Sentences with phrase «as grassroots»

Like blogs, Web sites, and so many other Internet - based technologies, podcasts started out as a grassroots innovation by amateurs and hobbyists and only recently began attracting the attention of the business world.

Today's protest brought together artists from nearby universities, as well as grassroots communities, who created an art installation as part of their blockade at the Kinder Morgan gates.

As a grassroots organization fighting for the protection and enjoyment of our ocean, waves and beaches, the Surfrider Foundation leans heavily on environmental programs and regulations administered by the EPA to ensure that the water that flows down to the beach is clean and free from pollution and that beachgoers have the information they need to avoid getting sick at the beach.

As a grassroots organization, we engage volunteers throughout the year in activities that promote clean water and healthy beaches.

x As grassroots activists, Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid built a broad coalition to stop the South African government's massive secret nuclear deal with Russia.

Putting Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the keystone of the archway creates a flawed narrative that if we, as grassroots groups, work hard enough to stack the building blocks correctly to support them, then elected officials will do what we want.

But it might be the first time that it's been done as a grassroots effort being funded by their fans.

«Jones will head the Institute for Energy, which is to present itself as a grassroots organization.

As grassroots activists, Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid built a broad coalition to stop the South African government's massive secret nuclear deal with Russia.

But if a person wants to have fun with technicalities, Passacantando could be said to have corroborated the «launch the group's first «grassroots department» «NJ line, as Radford's own personal resumé information shows he was hired by Greenpeace as a grassroots organizer.

Young people are cynical of, and feel alienated by, the formal political process and are turning instead to alternative forms of political action such as grassroots activism.

And as grassroots efforts to push more cities into action gear up, we may see cities overtaking nation states as the primary driver for a clean energy economy.

He's now associated with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, but his real story is that he worked side by side with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers; he's spent his entire life as a grassroots organizer in the civil rights movement, the farmworkers movement, the LGBT movement, et cetera.

There are literally thousands of volunteers who represent the passion and commitment behind the scenes which enable The Freecycle Network ™ to function as a grassroots and nonprofit gifting movement.

The gallery began in 1999 as a grassroots project and is now recognised as a pivotal art space in Dublin representing some of Irelands most important contemporary artists.

Founded in 1973 as a grassroots photography cooperative, the Nexus Contemporary Art Center became one of the strongest and most influential alternative art spaces in the Southeast.

In keeping with the show's theme, the publication has been designed by Project Projects, an internationally celebrated design firm as well as a grassroots member of the LES community.

But so, Arts in Bushwick is celebrating its tenth year as a grassroots, artist - run and volunteered organization.

What once began as a grassroots, artist - run organization with nominal funding now serves as the leading contemporary arts presenter in Central California.

Billed as a grassroots movement to build a music scene on the Westside of LA, VMC (Venice Music Crawl) is...

As a grassroots organization community support is the backbone to our success.

As a grassroots organization, GSROC has limited resources and for that reason, we are only able to assist purebred dogs in need.

His efforts led to the successful passage of legislation in forty - two states, through direct lobbying activity as well as grassroots lobbying efforts, including the passage of stricter animal abuse laws for horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cockfighting, puppy mills, and pet stores.

Parent triggers are presented as a grassroots way to give parents control — and have been romanticized in the film Won't Back Down — but Diane Ravitch, an education historian and former U.S. assistant secretary of education in the first Bush Administration, characterizes parent trigger laws as a «clever way to trick parents into seizing control of their schools and handing them over to private corporations.»

It's growing but still quite early days for those in senior roles, but there's also a whole Twitter community in Scotland that you might describe as grassroots.

If you are public education advocate on social media, you have probably seen some of the aggressive «truthiness» that has been masquerading as grassroots advocacy on this issue.

And officials, including U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have begun to listen as the grassroots movement engineers a series of high - profile rebuffs:

Earlier this year, the AFT tossed $ 10,000 to fund the Save Our Schools rally, which touted itself as a grassroots effort; it, along with the NEA, financed half of the rally's budget.

They accuse Parent Revolution of «astro - turfing» — masking highly organized efforts as grassroots campaigns.

Our program began as a grassroots initiative, led by a group of dedicated volunteers helping twenty - nine 12th grade students at Garfield High School gain acceptance to college.

Since 2009, the tutorial networks (as the grassroots initiative was called) have been leading a country - wide school improvement effort in 9000 schools with the lowest academic achievement on the national standard test.

After months of advocacy meetings with state legislators, as well as grassroots engagement from parents and educators, the bill died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

As a grassroots movement, researchED seeks to connect teachers with academics and both groups give research - focused presentations at its conferences.

Advocates describe opt - out as a grassroots movement of parents concerned about overtesting, teaching to the test, and a lack of transparency.

Yet what began as a grassroots, community - based movement has increasingly made its way into the K - 12 environment.

«I was convinced that I had to work at the systemic level as well as grassroots level to get the changes to take root,» she says.

But that doesn't prevent it from being interesting and even admirable as a grassroots phenomenon.

Meanwhile, Krasinski is a but more slippery as the grassroots voice of caution, and the terrific McDormand gets all the best lines.

As a grassroots organization we have dozens of contributors and volunteers all around the country.

Fon is a fascinating gamble, though it's too early to tell if it will ultimately pay off, either as a business or as a grassroots political movement — or maybe as both.

However, one of the early efforts to promote interdisciplinary research and training at FHCRC started as a grassroots approach to understand what colleagues in different disciplines were doing.

International Public Science Programs as Grassroots Science Diplomacy Kimberly Arcand Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory / NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

As a grassroots activist who organized for Bernie Sanders in four different states — and have since joined NYPAN and the Democratic Socialists of America — I've heard from hundreds of Americans who are fed up with way the country runs its elections.

In her closing ad «Our Turn,» released before Tuesday's primary, Moser painted herself as a grassroots leader standing up to the Democratic establishment.

The groups, representing more than 500,000 members, are putting aside their differences to work together as the grassroots coordinating group (GCG) at a time when polling suggests the public's appetite for a second referendum is growing.

After all, the rules have changed greatly, the party franchise expanded — as the grassroots Corbyn insurgency dramatically shows.

Robinson characterized the group as a grassroots organization of about 10 or 15 people.

«Her work in Albany as well as her grassroots efforts to uplift the Long Island community will make her a strong addition to the Senate Democratic Party and her dedication to fight for the public interest of New Yorkers make her a true supporter of the progressive movement.»

She frequently portrayed herself as a grassroots, political outsider.

It's the culmination of the good work forged by Bronx Borough Presidents Ferrer, Carrion and Diaz as well as grassroots organizations such Banana Kelly, Mid Bronx Desperados, SEBCO, Citibank, SoBro, Community Preservation Corporation, NYC Housing Partnership, Mid Bronx Senior Council, Inc., Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, WHEDCo, and many others that worked to save and restore the Bronx.