Sentences with phrase «advocate role seeks»

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The public advocate has sought to bring her legal experience to the role, filing a slew of lawsuits against various city agencies.

Education reform advocates who back the tax credit measure point to teachers unions that have sought to play a role in campaigns as well.

We have sought to cooperate throughout this process, and are still hopeful to come to a resolution soon that will protect the role of state parties in advocating on behalf of Democrats and supporting our candidates and elected officials on all levels.»

In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.

Formerly incarcerated scholar and Soros Fellow Danny Murillo asks, what role do formerly incarcerated students play in challenging the stigma of incarceration, advocating for policy change and seeking social justice?

Rockstöm and his co-authors are a prime example of what Roger Pielke, Jr., calls «stealth issue advocates,» a role «characterized by the expert who seeks to hide his / her advocacy behind a facade of science.»

The Accelerator will help to: advocate for changes in public and private - sector policy to support and empower women to engage in all levels of energy services delivery; connect women working in energy services delivery with others who can help build their capacity, mentor them, or serve as role models; and connect businesses with best practices in organizational policy and female representation across both management and workforce to each other, and to those who seek to improve performance.

I can understand posting it for comment as as done in this case but it appears Dr. Hansen was seeking publicity for his SEPARATE role as a climate activist / advocate.

Other challenges for lawyers acting as amicus include the fact that in this role, you do not act as an advocate for a client but must focus on impartially assisting the court with its truth - seeking function.

In short time, I thrived on seeking justice for those who needed my help and I immediately grew into the role of advocate.

Prior to the orthopedic surgeon's testimony, the plaintiff sought to prevent the psychiatrist from testifying as an expert on the basis of alleged bias in his expert reports and several decisions that had reportedly held that the psychiatrist had become an advocate for the party calling him as a witness; had appropriated the role of advocate of the insurer rather than an impartial witness; and had presented as a notably partisan witness.

Expert witnesses instructed in litigation are not advocates for the parties, and it is not their role to negotiate or to seek to settle the action at an experts» discussion.

Seeking the role of a youth advocate with government or non-government organization which gives me a platform on giving my opinion on various causes related to the youth of our society and reach out to as many young people as possible

Moreover, given their role as a «neutral,» divorce mediators can not advocate for a weaker party with less power, influence, intelligence or knowledge (although good mediators seek to find appropriate process mechanisms to minimize such power imbalances).

Comprised mainly of four constituent groups (state and federal systems leaders, researchers, program / practice leaders and policy advocates), attendees seek information that supports their role as decision - makers and influencers in the field.