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National advocacy on library eBook lending is one of ALA's major policy initiatives and success stories during the past two years.

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«If an ad on any social media platform contains words of express advocacy, those ads would fall under the FEC's regulations, including its disclosure requirements and foreign national expenditure ban,» says McCurry.

«Jeb Bush has a big interest in Latin America, and I expect he would follow in the footsteps of [his] father and brother in being more internationally focused on trade issues,» says Todd McCracken, president and chief executive of the National Small Business Association, a business advocacy group.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

Advocacy groups called for a national moratorium on self - driving tests.

Over the last six months, Coin Center — the independent, non-profit, public policy research and advocacy center based in Washington, DC — has been busy addressing blockchain's national security implications with the congressional Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, spearheading the Blockchain Caucus on Capitol Hill, and moderating recent panels on legal strategy and regulatory developments and how they affect the crypto - space.

A useful piece on the «new» Danish Economy and why it works by Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at the (American) New Republic and a senior fellow at Demos, a US - based national, non-partisan public policy, research and advocacy organization.

Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today.

An advocacy group that also fights porn, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, has been pushing the message that Cosmo's content is sexually objectifying, and it framed Walmart's decision as being in line with the #MeToo moment.

Rachel Wolbers is the policy director at Engine, a nonprofit that supports the growth of technology entrepreneurship through economic research, policy analysis and advocacy on local and national issues.

He sits on the board of the center - right National Association of Evangelicals, the country's biggest evangelical organization, as well as of the progressive advocacy group Faith in Public Life.

The extradition was welcomed by lawyers for a legal advocacy organisation, The Guernica Group, and the Spanish Association for Human Rights, who in 2008 filed a criminal complaint before the National Court on behalf of the victims.

On Monday, representatives from the Council on American - Islamic Relations - a national Muslim advocacy group - met will sympathetic Capitol Hill staffers to discuss communications strategy and grassroots organizing to counter IslamophiOn Monday, representatives from the Council on American - Islamic Relations - a national Muslim advocacy group - met will sympathetic Capitol Hill staffers to discuss communications strategy and grassroots organizing to counter Islamophion American - Islamic Relations - a national Muslim advocacy group - met will sympathetic Capitol Hill staffers to discuss communications strategy and grassroots organizing to counter Islamophia.

IFOAM Food Security Advocacy expert Cristina Grandi will lead the IFOAM delegation and collaborate with the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC) and NOGAMU (National Organic Agriculture Movement of Uganda).

This particular plane was planned by Ultraviolet, a women's advocacy group; it was reported they would be flying their banner during the U.S. Open on Saturday to protest the U.S. Women's Open taking place at Trump National Golf Club on July 13.

(USBC) is a multi-sectoral, nonprofit coalition of more than 40 national organizations working to «advance breastfeeding on our Nation's agenda through Collaboration, Leadership, and Advocacy.»

BPNI seeks to work towards optimal nutrition of women and children, especially on enhancing breastfeeding rates in the country through countering commercial influence, capacity building of health and nutrition care providers, advocacy for maternity entitlements and other national policies.

We have maintained a long - time partnership with First Candle, the leading national non-profit organization that is dedicated to the education, advocacy and research of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep practices for infants.

Working tirelessly on behalf of children's safety issues for more than a decade, Pattie served as Community Outreach Director for the national child advocacy agency, Parents For Megan's Law, and is certified as both a C hild Visitation Monitor and Child Safety Educator.

MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501 (c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on important national issues.

How else to explain the grotesque nomination of Australian midwife Lisa Barrett as a «National Birth Hero» on a major homebirth advocacy website, One World Birth?

In addition to October 15 begin declared a remembrance day, October is also National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month thus making it an excellent time to reflect on your feelings, to do a little something to remember your baby, or to get involved in an pregnancy loss awareness or advocacy event, such as one of the many Walks to Remember around the nation, which raise money for nonprofit organizations or support research into preventing miscarriage and stillbirth.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legiNational School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the leginational education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

In fact, the group, along with the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy, went as far as to petition the Food and Drug Administration in 2008 to require warning labels on omega - 3 — fortified infant formulas.

Voices for Healthy Kids is a national advocacy initiative focused on uniting the movement to prevent childhood obesity.

b. TXBC may seek advice or an opinion letter from an independent expert on matters of interpretation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes (such as the International Baby Food Action Network [IBFAN] or the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy [NABA]-RRB-.

The National Safety Council eliminates preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.

She has been involved in breastfeeding advocacy on the national, state, and local level.

So yesterday the SNA went to Capitol Hill for a «national day of action» to protest the block grant proposal, and it was joined by a number of prominent congressional Democrats, the Food Research & Action Center, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other advocacy groups.

All my responses are on my website, martinamidu.com or Martin Amidu Speaks, some of which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otheron my website, martinamidu.com or Martin Amidu Speaks, some of which are under the headings: «Why Martin Amidu Is Not Using Government Or Party Channels For His Advocacy For Accountability And Transparency» dated 29th May 2012; «Fighting Graft And Corruption Under The National Democratic Governments Of Ghana» dated 3rdNovember 2013; On Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many otherOn Galloppers, Settlements And The Hallowed Traditions Of The Office Of The Attorney General» dated 10th July 2012; and «Defending Citizens» Rights And Freedoms From Unconstitutional Conduct By Government And Its Unlawful Covert Agent» dated 11th November 2015: and many others.

