Sentences with phrase «citizen activists in»

Also, President Obama gave a shout - out to citizen activists in his announcement of the deal last night, both of the digital and analog varieties, who'd flooded Twitter at his requrest and crashed Congressional websites and the House switchboard this week:

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The show cast six supporting «citizen journalists» who reflect the broad swath of personalities on the right, with a gun - rights activist in the vein of bombastic NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, provocateurs in the vein of Milo Yiannopoulos, what Miller described as a «pseudo-intellectual with no real credentials,» and a stay - at - home livestreamer rambling without much of a point.

A recent survey on corporate reputation conducted by the Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA) showed that nearly 50 % of the companies who responded had been targeted by activist citizen groups, and now engage with these non-governmental organizations in order to help improve public perceptions.

«Another objection to moral relativism is called by Fred Feldman «The Reformer's Dilemma,» which describes the situation of an activist who sees a society in need of improvement and feels compelled to propose some alteration for its citizens.

Scott D. Lively first came to light as an anti-LGBT activist in the early 1990s in Oregon, when he was involved with the Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA) in a variety of capacities: executive director, finance coordinator, finance director, and communications director.

CSW»S chief executive Mervyn Thomas said Christians in Vietnam constantly have their right to freedom of religion violated and added that the work these activists have done have been paramount to defending the rights of citizens.

The legal scholar who is the founder of the New Citizens» Movement was detained in July 2013 after calling for the release of fellow activists who'd urged top officials to disclose their assets.

I'm not a homeless activist in our city, I'm just a rather ordinary citizen, but let me tell you, I'm disgusted and disappointed and more than a little angry.

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

In fact, it's usually more effective to print them out and hand - deliver them, particularly as part of a visit from a lobbyist or citizen activist.

We have to act together in any and all capacities that we can, whether as grassroots groups, community organizations, charities, unions, activists, universities and, most of all, as citizens, without asking for permission or waiting for public funding.

With the repatriation of all its citizens now impossible — particularly the most vocal opposition activists who left Rwanda in the post-1998 period and were thus unaffected (in theory) by the Clause's implementation — the Rwandan government shifted its approach to generously support a range of other initiatives and durable solutions in refugee - hosting states, for example the provision of passports to Rwandan refugees abroad from visiting delegations.

ALBANY — A Washington County citizen activist is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to try to void expansion of casino gambling approved in June.

Super PACs like those, as well as secretive nonprofit groups — both spurred by the 2010 Citizens United decision and other federal court rulings — allowed extremely wealthy activists to play in presidential and congressional politics like never before.

We were Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Black, White, Latinx, Asian, straight, gay, citizen, DREAMers, activists in the areas of housing, criminal justice, LGBTQI rights, immigration, education, racial justice, women's rights, and many other issues.

The Senate candidate is the vice chair of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), an organization formerly headed by left - wing activist David Brock and an approved funding group of the progressive Democracy Alliance.

Each answering questions about the need for citizens be involved in their community and what inspires these activists and political leaders to be civically engaged in their community.

If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions of peaceful dissent by the citizens but also on the legitimate work of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National Assembly and exposing human rights violations by the government.»

Firstly, mobilisation of citizens, primarily in the form of members and activists and in the form of voters and the «undecided.

Faso in the release described Move Forward New York as a «left - leaning organization of citizen activists.»

Comedian and citizen - activist Randy Credico, who recently qualified for New York's Democratic mayoral primary ballot, is looking to extend his candidacy beyond the hotly - contested September 10th Democratic primary by running in November as the nominee of the Tax Wall Street Party, a newly - organized political party -LSB-...]

In fact we recall how on August 20th 2015 a group of NDC activists engaged the media to communicate how they had been financially resourced by the leadership of the NDC, led by its General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia to ILLEGALLY recruit over 10,000 Togolese CITIZEN»S to register on the Ghana electoral roll in 201In fact we recall how on August 20th 2015 a group of NDC activists engaged the media to communicate how they had been financially resourced by the leadership of the NDC, led by its General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia to ILLEGALLY recruit over 10,000 Togolese CITIZEN»S to register on the Ghana electoral roll in 201in 2012.

Lopez cut his teeth as a community activist and began assembling an empire when he founded the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, a non-profit that provided services to seniors primarily in Bushwick, Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens.

Many present - day Green Party activists first became active in electoral politics within the Citizens Party.

«This is pure harassment by fossil fuel barons against a non-violent, peaceful citizen activist who is a leader in the fight to protect our water, air and land against degradation by these gas companies.

WAMC's Alan Chartock in Conversation with Ned Sullivan, President of Scenic Hudson, Daniel Mackay from the Preservation League of New York State, and citizen activist Ian Solomon.

Citizens, activists and others who are affected by the issues being investigated, including indigenous peoples, must be partners in setting research agendas and contributing their own knowledge.

To help citizens communicate in the thick of it, earlier this year saw the launch of Sukey, a website and app that allows activists to update the location of police during protests.

As a writer, activist, public speaker and global citizen, 14 - year old Hannah Alper has found power in using her voice to inspire, motivate and empower people of all ages to identify...

As a writer, activist, public speaker and global citizen, 14 - year old Hannah Alper has found power in using her voice to inspire, motivate and empower people of all ages to identify their passion and take action.

In the emotionally charged aftermath of school shootings, politicians, activists, news media, and ordinary citizens often cite statistics that can present a distorted view of how many of these incidents occur.

I hoped to walk away with an understanding of how to nurture an activist stance in young citizens, tools for instilling empathic tendencies, and how to transform an organization into a learning network.

Vermont: A citizen activist has filed suit in Washington County superior court demanding that a government contractor disclose how $ 85 million of public money was spent on developing information technology used in Vermont's health care system.

Educational activist Paulo Freire was exiled from Brazil from 1964 to 1979 for teaching his fellow citizens to read in ways that also made them more aware of their own disenfranchisement.

Mobilizing concerns about youth reading in order to spur activists and citizens to action has a long and complex history in the United States.

Other groups across Canada agree and class action suits have been launched by senior citizen and anti-poverty activists, as well as other groups in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, including a recent one by Derek Nepinak, a former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

> > > Should the citizens of Wood County and the State be concerned that animal > activists groups that have no legal authority were rallied from around the > country to shut down a WV small business that was in complete compliance with > state laws and agencies for over 45 years?

Encouraging private citizens to become effective armchair activists for the sake of their own pets and the animals in shelters, the book is an eye - opener about the problem of animal homelessness.

During the course of the installation, housing specialists, activists, and citizens invested in and affected by issues surrounding home ownership and the recent economic downturn set up temporary offices in the gallery.

Over more than 45 years of practice, Sirkin has consistently defended the free speech and constitutional rights of countless individuals and businesses, including adult entertainment establishments, museums, artists, activists, and ordinary citizens in all types of cases.

As part of CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, an exhibition organized by ABC No Rio (in exile), Occupy Museums organized a discussion between ABC No Rio, the Guerrilla Girls, Decolonize This Place and W.A.G.E. to discuss models of sustainable art activist practice and building a sustainable web of mutual support.

Geers is both an African and a European citizen, an artist and a shaman, an ecological activist and a libertarian, a poet and a painter working with words and in spirit, the destroyer of dualism and the creator of contradiction.

Exploring the first - person politics of being in New Orleans with a camera and microphone in the months following the storm, it recounts Hunt's engagement with community activists while researching the city's refusal to evacuate the Orleans Parish Prison... Between meditations on his own experience he cues testimonies — videos of a citizen, a neighbor, an organizer and others — each one drawn from the archive of material compiled during his visits.

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We are joining thousands of activist citizens who have opposed the removal of peaks in Appalachia for «dirty coal» mining.

In fact, it isn't a real organization at all, but a project launched barely three months ago, in January 2012, by 350.org, created by notorious anti-corporation activist Bill McKibben, and Citizens Engagement Lab, itself a creation of MoveOn.org, a George Soros - funded appendage of the Democratic PartIn fact, it isn't a real organization at all, but a project launched barely three months ago, in January 2012, by 350.org, created by notorious anti-corporation activist Bill McKibben, and Citizens Engagement Lab, itself a creation of MoveOn.org, a George Soros - funded appendage of the Democratic Partin January 2012, by 350.org, created by notorious anti-corporation activist Bill McKibben, and Citizens Engagement Lab, itself a creation of MoveOn.org, a George Soros - funded appendage of the Democratic Party.

Lois Gibbs on the implications of Love Canal, her experience as an environmental and public health activist, and how citizens must make their voices heard in order to protect their health.

This event will be in town hall format and citizen activists, policy makers, and delegate members of the U.S. People's Delegation will ask questions of elected officials.

The U.S. People's Delegation Town Hall will provide a venue for elected officials to come together with citizen activists and voters to discuss the road to true climate action and to discuss a vision for what localized implementation should look like in the United States.

The contribution of concerned citizens, activists, and writers from the North with regards to public policies in the South can be very beneficial and appreciated, but they must take into consideration the context, politics, and realities of the South, as well as the voice of the people living there.