Sentences with phrase «advocate on a number of issues»

We proudly advocate on a number of issues in Australia including labelling, container deposit schemes and taxes -LSB-...]

We proudly advocate on a number of issues in Australia including labelling, container deposit schemes and taxes to name a few, as do consumer groups and a range of NGOs on issues they wish to influence.

Meyers wrote in an email that county officials had worked closely with domestic violence victims» advocates on a number of issues, had secured nearly $ 700,000 in grant money to support initiatives and had launched a domestic violence incidence database that received an award from the National Association of Counties.

NOW, the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States, was founded in 1966 and has hundreds of chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. NOW - NY and NOW - NYC, the New York City chapter, have advocated on a number of issues affecting girls and women, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence and child marriage — issues it has worked on with Cuomo and other elected officials.

«One of our focuses this year will be advocating on a number of issues currently affecting the real estate environment.

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Before Warner's call, Senate Intel member Ron Wyden — one of the biggest privacy advocates in Congress — issued a letter to Zuckerberg seeking answers on a number of detailed points on Monday, including how many privacy audits the company has conducted for apps on its platform and if Facebook has ever notified individual users of privacy violations of this nature.

Also a terrific advocate, I had a chance to work with him on a number of the pipeline issues.

A number of education advocates see Bloomberg's State of the City speech and his position on this issue as his way of turning a bad situation to his favor.

However, a number of advocates who spoke to Gotham Gazette on background said they now have a lot better understanding of where legislators from both houses are on the various issues contained under the «Raise the Age» banner, and they hope to expedite action on alternative sentencing and other programs where there does appear to be consensus.

He has dedicated his public health career to service, volunteering and advocating for range of global, national and regional causes impacting on health, education, housing, among other societal issues and has mentored a large number of future public health professionals.

The NASPE also advocates the merits of recess because it provides youth with additional opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class, but when schools rely on several teachers to supervise great numbers of children on a playground during recess, the resulting issues can be blamed on specific physical activities like tag.

Although a number of public education advocates, including myself, have been critical of Weingarten on some issues, I have tremendous respect for her and the role she has played in the effort to speak up for teachers on numerous occasions including this week's decision by Time Magazine to run with a cover bashing the nation's public school educators.

Working hand - in - hand with coalition partners, policymakers, and local advocates, NSLA provides expertise, tools and resources on a number of policy issues that include 21st Century Community Learning Centers, summer meals, community service and service learning, STEM education, and funding opportunities for summer programs.

Legal aid reform in Canada is one of the issue that the Canadian Bar Association has been advocating for a number of years; see their website on «Legal Aid in Canada» and, in particular, their resolutions and Litigation Strategy.

The event will take a holistic approach, bringing together judges, advocates, litigation support experts and eminent litigators from a number of different jurisdictions, providing a global perspective on current key issues in cross-border litigation commercial dispute resolution affecting practitioners and clients today.

Before Warner's call, Senate Intel member Ron Wyden — one of the biggest privacy advocates in Congress — issued a letter to Zuckerberg seeking answers on a number of detailed points on Monday, including how many privacy audits the company has conducted for apps on its platform and if Facebook has ever notified individual users of privacy violations of this nature.

Although ART has been around for several decades, recent scientific advances and the growing number of infertility advocates have sparked national debates on issues ranging from calls for tighter controls over the types of ART procedures used to insurance coverage for infertility treatments.

Paillex quotes on the Grow - A-Row website the 2011 Kids Count report issued by Advocates for Children of New Jersey, saying that «the number of children in New Jersey depending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rose from 208,790 in 2007 to 368,173 in 2011.