Sentences with phrase «civic activists»

Dozens of civic activists, religious leaders and elected Democratic officials rallied Wednesday in Mineola to criticize GOP County Executive candidate Jack Martins for a political mailer that contends his Democratic opponent, Laura Curran, «will roll out the welcome mat» for violent street gangs.

Claudia Borecky, a South Shore civic activist and former legislative aide to Denenberg, asked Venditto during a public comment period why he had been absent when the Finance Committee, controlled by majority Republicans, had voted earlier to approve the fee increases.

Trump's win was brought to my attention by Frank Morano, a radio host and civic activist who has sought to bring attention to New York's at - times absurd campaign laws.

For Liu's visit, civic activist Mohammad Rashid said he had arranged volunteers to clean the streets of Jackson Heights for free.

«I am proud to have the support of these local Democratic elected officials and civic activists from every corner of our community,» Miller said in a release.

It was a surprising decision, said Pauline Chu, a longtime Flushing civic activist.

Delegates will deploy in two - person teams to regional capitals across Ghana to meet with election administrators, parliamentary candidates, domestic observer groups, and political and civic activists in these localities.

Locals have looked forward to this outdoor nonprofit performing arts series every summer since 1938, when it was founded by civic activist and arts patron Rosalie Meyer Stern.

Buzz has been incredibly high for the controversial Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour, and it's certainly an interesting film, but I'd argue that this documentary about civic activist and reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz is equally important.

Bruce Fuller, a sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley, works on how schools and civic activists push to advance pluralistic communities.

Two days a week, we've traded in lessons about World War II for discussions about how to become local civic activists.

Gen. Colin Powell, children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman, entertainer and civic activist Harry Belafonte, President Barack Obama when he was an Illinois state senator, and 211 of the nation's top African - American scientists are all HistoryMakers, as are countless other known and unknown African - Americans who have told their personal stories.

Ms. Crowe has a stellar reputation as an artist, grant writer, college teacher, and civic activist for the visual arts.

One civic activist told Newsday that it was bad enough to be paying the highest fire taxes on Long Island, «but it only adds insult to injury to now learn that we are paying public pensions for private attorneys.»

While he's not exactly the new kid on the block of civic activists, as of November 22 he's raised zero dollars in his campaign finance account.

The rapid emergence of civil society organizations and civic activist groups was welcomed as indicative of the «liberation» process — gone are the days of the Qaddafi Foundation and its monopoly of civil society — and today Libya boasts a diverse civil society and civic activist space (See El Taraboulsi and Salah, 2013).

Fellow politicians, civic activists and various well - wishers crowded into the lounge at 20 - 30 Steinway St. to hear the nine - year Council veteran play the guitar, as well as the musical stylings of his father, former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.; his brother, lawyer and former City Council candidate Paul Vallone; his daughters; his nieces; and his mother Teena Vallone, who played saxophone.

Morano, a Staten Island based radio talk show host and civic activist, said he was was «reluctant» to get involved with a new political party «but the opportunity to reform New York's arcane and absurd election laws wasn't something I could pass up.»

The congresswoman, who was fresh from a trip to Iraq where she met with Prime Minister Nouri al - Maliki, had the support of about 60 people, from electeds to civic activists to old friends at the dinner.

But in November of 2017, Hikind suffered a setback when his son Yoni Hikind lost a bid to replace Greenfield to Kalman Yeyger, a civic activist.

Fellow politicians, civic activists and various well - wishers crowded into the lounge at 20 - 30 Steinway St. to hear the nine - year councilman play the guitar and drums, as well as the musical stylings of his father, former Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr. on the cow bell; his brothers Paul Vallone on tambourine and Perry Vallone on guitar; his daughter and his nieces, who sang; and his mother Tena Vallone, who played saxophone.

«We don't need a bridge to nowhere that will foul up Long Island Sound for generations,» Marcellino said during a news conference at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay as a bevy of environmental and civic activists and current and former GOP and Democratic elected officials surrounded him.

New York has burned through cash at a reckless rate for years, driven by pols, union leaders and civic activists - and, for that matter, Wall Street traders - who all assumed there would always be another deal to strike, another buck to grab in our frenzied addiction to more.

Consumer advocate and progressive liberal Ralph Nader said Thursday he will send a letter to a targeted group of 40 former university presidents, retired congressmen, progressive business leaders and civic activists and ask them to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.

A well known anchorage business man and civic activist.

They also empower frontline human rights defenders and civic activists to uphold fundamental rights and to advance democratic change.

Kenneth D. Rosen, CCIM, is a successful real estate investor, a condo conversion pioneer, a prominent member of the South Florida real estate industry, and a civic activist.