Sentences with phrase «brought by activist»

May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and several board members will step down to settle a suit brought by activist shareholders who had opposed a $ 6.1 billion deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings.

We intervene to defend the government in cases brought by activists to challenge pro-business or deregulatory actions.

The Litigation Center, again representing the U.S. Chamber, also intervenes to defend the interests of free enterprise in cases brought by activists or the plaintiffs» bar to subvert governmental actions that advance economic growth and job creation.

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Motivated by a regard for justice and human rights, these activists are «bring [ing] out the hidden tension that is already alive.»

She and fellow board members at Hewlett - Packard found the case made by one activist, the late Ralph Whitworth, so compelling that he was brought on and eventually became Board Chairman.

Activist Glenn Welling, and his Engaged Capital LLC reached a deal in September to take control of the 11 - person Hain board by bringing in six dissident directors.

The proposed «Bring Business to Texas and Fairness in Disclosure Act» (the «Texas Act») is purportedly intended to «foster and promote the immediate and full disclosure of the individual ownership of persons who are activist investors» and «prohibit discrimination by a proxy advisory firm.»

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

The more prophetic forms of Christianity that press toward human rights and social justice are precisely those most under attack by non-Christian militants at local levels, and many activists want to bring judgment against these religions.

Christian activist imprisoned by North Korea speaks out as Jimmy Carter brings home friend Aijalon Gomes.

The charity says several cases have been brought to light in recent months in which family members of church leaders and activists are singled out for harassment and discrimination by the authorities.

I may be a bit ahead of the blog posters, but in the news yesterday there was an article of a b.i.l.l.b.o.a.r.d that was put up just outside of Parisberg Pennsylvania, promoted by Er.nest P.e.r.c.e, an ex-minister that read: S.L.A.V.E.S, OBEY YOUR MASTER Colossians 3:22 This lesson brought to you by: THE YEAR OF THE BIBLE and the House of Representatives paid for by Americanatheists.org and PANonbelieving.org and was torn down by some Civil Rights Activists, because the message also displayed a picture of a N.e.g.r.o s.l.a.v.e in bondage.

FEMEN activist chose to highlight Julia Kovpachik the likely increase in sex tourism that the Euro 2012 tournament will bring to the Ukraine by attacking the Euro 2012 trophy.

Inspired by similar events organized by a growing group of unlikely activists nationwide, the protest brought about 200 women to ABC's headquarters Monday.

Will the new business bring in enough revenue to make up for the liberal activists who are now feeling outright betrayed by Change?

Inspired by Saturday's address by Pope Francis at the third World Meeting of Popular Movements — a meeting hosted by the Vatican that brought together delegates representing the poor, unemployed and others struggling at the margins of society — longtime antiwar activist and former gubernatorial candidate Brian P. Moore of Florida yesterday endorsed Rocky De La Fuente's longshot bid for the presidency.

The American mink was brought over to the UK for the fur trade and has been breeding in the wild since the 1950s due to escapes from fur farms and in some cases releases by activists.

Moody was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] and brought up in Burford, Oxfordshire, by parents who were Conservative Party activists.

Trump's win was brought to my attention by Frank Morano, a radio host and civic activist who has sought to bring attention to New York's at - times absurd campaign laws.

A state appellate court panel has upheld a lower court's decision to toss a lawsuit brought by conservative activist Robert Schulz that attempted to shape the makeup of a state constitutional convention — if the people of New York ever decide to hold another one, that is.

Sponsored by UNISON, our Regional Women's Conference will bring together Labour women, politicians, stakeholders and activists from across the region.

This heinous resolution and their supporters on the NYC Council brought to the floor, a foaming at the mouth barrage of delusions that can be characterized as a putrid insult to truth, self validated by vomitus accolades calling Lopez - Rivera a «decorated Viet - Nam war veteran and community activist».

Cuomo too has been under pressure to reunify the two warring sides from activists from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party who feel he has emboldened the Senate GOP by not doing enough to bring intraparty peace in the chamber.

To support the California Teachers Union in its fight to preserve due process and seniority rights in a lawsuit brought against it by an organization funded by a billionaire conservative activist;

Last month, the calls of activists and researchers who have lobbied the Clinton administration to support needle exchanges were repeated by a panel of eminent scientists brought together by the US National Academy of Sciences.

Leslie brings home the cost of such projects by following an engineer, a bureaucrat, and, most powerfully, activist Medha Patkar, who has threatened to drown herself in the rising waters behind India's giant Narmada dam.

By bringing in perspectives from the media, activists, historians and the refugees themselves, Belzberg presents a view of modern challenges in combating genocide that, while not entirely thorough, is a sobering reminder of the difficulty of those efforts.

Actors such as Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, and Emma Watson further expressed their support for the victims of abuse by choosing to bring various gender and racial justice activists as their dates, including Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement, and Ai - jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

As a gay man living under Thatcher's rule, he knows what it's like to be persecuted by this government and Pride begins as Mark seeks to bring together those in his gay activist group to lend a hand to the miners» cause.

