Sentences with phrase «against the closure of»

Alexander's life and thought was against the closures of totalism — whether political and ideological totalism, as in totalitarianism, or the total explanations proposed by theology or philosophy.

According to the Swedish Book Review, she advocated for animal rights, protected threatened trees and campaigned against the closure of library branches, but was especially vocal about her views of world peace.

The union is hosting a public meeting this evening (13) against the closure of the jobcentre in Camberwell, south London.

Hazel Blears, the Labour party chairwoman, has defended her decision to protest against the closure of her local NHS maternity unit.

It would probably be a Conservative / Labour marginal but in 2001 it was won by an Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern candidate, Dr Richard Taylor, on the back of a campaign against the closure of the casualty unit at Kidderminister hospital.

Competing for two seats on the Chester town board are incumbents Michael G. Packer and Stephen Durkish, challenged by broadband technology consultant Ava L. Ashendorff, and now Lauren Pereau, who has spoken out against the closure of Theriot Avenue in town.

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who represents the district and campaigned against the closure of Juan Pablo Duarte, hailed the new school.

She has campaigned for safer access to schools and against the closure of community facilities.

11.30 Remploy staff protest outside Manchester's town hall against the closure of factories for disabled workers

«I will continue to advocate against the closure of the Lackawanna Branch on behalf of my constituents and hope that we can save this branch and other local postal facilities.»

His departmental responsibilities include the post office and the Daily Telegraph has run a personalised «Stop Jim» campaign against the closure of sub-post offices (more information at They work for you)

Welsh Liberal Democrat Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has announced new rules setting out a presumption against the closure of rural schools.

Vincent Lindon stars as a worker fighting against the closure of his factory in the latest film from French writer - director Stéphane Brizé.

Weingarten is being led away by police in Philadelphia last March when she protested against the closure of schools in Philadelphia.

Alongside the existing statutory presumption against closure of rural schools, the government will go further, introducing a new «double lock» so that when small rural schools convert to academy status both local and national government have to agree to a school closing before a decision can be made.

Melbourne based artist Léuli Eshraghi On Friday night I attended my first protest on Queen Street, the protest was against the closure of over 150 remote Aboriginal communities in Australia.

Not exact matches

Macy's and other department stores, such as JCPenney, are facing off against Amazon — and coming up short, with hundreds of closures in recent years.

The last couple of months have brought a string of closure announcements, including that of the Redcar plant in Teeside, a symbol of previous against - the - odds survival.

The struggles include fighting for the rights of the child (International Convention of 1989) and in particular the right to organise and educate the growing number of children in work, for the freedom of trade unions, the right to strike, against company closures due to the search for greater profitability.

It lies, rather, in principled devotion to civil discourse» an open - ended discourse that conscientiously guards against premature closure, engaging varieties of moral vision and recognizing that decisions democratically made are subject to democratic review.

Whilst Fabinho would be a great addition to have at United this summer, he seems to be a player who is on the radar of the club, but merely a secondary option if primary options fail, so there could be a chance he would roll up at Old Trafford before the closure of the transfer window, but I would envisage that Mourinho would like to have his business conducted before pre-season starts, especially before the UEFA Super Cup, which will be the last match before United open their Premier League season at Old Trafford against West Ham United.

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Every penny of spending will have to be tallied and reported — this would severely limit campaigns such as those run by Hope not Hate against BNP candidates or local grassroots campaigns such as those against hospital closures or roadbuilding.

Mr Duncan said: «We know which Labour ministers and MPs are against post office closures - we will see on Wednesday the true extent of their conviction.»

As the controversial president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh takes his dictatorial rule against the media in the country, ECOWAS has on Monday condemned the closure of another Radio station.

Seven members of Gordon Brown's government have campaigned against local Post Office closures, despite the government ordering 2,500 branches to close by the end of the year.

The mayor of London Ken Livingstone yesterday announced he would mount a legal challenge against 171 closures planned for the capital.

Whether he can lawfully «order» the closure of an investigation is unclear and probably very fact - specific, when you take into account laws against the obstruction of justice.

Cuomo, a Democrat, announced the upcoming closure in February; and earlier this month, Astorino asked the Board of Legislators to back him in a lawsuit against Cuomo for not conducting a review of the environmental and economic consequences of the shutdown.

Assemblyman Robert Carroll's office has received nearly 40 calls since Monday from people complaining about the closure who are in conversation with Schneiderman's office to help refund customers and possibly take action against the gym, said the assemblyman's chief of staff, Dan Campanelli.

The emails show in part the effort by Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye, an appointee of Cuomo's, pushing back against the efforts by officials on the New Jersey side of the Port Authority to reverse the closures.

Ms. Elikplim Katahena told the meeting that a great deal of work had gone into combating negative practices against women and the girl - child including the virtual closure of witches camps such as the one in Gambaga.

A New Jersey judge reversed a municipal court's finding of probable cause in an official - misconduct complaint against Gov. Chris Christie that stemmed from the George Washington Bridge lane - closure scandal.

David Cameron is re-launching his campaign against the government's so - called NHS cuts with a focus on the closure of NHS district hospitals.

Many have posited that Christie directed the closures to retaliate against Fort Lee's Democratic mayor, who declined to endorse the Republican incumbent in his 2013 re-election bid, though both governors have denied any knowledge of such a plot.

«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.

Against a backdrop of cuts and closures, the Greater Manchester Law Centre opened its doors last year - an inspiration for grass - roots community organising.

Browdy, 42, a parent advocate who spoke out against the proposed closures of several North End schools a year ago, said last week that «children must be at the center of everything we do.»

The Connecticut Working Families Party announced Thursday it had endorsed one candidate for the election: Shonta» Browdy, 41, a Hartford parent advocate who has been a fixture at city school board meetings for years and spoke out against the prospect of school closures in the North End.

Ulster town officials have continued pushing for the closure of Buck's junkyard on Route 213, issuing an order to remedy against the owner of an adjacent property to remove cars and automotive parts that have crossed the property line from the property owned by Don Mackenzie.

In the wake of the recent closure of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., Donald Trump is speaking out against the four - casino project heading...

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

In recent days, the candidates have weighed in on the closure of Indian Point and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fracking ban, and advocates are now making an aggressive push to get the campaigns of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton to come out against the proposed Constitution pipeline.

Given that we have had to endure and fight against cuts to education, aid to local governments, state operations and we are fighting health care cuts and closures of hospitals like SUNY Downstate or mental health facilities, we need to start talking about how we sustain services that people need, before we consider tax cuts.

Cilento later added, «Given that we have had to endure and fight against cuts to education, aid to local governments, state operations and we are fighting health care cuts and closures of hospitals like SUNY Downstate or mental health facilities, we need to start talking about how we sustain services that people need, before we consider tax cuts.

Originally, it had been planned for the rally to also protest against the decision of the Justice Ministry to label the Dynasty Foundation — a prominent private research funder — as a «foreign agent,» which could result in its closure.

For the same reason that anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen are advised against during late pregnancy, anti-inflammatory foods may increase the risk of premature closure of the ductus arteriosus.

As John Wrathall commented in his Sight and Sound review, the newer film is just as unresolved yet its structure rebels against the teachings of industry screenwriting manuals that counsel rigorous trajectories and definitive closure.

Set against a former co-worker's wedding — the season finale, not intended as a series finale, but forced to become one — left the characters in a place of open - endedness that nonetheless feels like closure.