(Reuters)- The National Rifle Association on Friday sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state's financial regulator for engaging in what it said was a «blacklisting campaign» aimed at swaying banks and insurers to stop doing business with the gun advocacy group, according to a complaint.

The official advocacy for the legalization of same - sex marriage is on the draft platform of the Democratic National Convention, a move that comes following a national campaign of bold - faced politicians and officials pushing for the National Convention, a move that comes following a national campaign of bold - faced politicians and officials pushing for the national campaign of bold - faced politicians and officials pushing for the measure.

On Wednesday, during the strategy session, the governor will meet with Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, who is openly gay; Brian Ellner, who is pushing for same - sex marriage in New York for the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group; Ross D. Levi, the head of the state's leading gay rights organization, the Empire State Pride Agenda; and Richard Socarides, a former Clinton administration official and president of Equality Matters, a new advocacy group.

Following the August on - air shooting death of Roanoke television journalist Alison Parker and her cameraman, Adam Ward, a national gun control advocacy group sought to spend $ 700,000 in advertising in the open District 10 race in October.

DCMJ, an advocacy organization that helped legalize marijuana in Washington, D.C. in 2014, is hosting the inaugural #Trump420 on January 20 where people will gather on the west side of Dupont Circle at 8 a.m. for coffee and tea and hand out 4,200 joints of legally grown cannabis as they parade down to the National Mall at 10 a.m..

The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre of the National Democratic Institute, Clement Nwankwo, somewhat a veteran in the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, told Channels Television on Saturday evening of several instances of violence and the pilfering of election materials by officials.

The Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) advocacy efforts for increased women's participation in the country's political process gathered momentum on 13th April in Abuja, when a delegation of women led by the United Nations Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey paid a courtesy visit to the commission's headquarters.

In its role leading the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) movement, National Children's Alliance (NCA) continues to be at the forefront of the national and international conversation on chilNational Children's Alliance (NCA) continues to be at the forefront of the national and international conversation on chilnational and international conversation on child abuse.

«SERAP fears that the overbearing bill would inhibit and obstruct the ability of Nigerians to work collectively through local and international organizations on any human rights, transparency and accountability research or advocacy that may be deemed contrary to «the national interest» of Nigeria, or not «consistent with the programmes of government.»

Indy Politics talks to Sarah Chamberlain of Main Street Advocacy about the Women2Women National Tour featuring Rep. Susan Brooks and Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY) which is coming to Carmel on Monday.

* Conservative advocacy group Crossroads GPS is out with an ad running on national cable, attacking unionized government workers and highlighting President Obama's ties to unions.

As Niagara County's leading business advocacy organization with nearly 1000 members representing over 30,000 employees, the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce would like to comment on National Grid's proposal on electric and natural gas rates.

National political strategist L. Joy Williams, who was recently appointed as a senior adviser for education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon's gubernatorial campaign, weighed in on what made her join the Nixon campaign and her thoughts on Nixon's advocacy toward people of color and other marginalized groups, on Tuesday night.

As the accrediting body for the more than 850 Children's Advocacy Centers and Chapters in all 50 states around the country, NCA provides training, financial support, technical assistance, leadership, national advocacy and access to current research findings on a national level to children's advocacy centers around the country as well as numerous developing centers, multi-disciplinary teams and child abuse profesAdvocacy Centers and Chapters in all 50 states around the country, NCA provides training, financial support, technical assistance, leadership, national advocacy and access to current research findings on a national level to children's advocacy centers around the country as well as numerous developing centers, multi-disciplinary teams and child abuse profesadvocacy and access to current research findings on a national level to children's advocacy centers around the country as well as numerous developing centers, multi-disciplinary teams and child abuse profesadvocacy centers around the country as well as numerous developing centers, multi-disciplinary teams and child abuse professionals.

And the Daily News reports this morning that Cuomo, with the help of state and national gun control advocacy organizations, is prepared to launch a major PR blitz against the Senate Republicans if they defy him on this issue.

In its 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt in Low - and Middle - Income Households, a survey of low and middle - income American households carrying credit card debt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job application.

«The reaccreditation of the Oneida County Children's Advocacy Center by the National Children Alliance is a tremendous honor and a testament to the unparalleled work it does to protect and support the victims of child abuse in our community,» said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. «I would like to commend Director Joseph Lisi and all of the center's partners for the fine job they do and congratulate them on this receiving this high distinction.»

As Ghana draws closer to the presidential and parliamentary elections in December, the Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission, Mrs Mary Obiri Yeboah, has expressed the commission's gratitude to President Rawlings for agreeing to host the delegation at his office and for his advocacy on road discipline and sought his continued support

The two international organizations, alongside the US - based National Democratic Institute (NDI), partnered with the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) on a project called Watching the Vote (WTV).