Sentences with phrase «grass roots efforts in»

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.

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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.

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.

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...

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.

«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.

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.

«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.»

It will take a grass - roots effort to return the balance in our food system.

«Likewise, literacy is indispensable to raise awareness and gather necessary grass roots participation in our efforts to improve the way we care for our planet and manage its resources.

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

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.

Much recent effort in the UK has been on evaluating existing interventions (particularly by the Education Endowment Foundation), although they are now investing in more «grass roots» activity, for example Research Schools.

The Framework 2021: A P - 20 Vision for Learning in Colorado project is a grass - roots effort, being developed by and for teachers.

When state policies are understood and supported by district teachers and administrators, they may be used to «sanction» grass - roots efforts that are aimed in the same directions.

When state policies are understood and supported by district teachers and administrators, they may be used to «sanction» grass - roots efforts aimed in the same direction.

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 noisIn 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 noisin the hopes a grass roots effort by local merchants might create some noise.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Rick Berman conceived the idea of the Guest Choice Network, a front group to help advance the goals of Philip Morris» Accommodation Program while appearing to be more of a grass - roots - led effort, in 1995.

Jacobs» words echoed broadly, galvanizing grass - roots efforts like failed effort to save Adler & Sullivan's Stock Exchange Building in Chicago and the successful battle to preserve Heritage Hill here in Grand Rapids.

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In that role, she coordinated all efforts of two national marches on Washington, the legislative lobbying strategies and the grass roots movements with a radio and petition campaign.

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.

Equally effective in high - level and grass - roots efforts.

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.

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...

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.