Sentences with phrase «rights action fund»

Patients Rights Action Fund was started to fight against the legalization...

J.J. Hanson (seen with his wife Kristen), who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2014, has become president of the Patients Rights Action Fund.

J.J. Hanson, who last year was diagnosed with brain cancer, is now president of the Patients Rights Action Fund, a group opposing assisted suicide efforts nationally.

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«Goldilocks Investment Company Ltd has filed legal action today in light of the continuing refusal by Noble Group Ltd to recognize legitimate legal rights of Goldilocks as a shareholder of Noble,» the investment fund, which holds an 8.1 percent stake in Singapore - listed Noble said in a statement.

Action to Take — > If you'd like to follow Buffett's approach but find it challenging to find the right companies that meet his criteria, you can buy shares of exchange - traded funds (ETFs) that tend to hold stocks with strong cash flow.

All government mandated programs including Women's Rights of Choice and Voting, Welfare, Health Care, Legal Services, Student Loan Programs, NASA, Agricultural Funding, Foreign Assistance Programs, Affirmative Action Programs, Gay Anything Programs will all cease to be funded by the stroke of my pen.

>> > «And do you really expect me to give links to all the speeches made by right - wing politicians as they seek to justify their actions as regards education funding?»

Now, if an infrastructure bill actually happens with this administration, and one of Apollo's private equity funds related to infrastructure gets a sweet piece of that action, that $ 184 million that Harris gave to Kushner for refinancing the morgage on his Chicago office buliding was just pure coincidence... right?

Its not Baby Milk Action's issue (I work for Baby Milk Action) so I interviewed the Director of the International Labor Rights Fund to find out more.

I just learned from Slow Food USA that the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is holding a virtual rally — going on right now — to protest the current state of school food, Congress's failure to pass the CNA and its plan to fund any child nutrition legislation with money from the food stamp program.

Julie was especially concerned about the extent of industry funding of education for health professionals and was also keen to push for legal action in defence of mother's rights to breastfeed.

The Doe Fund, an advocacy organization, said in a statement that the action is «righting a wrong that has targeted poor and minority people for far too long.»

Others say the governor and legislature need to do more to respond to potential actions by President Donald Trump and the Republican - led Congress that could lead to deep funding cuts, and a loss of immigrant rights.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

Zephyr Teachout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's primary challenger last year, backed Mr. Najmi, as well as the Make the Road Action Fund, the campaign arm of the immigrant rights group Make the Road New York.

Organizations Supporting the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act: 350.org NRDC Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Citizens Campaign for the Environment Clearwater Food & Water Watch Citizen Action of NY 350NYC NYS Council of Churches Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy Catskill Mountainkeeper Citizens Environmental Coalition of NY Fossil Free & Green NY Green Education and Legal Fund Greenfaith Healthcare Without Harm Jews Against Fracking NY Interfaith Power & Lights People for Animal Rights Plan to Save the Planet, Albany Renewable Energy Long Island Rochester People's Climate Coalition Syracuse Cultural Workers Syracuse Peace Council

«We're glad to know that the Legislature will join the governor's call to give the MTA the stable funding stream it needs, and we continue to urge the city to do the right thing and partner with the state to fund their half of the subway action plan for the people of New York,» said Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi.

In 2007, after Bruno refused to take up the measure, the Gill Action Fund, arguably the most powerful gay - rights group in America, decided to intervene.

The most recent nod came early Friday, when Make the Road Action — a grass - roots immigrant rights group that receives ample funding from labor — said it would back Ms. Nixon because of «her strong progressive platform and her commitment to passing and implementing the full protections and supports that our communities need and deserve.»

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK STAND WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBAT HATE CRIMES Independent Democratic Conference Announce $ 250,000 in funding for the Vera Institute of Justice's New York Immigrant Family Unity Project New York -LSB-...]

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTION FUND PAC ENDORSES AMANDA FARIAS FOR 18TH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT Miller: Farias is a true champion of reproductive rights (Bronx, NY) Today, The National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund PAC announced their support -LSACTION FUND PAC ENDORSES AMANDA FARIAS FOR 18TH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT Miller: Farias is a true champion of reproductive rights (Bronx, NY) Today, The National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund PAC announced their support -LSB-FUND PAC ENDORSES AMANDA FARIAS FOR 18TH CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT Miller: Farias is a true champion of reproductive rights (Bronx, NY) Today, The National Institute for Reproductive Health Action Fund PAC announced their support -LSAction Fund PAC announced their support -LSB-Fund PAC announced their support -LSB-...]

Two major pro-abortion rights groups, though, have yet to step in for Newman: Planned Parenthood Action Fund and EMILY's List.

