Sentences with phrase «for public advocate of»

September 19, 2017 (New York, NY)-- James Lane, the Green Party candidate for Public Advocate of New York City, called today for an end to costly primary elections by completely transformation our electoral processes.

Not exact matches

«We were encouraged by many pieces of the bill that align with what we've been saying, in particular a ban on paid prioritization and blocking are things we have advocated for,» says Althea Erickson, Etsy's head of public policy.

Harvard public policy professor and behavioral economist Iris Bohnet says one solution to solving this issue is «micro-sponsorship,» which is the act of advocating for a colleague who has been wronged.

He has been outspoken about the state of venture capital on his widely read blog, «Above the Crowd,» where he advocated for rigorous vetting among start - up investors, and supported public accountability for technology companies.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Jarrett Walker, a prominent public transit advocate and consultant, entered the fray by describing Musk's disdain for public transit as «a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford,» and accusing him, in essence, of attempting to impose his phobia of strangers on everyone.

While it's possible the terms of his employment agreement with (and departure from) Facebook could prevent him from taking an active role at a competitor (or any company in the virtual reality space) for several months (or even years), he could reassume his public presence as an advocate for VR technology and its larger potential.

He's also vice-chair of startup support organization Communitech and an increasingly public advocate for his sector's needs.

How far G FarmaLabs goes depends on the Department of Justice changing its classification of marijuana and the end of prohibition nationwide, for which Gonzalez is a public advocate.

«Folks from all over this city — including many Council members, including the public advocate and the comptroller — have been fighting for Fair Fares for years now and just this week, we've taken an enormous step forward thanks to the members of the City Council, [and specifically] Speaker Corey Johnson,» he said.

As to Ms. Pierce, she'll join the ranks of self - loathing regulators who will speechify about some Ayn Rand fantasyland of benign barons,» Bart Naylor, financial policy advocate for Public Citizen, wrote me in an email.

Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and current candidate for NY Public Advocate, keeps a busy schedule with husband Nihal Mehta, the co-founder and CEO of tech startup LocalResponse.

Outspoken in the world of conservative politics and public policy, the Koch brothers, who have a combined net worth of $ 95.8 billion, are advocates for smaller government and routinely fund political campaigns, although they took a step back during the 2016 election cycle.

Better Markets, a non-profit organization that advocates for the public interest on Wall Street, says a potential promotion by Williams to lead the Federal Reserve Bank of New York would reward failure - because the San Francisco Fed failed to prevent widespread customer abuses at San Francisco - based banking behemoth Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), which it's supposed to supervise.

We impact public policy and advocate for Greater Vancouver's business community and economy at all three levels of government.

Privacy advocates, however, questioned whether it was wise for a company that had recently faced a public loss of trust over its handling of people's data to enter the sensitive world of dating preferences.

Right alongside my admiration for the public school students who have been so articulate and so focused in their advocacy, lies a deep anger and shame for some of the adult behavior on full display: adults creating and perpetuating fake news, doctoring video and pictures; adults pilfering from the holy ground that is the site of a mass killing; and adults attempting to steal the bright shine of these student advocates.

Ko Ni had been a vocal advocate for the law, and its proposal came about after a public outcry over the damaging impacts of hate speech online.

The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has proposed the city create its own cryptocurrency to raise money for public finance, taking a cue from Berkeley, California, according to The Acadia Advocate.

We advocate for stronger laws and public policies to improve the lives of workers.

The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the public's interest.

George Washington University will name its public health school for Michael Milken, the 1980s king of Wall Street «junk» bonds who spent 22 months in prison but later devoted himself to philanthropy and advocated for medical research.

At the same time, the community should advocate for necessary change and self - regulate in areas where there are significant risks of public harm that have not been addressed by current law.

Podesta is for abortion, on demand, and its public financing (his candidate advocates disposing of the Hyde Amendment).

Conservatives, for their part, repelled by the public vision of civil rights advocates and convinced that the programs of the past have failed, prefer not to address racial issues at all; when they do, they talk in formalistic terms about the principle of «color - blind state action.»

