Sentences with phrase «rights campaign initiative»

New York hedge - fund billionaire Republicans Paul Singer, a major Romney supporter in 2012, and Daniel Loeb are funding a new Human Rights Campaign initiative to further LGBT rights internationally, reports NYT columnist Frank Bruni, who spoke with Si... Read

New York hedge - fund billionaire Republicans Paul Singer, a major Romney supporter in 2012, and Daniel Loeb are funding a new Human Rights Campaign initiative to further LGBT rights internationally, reports NYT columnist Frank Bruni, who spoke with Singer at his offices in midtown Manhattan.

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Previously, she led diversity initiatives at the Human Rights Campaign and was the first transgender person to lead a national LGBT organization as exective director of OutServe - SLDN.

The new campaign will be run collaboratively by eleven Japanese organisations including Animal Rights Centre Japan (ARCJ), Vege Project and the Japanese Vegetarian Society, some of which have been running separate MFM initiatives.

Additionally, OA&FS was a significant contributor to All Children — All Families, an initiative launched by the Human Rights Campaign to develop Promising Practices in Adoption and Foster Care, a Comprehensive Guide to Policies and Practices that Welcome, Affirm and Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foster and Adoptive Parents.

Brian Ellner, head of the marriage initiative for the gay advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, said that the Republican's remarks were insensitive given a recent swirl of news about suicide in the gay community and antigay violence.

Since the launch of the Fast Food Rights campaign at the beginning of the year, it has become clear that many who work in that industry welcome this initiative.

He said on the campaign trail that the state shouldn't consider paid sick leave until it had passed the Women's Equality Act, ensuring that women have «basic rights» before pursuing other initiatives.

But in a phone interview, David Stacy, who heads the federal policy team at the Human Rights Campaign, noted that Faso has not stepped forward to co-sponsor any LGBTQ legislative initiatives, as a handful of his Republican colleagues have.

In announcing the deal, Klein said that despite the IDC's achievements, «it is also clear that core Democratic policy initiatives that the IDC championed remain unfinished,» including «equal education for all New Yorkers» through the DREAM Act, protecting abortion rights, increasing workers wages and campaign finance reform.

Governor Cuomo honored for LGBT and other initiatives by Chad Griffin of Human Rights Campaign Saturday

Con Edison released a statement on Thursday in which it detailed new initiatives it has launched to enhance public safety, including a «Smell Gas, Act Fast» campaign that urges residents to notify 911 right away if gas odors are detected.

The report, called «Public Schools in the Crosshairs: Far - Right Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&rRight Propaganda and the Common Core State Standards,» distinguishes between legitimate criticism of the standards — which comes from various points on the political spectrum — and the right - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.&rright - wing campaign to cast the initiative as a «nefarious plot» by liberals «to turn public schools into anti-American, anti-God indoctrination camps that churn out submissive automatons who will unquestionably serve the interests of the government and big business.»

The Voters of Arizona referendum campaign urgently needs volunteers to collect petition signatures to stop two bills damaging to animals and citizen initiative rights.

Studio City, California About Blog Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog explains the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

Studio City, California About Blog Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog explains the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

Covers election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

About Site - Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog explains the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

On Monday, April 22, the Steering Committee of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots convened a day - long conference at the Human Rights Action Centre in London for representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss the new initiative to pre-emptively ban fully autonomous weapons.

Studio City, California About Blog Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog explains the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

Hempstead, NY — Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) has been awarded a $ 7,500 grant from the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls to fund the Trust Women Campaign, an outreach and advocacy initiative to empower African American women to speak out in support of women's rights, as well as access reproductive health care.

Studio City, California About Blog Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog explains the law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process.

Building off the best practices in LGBTQ foster care and adoption developed by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's All Children — All Families initiative, the film and accompanying materials are excellent resources for use in adoption preparation classes for LGBTQ families, adoption support groups, academic classes and LGBTQ cultural competency training for social workers.

The new campaign is designed to further educate the public about their housing rights and the ideals behind HUD's new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) initiative.