Sentences with phrase «fight against public»

It's not enough to be your own entire publishing team, but you also have to fight against public perception, and the possibility that you're the sought - after needle in the haystack but nobody can find you because there are too many low - quality books dragging your image down.

The fight against public school closings has become the new civil rights battle in this country — and rightfully so.

Saturday's citywide convening of School Defense Committees brought together parents, students, educators, community members, and politicians from all around the city and beyond to take the next step in the fight against public school takeovers and advance public community schools for Milwaukee.

Rather than put up a likely futile fight against the public invasion of privacy that comes with celebrity status, Demi Lovato has decided to embrace...

State officials have taken a big step in the fight against public corruption, as the Legislature has approved a proposal to enact a constitutional amendment that would strip taxpayer - funded pensions from state and local leaders who commit felonies in connection with their office.

In announcing the charges against Silver on Thursday, Bharara said his office's «unfinished fight against public corruption continues,» adding New Yorkers should «stay tuned.»

«And so our unfinished fight against public corruption continues.

«Our unfinished fight against public corruption continues.

«New York proudly leads the fight against this public health crisis and this campaign will further our efforts to provide support, aid recovery, and take one more step toward a stronger, healthier Empire State.»

Remind them, too, that the Parkland students are fighting against the public complacency that has sprung up around mass shootings — just as they are fighting complacency around community violence.

School choice opponents say that «choice» not only siphons resources from traditional systems but also promotes segregation, discriminates against students with the most severe disabilities, and fights against public oversight.

He fought against public data being placed behind paywalls, and used his technical know - how to compromise such systems.

Not exact matches

While the American public is overwhelmingly supportive of Mueller keeping his job and could be upset if action is taken against the special counsel's investigation, the editorial board fears that the public could see this as just another food fight in Washington, DC and let it go.

Bono has become the very public face of the fight against AIDS.

These are the people who will fight to balance profit against the company's responsibilities to the public.»

They donated $ 25 million in the fight against Ebola last year, and they gave $ 100 million worth of Facebook shares toward improving a New Jersey public - school system.

Before Jana went public in 2012 with its fight against Agrium, the Canadian fertilizer company, it met with other shareholders and sought their support.

So we have gotten to the point that public outcry against the use of rape as a weapon in war can be viewed as helping spread the very thing it is trying to fight.

Additionally, as a heart disease survivor and National Volunteer for the American Heart Association, Star uses her international public platform to positively impact the lives of all women by empowering them to take action, stand stronger and join the fight against heart disease.

The job move amounts to a promotion, but Fredrickson is also a character in Benchmark's legal and public relations fight against former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

His mother began to fight for her son, first against a local public school system that takes a cookie - cutter approach to children, then against the county and state.

Now, however, the scientific evidence has become so overwhelming that public authorities are emboldened to emphasize the need to «target» the fight against AIDS.

Through personal action and public pronouncements, these agency people led the church into the forefront of the fight against social injustice.

No, David Silverman is waging a public fight against a very public symbol.

Concentrate on the fight the religious folks are pitting against public funding for abortions.

As much as we might fight against prayers in public schools, churches on city property and political leaders who have the nerve to declare that this is a Christian country, we must accept the fact that we are a minority.

Not only does it misinform the public and strip the dignity of victims, but it feeds into the very same objectifying and voyeuristic behaviours we're fighting against in the first place.

, we work hard every day to get more kids and their families cooking in the kitchen, help fight the battle against hunger, and help more public school students have an opportunity toward education in the restaurant and foodservice industry.

In the court of public opinion, Alvarez would not and did not win by stalling a fight against Golovkin.

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at Citypublic debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at CityPublic Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

It's time that Britain's biggest businesses join the fight against child poverty, save the public purse some money and pay their workers living wages.

The Tories have picked public affairs agency boss Antony Calvert to stand against Mary Creagh in Wakefield and Fujitsu UK corporate affairs chief Clark Vasey to fight Sue Hayman in Workington.

The organization also urged President Trump to «use Presidential Proclamation 7750 to ban those indicted for allegedly stealing some public funds $ 2bn to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets and ammunition meant for the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.

It will enable Parliament to help in the fight against corruption and thereby protect the public purse.

«The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is recognised as an important public interest ground by all member states,» the directive states.

«And today, the senator is going to take part in a public hearing that she fervently fought against for months because she put politics before the health and safety of her constituents,» said Francis.

During a news conference at the East Greenbush Public Library on Monday afternoon, Doran highlighted how she has recently been on the front lines in the fight against sexual harassment during her time in the Rensselaer County Legislature, introducing resolutions to address and combat workplace harassment.

In the context of across - theboard cuts to public services, some of which we know regrettably must be made, arguing against cuts to the arts may not seem the right fight to pick.

We tried and it was a beautiful experiment that I thought was very important but those in power managed to sabotage its reputation by just constantly hammering that a new constitution should never be ratified in dispute which was complete bollocks (for more on the dispute manufactured by the Independence Party see the «An Unexpected Hiccup» section of From the people to the people, a new constitution) because those in power will always fight against anything that brings more liberation and more rights to the public and thwarts their unconditional power.

The UFT is hitting the airwaves today with a 60 - second radio spot that slams for - profit charter school management companies as «more interested in making money and ducking accountability than fighting for our kids» and spending «millions on false attacks against teachers and public schools.»

The roundtable will assess the on - going fight against corruption, and is expected to come up with key programme agenda for among others mobilising Nigerians to get involved in the fight against corruption, and agenda for increasing the tempo of the anti-corruption fight including by revisiting outstanding cases of high - level official corruption and prosecuting high - ranking public officials.

But Lhota would face a much tougher fight against a Democrat were the election held today, according to the poll, losing by a margin of at least a 3 - 1 against any of the top three candidates: 62 - 17 to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, 55 — 19 to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and 57 — 17 to former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

Sean will work effectively to prosecute public corruption and fight against intolerance by defending minority communities throughout the state.

Del Rio is a leader in the fight against the Department of Education policy barring religious congregations from renting Sunday space in public schools.

Weitz & Luxenberg joined other law firms that employ lawmakers in fighting against subpoenas from the now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption that sought records of what legislators — including the speaker — were doing for their outside earnings.

However, the Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police, DSP Cephas Arthur has dismissed the suggestions that the cents 50,000 may compromise them and dull the fight against illegal mining.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.»

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said; «As it still appears, the statement made by the Federal Government on the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals may not be more than another decoy to shift the attention of Nigerians from the selective nature of President Buhari's fight against corruption.»

The issuance will likely further inflame opponents of the project - including the Oneida Indian Nation - who have mounted multiple legal fights and public relations campaigns against Wilmot's plans to put a casino 76 miles west of Turning Stone Casino.

Assemblyman Dan Losquadro doesn't want to see Southold and Shelter Island towns removed from his Assembly district and he's taking the fight against North Fork redistricting to a public hearing next week.