Sentences with phrase «as a community organizer at»

This is the kind of work Obama did as a community organizer at the outset of his political career, so «this cut is not easy for him,» Lew wrote.

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A native of New York City, he returned there to work at two literary agencies as a manuscript reader, and then worked for a year and a half as a VISTA Volunteer community organizer with the Gray Panthers.
This is the latest in a string of renovations at the Court popularly known as the «Chinese Basketball Court» after the surface of the famed venue got repainted with the contributions of veteran players including Richard Borsah, Sandy Asiedu and Tema Community Basketball League organizer Fred Yeboah.
In the few hours since Republican V.P nominee Sarah Palin made fun of Barack Obama's community organizer background at her speech at the RNC, the Obama campaign has already sent out a mass fundraising email using her remarks as a hook: «Why would the Republicans spend a whole night of their convention attacking ordinary people?
Ferrer said that Alcantara didn't «parachute» her way into politics, but has «paid her dues at the community level — as a labor activist and organizer and as a political activist and organizer
«I have been working as a community organizer in this district at the heart of that grassroots movement.»
A New Orleans based cultural organizer, philanthropy strategist, and curator with 13 years experience at the forefront of the arts and culture sector, her organizing and advocacy is focused on building spaces for the most marginalized to create work, and redirecting resources to communities of color as a matter of justice.
First and foremost, you should check out Paul Tough's NYT Sunday Magazine look at Roseland and at young Barack Obama's notion that he could do more to alleviate poverty as a politician than as a community organizer — which at least so far hasn't happened.
Yasmin previous positions include serving as a community organizer with Green Corps, an information officer at the New York City Department of Education's Office of the Arts and Special Projects, and a senior strategist at GOODcorps.
Erin Trent is as an innovator, organizer, and disrupter at the intersection of education, racial equity and community development.
Jelani began his career in education reform 11 years ago as a community organizer and youth worker at Mikva Challenge, where he developed curriculum to train teachers in grass roots activism and supported over 5,000 high school students» activism projects.
A longtime community organizer, Luis has held positions such as Field Organizer in New Mexico for President Obama's 2008 campaign and Field Director at Arizona State University's ADA Parent Education Program — where he oversaw a program that united parents and teachers to transform the educational experiences of children both at home and aorganizer, Luis has held positions such as Field Organizer in New Mexico for President Obama's 2008 campaign and Field Director at Arizona State University's ADA Parent Education Program — where he oversaw a program that united parents and teachers to transform the educational experiences of children both at home and aOrganizer in New Mexico for President Obama's 2008 campaign and Field Director at Arizona State University's ADA Parent Education Program — where he oversaw a program that united parents and teachers to transform the educational experiences of children both at home and at school.
As an advisor to the advocacy and organizing team at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Mark Fraley works with organizers around the country to increase their involvement as advocates for education in communitieAs an advisor to the advocacy and organizing team at Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Mark Fraley works with organizers around the country to increase their involvement as advocates for education in communitieas advocates for education in communities.
Powell describes himself as «both a tireless advocate for children and a community organizer,» and his work at Patuxent Elementary School, particularly his efforts related to increasing parent involvement, demonstrates the actions Powell puts behind those words.
Prior to moving to New York City, Dennis worked as a community organizer and a curatorial assistant at The Menil Collection in Houston.
As the organizer of this residency, QCA's view is that artists are creative and valuable community members who are often experts at creative problem solving and encouraging neighbors to interact, in addition to being specialists who make works of art.
November 1, 2009 James Washington., Community Organizer, Washingon, DC MOUSE EXTERMINATION EXPERT Casar, North Carolina September 2005 through March 2005 (seven months) I started training for my career as a young kitten at Blueberry farm in North Carolina chasing and exterminating mice inside a large barn.
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