Sentences with phrase «at public advocates»

While I was a law student at Hastings, I was selected to be a member of the International & Comparative Law Journal, interned at the Court of Appeal for Judge Poche, worked at Public Advocates (an impact litigation law firm), and also worked at Farella, Braun & Martell (a defense insurance firm).

The buzz in political circles is that the sext - happy Weiner has a better shot at public advocate — a $ 165,000 - a-year job viewed as a «cleansing» post where he could put his character issues further behind him as he prepped for a 2017 mayoral run.

James is scheduled to meet with Peebles later this month to discuss his concerns, according to sources at the Public Advocate's Office.

I am proud and grateful for having had the opportunity to serve at the side of an extraordinary public official and with the incredible team at the Public Advocate's office.

Larry Schimmel The General Counsel for Investment and Operations at the Office of NYC Public Advocate Letitia James noted his roles at the Public Advocate's office and as Representative Trustee of the $ 54 billion New York City Employees Retirement System (NYCERS), conveyed the Public Advocate's support of environmental causes, and noted her role as Trustee of NYCERS.

Not exact matches

While it's possible the terms of his employment agreement with (and departure from) Facebook could prevent him from taking an active role at a competitor (or any company in the virtual reality space) for several months (or even years), he could reassume his public presence as an advocate for VR technology and its larger potential.

Public Advocate Letitia James, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Comptroller Scott Stringer — three rumored 2021 mayoral candidates — as well as the district attorneys of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx were also at the rally.

Better Markets, a non-profit organization that advocates for the public interest on Wall Street, says a potential promotion by Williams to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York would reward failure - because the San Francisco Fed failed to prevent widespread customer abuses at San Francisco - based banking behemoth Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), which it's supposed to supervise.

We impact public policy and advocate for Greater Vancouver's business community and economy at all three levels of government.

But it let the public know what its officials had at stake in the policies for which they advocated.

One of the big announcements made at Summit & Salute is our new partnership with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), a leading public policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business oPublic Policy (WIPP), a leading public policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business opublic policy organization which advocates on behalf of women business owners.

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

Singh is a fierce advocate of diversity and equity issues at the Peel District School Board and at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA).

At the same time, the community should advocate for necessary change and self - regulate in areas where there are significant risks of public harm that have not been addressed by current law.

Conservatives, for their part, repelled by the public vision of civil rights advocates and convinced that the programs of the past have failed, prefer not to address racial issues at all; when they do, they talk in formalistic terms about the principle of «color - blind state action.»

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

Additionally, Ms. Bazán served as a community advocate before the North Carolina General Assembly for several years and held positions at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

We can also advocate for students whose parents may not speak the language at local public forums in their communities.

Under previous popes, liberal Catholic nuns, politicians and theologians were castigated by church leaders, said John Gehring, a writer and advocate at the group Faith in Public Life.

When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous.

From at least Daniel Boorstin and Sidney E. Mead on, scholars have seen the leaders of the American Enlightenment — the religion of the republic that animates present - day civil or public religion — as being advocates of some sort of primitivism.

And perhaps faith communities are also failing to be public advocates for more faithful and just policies of care at the end of life.

Wine Institute is the only U.S. organization working at the local, state, federal and international levels to initiate and advocate public policy that enhances the ability to responsibly produce, promote and enjoy wine.

MomsRising.org members, joined by advocates at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, urged the chain to improve the nutritional quality of its kids» meals by removing soda from the kids menu.

Michelle created and manages the Best For Babes harassment hotlines 855 - nip - free and 844 - free2pump where she helps mothers across North America advocate for their right to nurse in public or pump at work.

So when a group of health - care workers and advocates from the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition asked her in January to join their movement to lobby the Legislature to allow women to breast - feed at work and in public, she jumped at the opportunity.

Parents of gifted children are invited to a free presentation, «How to Get Your Gifted Child Organized,» by Michelle Navarro, counselor of gifted children at Access to Psychological Services in Long Grove, at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hasz Hall at St. Paul School, 18 S. School St.. The meeting is sponsored by Supporters and Advocates of Gifted Education, and the public is welcome.

