Sentences with phrase «as numerous advocates»

Democratic Members of the Board of Legislators were joined at a press conference Monday afternoon by Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, Paul Yanovsky from the Newtown Action Alliance, as well as numerous advocates to call on the successful implementation of the ban of gun shows on County property.

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I can tell you, however, that as a homebirth advocate I have received numerous letters over the years from grieving mothers who wonder if their hospital born baby might have survived (or avoided injury) had they been born at home.

As the executive director of NYSHEPA, Nancy ran an 800 member - strong coalition and advocated at the local, state and federal level for numerous nutrition and physical activity measures including school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, trans fat ban, Complete Streets, breastfeeding bill of rights, nutrition standards for fast - food kids» meals sold with toys, Safe Routes to School, nutrition standards for foods marketed to children, and the sugar - sweetened beverage tax.

Greg Helsmoortel served as town supervisor and was steamrolling through this privately owned proposed tax - payer funded rental project in spite of numerous pleas and petitions to withdraw the town's support as an advocate for state funding and the pilot (payment in lieu of taxes) which would place heavy burdens on Saugerties tax payers.

Asked how he intended to support the technology community as it faced numerous regulatory challenges on the federal level, De Blasio pointed to his experience working under Andrew Cuomo as the HUD Secretary and as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's first Senate campaign, and said he would be a forceful advocate in Washington for New York City interests.

Aimee is a passionate advocate for Flipped Learning, leading the charge at her school, as well as presenting at numerous conferences around Melbourne and Australia.

The proposal to create an «achievement school district» that wrests control of low - performing schools away from local school boards and into the hands of charter operators is being developed behind closed doors as the legislative session marches on, with numerous lawmakers and advocates working in tandem on successive drafts of the legislation.

Social studies educators also seem to be missing numerous chances to connect with people of diverse backgrounds or use social media as a means to advocate for civic or social changes.

To this end, ENLACE staff has conducted numerous home visits and family meetings with ENLACE families during the summer and have a full - time Student and Family Engagement Specialist who serves as a family liaison and advocate.

She serves in numerous leadership roles including serving on the board of the Council for Exceptional Education Teacher Education Division where she was selected by the Council for Exceptional Children as the Child Advocate Network (CAN) coordinator of the year.

There are numerous hurdles to be overcome, including the possible need to catch the same cats every year for revaccination, as well as potential vaccine side effects, but this could be a real help to TNR advocates and save thousands of kitty lives as well as the need for surgical sterilization.

Clearly they must be numerous, but I doubt if the average advocate could name, if any, as many as those he fervently claims are endangered by human activity.

But, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, this claim is put forward, in apparent seriousness, by numerous anti-science advocates in Australia (Andrew Bolt, Jennifer Marohasy, and Warwick Hughes are leading examples) and implicily accepted by many others.

Consumer behavior is another, and numerous research studies have found over 80 % of consumers would purchase a product because that company advocated for an issue — such as climate change — that they care about.

As a judge advocate Jim engaged in motions practice, trial preparation and the prosecution and defense of numerous contested criminal courts - martial.

Their achievements have earned the Gertler firm membership in the Million Dollars Advocates Forum as a result of numerous damage awards in excess of one million dollars.

The lawyers of Friedman, Rodman & Frank are active in our Florida community and maintain membership in numerous bar associations, including the American Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, as well as the Dade County Bar Association, the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, and Florida Workers» Advocates.

Our lawyers have received numerous accolades, including mention in the list of Super Lawyers ®, induction as an advocate into the American Board of Trial Advocates, and Lawyer of the Year from Best Lawyers ® in 2012, 2014, and 2016.

We have been the recipients of numerous awards and accolades, including induction as an Advocate into the American Board of Trial Advocates, and being named Best Lawyers ® Lawyer of the Year in 2012, 2014, and 2016.

Our attorneys have received numerous awards including being selected as a National Top 100 Trial Lawyer, Million Dollar Advocate, and Newsweek's Best Attorneys for 2016.

Andrey acted as an advocate in numerous complex cross-border cases before Russian courts of all levels and arbitral tribunals acting under the ICC, SCC, LCIA, SIAC and ICAC Rules, governed by English, Swiss, French, German, Dutch, Russian and Cypriot law.

As a big advocate of legal tech, he has been quoted in numerous publications and was named to the Fastcase 50 list of global legal innovators in 2014.

You might also join organisations such as the Family Mediators Association, Restorative Justice Consortium, the Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates, the UK Register of Mediators and some of the numerous online communities that have sprung up on Linked In and elsewhere.

His work on HS2 acting for numerous petitioners has included appearing as an advocate before the Select Committees.

It recognizes a specific problem and at the same time reinforces the need for broader reform of the patent system as advocated by numerous independent studies including most recently the Center for American Progress report released on January 12.

Pediatricians should be vocal advocates for the development and implementation of new, evidence - based interventions (regardless of the provider or venue) that reduce sources of toxic stress and / or mitigate their adverse effects on young children, as they are likely to produce better outcomes and potentially be more cost - effective than trying to treat or remediate the numerous consequences of excessive childhood stress that reach far into adulthood.

Ms. Strachan is an advocate of consensual dispute resolution for divorce, and has completed a 40 - hour mediation training, a Level 1 and Advanced Collaborative Divorceä Team Model training as well as numerous Interdisciplinary Team trainings.

Has even gone as far as put me on supervised visits on numerous occasions through a court advocate until everything was done.