Sentences with phrase «as a community organizer with»

Obama re-told his conversion story of how he worked as a community organizer with church members.

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.

Prior to joining NoVo, she taught 9th grade special education and worked as a community organizer with the African American Policy Forum and Girls Justice League.

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It's an idea that the organizers have apparently been looking into, with a 4,000 acre property in Northern Nevada even identified as the ideal site for a permanent community where the Burning Man principles of «radical inclusion» and «gifting» could be the law of the land year - round.

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.

As a former community organizer, he knows that you need a little empathy all around to get anything done among people with different world views.

Since 2012, Mr. Vinant - Tang has contributed to the Temecula Valley community as volunteer founder and organizer of Temecula Actors and Filmmakers with over 180 members on www.meetup.com.

In keeping with this theme, the conference organizers decided to create a community building exercise as one of the activities for the event.

Debby Irving brings to racial justice the perspective of working as a community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to grappling with it.

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.

«As a longtime housing advocate, tenant organizer, community activist, I've definitely been boots on the ground and in touch with the voters of the district,» Fernandez said.

Espaillat talks about his record as a «community advocate with a progressive record as a tenant organizer and as an agent committed to reforming state government.»

Ampry - Samuel has a long history with NYCHA — she grew up in public housing, helped tenants as a community organizer and eventually worked for the authority.

Jennifer Fuentes, a former Ward 5 alderwoman with a background as a labor and community organizer, helped Gallo win support from the Working Families Party, support Gallo has credited with giving him the margin of victory in the down - to - the - wire squeaker that was last September's primary race.

«His actions today are consistent with his life - long work as a civil rights leader and community organizer, including his efforts to steer passage of the Maryland Dream Act,» Jealous spokesman Kevin Harris said.

But parade organizers said an influx of new community groups and artists will fill any vacant street space — and a contingent of as many as 1,000 supporters will be lining up with López Rivera.

What sets Chipura apart, organizers said, is a life - long commitment to service, starting with his service to community through Boy Scouting, and continuing to serve his country as a U.S. Marine, and later to serve his city as a member of the NYPD and FDNY.

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.

In New York City, the Educational Video Center (EVC) is working with teachers, parents, and community organizers to teach students video documentary production as a path to media analysis.

Charles uses his expertise as an educational justice organizer, strategist, advocate, and fundraiser to support Education Cities» member organizations with their approaches to community engagement and advocacy, with a special emphasis on lifting up the voices and influence of the parents and families most impacted by educational inequity.

Historically, schools have used home visits as interventions to problems, but the PTHV model was created by parents and community organizers with the aim of building cooperation across the board, without targeting «problem students.»

«For children in urban communities with increased class sizes and decreased funding, the tests are a way to prove that the schools are failing so they can be closed and re-opened as charter schools,» said Morna McDermott, a founding organizer of United Opt Out, which issues state - by - state guidance on the topic.

In May, advocates and organizers in New York City rallied for community schools as part of a national day of action with the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools.

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.

With three tour organizers, all book review bloggers as well, we are proud of our connections and reputation in the online literary community.

One - third of the state's parolees settle in the 55 square blocks of Los Angeles known as Skid Row, and State of Incarceration» $» developed collaboratively by LAPD's Skid Row artists and in dialogue with organizers and recent parolees» $» powerfully examines the consequences of California's penal system on individuals, families and communities.

Queens Museum Prerana Reddy, Director of Public Events As Director of Public Events, Prerana oversees Queens Museum of Art's community engagement and public art initiatives, working with a full - time community organizer to combine arts and culture with social development goals in nearby neighborhoods, such as Corona, Queens, which are predominantly comprised of new immigrantAs Director of Public Events, Prerana oversees Queens Museum of Art's community engagement and public art initiatives, working with a full - time community organizer to combine arts and culture with social development goals in nearby neighborhoods, such as Corona, Queens, which are predominantly comprised of new immigrantas Corona, Queens, which are predominantly comprised of new immigrants.

As part of Art City's Way Out West project, Groesbeck, along with his crew of curators and organizers, worked with advertising companies and the local creative community to coordinate his organization's pilot urban art takeover.

Michael is a Research & Writing Fellow with Food Tank, as well as a farm hand, scholar, and community organizer based in northwest Washington State.

This is what happens when a Chicago community organizer with the Rev. Wright as pastor gets elected president.

But my experience with him predates my attending law school, when I worked as a community organizer in Springfield and sometimes accompanied tenants to eviction hearings in his courtroom.

'' [It is] imperative that WaterWealth engage as an intervenor to protect the water our community relies on,» says Ian Stephen, a community organizer with WaterWealth, since the City choose to engage only as a commenter in the process.

Organizers discovered their ward has plenty of green clout owing to the dozens of houses with solar panels and solar hot water heaters, multiple community gardens and an orchard, the city's first subway bike shelter, and Artscape Wychwood Barns, a LEED certified building that houses community organizations and events such as The Stop's Farmers» Market.