Sentences with phrase «by grassroots»

One recent development is the creation of Web sites / organizations devoted to this issue, including one particularly prominent group established by a grassroots collection of targeted parents (parental alienation awareness organization).

Informed by grassroots activists and advocates, citizens and Elders in the community who know what recognition means to them — and what it must mean to Australia.

Bitcoin is an open source project run by a grassroots community.

«In the UK, Europe, United States and in Australia, action or inaction on climate change has not been driven by grassroots level activity,» he said.

After a long time of lobbying by grassroots groups (it was all the way back in 2008 that we saw the petition circulating to add the feature), we finally have a thorough set of directions for alternative transportation, rounding out the walk there and public transit features.

The #OurPowerPR Solidarity Brigade arrives in Puerto Rico with three new delegations and 45 people to support «Just Recovery and Rebuild» projects focused on food, labor and energy sovereignty led by grassroots groups in Puerto Rico.

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] The #OurPowerPR Solidarity Brigade launched by the Climate Justice Alliance, Organización Boricuá, UPROSE, Black Dirt Farm Collective, Greenpeace, The Leap and 25 other partner organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, arrive in Puerto Rico this month with three new delegations and 45 people to support «Just Recovery and Rebuild» projects focused on food, labor and energy sovereignty led by grassroots groups in Puerto Rico.

This petition is a first step in a growing campaign by grassroots climate action groups to pressure our political leaders to step up and do what is needed to address the climate crisis.

Part II presents select case studies of resilience - building strategies led by grassroots women's organizations.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

While millions of us were touched by the effects of coal pollution — from contaminated waterways in Appalachia, to kids struggling with asthma near coal - fired power plants, to hurricanes and droughts and wildfires made worse by climate disruption — thanks to the huge strides made by the grassroots movement that is moving America beyond coal, we have a fighting chance of turning the corner on all of these problems.

Consumer boycotts, led by grassroots organizations more than Big Green groups (who are mostly sellouts).

His art and activist practices are influenced by the grassroots movements of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, as well as the formal and conceptual strategies of post-minimalist artists.

The competitive fighting game scene has been fueled by grassroots events for decades and that won't change with the introduction of Street Fighter 5.

The vision is to develop a five - year plan for the mountain, driven by a grassroots effort to see the work through.

Felix is one of a small handful of dogs that are rescued annually by grassroots animal welfare groups and shipped to eager families in America.

2nd Overall at the Hankook Ultimate Track Car Challenge presented by Grassroots Motorsports (Nov. 09 Issue).

[27][28] It was also awarded the Editors» Choice Award by Grassroots Motorsports in 2003.

Khem appeared in the film, «The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman,» a documentary produced by the Grassroots Education Movement.

The team, which is sponsored by the grassroots education nonprofit Mother of Many, raised nearly...

Widely respected by grassroots community members and internationally renowned leaders, his charismatic and compelling voice is an inspiration.

Prodded by grassroots activists and what's left of teachers» unions, Democrats went all out to defeat DeVos.

The «walk - ins» were held before classes and were organized by a grassroots movement pushing for a 20 percent raise and more than $ 1 billion in new education funding.

Many of these efforts are spurred by grassroots activists, as well as a growing research base suggesting that suspensions — particularly for minor infractions — are a flawed discipline strategy.

Established in 1999 as a non-profit organization by a grassroots group of charter school operators, it provides advocacy, support, resources, and networking opportunities to new and existing charter schools, parents and students.

action plan, fueled by grassroots parent engagement in public charter schools across Georgia.

Coached by a grassroots local nonprofit called the Llano Grande Center, their work quickly won respect and cooperation from city officials.

My Boston Pulse poets Glodie and Ny» lasia, along with the rest of the troupe, have been asked to perform «Black Girl Magic» many times now, by both grassroots and larger organizations, including the Boston Education Social Justice Conference, Boston Public Schools, Converse, Citizen Schools, and Harvard and Yale universities.

Although awareness of dyslexia is steadily growing due to campaigns by grassroots movements like Decoding Dyslexia and national organizations like the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD), many educators are still unfamiliar with what dyslexia is and how to accommodate it in the classroom.

Founded by grassroots efforts in the southeastern part of High impact medical research journal.

I've also recently discovered rawnola (granola with unprocessed and raw ingredients) by Grassroots Juicery which contains both turmeric and coconut oil which are anti-inflammatory.

The lawsuit was filed by a grassroots group after the Veladero mine in northwestern Argentina spilled cyanide into the Jáchal watershed in September 2015.

«It needs to be addressed by grassroots efforts as well,» he says, explaining that by the time policy trickles down to the people to whom it applies, «it may be too late.»

Mr Bourne's openness to a grand coalition - what he calls an «unlikely alliance» - may not be shared by grassroots Welsh Tories.

Hoffman may in fact in the long run be to conservative for the district but his candidacy is truly being driven by the grassroots and volunteers and a sense of sending a message to the country.

«We are funded by grassroots supporters,» Carbo said, and «have had tremendous success in activating them.»

Eric Pickles is probably te only europhile in the conservative party that isn't universally loathed by the grassroots.

The Labour leader left the meeting and then headed into Parliament Square to address thousands of supporters, organised by the grassroots movement Momentum, in a move that infuriated MPs.

No great movements in the latest rankings of the shadow cabinet, as voted by the grassroots.

Nick Clegg faced a challenge to his authority when an e-petition was launched last night by grassroots Liberal Democrats urging him to resign «so the party may once again get a fair hearing».

They have now been joined by defence and schools - both of which are also prioritised by grassroots members.

It was a nonprofit project that was funded by grassroots donors.

Affirmative measures to increase the representation of women have been fought ever since they were first mooted by grassroots party activists.

But in the absence of polling, the tepid response by the grassroots surrounding Boyajian's campaign could perhaps be reflected in his placement in straw polls conducted after each candidate forum, where he continually ranked at the bottom of the pack.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino on Monday said he has no plans to return donations generated by a grassroots organization that used images of the D - Day invasion to raise money for his campaign.

But what makes Nixon even more purely populist than Sanders is that she combines these class - based positions with the outright appeals to ethnic, gender, and racial identity politics favored by grassroots Democratic Party activists.

I am excited by the grassroots base that has been created and hope that others across our area see what we have been able to accomplish and are inspired to speak up and offer an alternative in their local area, especially as local and county races heat up in 2013.

But judging by the lack of internal criticism of Clegg and co by their grassroots activists, the strategy has proved remarkably effective in preserving party unity.

She has been endorsed by grassroots groups in central New York, including local Indivisible chapters.

Speaking during a solidarity visit by the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) Worldwide, Governor Wike said: «It is obvious that Nigerians are yearning for the return of the PDP.