Sentences with phrase «community against an issue»

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The outspoken and often controversial Wilson said his vote against the two directors sends a signal to the financial community that Lululemon must address the board member issue if the company is to recover.

Take, for instance, Florida's gun laws: A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control nonprofit formerly known as the Legal Community Against Violence, issued a report this month about the astronomical economic cost of Florida's awful gun violence laws.

It is easy for Christians, for example, to get stuck on abstract issues, such as whether the believing community ought to be — in terms borrowed from H. Richard Niebuhr's Christ - and - culture typology — «above» the political order, «in tension» with it, «transforming» it, «of» it or «against» it.

The construction of our mosques is protested, our communities are profiled...» America's Muslim leaders have NOT issued a fatwa (official condemnation) of Osama bin - Laden as the Muslim leaders in Spain, etc. have and a USA Today poll shows that 5 % of American Muslims (120,000 people) feel that violence against the USA is justified.

For examples: the irreplaceable Buddha figure stood in the cave, in the Afghanistan for over 1000 years was blown up by their Muslim brothers, I didn't see Muslim community speak up against that as they have on this book burning and on the building issue.

This is a complex issue which we need not pursue here except for the criticism that free trade operates against community.

You point out a few issues with the Ox — he just turned 23 last month, and when you think about moments like his goal against Chelsea in the community shield, or his brace against Palace in 2014, you see he has huge potential.

Wenger has always insisted that his failure to win against his managerial rival was not a mental problem for him, and now that the Gunners have beaten Mourinho's Chelsea in the Community Shield, that is not so much of an issue anymore.

Her unique combination of skills from both the birthing community and the violence against women sector has spurred a high demand for her workshops aimed at informing other medical and allied health and social service professionals around the complex issue of trauma and the childbearing years.

Ms Smith said: «One of the issues, of course, as the Chief Constable made clear in Liverpool, is that we need people in local communities to be willing to firstly stand up against gun crime, but also to give information to the police [and] to be willing to come forward.

«I'm sure the fact that we've been seen to immerse ourselves in the community, actually talk to people, get alongside them on local issues, it helps an awful lot,» says Farron, when I ask how he has managed to protect his territory from the epic national swings against the Lib Dems.

«We equally advise the Diplomatic Community to be neutral on this issue as wrong comments against us will be seen as saboteurs.

«Christians are generally against a casino coming to this area and many congregations have discussed the issue because they are concerned at the damage that can be done to individual families and their local communities.»

We're happy to put Dr. Becker's record of proactive leadership on the issues in our communities that voters care about up against anyone else's.»

PM Margaret Thatcher distinguished between a free market, and the protection of borders (against terrorism), and commercial interests by invoking the European community as a family of parliamentary nations that should not undermine the national sovereignty issue.

«As a statutory matter, these issues are governed entirely by state law,» Best said in his testimony against the so - called Community Safety Act, which he said included bulky provisions that would threaten public safety by preventing cops from doing their jobs.

Last Friday, a coalition of Muslim leaders issued a joint statement calling on the Muslim community to mobilise against the BNP threat and get out and vote.

«We don't agree with him on numerous issues — especially his unseemly fulminating against an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero.

On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a cease and desist letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in which he threatened to take legal action against the agency if it does not stop its «reckless and unconstitutional practices» in immigrant communities.

But both LWR and LS cut a niche as bastions of African nationalism, which often even fired the imagination and awe of the Eko aborigines, especially when newspapers like Herbert Macaulay» sLagos Daily News, the town's first daily newspaper, fought community crusades, over land and water issues, against the British, to roaring cheer from the appreciative community.

Ivanka Trump, the president's oldest daughter and a convert to Judaism, issued a statement over Twitter calling for «religious tolerance» after a new wave of threats against Jewish community centers.

Cuomo issued a statement about the second threat made against the Brighton Jewish Community Center in less than a week, calling it a «despicable and cowardly act that will not be tolerated in New York.»

On each topic, they issued failing grades, with the exceptions of Sen Skelos getting an F - for not only being inactive on meaningful job creation for low - income communities but for actually fighting against efforts that might otherwise be helpful.

This upsetting event sheds light on a critical issue in The Bronx: the need for traffic and roadway designs that work with, not against our communities.»

But, Governor Ahmed in a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, said the allegations levelled against him by the people of Tsaragi, was a shocking, unfair and inappropriate representation of what transpired during a peace meeting he had with the people of the community.

