Sentences with phrase «among local activist»

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Among those said to be in the firing line from local activists is Hilary Benn, someone Jarvis says is «an outstanding Member of Parliament and a great ambassador for the Labour party».

Shirley, the progressive activist, has been a leader among newly energized activists that have emerged as a local political force since Trump's election.

There has been disquiet among some Republican Party activists about Romney's bid for the Senate seat, because his wealth and power boxed out other local contenders.

A dramatic spike in the use of a particular type of electronic cigarette among middle and high school students has local parents, educators and activists, clamoring for action.

His success in entertainment and politics has been widely reported; MacKay has appeared in hundreds of national, state and local publications and has developed a niche audience among young political activists.

Aggie Lane, a Syracuse community activist who's been pushing for a local - jobs agreement on the Inner Harbor project, said she couldn't help but wonder whether the staffs talk to each other in the office, given the rift among city and county leaders.

The event, talked up for weeks among local fracking foes, had its theatrical moments — two anti-fracking signs were displayed in the bleachers, one a huge banner with the website addresses of two activist organizations held by a man wearing a yellow haz - mat suit.

Among his targets were Michelle Mone («a laughable vulgarian»); Labour's Dave Watts (a «leery drongo»); Anne McIntosh, former Tory MP for Thirsk & Malton «who so impressed her local constituency party that it dumped her»; former party official Emma Pidding («a busy - bee activist whose orangey lipstick has long been an annual wonder on stage at Tory party conferences»).

Among the nine task force members Mr. Christie named on Oct. 28 are a local schools superintendent, a high school PTA officer, a charter school principal, and a school choice activist.

Community activist and local artist Deborah Brown moved Storefront Bushwick over to Storefront Ten Eyck in 2013, a vast space set among the Bushwick / East Williamsburg Industrial Park area.

Through interviews with indigenous leaders, activists and local residents, Belo Monte: After the Flood illustrates how this multi-billion dollar mega-project has left a disastrous legacy of broken promises and socio - environmental damage, and shattered livelihoods among local communities of the Xingu.

Activists think this will be a wake - up call to spark grassroots action and instill a sense of urgency among locals.