Concert proceeds will support the Indian Country Action Fund, a new nonprofit organization which defends the civil, legal, economic and political rights of Native Americans.

Randall O'Bannon, director of education and research for the National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund, said the abortion rate is declining because «people's attitudes and actions regarding abortion have changed.»

Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..

One proposal comes from the Education Trust, which has a 17 - year track record of commitment to school reform.The Ed Trust proposes that parents of children in Title I schools, those that have a disadvantaged population and are the main recipients of federal funds, be vested with a private right of action «to enforce their rights under the law.»

With the threat of a Presidential veto gone, Congress is poised to vote before summer on several bills that would boost funding for family - planning clinics, strengthen abortion rights, and fund sex - education programs — actions that could affect millions of teenagers.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

Resolution 13 - 04.16 demands «all actions» to ensure that California's 121 charter cities lose state funding if they exercise their right under the state constitution to establish their own policies concerning government - mandated construction wage rates on purely municipal government projects or private projects that only receive government assistance from that municipality.

However, any attorney's fees paid from public funds for any officer, employee, or agent who is found to be personally liable by virtue of acting outside the scope of his or her employment or acting in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property may be recovered by the state, county, municipality, or political subdivision in a civil action against such officer, employee, or agent.

The plaintiffs will essentially be asking the court to overturn a 1977 ruling in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, in part by arguing that unions have gone too far in recent years allowing their collective bargaining efforts to become intertwined with political activism, which then violates the plaintiffs rights to free speech by forcing them to fund political actions they are often opposed to.

The Center for American Progress Action Fund convenes experts and policymakers to discuss the right prescriptions for turning around low - performing schools.

The actions of the Florida legislature reveals that by underfunding public education through repeated cuts, the Florida legislature ignores many children's rights issues such as adequate nutrition, health care, health insurance, healthy environmental conditions, or to an adequately funded, quality education K - 12 and post-secondary, but it funds private education in religious schools.

When the Journey 4 Justice Alliance (which is little more than a union - funded front group) filed a series of specious civil rights complaints against the school systems in Newark, Chicago, and New Orleans back in 2014, I wrote that the actions seemed to herald «a cynical shift in strategy by reform opponents» to paint charters in a racially - divisive light.

Just explore the details of each option and list down ones that are right for you and then take actions to get the funds.

Tracking of corporate actions with comprehensive, timely information for numerous corporate action types, including mergers, rights offerings, tender offers, name changes, bankruptcies, recapitalizations, cash dividends, stock dividends, mutual fund payments, exchange listing changes and other shareholder notifications

Ouya was born as an indie console, something more open and accessible, a public funding action by them seems right.

There is strong concern that if the Carbon Fund progresses too rapidly, the «readiness phase» will be under increasing pressure to adopt weak procedures that will allow countries to progress, irrespective of how much attention a country's action plan gives to the real drivers of deforestation and the rights of forest dependent communities.

Congress has the right to investigate the motives and actions of public employees, using public funds to produce reports being used to influence public policy.

The signatories of the letter include American Rivers, Center for International Environmental Law, Citizens for Global Solutions, Clean Water Action, Defenders of Wildlife, Earth Day Network, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, Environment America, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, Native American Rights Fund, National Tribal Environmental Council, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Population Action International, Population Connection, Rails - to - Trails Conservancy, Sierra Club, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

A constant theme of the Progressive Left is that the fundamental reason why America is not taking effective action on climate change is that action is being blocked by right - wing politicians in the US Congress and in numerous state governments who are being funded by fossil fuel interests to oppose anti-carbon legislation.

Tom Fuller, a constant theme of the Progressive Left is that the fundamental reason why America is not taking effective action on climate change is that action is being blocked by right - wing politicians in the US Congress and in numerous state governments who are being funded by fossil fuel interests to oppose anti-carbon legislation.

«International donors must also ensure that human rights and forest sector reforms are guaranteed before any international funding is released to developing countries for their national actions on forest and climate issues.»

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On November 17, 2017, the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC), the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — BC Office (CCPA - BC), the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), the Poverty and Human Rights Centre, and West Coast Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (West Coast LEAF) made submissions to the government in support of a common vision for the BC Human Rights Commission (Commission).

At around the same time, another group of affected parents sued the Province, claiming the funding arrangements violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; as a result, the Province amended its municipalities legislation to provide funding for French - first language schools and the parties involved signed a consent order dismissing the Charter action.

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Education lawyers are encouraged to get in touch with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which is making funds of nearly # 500,000 available to fight discrimination in education for people who may not have been able to take legal action.

Sampson has worked as counsel for the Ontario Human Rights Commission and as the Director of Litigation at the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund.