Sentences with phrase «building grassroots support»

While the political fight over universal vouchers raged in Nevada and Arizona, the federation quietly poured money into local pop - up groups with the mission of building grassroots support for the programs.

This means being as focused on building grassroots support for advancing reform as lobbying statehouses and launching new reform groups.

The fact that the AFT affiliate, like its counterparts in other districts, have the advantage of bodies on the ground — and in the case of race between Zimmer and Anderson, used it to their advantage — is another reminder that the school reform movement must do a better job of building grassroots support, especially among the 11.7 million single - parent families for whose children the failures of big - city districts such as L.A. Unified prove to weigh most - heavily.

Sen. Mark Grisanti hasn't given up hope that his «UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act» might get some legs in the Assembly prior to the end of this legislative session, and has launched an on - line petition in hopes of building grassroots support for the measure.

Zuma used pro-poor populist rhetoric to position himself as a leader who was in touch with the people to build grassroots support from the local party branches up to the provincial level.

That's why Ed Braunstein continues to build grassroots support throughout northeast Queens.»

«Step Up's Policy and Public Affairs Department (PAPA) had a significant year of growth when the former Family and Community Affairs Team was absorbed into PAPA, combining within one department the people who research and develop education policy with those who advocate for it, communicate about it, and build grassroots support for it.

These guidelines from GLMA are intended to help school library media specialists build grassroots support and influence decision - making at the local and district levels, as well as the state level.

Together with Eco-Accord, Speranskaya is now leading a program which builds grassroots support for the ratification and implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where mercury pollution from decommissioned industrial plants pose serious health hazards.

We also build grassroots support for public funding for legal aid via the Equal Justice Coalition.

Not exact matches

Trucking Moves America Forward aims to establish a long - term industry - wide movement to create a positive image for the industry, to ensure that policymakers and the public understand the importance of the trucking industry to the nation's economy, and to build the political and grassroots support necessary to strengthen and grow the industry in the future.

Kevin Burch is co-chair of Trucking Moves America Forward which describes itself as an «industry - wide movement to create a positive image for the industry, to ensure that policymakers and the public understand the importance of the trucking industry to the nation's economy, and to build the political and grassroots support necessary to strengthen and grow the industry in the future.»

The mission of Trucking Moves America Forward is to establish a long - term industry - wide movement to create a positive image for the industry, to ensure that policymakers and the public understand the importance of the trucking industry to the nation's economy, and to build the political and grassroots support necessary to strengthen and grow the industry in the future.

The Islamists contended in response that «Islam is the solution», and in the 1980s built up networks of grassroots support, becoming a political threat to governments in North Africa, Egypt and the Gulf.

The Regional Learning and Exchange Platfrom for Facilitating Change Processes towards Food Sovereignty (RLEP) is a three - year series of workshops that «deals with acquiring or deepening concepts... of participatory methods for facilitation, analysis and dialogue, values and skills to support grassroots initiatives and movement building in the frame of food sovereignty.»

David Cameron was forced to square up to the grassroots in June after his former education spokesman David Willetts said the Conservative party would not support the building of any new grammar schools.

We can expect new technologies and tactics to come from the grassroots and from the groups that are building the capacity to train and support them.

Grassroots support - building is easier to gauge, since it almost always comes down to list - building.

Move NY is a region - wide grassroots campaign that seeks to build support for a master transportation plan for the New York metropolitan area.

«Building on her local grassroots support and energy, it's clear that Juanita will run a competitive campaign based on creating jobs, investing in infrastructure and providing access to affordable healthcare...»

Jim Tedisco has got the big «mo as grassroots momentum continues to build with support from people who want to see the Assemblyman become the next New York State Senator for the 49th Senate District.

The small donor matching system, which provides $ 6 for every $ 1 raised by a candidate up to $ 175, allowed Ulrich to effectively compete against an incumbent by building a broad base of grassroots support, he said.

«We are very happy with the strong grassroots operation that we have built throughout the state and have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from everyday people in every corner of New York.»

This support is much more than just names, it represents real work on the ground as we build an energized grassroots movement.»

BASC has a strong presence in the North of England and I hope to be able to build on the grassroots support in the area.»

