Sentences with phrase «about coalition building»

The campaign has also created important opportunities for student activists to learn about coalition building, negotiation and compromise, with campus forums and events sparking critical reflection on what climate change means for society and how everyday citizens, especially young people, can become involved.

Not exact matches

Fabricated accusations about a demonized enemy; failures of coalition building; acts of torture and barbarism performed by the alleged defenders of justice; misplaced expectations of popular support from a conquered people; an enemy unified by the very attacks intended to divide it; inadequate planning for postconquest rule; and rampant and chronic instability after victory has been won.

Be picky about who you work with Designers do it (Donna Wilson recently worked with local school children to design Aberdeenshire Tartan), pop stars do it (Pharrell has practically built a career on it), Rob Ryan and Tatty Devine did it, politicians do it (remember the Coalition?)

«I've made my career off large - scale implementation, managing large teams, building coalition and all of that work — it's about relationship building, it's about understanding where the needs are, it's about knowing the data and making sure you're matching supply - and - demand, knowing where the needs are,» she said.

Members of Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, spoke at the Albany County Office Building Tuesday.

«Schneiderman talked about building progressive coalitions.

«This job is not being the Lone Ranger or the sheriff, it's about building those coalitions,» said Stringer, adding «otherwise all this office is is another soap box, and we've had enough of soap boxes.»

If the ConDem Coalition was built on the lie that Micael Crick appears to have uncovered, the patsies were not only the Tory right, but also the LibDem left and their party in the country whose instincts are not to the right are not going to be very happy about this either.

Cuomo has written several opinion pieces about the need to build a coalition, and on the radio explained that he was already looking beyond his November election.

Yet Labour have plenty to worry about too - the disaffected working - class vote Farage has tapped into is one the party badly needs to build a stable, majority - winning coalition.

On this front Labour also need to worry about the narrative the coalition government build around them.

Also, a civil society organisation, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has said Patience must explain how she came about the funds with which she reportedly built a N10bn hotel in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Several dozen members of various community groups organized under the coalition of «Real Affordability for All» gathered on the steps of City Hall to voice their concerns about Mr. de Blasio's housing program, which aims to build and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade.

«He learned a lot about building a coalition and listening to people.

Last night the Coalition pointed out that school buildings are now being constructed for about a third less, saving the taxpayer millions of pounds.

So an international coalition is building the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) at an altitude about twice as high on Chile's Chajnantor plateau, home to the highest observatories on Earth.

Baton Rouge, LA About Blog SMPL is an organization dedicated to statewide coalition building, sound policy research, education and advocacy for substantive marijuana law reform in Louisiana.

After all, when large swaths of the nation decide that school improvement isn't about their schools or their kids, it sabotages the opportunity to build a sustainable, broad - based coalition.

The greatest benefit of mayoral control is supposed to be the mayor's ability to build political coalitions that are serious about reform.

During the course of the study tour, participants learned more about Ohio's efforts to: Build a broad coalition

The Coalition for Community Schools has released an interactive web - based tool to help school and community leaders understand the community school strategy and learn about building a system of community schools.

What's exciting about Reilly & Climb Higher is that the work has transformed into building and sustaining strong and vibrant open systems amongst the coalition members and with school districts around the state.

It helps you win at the polls, boost parent involvement, build effective coalitions, spread good news about schools, find out what the public thinks about your schools, and much, much more.

This workshop featured four speakers: one about increasing adoptions in shelters, one about decreasing the number of puppies from puppy mills sold in pet stores, one from HSUS's Pets for Life program about helping under served pet owners, and one from Coalition to Unchain Dogs, a group that builds fences for dogs who previously lived on a chain.

As the national advocacy and legislative voice of pet care professionals who care for and about companion animals, PIJAC worked with Kids and Cars — the main group behind H.R. 2801, the HOT CARS Act, with a sister bill S. 1666 in the U.S. Senate — to build the Animal Care Coalition.

About CAC: The mission of the Chicago Artists Coalition is to build a sustainable marketplace for entrepreneurial artists and creatives.

The artworks inside the imposing white central pavilion and the medieval dockyard buildings include US photographer Walker Evans's images of poverty - stricken farmers in Great Depression - era southern Alabama and a huge banner by an artist activists» coalition, Gulf Labour, about the exploitation of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates.

As I've written repeatedly, it's tough to sustain a focus on long - term needs, like sustained research on the frontiers of photovoltaics and energy storage, when congressional politics is about building short - term coalitions by satisfying demands presented by influential players, from coal companies to unions.

And it was the same for those other issues as well: it was about building coalitions and having a larger conversation rather than sectioning activist groups off by identity.

But being up front and honest about the costs and benefits, we've been able to build a coalition of supporters that includes conservatives and liberals, labor unions and businesses, and community leaders throughout the city.

A nationwide coalition of organizations, Transportation for America is also calling for a a revamped system of transportation in America, including federal help in retrofitting unsafe urban roads, complete streets for cars, cyclists and pedestrians, more local and democratic decision - making and using transport to create affordable housing and jobs (they are talking about over 20 million new jobs in building new infrastructure and repairing the old).

They also point to a national organization, SafeLawns, that is dedicated to»... educating society about the benefits of organic lawn care and gardening, and effect a quantum change in consumer and industry behavior» by building a coalition of non - and for - profit organizations that share their mission.

As the YouthBuild Program Director at North Shore Community Development Coalition in Salem, I am passionate about community building and working with young adults.

If one of your stories talks about forming partnerships, you could map it to the leadership competency called Building Coalitions.

Baton Rouge, LA About Blog SMPL is an organization dedicated to statewide coalition building, sound policy research, education and advocacy for substantive marijuana law reform in Louisiana.

Additionally, the Parent Educator Resource Center (PERC) provides parents with valuable information about their child's education and helps build a coalition between parents, educators and state education agencies.

On December 11, we heard from advocates and allies who have won recent state legislative victories about building successful coalitions, grooming legislative champions, how to talk about home visiting in a way that is meaningful to legislators, and other successful advocacy tactics.