Sentences with phrase «for civil»

Wrapping up proceedings and paying tribute to many of the young speakers Rob Wilson, minister for civil society, said: «The future of this country is in safe hands.»

ONITSHA — A human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the rule of Law, Intersociety has said that it is far better for the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to be kept in the prison custody than to remain in the captivity of the Department of State Services, DSS.

The Prime Minister has the title of First Lord of the Treasury (the name on the door of 10 Downing Street) and Minister for the Civil Service.

We can get some indication from a recent NAO report (Central government staff costs, 2015) which used unpublished Cabinet Office data to calculate that the total annualised salary cost for the civil service in 2014 was # 11.13 billion, a decrease of # 2.49 billion in real terms on 2010.

«As someone who is seeking to a lead our State, it is clear that Mr. Paladino has no regard for the civil rights or the well being of LGBT New Yorkers.

This week we met with Liz Truss, MP, Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and Rob Wilson, MP, Minister for Civil Society, to discuss with other food manufacturers and retailers how we could further support food redistribution in the UK.

Labour remains tentative and conflicted on democratic renewal and has only begun a journey back from authoritarianism to firm support for civil liberties.»

``... We should never wait for others to lead the fight for civil rights.

On same - sex marriage, he says he is for civil unions and says his position is basically in line with President Obama's.

This was a period when Catholics, Jews and non-conformists agitated for civil rights, including the right to stand for Parliament.

This change has huge ramifications for the way we are going to practice politics in the coming decades and for civil society.

Supporters of the amendment expressed irritation when culture secretary Maria Miller said it could function as a «wrecking amendment» to the gay marriage bill — an accusation she last used yesterday, albeit with more justification, on demands for civil ceremonies for heterosexual couples.

United Patients Alliance — a non-profit advocacy and support group campaigning for legal access to cannabis for therapeutic purposes - responded to Flynn's comments by organising a «tea party» protest outside parliament and enacting his call for civil disobedience.

For example, The Library of Congress summarizes the purpose of the Act as being a mechanism to pay for the Civil War.

And it doesn't get more damning for civil society architecture — herding justices of the courts (including the Supreme Court) into detention, with alleged smoking guns, after a sting operation, by the secret police.

* Disclaimer: I built a pro-ENDA website for a civil right client back in 2000... these fights don't end quickly.

The new minister for civil society, Nick Hurd, will lead on the delivery of the programme.

In actuality, those countries are pretty humane, with frequent peaceful handovers of powers, open dissent and strong respect for civil liberties, etc. so conflating them with Soviet - style «People's Republic» kind of undermines the criticism.

Harriet then became Legal Officer to Liberty (then the National Council for Civil Liberties) where she took the first cases for women under the then new Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts.

The Combining All Our Strength alliance for civil society organisations, in which OurKingdom is a key player, this week held a high - level seminar on the prospects for change, involving electoral experts and Labour and Lib Dem MPs.

«With his work at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and to be just the third African American on the state's highest court, he exhibited a lifelong advocacy for civil rights.

A 19th Century village complete with a log house, a fort, businesses, a firehouse, schoolhouse, meeting house, chapel and homes, the 13 - acre Naper Settlement site is the perfect setting for Civil War Days, which feature re-enactors from a variety of Midwestern «regiments,» from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

But as I told you in my «State of the Tray» piece for Civil Eats last month, the School Nutrition Association, the nation's largest organization of school food professionals, is pushing back against these changes.

(Sugar in school breakfast is a big issue — this piece I wrote for Civil Eats may be of interest.)

Sasha brings to this role more than 15 years of experience managing media and advocacy strategy for civil society and international organizations.

Violations of Section II (public schools and private schools receiving federal funds) of the ADA are overseen by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

It is a membership based association that provides a space for civil society to meet, share knowledge and create initiatives to advocate for more democratic global health governance.

As I outlined in a piece for Civil Eats, the House CNR bill would have seriously undermined key school food provisions, including taking a decidedly anti-science approach to school nutrition standards, significantly limiting the Community Eligibility Provision (which provides free meals to students in low - income areas without paperwork or stigma) and opening the junk food floodgates on school campuses by gutting the Smart Snacks rules for competitive food.

This administration has continually opened doors for civil society participation in the discourse of creating a healthier generation.

Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a piece for Civil Eats asking a question that had been on my mind for several years: why are school breakfasts often loaded with added sugars, even after the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids... [Continue reading]

Yoga for Civil Liberties.

When I write for Civil Eats, I have a strict word count limit (as opposed to this blog where I can — and sometimes do — yammer on and on!)

I feel privileged to write regularly for Civil Eats, an award - winning outlet for food policy news, and earlier this year I had the chance to meet the site's dynamic and lovely co-founder, Naomi Starkman.

Kristen Wartman, also writing for Civil Eats, agrees with Lappé that the nutritional changes to Walmart's products are mere «health - washing» (the nutritional version of green - washing), and dismisses Walmart's promises to offer lower price fruits and vegetables by asking, «[W] hy can't the government step in and subsidize fruits and vegetables like they do the corn and soy that go into nearly every processed food item?»

Earlier this year I wrote a piece for Civil Eats called «State of the Tray» in which I explained how some of the key gains of the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) may be rolled back when the Child Nutrition Reauthorization comes before Congress... [Continue reading]

He is currently managing partner at Turnlight www.turnlight.org Throughout his career, Arturo has founded and advised several social enterprises and NGO's, including Causas www.causas.org, the largest interactive platform for civil society in Mexico.

And Kristin Wartman, writing for Civil Eats, dismissed Walmart's promises to offer lower price fruits and vegetables by asking, «[W] hy can't the government step in and subsidize fruits and vegetables like they do the corn and soy that go into nearly every processed food item?»

Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a piece for Civil Eats asking a question that had been on my mind for several years: why are school breakfasts often loaded with added sugars, even after the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act nutritional reforms?

The statute provides immunity from liability for civil damages resulting from any act of omission to a volunteer who authorizes a youth athlete to return to play, except in circumstances of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

A volunteer authorizing a young athlete to return to participation has immunity from liability for civil damages, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

The statute provides immunity from liability for civil damages for volunteers assisting with extracurricular activities, except when the act or omission is willfully or wantonly negligent.

Earlier this year I wrote a piece for Civil Eats called «State of the Tray» in which I explained how some of the key gains of the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) may be rolled back when the Child Nutrition Reauthorization comes before Congress in 2015.

As Lindsay Gibbs recently reported, outside of the main concern that the Office for Civil Rights within the DOE will stop enforcing the law, there are fears about the scope of the law dwindling.

It was hard to get the legal victory, and once that was secured, it's been difficult to get the consent decree enforced to the point of Carlson filing her recent complaint with the Office for Civil Rights.

She filed an affidavit with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in early 2017, charging Quinnipiac with discrimination and retaliation.

Since taxes were paid there was no reason for civil prosecution.

The national crusade for civil rights, a struggle still incomplete; the rise of student activism, spurred by the Vietnam war; and a couple of violent racial incidents in Ames ripened the atmosphere for the students of Iowa State to champion Trice, who had given his life for the school.

His son Jayant Sinha, a consultant and investor, won the 2014 elections for the Hazaribagh constituency and is currently serving as Minister of State for Civil...

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For civil society and the organic movement, the use of such techniques is genetic engineering and raises similar risks and concerns as for existing GMOs, and should be regulated accordingly.