Sentences with phrase «coalition building among»

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Experience building coalitions and developing consensus among partners with different but complementary objectives.

We will no doubt see more efforts to build coalitions across the Christian world as a way of harnessing the religious populism of the non-denominational world and asserting common ground among Christians.

Second, the basic building blocs of party coalitions are cultural groups, chief among them religious traditions, and continuity and change among these blocs is of lasting importance.

Nothing builds allegiances among a coalition like a common enemy.»

It also strengthens political parties in general, providing an intermediary between the state and the voters which can build pre-election coalitions which are important to developing a consensus among the people in support of a coherent set of policies.

A local coalition is trying to build support for proposed legislation in Albany that, among other things, eliminates cash bail for misdemeanors or low - level felonies.

Similar efforts are taking place nationwide, such as a coalition of African - Americans and Latinos stopping a sewage treatment plant from being built in their Northern Manhattan neighborhood, and a multicultural group in Boston helping local communities fight, among other things, a diesel power plant slated to be built next to an elementary school.

In 2005, SHRP began building a coalition between human rights groups, scientific societies, and academic associations working on domestic human rights issues in the United States in order to foster better communication among groups producing scientific data and those looking to use such data.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

The report, issued that morning at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Boards of Education, set an ambitious agenda for the state education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school officials.

The latest in the «Gears of War» franchise — built by Microsoft - owned The Coalition in Vancouver, B.C. — was among the first games to take advantage of Play Anywhere.

The coalition pushed efforts to build momentum for the Clean Power Ordinance among local policymakers, and the measure received support from 35 aldermen and Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

«[The coalition] you have built among the private sector, finance, civil society, research and other institutions can help to build a new world of collaboration and high standards.

IBEW, the Oswego Industrial Development Agency and the Building Trades unions formed the Upstate Jobs Coalition, built support among elected officials, and ran ads to put pressure on Gov. Cuomo.

Among the distinguishing features of this new community are that it will be powered entirely by solar electricity, all residential and commercial buildings will meet standards set by the Florida Green Building Coalition, and it will have more than 40 miles of greenways, allowing residents to walk or cycle to work.

Members of the coalition include the Milwaukee Area Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Urban League, Building Trades Organizations, Local BIDs, Young Professionals Associations, among others.