Drawing on the biblical motifs of community and solidarity, the document formulates several principles of economic justice and then advocates community interests above private interests, and calls for public ownership and worker management in corporations.

Our society desperately needs more advocates for public schools who deeply believe in the God - given potential of every single student.

When Nicole Baker Fulgham met one of her fellow faith - based public school advocates for coffee once, he recounted a conversation he had with a friend who is a long - time elementary school principal in the Bronx.

can only occur where there exists some institutional umbrella that can protect human rights advocates and offer both political and material support for human rights activities: a church...; a press sufficiently independent so that it can report information the government would prefer not be made public and that can offer a forum for some opponents of the government; professional associations, academic and intellectual centers which are financially solvent and not directly controlled by military or government officials.

Advocates of a new public philosophy for black Americans, men like Clarence Thomas, are drawing on an old wisdom, well suited for our times.

In a number of states, these agencies are dominated by teacher unions and public school advocates who have made it virtually impossible for some religions to operate schools in accordance with their religious principles.

To give you an idea of what the new Bible - based order would be like, Dr. North advocates public execution of women who undergo abortions, and a similar fate for those who advise them to do so.

1) Churches need to be a voice for economic justice for lower - income families by, for instance, advocating for more generous child and earned - income tax credits, as well as for the elimination of the marriage penalties embedded in many of our public policies directed towards lower - income families.

She is already something of a public figure through a radio show she hosts, and Vizguerra regularly advocates for immigrant issues.

I don't advocate getting rid of religion per say just for it to stay out of the publics business, the fact is religion can't seem to do that.

He has also advocated a unilateral default on public debt and a guaranteed «citizenship» income of close to $ 1,000 a month for every adult citizen.

Even religion's most informed advocates are reluctant to speak of their faith in public settings for fear of rejection by their intellectual peers.

Neither John DiIulio, who now heads the White House Office of Faith - Based and Community Initiatives, nor Stephen Goldsmith, the former Indianapolis mayor who will lead the Corporation for National Service, has ever argued for total privatization of community development and social services, though both strongly advocate a new mix of public and private in which congregations figure more prominently.

Additionally, Ms. Bazán served as a community advocate before the North Carolina General Assembly for several years and held positions at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

We also advocate for this type of everyday activity (breastfeeding a child in public) to be so utterly normal as to never raise a single eyebrow!

But as a public defender of and advocate for the faith, he often falls into the trap of resisting attacks on Christianity by removing anything that might be attacked.

Resistance and opposition had been called for by zealous advocates of both private and public schools.

But, then, why did he recognize a significant and positive role for public authority in the functioning of the economy and why did he advocate reasonable wages and living standards for the workers, instead of leaving these to be determined by the economic processes themselves?

Baird's contemporary advocate of «an earnest ministry» noted that the Sunday School, the cheap tract, and the religious periodical had become «competitors» with the pulpit «for the public mind,» and concluded that the ministers would have to turn on more heat.112 Charles G. Finney, always more blunt in saying what many of his Congregational and Presbyterian brethren really thought, openly advocated the creation of excitement in order to attract the attention of the unconverted — a view with which, as we have noted, Horace Bushnell was inclined to agree.

«MGA is the leading advocate for the state's food industry, representing the business interests of retailers and their suppliers in daily communication with legislators, regulatory agencies and the public,» the association says.

And perhaps faith communities are also failing to be public advocates for more faithful and just policies of care at the end of life.

AFSA is a national alliance of farmers, food entrepreneurs, public health professionals, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, journalists, researchers and local food advocates who share the vision of a fair food future for all Australians.

The Wine Institute is the association of more than 1000 California wineries and affiliated businesses dedicated to initiating and advocating state, federal and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible consumption and enjoyment of wine.

Established in 1934, the Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy group of over 1,100 California wineries and affiliated businesses that initiates and advocates state, federal and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine.

Established in 1934, the Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy group of more than 1,000 California wineries and affiliated businesses that initiate and advocate state, federal and international public policy to enhance environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine.