Sentences with phrase «back local activist»

But he will have to campaign for the special Nov. 6 election without public funding, since he missed the one - week window to apply for matching funds, and without the support of the Bronx Democratic party, which will back local activist and union organizer, Andy King.

Not exact matches

The policy director of a Koch - backed activist group discusses his opposition to local governments giving tax breaks to Amazon.

Lynas's Malaysian plant is the largest one outside China, and while it could have started production as early as May of this year, safety concerns by local activist groups have set the launch back a number of times.

Just like many other community activists and local residents, he backed my candidacy.

However, many Labour MPs are under pressure from local left - wing activists to back Corbyn and vote against airstrikes.

According to the Telegraph, Tory activists are also angry at him urging his MPs to ignore the views of their local associations when deciding which side to back.

Back in June, if you asked longtime Democratic activist Waneta Acker what she thought about merging the Obama campaign with her party's local operations, she'd just strain her neck and tense up.

On Aug. 2 she was back, showing up to a meeting of local Harlem activists called by Councilwoman Inez Dickens to address a recent spate of shootings.

Back in February, we brought together activists, politicians, and business interests to discuss local climate action in the age of big fossil.

Max doesn't have much of a character arc, or many redeeming qualities for that matter, refusing to help a local activist (Melonie Diaz) until his back is up against the wall, despite having recently discovered these incredible powers.

This new FairTest report explains how and why state and local activists rolled back testing, such as high school exit exams and district - mandated tests.

But Janet Downs, an activist with the Local Schools Network, accused the Department for Education of trying to avoid bad publicity about academies by pushing the release back until after the release of its white paper on March 17.

Now Ritz, a former teacher and union activist, will get to back local control for the four IPS takeover schools as the Indianapolis mayor's office acts as an alternative to state intervention.

Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey - on his brand - new BMX bike - will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as «The Zebra»; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists.

that exposed plans for «local» anti-wind activists to ally with powerful special - interest groups backed by the Koch brothers.

Lovelock reiterated his support for fracking for shale gas, which has been strongly backed by David Cameron and the government but vigorously opposed by anti-fracking activists and local people at sites from Salford to Balcombe in West Sussex.

Apex's proactive approach to wildlife issues, and its early engagement with local residents going back many months, helped it win over local officials and environmental activists.

He is currently writing «a history of previous «buy local food» movements going back a few centuries, along with reasons why they all failed in the long run, and a critique of the main arguments of the new generation of food activists.».

Way back in 2006, Warren reported on a Flash video that was making the rounds called Greening the Desert, documenting how permaculture activist Geoff Lawton worked with the local population to turn 10 acres of arid, salty Jordanian desert into a lush productive garden.

Back in 2016, a local activist obtained two documents from the City of Seattle related to the smart meter technology.