Sentences with phrase «environment against the pressures»

Grueso has been widely perceived as one of the most inspiring leaders at the forefront of Latin America's «Black environmentalism» movement, one of the most exciting and important grassroots movements in recent times for championing human rights and the environment against the pressures of the global economy and military repression.

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A pressure cooker environment is also described in a lawsuit filed by the city of Los Angeles against Wells Fargo in 2015.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

Personally, I think Caroline Spelman has some very good ideas on housing (how to balance the demand for it against the pressures on the environment - and introduced a private members bill) and would be better back in that kind of job, and we need Eric Pickles to take over as Party Chairman anyway.

By the use of nanotubes, polymers can be made more resistant against temperatures, harsh chemicals, corrosive environments, extreme pressures and abrasion.

Armed with nothing but thrift store suits, the Yes Men impersonate big - time corporate evildoers in order to draw attention to their crimes against humanity and the environment, helping to raise awareness and build public pressure...

Armed with nothing but thrift store suits, the Yes Men impersonate big - time corporate evildoers in order to draw attention to their crimes against humanity and the environment, helping to raise awareness and build public pressure for change.

And unlike his Abstract Expressionist forebears, for whom the painterly mark was often an index of the individual artist creating against the pressures of the external world — a reassuring gesture against the anonymity of modern times — Bradford's self - articulation emerges through the found objects of his modern environment.

If the Pope wants to decrease pressure on the environment, he needs to halt their ludicrous stands against birth control, and accept that large families, starvation, and desperate pursuits of any material comforts go hand in hand.