Bergman's tortured husband (Max von Sydow) is apolitical, thrown into a spiritual chasm by Chinese nukes, while Schrader's is a radical environmental activist (Philip Ettinger) who can't bring a child into a doomed world.

With all its buzz about being a «feminist film» and the ridiculous drama brought about by a wannabe men's activist espousing the film's brain - washing agenda, sounds like some of those music - loving Pitch Perfect fans may just mosy over to Mad Max next weekend for another dose of kick - ass women.

The conferences were organized by DEEEP, CIVICUS and GCAP, being part of the Civil Society Week (November 8th to 15th), which brought together over 200 activists from around the world (see list here).

The day - long meeting, sponsored by Harvard's Reimagining Integration program, the National Coalition on School Diversity, and The Century Foundation (where I work), brought together 50 scholars, civil - rights activists, and educators to plot out new strategies for school diversity in the age of Trump.

The case, brought forward two years ago by Silicon Valley entrepreneur and education activist Dave Welsh, challenged the court to weigh teacher job protections against a student's constitutional right to equal access to a quality education.

School finance reform, the remedy sought by urban districts and activists in the post-Milliken era, has made less difference than one would have hoped and has done little to bring most urban schools up to par with suburban ones.

Bain et al v. CTA et al, a lawsuit brought by StudentsFirst, a Sacramento - based activist outfit founded by Michelle Rhee, was filed on behalf of four public school teachers in federal court in California.

This is all a result of a change in strategic direction the company went through in 2013 brought about by activists Bandera Partners and Lane Five Capital Management, owners of respectively 18 % and 7 % of the outstanding shares.

The message was extremely well - received by the environmental activists we spoke with, and quite a few people expressed gratitude that the issue was being brought up in this context.

By bringing this to the attention of authorities and working collaboratively, activists can reduce the supply of dogs and cats reaching slaughterhouses, reduce the industry's profitability, and make transport far more risky for the traders.

GISH, or more formally The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen, started in 2010, by Actor and Activist Misha Collins, with the goal of bringing people together across the globe for a common good.

At least 1 lawsuit brought by store owners against activists has failed, not including the judge's dismissal of charges in San Diego brought by multiple stores - owner David Salinas against activists, non-profits and individual city council members.

Presented by FOR - SITE Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei brought his works to Alcatraz Island from fall 2014 to spring 2015.

Presented by the FOR - SITE Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei brings his works to Alcatraz Island until spring of 2015.

The inclusion of the Chicago - based collective Public Collectors mixed - media installation on the life of audio recording enthusiast and activist Malachi Ritscher seems an unusual choice that brings up questions of activism and suicide, as Ritscher notoriously killed himself by setting himself on fire in public in 2002.

Manuel de Falla / Stokely Carmichael brings together the score of a 1904 opera — La vida breve (Life is short) by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, which tells of a love affair doomed by social mores and class differences — and a 1967 speech delivered in Seattle by Stokely Carmichael, in which the civil rights activist and Black Panther Party member argued that African Americans should not serve in the Vietnam War.

Librettos brings together the score of a tragic love story, the opera La Vida Breve (c. 1904) by Spanish composer Manuel de Falla, and a fiery 1964 speech by the civil rights activist and Black Panther Party member Stokely Carmichael.

Curated by writer, Erick Lyle, and artists, Chris Johanson and Kal Spelletich, Streetopia will bring neighborhood residents together with at least 132 artists, performers, writers, filmmakers, activists, thinkers, and public policy makers in venues in the heart of the city, to address the show's themes of Utopian aspiration for the city.

Highlights of recent Broad MSU exhibitions include: Trevor Paglen: The Genres; the final installment of the exhibition series The Genres: Portraiture, Still, Life, Landscape, featuring works by social scientist, researcher, and writer Trevor Paglen; Moving Time: Video Art at 50, 1965 - 2015, one of the final exhibitions conceived by Founding Director Michael Rush exploring the development of video art from its earliest presentation, currently on view at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing; Material Effects, which brought together six leading artists from West Africa and the diaspora whose work examines the circulation and currency of objects and materials; and The Artist as Activist: Tayeba Begum Lipi and Mahbubur Rahman, the first major museum exhibition to bring together a comprehensive body of work by two of Bangladeshi's foremost contemporary artists.

Artists: Carmen Argote, Elaine Byrne, Nick Cave, Sky Cubacub, Frau Fiber, friends of light, Abigail Glaum - Lathbury, Ruby Hoette, Project KOVR, Fawn Krieger, Jennifer Moon, Marloes ten Bhömer, Marisa Williamson, Andrea Zittel Omega Workshop brings together projects by artists, designers, and activists rethinking the language of clothing to effect social, political, and environmental change.

For the artist, this concept of Love Forever stood for civil rights, sexual liberation and the antiwar movement, brought to the cultural mainstream by activist groups of the 1960s.