Dromm also said that members of the LGBT community should team up with immigrant communities and support issues pertaining to immigrants such as the Park51 mosque to fight against hate and prejudice.

But there are plenty of other economic and social issues where he has voted against the best interests of our community.»

UPDATE: SRCC spokesman Scott Reif e-mailed a response, noting that Farley voted against using EPF money to keep state parks open — a big issue for the environmental community.

The board, which plays an advisory role on land use and community policy issues in the city, unanimously voted against the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability proposals with the exception of City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's office, which abstained from both votes.

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The researchers speculated that people facing stressful conflicts with others may respond violently to issues within their community, neglect private property, and be less inclined to take a stand against neighborhood decline.

The Power for Good campaign aims to bring the whole community together to combat these issues, empowering everyone to take a stand against bullying whether it's taking place in school, the community or online.»

These are classified in three groups, one Issues involving the global community are global warming, biodiversity and ecosystem losses, fisheries depletion, deforestation, water deficits, maritime safety and pollution, second Issues requiring a global commitments are massive step - up in the fight against poverty, peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism, Education for all, Global infectious diseases, digital divide, natural disaster prevention and mitigation and third Issues needing a global regulatory approach are reinventing taxation for the twenty - first century, biotechnology rules, global financial architecture, Illegal drugs, Trade, investment, and competition rules, Intellectual property rights, E-commerce rules, International labor and migration

Pick your reason to not partake: The total lack of research behind this assessment so there is no reliability or validity to it what so ever, they are using our kids to norm reference their assessment, for free, the subjectively set cut scores done by vote, not science, that have been set to intentionally fail 60 - 70 % of our students and their teachers which in turn allows for a whole other set of things to happen to schools and communities, the pending lawsuit against SBAC in Missouri where a judge issued a restraining order against the state from making payments, that we now also have to pay to them (where is that MOU?)

In short, by responding to actual student writing, comparing their responses to those made by a member of their professional community, weighing his commentary on computerized grading against their own evaluations, and responding to this issue from a professional standpoint, teacher candidates using this path are invited to frame teacher response to student writing in the context of the current professional issue of machine scoring.

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School District.

We will consider using ADR in all areas including workplace issues, formal and informal adjudication, issuance of regulations, enforcement and compliance, issuing and revoking licenses and permits, contract and grant award and administration, litigation brought by or against the Department, and other interactions with the public and the regulated community.

Ceva also has made a significant investment in the industry's top organizations that play a leading role in the fight against heartworm disease and other issues impacting the veterinarian community and companion animals.

The Women's Action Coalition was formed here in New York in 1992 and there was a lot of protesting in the art community against a range of issues — the downtown annex of the Guggenheim Museum, for instance, which had opened that year with very few women artists represented.

His works often call into question issues of police violence and authoritarianism exercised against youth and communities of color, as well as highlight vernacular language, architecture, and food culture associated with the urban lexicon.

This reading and meet - the - poet talk with one of the first Cuban women to celebrate blackness in poetry will be set against the backdrop of the Bronx Museum's Wild Noise / Ruido Salvaje exhibition, a survey of Cuban artists both on the island and abroad grappling with issues of identity, community, and the urban experience.

This does not seem to be a central critique of Joe and Stefan against our piece, but I outline this issue here because there is a falseness in the way the whole climate science community has posed the goal - setting and crank - turning debate.

The UK renewables community, notably featuring Richrad Branson and many other signatories, has issued a brief open letter to PM Cameron in rebuttal to 101 conservative Members of Parliament who argued against wind power.

At issue is the Christian university's community covenant that asks the students to refrain from «sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman,» a stipulation critics argue is discriminatory against LGBTQ individuals.

The issue of mistaken belief about an individual's age as it relates to sexual offences against minors has been readily debated, and not just amongst the legal community.

Finding prospective jurors who can keep an open mind both about issues at the innocence / guilty phase and at the sentence phases, jurors who can stand up against community prejudice.

The training emphasizes the importance of personal and community responsibility for social change around issues of violence against women.

Prior to law school Zara was a front - line community advocate for over a decade, working extensively on issues involving violence against women and children, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee issues, legal aid reform, custody and access advocacy, anti-poverty initiatives and specific coalition work with South Asian women.

This problem is exacerbated by the remote location of many reserves, and the access to justice issues faced by these communities (Male Partner Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Canada, 68).

In 2015 and 2016, he issued rulings against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) and in favor of CCSF.