Sentences with phrase «dozen local activists»

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CITY HALL — More than a dozen of the city's most prominent politicians joined local activists on the steps of City Hall Thursday to protest a pending referendum to authorize nonpartisan elections this fall, saying the change would disenfranchise minority voters.

Pan: You know we have a total number — I think more than a dozen different environmental activists have been imprisoned in China over the past several years for challenging local officials who were polluting.

On Sunday, October 15, dozens of protesters from the Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB) and other local art and anti-gentrification activist groups converged on James Cohan Gallery's Chinatown location to object to what they are calling «racist art.»

Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested this afternoon in West Virginia along with NASA climatologist James Hansen, local activist Michael Brune of Rainforest Action Network, Goldman Prize winner Judy Bonds, 94 - year - old former U.S. Representative Ken Hechler and more than a dozen others.

In addition to these national actions, dozens of local and regional groups have formed, driven by the energy, optimism and determination of students and young activists.