Sentences with phrase «rights coalition group»

The Working Groups became discussion groups, which are hosted on the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition group on Trellis.

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Italy's politicians can either form a grand coalition between Bersani, technocrat Mario Monti's centrists and Berlusconi's center - right group or risk another technocratic government if they are to prevent further elections within twelve months, analysts have told CNBC.

In New York City, a coalition of labor, community and civil rights groups recently won the strongest ban on employment credit checks in the country.

The question of allegiance is a pressing one for the Jesse Jacksons of the black church who must decide who they ultimately represent: the black community, a coalition of ethnic groups, the Democratic Party or a sense of moral right in the universe.

I am old enough to remember when the main purpose of Reed's Christian Coalition and other groups on the religious right was to put born - again Christians in the Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court.

We must also make room in our schemes for the likes of the American Jewish Committee, World Vision, Bread for the World, the Christian Coalition, local right - to - life groups and denominationally linked gay - lesbian advocacy groups.

«If a community is expressing hatred, the burden is on them to show that there are compelling issues» that should prevent the projects, said Deborah Lauter, the ADL's civil rights director, who is active on the group's coalition on mosque construction.

If we measure left and right by support for or opposition to abortion and Bill Clinton, which is a reasonable measure in this case, twelve of the groups represented are very far left indeed — including Catholics for a Free Choice, Human Rights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive CRights Campaign (a leading gay rights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Crights organization), People for the American Way, AIDS National Interfaith Network, and Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.

The Sikh Coalition, a civil rights advocacy group, on Monday released a mobile application on iPhones and Android phones giving passengers who feel they've been racially or religiously profiled a way to speak out against screeners with the Transportation Security Administration.

♦ A colleague at Harvard passes on this broadsheet issued by the «Coalition for Civil Rights,» a group made up of «spokespersons» for myriad ethnic and racial minorities, plus gays, lesbians, and assorted lifestyle liberationisms.

For many, this suspicion appeared to be confirmed in the following election year, when some of the broadcasters formed active coalitions with the «new right» politicians and political groups with a view to countering some of the liberals» moral and political advances of the 1960s.

On Tuesday, a coalition of major Muslim, interfaith and civil rights groups will announce a new campaign and website to push back against politicians and others they say are trafficking in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

An undercover investigation led by a coalition of animal rights groups including Mercy for Animals, Turtle Island Restor...

He has faced criticism over his Europe policy over the past few months, namely because of the decision to pull the Tories out of the centre - right coalition in the European parliament, the European People's Party (EPP), and form a new grouping.

A coalition of human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Liberty and Privacy International wrote to the home secretary saying: «We are very concerned that new measures, made in good faith but in a heated political environment, will overextend powers in ways that would be susceptible to abuse, restrict legitimate, free communication and expression and undermine people's privacy.»

King and Smith characterize these two polarizing schools of thought as durable coalitions of political actors, social groups, and governing bodies, drawing on the civil rights messaging initiated by Martin Luther King, Junior and the 1964 Civil Rightrights messaging initiated by Martin Luther King, Junior and the 1964 Civil RightsRights Act.

Groups supporting the rights of people to smoke have started a «coalition of the sane», as they try to prevent the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.

Both Protect Life, Vote No and Protect Gun Rights, Vote No were paid for by New Yorkers Against Corruption, the coalition group advocating a vote against calling a constitutional convention.

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South - East Based Coalition of Human Rights Organisations, SBCHROs, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the umbrella body of lawyers in Nigeria and other rights groups in the country, to direct their members to boycott courts in Nigeria in protest over President Muhammadu Buhari's disobedience to orders of courts in the coRights Organisations, SBCHROs, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the umbrella body of lawyers in Nigeria and other rights groups in the country, to direct their members to boycott courts in Nigeria in protest over President Muhammadu Buhari's disobedience to orders of courts in the corights groups in the country, to direct their members to boycott courts in Nigeria in protest over President Muhammadu Buhari's disobedience to orders of courts in the country.

This morning's account in the Times (#) of a «dinner table plot to unseat the coalition» turns out to be the second subtantial leak from the No Turning Back Group - the right - of - party - centre backbench dining club of Conservative MPs of which I was once a member.

Tatchell, whose presence at Downing Street functions has been repeatedly vetoed in recent years, said a coalition of gay rights groups would hold a protest outside Downing Street in early September as part of a new campaign called Love Russia, Hate Homophobia.

A gathering of pro-democracy and civil rights groups in the five states of the South - East geopolitical zone under the auspices of Southeast Based Coalition of Human...

Members of the Wisconsin Contractor Coalition, which formed to oppose right - to - work efforts and has about 350 construction - related businesses on board, are lobbying lawmakers on the issue, said the group's spokesman Steve Lyons.

