Sentences with phrase «champion of working people»

«He also has been a strong champion of working people and unions for many years as a Vermont senator.»

«You can not claim to say that you are a champion of working people, and not have the backs of renters,» added Councilmember Mark Treyger.

US President Donald Trump has marketed himself as a champion of working people.

That's why we're backing candidates who have proven themselves as champions of working people,» said Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ SEIU and a leader in the Working Families Party.

Not exact matches

The other problem with Trudeau and Morneau styling themselves as champions of the working class is that they may forget that they, and a large fraction of the people they know, are fabulously wealthy.

For years, I have watched and listened to all manner of business people that I work with or come across complain about China's underhand restrictions and rules that favour its own domestic champions in just about any industry — from traditional smokestack industries, to chemicals, machine tools, autos, technology, services, financial services — you name it.

«And in all of those churches, in all of those parishes, the CCCN - the Church Credit Champions Network - is doing great work helping people sort out their debt and their finances.»

A moderately gifted person who would have been a community treasure a thousand years ago has to give up, has to go into some other line of work, since modern communications put him or her into daily competition with nothing but world's champions....

Koch suggested gathering about 10 people to work on a new garden, with one as the designated champion of the project.

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Any Arsenal fan who has a friend or work colleague or just some person they come into contact with who is of the Tottenham supporting variety, will probably have had a tough day having to cope with a healthy smattering of Spurs smugness after our north London rivals produced a memorable result in beating the reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid.

The Trust for the Study of Adolescence is running free, government - funded «evaluation champions» training courses across the UK, for anyone working with children, young people or families, in the voluntary or statutory sectors.

Melita's experience working with people with mental illness and the links with early life experience, health inequalities and the intergenerational transmission of poor mental health, inspires a passion for championing the importance of perinatal and infant mental health.

Senator Gillibrand has proven time and time again to be a true champion for the cause of working people.

Jack Ahern, President of the New York City Central Labor Council said, «Congressman Rangel has been a fierce champion for all working people his entire life, and we need him and his leadership now more than ever to fight for our fair share and rights in Washington.

After all, you can't be a «champion of affordable housing» when you worked for a company that evicts poor and middle class tenants from their homes and discriminates people based on color.

We will continue to lead the nation in championing the rights of workers and ensuring the promise of hope and opportunity is afforded to all working people across the Empire State.

He said: «The job of the mayor is simple - to get people to work on time, to ensure people feel safe on the streets, to help people find a place to call home, to celebrate our diversity and to champion our success».

«Now more than ever, we need progressive champions like Hakeem Jeffries who will stand up for working class, middle class and poor people,» Dan Cantor, the executive director of the party, announced in a statement.

Drew Endy (right) was named one of Esquire's 75 most influential people of the 21st century and one of President Barack Obama's 2013 Champions of Change for his work redesigning genomes and developing genetically encoded computers.

In the wake of the #OscarsSoWhite outcry, she started her #MovementMondays campaign to champion the work of people of color in the arts.

It brings out the saga's central conflict — despotic President Snow versus champion of the people Katniss Everdeen — and shows how resourceful people can work within the system to bring it down.

The PTA has worked to advance social changes that improved the lives of young people, including championing the creation of child labor laws, reorganizing the juvenile justice system, and improving a variety of children's services.

Our plans for implementing the proposed initiative will include the following activities: (1) continuing to build their evidence base to understand for whom their intervention works best and least, and in what contexts; (2) refining their program model with a sharp focus on producing the materials that will be needed to achieve successful replication at scale; (3) solidifying the commitment of the selected scaling champions (i.e., the person who will drive the continuing development of the intervention and its implementation at scale); and (4) building the infrastructure necessary to support effective scaling, including the development of a business plan and training support structure, along with the successful navigation of intellectual property issues.

The Catering Mark Awards focused on the hard work and innovation of the individuals who are championing the Catering Mark every day, showing the personal achievement of people working to improve food in their school, hospital or workplace.

Nasen provides a strong role of advocacy for the sector and champions the requirements of those working to support and meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).

The event, held at the Rubin Museum in Manhattan, honored five people who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to enacting positive change in education: Tanell Pendleton, an English teacher who has worked at Bronx Haven High School for eight years, and Michael Wolach, founding teacher and instructional coach at Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, both of whom have worked with Eskolta on multi-year projects on topics ranging from developing students» academic mindsets to implementing outcomes - based grading; Cristal Cruz, a graduate of Brooklyn Frontiers High School, who, after facing significant challenges during school, graduated as salutatorian, enrolled in college, and is now working at Good Shepherd Service to support students in the same way she was supported; and Jeff and Tricia Raikes, co-founders of the Raikes Foundation and part of the founding team of Microsoft, who have become champions of school improvement by establishing national initiatives such as the Mindset Scholars Network and the Student Agency Improvement Community.

