Sentences with phrase «advocacy groups working»

Promising to open lines of communications with advocacy groups working on the clemency issue, David explained that applicants would have to produce evidence of their rehabilitation and of community support for them after leaving prison.

The folks over at the Hatcher Group have taken on an interesting project: they've surveyed 30 advocacy groups working on state - level issues to find out how they're using the «net in their work.

Standing with advocacy groups working to stop the expansion of industrial fossil fuel projects.

New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is a statewide advocacy group working to reduce gun violence through advocacy and education.

Steve Norton is a co-founder and Executive Director of Michigan Parents for Schools, a non-profit public interest advocacy group working for excellent community - governed public education in Michigan.

Interventions should be implemented by at least one animal advocacy group working in a high - potential - impact area (for instance, farm animal advocacy or wild animal suffering) to be considered.

The advocacy group worked with Chicago on its ban.

Common Practice New York draws inspiration from Common Practice, London, an affiliated advocacy group working for the recognition and fostering of the small - scale contemporary visual arts sector in England, and founder of the Common Practice Network.

Common Practice, London is an advocacy group working for the recognition and fostering of the small - scale contemporary visual arts sector in London.

Not exact matches

It's inequitable and it's a concern,» says Elise Torres, staff attorney at TURN, The Utility Reform Network, an advocacy group that works to protect low - income homeowners from high electricity bills.»

Before taking the grand leap into the business world, Hirshberg had worked for an ecological advocacy group called the New Alchemy Institute.

«Instead of working to protect American families, President Trump's plans put the interest of big - money special interests over people,» said Nat Mund, legislative director of the Southern Environmental Law Center, a Virginia - based advocacy group.

The former nonprofit executive had worked for women's advocacy groups, most recently promoting breast cancer awareness.

But having market - based solutions that are trying to solve these problems will help the work that advocacy groups are leading.»

In Bangladesh, workers, mostly women, work long hours for minimum wages that labour advocacy groups say keep those workers trapped in poverty and with few or no rights to organize to improve conditions.

By the end of the film, Ziff forms the Model Alliance, a New York City — based not - for - profit advocacy group dedicated to ensuring safe, fair and healthy working conditions for girls (and they often are girls).

Immigration advocacy groups have said that ending the program would be a coldhearted step that would yield no benefit to the nation while endangering large numbers of young people raised in the United States who are seeking to work and pay taxes.

The FCC will continue to work with Internet and broadband providers, consumer advocacy groups, and others to hammer out the details and determine the best course of action for the future of broadband in America.

Working out of an nondescript brick rowhouse in suburban Virginia, a little - known organization named Donors Trust, staffed by five employees, has steered hundreds of millions of dollars to the most influential think tanks, foundations, and advocacy groups in the conservative movement.

«««By voting to roll back the CFPB's work, senators have emboldened banks and finance companies to engage in racial discrimination by charging millions of people of color more for a car loan than is justified,» said Rion Dennis of Americans for Financial Reform, an advocacy group.

Paige MacPherson works for a taxpayer research and advocacy group in Alberta and is a contributing writer to Canadians for Affordable Energy.

Meanwhile, the statewide project office in Sacramento worked with advocacy groups to pressure legislators.

By contacting every congregation in 15 of its 31 member denominations, the NCC Child Advocacy Working Group gained a clearer picture of the role of the church in providing child care.

When I worked for a politician I was responsible for deleting all of the mass - emails sent by nonprofit advocacy groups.

When I worked for a nonprofit advocacy group I was responsible for mass - emailing petitions to politicians.

He is the founder and convener of the Asylum Advocacy Group which works closely in partnership with the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief.

«In theory, under [the CSPA], the U.S. government is supposed to be able to block military aid that otherwise would have gone to the states on the basis of their child recruitment,» explains Tim Molyneux, the Child Rights Program Manager at Child Soldiers International, an international advocacy group that works to end the use of child soldiers.

When I hear about two extremely different advocacy groups in Colorado finding common ground and working together to pass legislation that combats human trafficking, I'm encouraged that collaboration is possible.

The other founders of the group who have been working very hard to promote and emphasize the importance of health advocacy made single served pizzas from coconut flour.

Bailey - Chapman previously served as vice president for strategic alliances at the DCI Group and began her career in advocacy working for the Center for Individual Freedom, Americans for Tax Reform and the Institute for Justice.

Having an accreditation body available that could work to educate consumers and professional groups, as well as extend advocacy efforts and provide expert witness is a tremendous comfort.

Breastfeeding advocacy groups like the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar padvocacy groups like the National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar pAdvocacy (NABA) are working to encourage the United States to adopt similar policies.

Mass Audubon's Advocacy department works with other organizations, legislators, and citizen groups to shape and strengthen environmental laws and regulations.

As Campaign Manager of The Big Push For Midwives Campaign, Katherine has worked with advocacy groups in multiple states, providing guidance and other assistance on such areas as drafting legislation, building strong grassroots networks, and utilizing savvy legislative strategies to advance and pass legislation to license and regulate CPMs.

The group works on advocacy projects and helps the teens develop leadership skills.

But Gordon and other conservancy members concede much hard work — finding common ground with government agencies and other local advocacy groups — lies ahead.

After my posts garnered attention (and a retraction) from the USDA, I was contacted by Rep. DeLauro, a long time food safety advocate, and asked if I'd like to work more on this issue along with dedicated advocacy groups like Food and Water Watch and the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention.

«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 legislation.

This is an interesting paper for anyone who works in maternity care and is especially helpful for advocacy groups and health ministries.

Mass Audubon's Advocacy department works with other conservation organizations, legislators, and citizen groups to shape and strengthen environmental laws and regulations.

As GOLD Lactation enters its 12th year, we're excited to continue our work of exploring the latest research, trends, new ideas and hot topics in the world of human lactation, along with bringing you cultural perspectives of breastfeeding around the world and updates from advocacy groups and non-profit organizations dedicated to breastfeeding support and promotion.

As you know, I have been involved with these programs for many years and worked closely with SNA and other advocacy groups to expand and improve the programs.

Meanwhile, liberal advocacy groups, including the state's Working Families Party, are siding with de Blasio.

I missed the significance of this at the time (as a long - time Photoshop user, I haven't needed to work with Canva), but it seems like a good development for nonprofit advocacy groups.

A frequent speaker and acknowledged expert in the field of internet communications, Delany has worked for two decades to help advocacy groups, companies and political campaigns leverage the power of online tools.

As a consultant, he has worked with scores of nonprofit groups, candidates and companies to help them achieve their advocacy, electoral and communications goals using digital tools.

Despite years of work by individual senators, representatives and and advocacy groups, global warming bills have always stalled in the Congress, killed off by well organized interest groups, industry coalitions and congressmembers from districts seen as being harmed.

Klein, a Bronx Democrat who leads the growing, seven - member conference, sharply rebuked the efforts over the last several days by mainline Democrats to unify the conference by involving Cuomo and putting public pressure on him through various left - leaning advocacy groups and the Working Families Party.

But it's what works: the experience of many campaigns, advocacy groups and corporate brands is that good content regularly posted can keep a page's fans engaged enough that Facebook will keep dropping its posts into their newsfeeds.

As for my education I am currently working on my Ph.D in Behavioral Ecology and I work for an advocacy group in Albany that allows me full access to the NYS LRS, keeps me in constant face - to - face contact with State Senators, Assembly members, U.S. Congressmen, and our two U.S. Senators.