Sentences with phrase «faith leaders across»

Jamilah spent four years building strong relationships with faith leaders across the state, and led them to action on local and state - level issues related to school choice, teacher quality, and school funding.

A group of more than 700 faith leaders across New York who support same - sex marriage are speaking out in response to the criticism of the language in the Governor's same - sex marriage bill.

Not exact matches

While personal relationships could form across confessional lines» families hired servants from other communities, for example» and while some religious leaders encouraged respect and compassion for members of other faiths, the relationship among Christians, Muslims, and Jews was hardly a model of cooperation.

The transition comes in the midst of a time of reinvention for InterVarsity, as campuses across the country begin to challenge the faith groups» belief requirements for leaders.

It was not that long ago faith leaders and millions of activists organized across the globe to press President George W. Bush to respond to the AIDS pandemic and fund solutions to end extreme global poverty.

Faith - based organizations across the nation fought back and notable leaders in the nonprofit world — including...

Religious leaders from across the spectrum have criticized the city's decision not to include clergy or any formal prayer, saying faith played an important role in the recovery from the tragedy.

CNN: Faith leaders sound off on role of church in public education Dozens of faith leaders from across the country recently gathered to attend The Stand Up Education Policy Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, to talk education reFaith leaders sound off on role of church in public education Dozens of faith leaders from across the country recently gathered to attend The Stand Up Education Policy Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, to talk education refaith leaders from across the country recently gathered to attend The Stand Up Education Policy Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, to talk education reform.

A spokesman for Mark - Viverito said, «The speaker holds the same position on Oscar Lopez Rivera as numerous members of Congress and elected officials all over the country, community activists and faith leaders from across the spectrum.»

At 1 p.m., Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, a coalition of faith leaders, elected officials and advocates for the homeless will deliver 25,000 letters from people across New York demanding Cuomo keep his promise to fund thousands of units of supportive housing for the homeless, 3rd floor, stat Capitol, Albany.

In the meantime we will be working with legislative leaders — Democrats and Republicans — and continuing to do what we've been doing all along, and that is working with our community and our allies across New York, including those from communities of faith and organized labor, to earn the votes we need to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor of the Senate for passage.»

Lucy McBath (left, center), the Faith and Outreach Leader for Everytown for Gun Safety, and actress Julianne Moore join hundreds of volunteers and gun violence survivors and their families, as they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge June 3 to honor «National Gun Violence Awareness Day.»

As faith and community leaders across the nation speak out during the third annual weekend event, First Lady McCray will address a mosque in the Bronx, a synagogue in Manhattan, and two prominent churches in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

On National Homeless Persons» Memorial Day, a coalition of faith leaders, advocates and housing providers gathered at the State Capitol in Albany to demand the Governor keep his promise to fund thousands of units of supportive housing for the homeless in communities across New York State.

Following the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, Public Advocate Tisch James is inviting faith leaders from across New York City to join her in a discussion about safety in local houses of worship.

May 14, 2018 • Faith leaders are renewing Martin Luther's King's effort to demand better jobs and living conditions for the poor, by organizing demonstrations across the country to highlight the issue of poverty.

«We hope to enhance understanding of ourselves, enhance understanding of others, and build relationships across cultures, faiths and traditions,» project leaders tell Teacher.

In communities across the nation, faith - based organizations (FBOs) provide out - of - school learning programs designed to help students attain improved education outcomes, and faith - based leaders use their voices to advocate on behalf of the needs of the students and families they serve.

The courtroom was packed with parents, advocates, faith leaders, school and elected officials, and community members from across the state.

Jen also continued to build a movement by growing a community engagement team that visited nearly 50,000 homes across Connecticut, trained hundreds of volunteers and grew new alliances with faith leaders, education, business and civil rights organizations.

Religious leaders across practically every belief structure and faith can expound on the woes of trying to reach new generations of believers as the societies we live in change at rapid - fire pace.

In order to achieve our goal of 7.8 billion trees, we will work with partners from all levels of society, integrate trees into all of our existing campaigns, and create coalitions with national and subnational governments, mayors, faith leaders, businesses, and civil society from all across the globe.

These meetings bring together leaders from across the region, representing such fields as the arts, business, education, engineering, environment, faith, human rights, labor, law, the judiciary, media, military, public health, public safety, and law enforcement.

(Cleveland, OH)- Early childhood educators, advocates, human services providers, elected officials, faith and community leaders from across Cleveland came together to attend the chartering ceremon

NACCHO CEO Pat Turner said she was very pleased that the organisation would be led by two young, inspiring, and strong Aboriginal leaders who have the faith, confidence and authority to represent the views of, and lead the future direction for, our 143 member services across the country.