Going to play at a public park or walking to school by themselves at age 6, which may be what some parents want to encourage their kids but not something advocated by all parents, is by no means the only way you can teach kids to be more independent.

The public discussion at ICAN 2011 demonstrates two things: MANA is appallingly cynical in its willingness to boast about a low C - section rate while refusing to acknowledge how many dead babies CPMs left in their wake, and homebirth advocates are pathetically gullible.

«It's simple: no child should go hungry at school,» said Public Advocate Letitia James.

NEW YORK — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Leticia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New YorkPublic Advocate Leticia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New Yorkpublic school across New York City.

NEW YORK — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New YorkPublic Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New Yorkpublic school across New York City.

«The PTA's support — whether raising funds for schools» needs, logging thousands of volunteer hours or advocating for public schools locally and at the State Capitol — is invaluable to our success.

Chef Tim Cipriano, who heads the food services program for New Haven Public Schools and was named Advocate of the Year at the Share Our Strength conference, offered a more tempered outlook.

Our department serves as a leader in advocating for strong conservation laws and programs, and public participation is the key to accomplishing Mass Audubon's objectives at the State House.

Encourage and empower recognition of potential school nutrition leaders to become public policy advocates at the local, state, and national level;

MIKAEL SOLAGE: Greetings, my name is Mikael Solage, I am a new mother I have a 11 month old son, I'm a pumping mom on the go and you know, I like to nurse at home as well but most importantly I am a law maker in New York state and I'm advocating for a family friendly policy which include lactation rooms in airport and in public buildings.

AAPD members interested in public policy issues in their state as well as policymakers and advocates for children's oral health at the state level should feel free to contact the PPA in your state.

Whilst no parent should have to feel such pain, and well - meaning efforts to promote breastfeeding have at times been insensitive, the UK context has become so fraught that mothers, midwives and doctors who advocate for breastfeeding risk being vilified by the public and in the media.

In cases where excess wealth was held until death, he advocated its apprehension by the state on a progressive scale: «Indeed, it is difficult to set bounds to the share of a rich man's estates which should go at his death to the public through the agency of the State, and by all means such taxes should be granted, beginning at nothing upon moderate sums to dependents, and increasing rapidly as the amounts swell, until of the millionaire's hoard, at least the other half comes to the privy coffer of the State.»

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

BHA Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented that «Human rights are at the very core of the work of the BHA, and we have long been an advocate for the need for strong and clearly understood human rights legislation.

Also at 9 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James and Rep. Nydia Velasquez hold a rally with tenants from 83 - 85 Bowery, who are allegedly being illegally threatened with evictions, state Supreme Court steps, 80 Centre St., Manhattan.

Unfortunately, because of the deep biases of the people who TALK about politics in public, the nuts and bolts of winning an election or advocating for legislation are always going to be slighted in favor of the words we use to describe ourselves and our positions: the messaging dominates the discussion, at least on blogs and cable news.

At 10 p.m., de Blasio speaks at the NYC Council / public advocate reception at Somos el Futuro, the Hilton Albany, Ballroom B, 40 Lodge St., AlbanAt 10 p.m., de Blasio speaks at the NYC Council / public advocate reception at Somos el Futuro, the Hilton Albany, Ballroom B, 40 Lodge St., Albanat the NYC Council / public advocate reception at Somos el Futuro, the Hilton Albany, Ballroom B, 40 Lodge St., Albanat Somos el Futuro, the Hilton Albany, Ballroom B, 40 Lodge St., Albany.

The fund was established in 2002 by then - incumbent Betsy Gotbaum to «reinforce and support» the public advocate's office at a time of budget cuts.

At 10 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Councilman Donovan Richards and the «BRT For NYC» Coalition hold a press conference to announce increased community support for bringing high - quality bus rapid transit to Queens, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and others call for instant runoff voting to be implemented in New York City elections, City Hall steps, Manhattan.