Questions and considerations for finding the right people to champion the work of personalizing learning

About the Institute for Educational Leadership For a half - century, the Institute for Educational Leadership has championed the need for leaders at all levels to shake off their institutional constraints and work across boundaries to address the needs of young people and their families.

For a half - century, the Institute for Educational Leadership has championed the need for leaders at all levels to shake off their institutional constraints and work across boundaries to address the needs of young people and their families.

Since then, PASCAL has become IBPA and built a strong reputation as a champion of independent publishers regardless of whether the publisher publishes another person's work, or just her own.

Writing this Letter from the Editor has me reflecting on the rewarding experience it has been so far, from working with the wonderful writers of «TulsaPets» and meeting selfless people who champion for animal causes (especially the homeless pet population), to learning about some amazing local animals.

Fortunately, these undervalued artists are finding champions in people half their age — curators and dealers who learned about their work in school and can now give them the kind of prominence they never enjoyed.

Brilliant Champions is proud to present DRIFT, a two person show featuring the works of Brooklyn based painter Dan Perkins and San Francisco based artist Joe Ferriso.

2008 Heralded as the new black, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK Heralded as the new black, South London Gallery, London, UK Something Vague, St Gallen Kunstverein, Switzerland, CH Something Vague, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE How I learnt to use my senses, how I learnt to think and how I learnt to feel, Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP Championed by Rigour, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, US And it came to life, Marz Galleria, Lisbon, PT Basquiat, STORE Gallery, London, UK 2007 GHOSTWRITER SUBTEXT (TOWARDS A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PLAUSIBLE INTERROBANG), Taro Nasu Gallery, Tokyo, JP More than the weight of your shadow, DAIWA Press Viewing Room, Hiroshima, JP Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US Short cut through the trees, MUMOK, Vienna, AT The Last Work, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam NL Of Any Actual Person, Living or Dead (with Aurélien Froment), STORE, London, UK 2006 Ryan Gander, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, IT Ghostwriter Subtext, Premier Container, Art Basel Premier with STORE, Miami, US Didactease, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, USCinema Verso, Whitechapel East Wing, London, UK Spencer, forget about good, Art Basel Unlimited with Annet Gelink Gallery, Basel, CH The title taken from reading that book (with George Henry Longly), Elisabeth Kauffman, Zurich, CH Is This Guilt In You Too --(The study of a car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, of your shadow, DAIWA Press Viewing Room, Hiroshima, JP Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US Short cut through the trees, MUMOK, Vienna, AT The Last Work, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam NL Of Any Actual Person, Living or Dead (with Aurélien Froment), STORE, London, UK 2006 Ryan Gander, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, IT Ghostwriter Subtext, Premier Container, Art Basel Premier with STORE, Miami, US Didactease, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, USCinema Verso, Whitechapel East Wing, London, UK Spencer, forget about good, Art Basel Unlimited with Annet Gelink Gallery, Basel, CH The title taken from reading that book (with George Henry Longly), Elisabeth Kauffman, Zurich, CH Is This Guilt In You Too --(The study of a car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, Of Any Actual Person, Living or Dead (with Aurélien Froment), STORE, London, UK 2006 Ryan Gander, Massimo De Carlo, Milan, IT Ghostwriter Subtext, Premier Container, Art Basel Premier with STORE, Miami, US Didactease, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, USCinema Verso, Whitechapel East Wing, London, UK Spencer, forget about good, Art Basel Unlimited with Annet Gelink Gallery, Basel, CH The title taken from reading that book (with George Henry Longly), Elisabeth Kauffman, Zurich, CH Is This Guilt In You Too --(The study of a car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, of a car in a field), MUMOK, Vienna, AT Your clumsiness is the next man's stealth, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Nine Projects for the Pavilion de l'Esprit Nouveau, MAMbo, GAM, Bologna, IT

Often the spotlight is on the Crown, but it is the work done by defence attorneys behind the scenes that really champions the rights of the people.

Key Highlights: • Championed the work order process by creating standardized forms and spreadsheets, which eliminated duplicate requests and provide immediate access of work order status to all persons involved.

«When health professionals show up for work with Indigenous people, they are championing the human rights of Indigenous people,» she said.

Alex, who is also one of the Hunter Institute's LGBTI Champions, said: «The rates of mental illness, suicide attempts and self harm for LGBTI people are consistently higher than much of the general Australian population which shows that while much has been done in improving the mental health and welling being of the LGBTI people ongoing work in this area is vital.