Sentences with phrase «current grassroots movement»
Recent reports of secret meetings among industry reps and the Food and Drug Adminstration over GMO labeling piqued my interest, mostly because this critical aspect was missing: any effort to label GE foods at the federal level could bring the current grassroots movement to a grinding halt by preventing any stronger local laws from ever being enacted.
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Sanders, a veteran US legislator who energized a nationwide movement of media - savvy young voters in his presidential race, and Teachout, whose political experience includes serving as the internet organizing guru for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential bid — arguably the dawn of the current trend for social media to play a significant grassroots role in national political campaigns — operate largely from the same playbook.
Leaders of the march — current and former educators among them — say they're determined to build a grassroots movement that has staying power beyond the gathering this summer and «restores» a central role for educators, parents, and communities in policy decisions.
Art and Social Activism investigates art's relationship to activism, creating a live forum in which to discuss the visual arts in our current climate of grassroots action, demonstrations, and international protest movements — with the goal of promoting awareness, increased involvement, and change.