«In a Guardian interview, the Ukip leader said people would vote for the «real thing» on Europe and immigration rather than support David Cameron who is occupying «our turf» under the influence of the Tory strategist Lynton Crosby... But the Ukip leader has ambitions that go way beyond England's town halls as he said he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ashdown, who steadily built up the Lib Dem parliamentary presence after grassroots success in local elections.»

Lynn, though, has assiduously worked the grassroots for months to build support and win the endorsement of a slew of Pinellas County Democratic officials.

«We're building a strong grassroots network and seeing broad support throughout the district, from St. Petersburg to Seminole, Largo and the Beaches,» Brandes said in a statement.

Clinton's campaign said the leadership group will help build a «grassroots - driven volunteer team» to support her bid for the Democratic nomination in the New York presidential primary on April 19.

Spitzer added: «I respect Michael Treanor and the work he's done and the grassroots support that he's built up, but... there's going to be several other resorts applying for the same licences.

«We are proud of the strong campaign we continue to build, thanks to grassroots support from every corner of our city,» Thompson said in a statement.

«It's very based in community building, grassroots building and supporting people who will support the values I believe in.»

The ASBMB aims to develop and support sustainable hubs of regional science advocates throughout the U.S. Delegates become the regional link to ASBMB, building networks and mobilizing local grassroots efforts for national ASBMB advocacy campaigns.

The creation of high - quality, sustainable facilities in safe environments has been gradually building the foundations for a solid and promising future for our national game over the past 15 years, and with schools and students only set to continue to benefit, many may look to the future with optimism as long as this support for the grassroots continues.

Finally, advocacy involves partnering with national civic and policy leaders and grassroots organizations in communities to build a field committed to this new vision of education while also identifying policy barriers and opportunities to implementing a more comprehensive system of supports for children in communities across the country.

One of the reasons I want to start early is I want to build a grassroots campaign that gets its support from boots on the ground and eventually votes, but also money from people in the community.

For more than three decades, the Committee and the many citizens and institutions who support our cause have called for policies and grassroots action that build a path to a larger life for all Kentuckians.

Precedent setting, Colorado's District Sample Curriculum Project (DSCP) represents a grassroots effort to build the capacity of educators to support the whole - child, «all students, all standards» principles and intentions... more»

Our members lead the charge for change by building a movement of forward - thinking educators through grassroots organizing; identifying, training and supporting teacher leaders to take on key leadership positions in their schools, districts, states and unions; creating teacher - led policy recommendations on issues selected by local educators; and advocating for implementation of those ideas through teacher - driven campaigns.

Its mission is to advance awareness of public charter schools, communicate charter school needs to state and local officials, support legislation to strengthen public charter schools in Georgia and build partnerships, collaborations and grassroots support for charter schools.

More so, the sale of the Civic Type R crate engine builds upon Honda's long - term commitment to the support of grassroots racing.

With grassroots support and long - term commitment, the building of new reefs paves the way for restoration.

Greenpoint Open Studios is a grassroots organization that aims to provide a free and open platform for local arts that builds, sustains, and supports the thriving creative community in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Groups like Citizens Climate Lobby are working hard to build up grassroots support for this policy.

Entitled «The Big Picture: Help Obama Build Our Clean Energy Future,» the grassroots effort will employ online and off - line tactics to generate public comments and support for the numerous administrative findings, rules and regulations expected over the coming months and years.

Complimenting the grassroots struggles, it looks at how we can change the rules of the game to help us, while building the public support for campaigns against dirty industry and making sure their PR machines don't succeed in rebranding coal, gas and oil as part of the solution.

Created in 1970, they helped build the French ecological movement and helped found the world's largest grassroots environmental network, Friends of the Earth International, Friends of the Earth France forms a local network gathering 30 autonomous local groups that act according to their own priorities and support the national and international campaigns with a shared vision for social and environmental justice.

The Edelman strategy documents and work proposals outline a «grassroots advocacy» campaign plan to build support for TransCanada's Energy East pipeline as well as to undermine public opposition to oil and pipelines generally.

With a global movement more than 5 million strong and a grassroots network of trained Climate Reality Leader activists, we are spreading the truth about the climate crisis and building popular support for clean energy solutions.

In the longer term, Obama will need to work on building a broad base of public support and on grassroots political pressure to change our political systems (especially in Congress) so that we can pass meaningful, bipartisan legislation on climate change.