The Rev. Emily McNeill, who heads the Labor - Religion Coalition of New York State, said her group is not as concerned about the topics promoted by the evangelical right, including opposition to abortion and gay marriage.

The New York Immigration Coalition organized the march, which was sponsored by 85 organizations representing immigrant rights and advocacy, legal services, labor, faith, civil rights, LGBTQI, women's rights and anti-violence groups.

The senator is rallying against the idea of legalizing same sex marriage in New York, an idea that's set to be considered by the legislature in Albany this spring and has the strong support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, not to mention a growing coalition of residents and gay - rights groups.

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Mr. Nislick, whose wife has also contributed to Mr. de Blasio, joined forces with a labor group and Wendy Neu, a wealthy Manhattan businesswoman who is active in animal rights causes, to found the anti-Quinn coalition that bought the ad.

It's a huge coalition, and it really illustrates the old cliche that politics makes strange bedfellows because you have the New York Civil Liberties Union, some reform groups, some environmental groups, and then you have the Conservative party, gun rights groups, they're all together on this, saying that they don't want a constitutional convention.

A coalition of UK - based Tibet groups has written to the prime minister to outline the rapidly worsening human rights situation in Tibet.

Separate research commissioned by a coalition of women and human rights groups revealed today that six in ten young women believed they had personally experienced sexist remarks or behaviour, including being whistled at, touched inappropriately or discriminated against because of gender.

She informally advised Andrew Cuomo as he positioned himself for a successful gubernatorial run last year, and it was because of her close ties to the governor that the coalition of gay rights groups fighting for marriage equality hired her this spring.

The group is joining a disparate coalition known as New Yorkers Against Corruption that includes labor unions, environmental groups and right - leaning organizations as well such as the Conservative Party and the Rifle and Pistol Association.

At 10:30 a.m., a coalition of unions and patient rights groups from across New York will announce a campaign calling on lawmakers to pass the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act, Albany Room, Empire State Plaza Concourse, Albany.

Also at 10 a.m., a coalition of good - government and environmental groups as well as state lawmakers will push for the Senate to pass New York's Environmental Bill of Rights.

At 6 p.m., Sen. Marisol Alcántara holds an immigration town hall with Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa, NYC Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, New York Legal Assistance Group, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, LatinoJustice and MFY Legal Services, P.S. 48, 4360 Broadway, Manhattan.

As Uber looks to expand its operations upstate, a number of disability - rights groups are set to join a coalition today pushing legislation allowing the ride - sharing application to operate legally here.

A coalition of groups that support high - volume hydrofracking and gun rights are pushing a renewed effort to have the upstate region of the state break away from New York.

Numerous groups and elected officials have honored Roskoff, including the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights which won the fight for a city gay rights law, PFLAG, the Stonewall Democrats, the Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, the Village Independent Democrats, and the city's Black Lives Matter chRights which won the fight for a city gay rights law, PFLAG, the Stonewall Democrats, the Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, the Village Independent Democrats, and the city's Black Lives Matter chrights law, PFLAG, the Stonewall Democrats, the Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, the Village Independent Democrats, and the city's Black Lives Matter chapter.

Backed by a broad coalition made up of labor, civil rights, and women's organizations and almost 600 faith leaders ---- what one Albany insider described as the sort of group «needed to get anything progressive done» in the Legislature ---- EPSA earlier this year launched a media drive worth more than $ 300,000 targeting specific state senators.

«We must put pressure on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to do everything within their power to make the codes of practice statutory, fight for their role so that it is not further reduced and we should continue to expose this Coalition Government's weakness in tackling prejudice and discrimination and their blatant lack of care for vulnerable groups.»

What a radical idea,» said Bertha Lewis, head of the Black Institute, which is part of a coalition of immigration - rights groups campaigning for the bill.

New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC): An umbrella policy and advocacy organization of more than 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups across New York State, NYIC has fought alongside the UFT for a more just and humane immigration policy and against anti-immigrant legislation like Arizona's SB 1070.

On one side is first - time candidate Marie Newman, who's backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (who carried the 3rd District in 2016), two members of the Illinois delegation (pictured above), New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, SEIU and a coalition of reproductive rights and progressive groups.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

A group calling itself the Coalition for Social Justice, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), to investigate the Managing Director of BOST Alfred Obeng, over the sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel.

On the evening that Donald Trump is expected to accept the Republican nomination, a coalition of gay rights groups will run a commercial that criticizes laws recently passed in states like North Carolina that limit which public restrooms transgender people can use.

The group is a coalition of organizations — including the Conservative Party, gun - rights organizations and environmental groups — who worry a convention would be a staging ground for potentially losing hard - won rights in the existing state constitution.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A coalition of Wisconsin worker rights groups is going to court to block Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.