Sentences with phrase «grass roots efforts»

But younger people seem to be accepting that this is real, so there is great hope that the next generation will deal with this, perhaps through grass roots efforts.

The Uniform Law Commission is educating states as to the advantages of the Act and many groups, particularly the American Association of Law Libraries, have been mounting grass roots efforts to get it introduced and passed in all states.

Instead, they just keep on supporting Not - For - Profits and grass roots efforts and letting the tastemakers make up their own minds.

a soon - to - open Oklahoma based organization dedicated to promoting grass roots efforts to start or expand spay neuter programs in underserved areas.

Our grass roots efforts have resulted in the spaying and neutering of over 100,000 of South Florida's community cats and the adoption of over 12,000 cats and kittens into loving homes since our inception in 1995.

Love grass roots efforts, folks recognizing need in their own community and stepping up.

Due to the enormous grass roots efforts of FL parents, SB 878 died in conference committee on the last day of session, despite passing the house with zero objections.

Editorial covers subjects ranging from organic farms and grass roots efforts to culinary art and kitchen design.

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi savored his first step toward a possible political comeback following a victory in a low - turnout congressional primary Tuesday that relied heavily on grass roots efforts in Queens and his home base of Glen Cove.

If there really is a weakening of resolve among House Republicans, this means that grass roots efforts and negative press are working, so please keep up the pressure.

-LSB-...] that grass roots efforts and negative press are working, so please keep up the pressure.

It was also long before a small business owner in California named Kristen Christian, frustrated by Bank of America's now - abandoned decision to charge customers a fee to use their debit cards, launched a grass roots effort to convince people to move their money out of large banks and dubbed November 5 Bank Transfer Day.

«We have to go through specific markets and build it organically through a grass roots effort.»

«This is a grass roots effort,» Gargiulo, 59, who also has Republican and Independence Party backing, said as he campaigned at Babylon Town's Spangle Drive Senior Center on Wednesday.

«There are millions of everyday Conservatives who are pulling together a grass roots effort to keep Sarah in the limelight and to encourage her to run in 2012.

As described in the Participatory Museum by Nina Simon, this process may be considered a grass root effort and is useful in community building.

Middle Leaders are vital to the grass roots effort of change within a school.

In some states, they retaliated against the sales tax by dropping affiliate commissions, in the hopes a grass roots effort by local merchants might create some noise.

As Frédéric Wang suggests, perhaps it is time for some kind of grass roots effort to get the word to them.

It's been like a grass roots effort so far, but we are slowly expanding.

They also educate the public on humane and responsible pet ownership through nonprofit partnerships, public education programs and grass root efforts within communities.

This is a grass roots effort that will take some of the pressure of local shelters and animal control facilities.

A grass roots effort, the North Carolina Coalition for Humane Euthanasia (NCCHE), has been working to stop the use of carbon monoxide gas chambers as well as other cruel and inhumane methods of killing shelter animals in the state.

We also educate the public on humane and responsible pet ownership through nonprofit partnerships, public education programs and grass root efforts within communities.

If there were an award for most creative grass roots effort to encourage people to adopt a pet, the Super Smiley Flash Mob 4 for Pet Adoption would win a golden bone!

While it is true that in the beginning of a grass roots effort to shut down puppy mills there will be little noticeable impact; however, if enough people are committed to refusing to purchase puppies from these operations, eventually the loss of profit will cause them to look for greener pastures.

Now local officials are pushing for demolition, but there is a grass roots effort to save and preserve the iconic structure.

Lee's quest brought him to Bushwick, then a gritty area of Brooklyn that had the basic ingredients needed to build an artistic community: large spaces and cheap rents; access to New York's cultural institutions and numbers of like - minded individuals willing to work together in a grass roots effort.

Additionally, individuals involved in a grass roots effort would be willing to participate in other potential aids to the situation yet to be named.

The regional communities listed below constitute a grass roots effort to build a theoretical and collegial «secure base» for enriching trainee's learning of AEDP and in supporting them in the often challenging work of facilitating change.

It's so awe inspiring to watch a grass roots effort take hold like they have and really make a difference in people's lives.

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«We've always maintained a high level of grass - roots effort, going to various enthusiast meets and race events,» says Cobb, 33, who started up with just $ 10,000.

They also helped us improve our grass roots marketing efforts with local chambers and associations.

Our efforts should be channelled to spread the love of Christ at a grass root level!

Crucially important to winning support for these reforms has been a grass - roots group on «faith and learning» which meets regularly to reflect on the college's religious character and to support efforts to strengthen it.

I read a piece by Mick Dennis in the Express some time ago in which he was all in favour of giving the unsung heroes of football some reward for their efforts at grass roots.

«It would take a grass - roots effort from our constituents, similar to what led us to this purchase, to even consider selling off any of the Hoffman farm,» Gervais said.

For fifteen years, the Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin (Outcomes Project) advanced home visiting quality through a grass - roots effort to improve home visiting practice in Wi...

Given their history as the pioneers of grass - roots get - out - the - vote efforts, Republicans claim not to be particularly impressed by the Obama operation, including its estimated army of 8 million volunteers.

«Through an entirely volunteer grass - roots effort, Scott Stringer collected more than 100,000 signatures from every neighborhood across this city — more than any other candidate running for office this year,» the statement said.

Jenkins and Wardally are expected to develop a well - funded grass - roots and media - outreach effort aimed at convincing black voters that electing Stringer, not Spitzer, is in their long - term interest.

JCOPE's majority, however, argued that consultants who lead «grass - roots» efforts to change public policy engage in this new definition of lobbying when they seek supportive editorials in newspapers.

Meanwhile, Mr. Spitzer's rival in the comptroller's race, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, spiked the signature football yesterday by announcing e had collected over 100,00 signatures in an «all volunteer grass - roots effort.»

The grass - roots effort will be financed with money from the party's campaign coffers, which in July received a $ 1 million donation that funded ads opposing the controversial Ground Zero mosque the Conservative Party ran.

This new paradigm will force the politicians to get more involved in grass roots, community organizing efforts in order to get millions of people to support them instead of millions of dollars from a few insiders.

Senate Democrats have already put $ 10 million into turnout for contested races and began a detailed voter - identification effort months ago, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has brought on grass - roots organizing expert Michael Whouley to head up its turnout efforts.

Grand Council Chairman Charles Billups, told BW, that his group decided to support English because of her history of working with youth, ex-offenders, and her economic development efforts with grass root organizations.

That discomfort left some uncertainty as to how closely the new White House - aligned mobilization in the states would coordinate its grass - roots efforts with those of unions and other liberal groups that are planning to mobilize their forces ahead of the negotiations.

The failed effort to sink her nomination was led by policy - minded groups, not «the political left that took the lead on defeating the GOP Obamacare repeal plan,» they write, noting that the policy groups «weren't as well - equipped to mobilize grass - roots pushback.»

«Tom is already deeply engaged with the outpouring of support from Democrats across the country, from Silicon Valley to suburban Georgia, who want to help improve the data and tech, get it in the hands of more organizers everywhere, and build the grass - roots funding stream required to support those efforts.»