Sentences with phrase «by activists of»

Moynihan's report was not only condemned by the activists of his day; his findings were totally ignored by those who designed public policies at the time.

The National Democratic Congress says it has had enough of attacks allegedly being perpetuated by activists of the New Patriotic...

A further 8 priests who travelled to the local police station on Friday were set upon by the activists of Bajrang Dal, while their car was set ablaze before them.

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It's a technology conceived by the mysterious creator of bitcoin — the digital currency championed by a motley crew of privacy - obsessed libertarians, social activists, and some criminals.

And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or activists like Emily, who's active in social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.

However this consideration is not within the scope of Port Metro Vancouver's regulatory mandate, nor should it be unduly influenced by local activists motivated by the maxim to think globally and act locally.

MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

Xerox said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit by activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

He is an activist investor and has been able to influence a number of companies by getting board members appointed.

Although Ottawa and industry associations continue supporting it, a consortium of activist groups called the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability has begun campaigning for an ombudsman reminiscent of that proposed by Mackay years earlier.

Rise, the lead backer, was cofounded by Bill McGlashan, managing partner of TPG Growth, along with Bono, frontman of U2 and well - known social activist, and Jeff Skoll, an early eBay (ebay) exec, philanthropist, and film producer.

By now, the business community is used to accusations of its alleged black arts from environmentalists, left - wing politicians and assorted other activists.

Forty - four major law firms and 55 corporate legal departments are teaming up to boost diversity in the legal profession by drawing on two inspirational figures: the late Dan Rooney, beloved owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Arabella Mansfield, a 19th century women's rights activist who became the first American woman admitted into the legal profession in 1869.

By guaranteeing such a high level of anonymity, Tor lends itself well to information freedom activists, libertarians, and those who simply want to take their Internet safety to the extreme.

The board, too, has been restructured, with nearly half the members having been appointed by KKR, Pessina, or activist investor JANA Partners, which ended up with two seats and the right to veto a third after buying just 1 % of the company.

Police used water hoses in below - freezing temperatures to keep about 400 protesters at bay, a move criticized by activist groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and elected officials concerned about freedom of expression and the escalation of violence.

The sometimes - activist hedge fund, founded by billionaire Barry Rosenstein, also said it owns about 593,000 shares of Sprouts, which earlier this year held preliminary talks to be taken private by Cerberus Capital Management and merged with its Albertsons Cos. brand, people familiar with the matter said at the time.

The video includes a cover of «Pure Imagination» from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory sung by animal rights activist and musician Fiona Apple.

In terms of other technical IT platforms, an FSB cyber operative flagged up the «Telegram» enciphered commercial system as having been of especial concern and therefore heavily targeted by the FSB, not least because it was used frequently by Russian internal political activists and oppositionists.

Earlier, about 100 conservative South Korean lawmakers and activists staged a sit - in near the border with North Korea, facing off against about 2,500 South Korean police to protest against the arrival of a northern delegation led by an official accused of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

The concern comes in the wake of complaints by environmental activists and trade unions that this deal and others will erode standards for food, work and industry.

Whole Foods hired the advisory firm Evercore Partners earlier this year to defend itself from pressure by activist shareholder Jana Partners, which announced in April it had amassed an 8.3 percent stake and pushed for changes to the Whole Foods board of directors.

Allegations of sexual abuse have ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial «sex pests» on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

The Liberal leader, who owes her thumping electoral victory in large part to fear of public - sector job cuts promised by the opposition Progressive Conservatives, has promised to govern from the «activist centre.»

Consider: the arsenal of effective (and less risky) HIV medicines has ballooned, the stigma associated with the disease has declined (although, as activists note, much work remains to be done on that front), and awareness campaigns centered on HIV / AIDS have gone from what was a fringe movement just 30 years ago to a cause championed by top public figures and companies around the world.

Those profits, which often draw the ire of activists, are dwarfed by the taxes, for which seldom is heard a discouraging word.

Costs are both financial, including listing fees and the expenses associated with mandatory disclosures and other regulatory requirements, and less tangible, such as the perceived burden of quarterly earnings releases, the risk of being targeted by activist investors, and higher visibility that can result in political or competitive pressure.

The attacks, which took place this year and have not been previously reported, jeopardized the communications of activists, journalists and other people in sensitive positions in Iran, where Telegram is used by some 20 million people, said independent cyber researcher Collin Anderson and Amnesty International technologist Claudio Guarnieri, who have been studying Iranian hacking groups for three years.

Iraq's liberation from Saddam Hussein and his criminal underlings by the coalition of the willing last year has breathed life into many Labor activists — including Federal Labor leader Mark Latham — who are afflicted by anti-Americanism and / or pacifist inclinations.

BEIJING (AP)-- U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, who oversaw the handling of potential crises over the flights to U.S. diplomatic missions by a persecuted legal activist and a high - profile police chief, said Wednesday he will step down early next year.

Congressional reform efforts, supported by a coalition of environmental activists and free - market advocates, have largely been thwarted by waterfront real estate interests.

Last month, Dimon prevailed at the bank's annual meeting when only 32 percent of shareholders voted in favor of a proposal — backed by activist groups after the «London Whale» trading losses — to strip him of the chairmanship.

When asked about the campaign by a journalist, one of the unnamed activists remarked the «campaign is not meant to harm the gay people who live in the nine cities» [in unprotected states] that are bidding for Amazon's foothold.

«Most cases are not even investigated and go unpunished,» because of indifference by authorities and residents, Teresa Carmona, an anti-crime activist, told USA Today.

The move is part of a renewed national groundswell of action to prevent further gun violence, inspired by the student activists who survived a recent school shooting in Florida

This is exactly the opportunity the activists are availing themselves of by contacting blocks of shareholders to exchange views on underperforming companies and collaborating on remedies.

She wanted to acknowledge activists like Diane Nash, who co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and Annie Lee Cooper (played by Oprah Winfrey), who has been called the «Rosa Parks» of Selma's push for voting rights.

Medical relief groups said dozens of civilians were killed, and one video circulated by activists showed the bodies of around a dozen men, women and children lifeless on the floor, some of them with foam at the mouth.

After months of rejection, the barge eventually returned with its trash to New York, where it was festooned with an enormous banner, drawn up by Greenpeace activists, that read, «Next Time Try Recycling.»

Chipotle as part of the announcement also said that it would give its chickens more space (6 pounds per square foot), provide them with improved lighting and litter in their housing, and change how its chickens are slaughtered to a practice pushed for by animal welfare activists.

Pandora has been urged to explore a sale by Corvex Management LP, a hedge fund run by Keith Meister, a protégé of activist investor Carl Icahn, after it disclosed a 9.9 percent stake in Pandora in May.

And while Yahoo's $ 1.1 billion acquisition of Karp's startup has recently come under fire by activist investor Starboard Value, Karp, for his part, considers it an honor to work alongside Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer.

Valeant, backed by activist investor Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Investment holds some 10 per cent of Allergan stock, originally announced its takeover bid back in April and has since boosted it twice to some US$ 53 billion.

Tenet Healthcare, under pressure from an activist investor, said on Tuesday it would explore a sale of its Conifer unit, and increase the size of its plan to cut costs by $ 100 million by the end of 2018.

«I think it's a concerted effort that there is too much money to be made here and (they're) not going to be deterred by the structural or cultural defences (anymore),» said Chris Young, who works with companies on the receiving end of activist campaigns at Credit Suisse in New York.

As if Nooyi wasn't facing enough pressure, she soon had to contend with a major activist investor: Nelson Peltz, who took a stake in the company and began agitating for PepsiCo to undo its merger of Pepsi and Frito - Lay, just as Kraft (KRFT) had spun off Mondelez after a similar campaign by Peltz.

While the companies chalked it up to «shifting priorities,» the announcement comes on the heels of widespread urgings by animal activists.

The series was produced by Jeff Skoll (of eBay fame) and his activist company Participant Media, And it serves to underscore once again the «you - are - there» power of VR — as opposed to the two - dimensional flat - screen experience of a film like An Inconvenient Truth — when it comes to getting out the message of urgency about climate change.

Unlike the activist firms run by Bill Ackman or Dan Loeb, the fund Paul Singer founded has raised an army of activists who can influence corporate fiefdoms everywhere.

While Krasner has been criticized by some for his lack of insider experience, he gained a rabid following in Philadelphia among the city's activists, liberals, and leftists.