocates on»

In South Korea, we are working with local advocates on a broad agenda of reform and policy and legislative change.

Local advocates on both sides are weighing in.

Not exact matches

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

At a meeting of the Brisbane City Council on August 8, local officials heard from residents and housing advocates in a meeting to decide the proposal's fate.

O'Neill advocates robust infrastructure investments, and he would like to see more tax money controlled locally to focus on local needs and job creation.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

The Massachusetts Proposals, 1705, advocated by Increase Mather and his son Cotton, represented an attempt to exercise discipline on all pastors and churches at some point beyond the local congregation.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

While I wouldn't advocate strict restrictions on what art people consume, I just wonder if there is something about local art, created in our own communities that especially resonates with and soothes the mind and soul in a way that other communities» arts can't.

But I think one of the things that's been part of the ongoing discussion right now is this idea of building up civil groups, advocating for Haitian leadership at the local level, at the national level, to really empower them to take the lead on creating that vision for what they want Haiti to look like long - term, and then for us to be able to walk alongside them with the resources and the expertise we have to say, «This is your vision, this is what we can do to help you, let's work together.»

The Alliance urged its members not to perpetuate the divisions of the West on the mission field, advocating that the newly planted churches be rooted in the local culture arid that they be allowed to become independent as soon as possible and to join the Alliance as independent churches.

Sustainable Food Advocates Chef Leah di Bernardo and Don Webber to Present on Value of Local Agriculture at Upcoming Conference

Another success story Modzelewski shared was how St. Paul, Minnesota was able to get local dairies to lower the sugar content in the flavored milk offered to students, a strategy I advocated in my recent post, «My Problem With Jamie Oliver's War on Flavored Milk.»

And on one thread where a woman was asking where she could get «unbiased» information about home birth, the HB advocates were telling her to contact a local midwife and have a meeting with her.

San Francisco — On Jan 29, Senator Scott Wiener will join state and local legislators, advocates, and business leaders to announce a new state bill to create new requirements supporting lactation in the workplace for working women.

A simple way to advocate cloth diapers in your community is to print out the pamphlets made available through RDA's website and tack them up on the bulletin board in local coin - operated laundry facilities.

Our case manager gave us tips on getting formula supplements from local representatives and helped us advocate for our babies in the pediatrician's office.

If you are not already familiar with RDA, it trains and supports grassroots advocates in leading local Real Diaper Circles, compiles and distributes research on cloth diapering and leading cloth diaper advocacy, it works with media and other businesses and organizations to increase awareness about cloth diapers, and provides direct, reliable and unbiased support for consumers.

The letter was released by the Environmental Advocates of New York and signed on to by more than 160 groups representing local, state and national organizations.

Serino has faced questions from local political advocates when it comes to scaling back the state's controversial Common Core standards, an issue she ran heavily on.

On walks in local neighborhoods, they could run into gun - control advocates, who plan to blanket key districts with fliers.

At the top of that agenda is democratic localism, which advocates strong local government taking big decisions on public services in response to local demand and in order to drive up standards.

A week after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city's Vision Zero safety campaign, Ameri met one - on - one with local advocates and laid out a plan of action that included speeding enforcement and failure - to - yield sting operations, McClure said.

Last year, the second committee, on local government, never met before the session ended, but advocates hope that 2017 is different.

On the one hand, advocates suggest that a directly elected mayor would create greater local political accountability and raise the profile of cities and city regions.

If there are any disappointments to local advocates, it's that agreement on the measures within the package didn't happen years ago.

Last year, the second committee, on local government, never met before the session ended, and advocates hope that 2017 is different.

The reliance on rudimentary and rain - fed agriculture, Mr Greenstreet said, had not helped the country and advocated massive investment in the country's research institutions, and added that because most of the research institutions were donor - funded, they were promoting genetically modified crops in Ghana instead of paying attention to local crops.

A single New York county outside of Albany — Rensselaer — participates in a program that deputizes local authorities as immigration agents — and now advocates are calling on Cuomo to prohibit the initiative statewide.

Also at 10 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey is joined by local superintendents, substance abuse prevention workers, advocates and students for a roundtable discussion on e-cigarette use among teens, 222 Mamaroneck Ave. No. 312, White Plains.

With a primary focus on New York State, the organization also advocates at the local and national levels for sensible gun laws, policies and practices to protect New York State residents from gun violence.

Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition New York State Assembly NYS Assembly Community Resource Exchange (CRE) SCO Family of Services HCCI Chinese American Planning Council, Inc Heights and Hills Citizen Action of New York ROCitizen New York Association on Independent Living ATLI - Action Together Long Island NYSCAA New York Immigration Coalition Catholic Charities of Chemung & Schuyler Counties CDRC Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS Catholic Charities Professional Staff Congress Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley New York State Network for Youth Success NAMI Albany County Central Federation of Labor Food & Water Watch Jewish Family Service Metro New York Health Care for All Alliance for Positive Change MercyFirst Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, Queens (CIDNY) SiCM — Schenectady Community Ministries Coalition for the Homeless CIDNY Citizen Action of NY PEF Retiree Urban Parhways, Inc Community Food Advocates PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 New York StateWide Senior Action Council Early Care & Learning Council Urban Pathways African Services Committee Day Care Council of New York New York State Community Action Association Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc The Radical Age Movement United Neighborhood Houses

Witty was described as a dedicated advocate for the credit union movement and had an impact on credit unions at the local, state and national level.

The question before progressive advocates of public campaign financing in New York State is whether we push for full public campaign finance on the Clean Money model of equal and sufficient funding grants for all qualified candidates, or whether we settle for partial public campaign financing on the Matching Funds model used for presidential primaries since 1976 and for New York City local elections since 1989.

Late this afternoon, the tenants, along with Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), an organization advocating legally on their behalf, and local elected officials called a news conference to celebrate the decision.

More than 300 small business owners, labor advocates and local leaders rallied on City Hall's steps ahead of the hearing to voice their opposition to the plan, arguing that Walmart must stay out.

Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino, right, stands with Mayor Bill de Blasio, and other local elected officials and transportation advocates, as they urge increased federal transportation investment in vital infrastructure in New York, on Nov. 24, 2015, under the Amtrak Rotunda at Penn Station in Manhattan.

Pointing to more than $ 40 million owed to local schools in the 43rd Council District, including $ 4 million owed to his own alma maters P.S. 185 and J.H.S. 259, Brannan has mounted an online social media campaign calling on parents and educators to see education dollars owed to individual schools using a new database created by advocates.

Local criminal justice advocates are trying to put pressure on Albany to reform the justice system.

Parents were split on the decision to open city schools, which had drawn some ire from local leaders like Public Advocate Tish James and state Senator Jose Peralta.

Referring to a recent Brookings Institution report that ranked Syracuse at the bottom in economic development among cities, Byrne pinned the blame on local government and advocated for government efficiency by reducing duplicate services that are offered by both the city or town and the county.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Local lawmakers in Buffalo on Thursday advocated for New York State historic tax credits.

«I have been advocating changes in regulations allowing Local Authorities to increase charges on empty properties for several years.

On Wednesday morning, on the day before the Mayor was to unveil his budget, advocates that included representatives from Alianza Dominicana, Children's Aid Society, the Children Arts and Sciences Workshop, ACDP, Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI), Community League of the Heights (C.L.O.T.H.), the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.), and representatives from local New York City Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson, New York State Assemblymembers Guillermo Linares and Herman D. Farrell, among others, gathered in an early morning meeting to brain - storm about strategies to ward off the cutOn Wednesday morning, on the day before the Mayor was to unveil his budget, advocates that included representatives from Alianza Dominicana, Children's Aid Society, the Children Arts and Sciences Workshop, ACDP, Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI), Community League of the Heights (C.L.O.T.H.), the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.), and representatives from local New York City Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson, New York State Assemblymembers Guillermo Linares and Herman D. Farrell, among others, gathered in an early morning meeting to brain - storm about strategies to ward off the cuton the day before the Mayor was to unveil his budget, advocates that included representatives from Alianza Dominicana, Children's Aid Society, the Children Arts and Sciences Workshop, ACDP, Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI), Community League of the Heights (C.L.O.T.H.), the Police Athletic League (P.A.L.), and representatives from local New York City Councilmembers Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson, New York State Assemblymembers Guillermo Linares and Herman D. Farrell, among others, gathered in an early morning meeting to brain - storm about strategies to ward off the cuts.

At noon, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Goodard Riverside Law Project, local elected officials, affordable housing advocates and tenants holds a press conference to announce the filing of a temporary restraining order against illegal hotel operator Michael Edelstein, owner of the Imperial Court, a single room occupancy building on the Upper West Side, 230 West 72nd St., Manhattan.

Gun rights advocates have been urging their local senators to support DeFrancisco, citing his opposition to the SAFE Act, on which Flanagan — along with Skelos — voted «yes.»

In the meantime, DREAM Act advocates are also planning to exert some pressure on a some of Republican lawmakers — especially on Long Island — whose districts have sizable Latino populations, staging rallies in their districts and engaging local religious leaders to help spread their message.

That kind of thinking is pretty standard — particularly when it comes to a local elected official advocating on behalf of his own municipality.

Local government advocates, too, have called for reducing Albany - imposed spending on the local lLocal government advocates, too, have called for reducing Albany - imposed spending on the local llocal level.

A summary of the RCP's submission to the Future Forum workstream on integration: · The RCP advocates a care system in which traditional professional boundaries are broken down so that health professionals can manage patients using integrated care pathways designed by local clinicians, working collaboratively with patients.