Sentences with phrase «grass roots support»

I have always appreciated Carl Pope's willingness to collaborate with the labor movement, a collaboration that set the foundation for efforts like the Apollo Alliance and Green For All which are now building grass roots support for a green economy and a clean energy future.

However, despite strong grass roots support across the entire state, disappointing outcomes on both bills left animals in the dust one more year.

Rossi has broad grass roots support, including modest donations by labor and union groups who have contributed a few thousand to her efforts, a tiny fraction of what charters have contributed to Hoover - Smoot.

Calone spokesman Rahul Kale said the close margin in the race highlighted Calone's grass roots support — the type of hard - core voters, he said, who request absentee ballots.

Corbyn who was voted in with 121,000 (49 %) of full party members obviously has grass roots support but the Labour party is not yet run by a dictatorship and it needs to be remembered that MPs represent not just Labour party members but the 9 million poeple who voted Labour at the last election.

A source quoted by the report said some popular aspirants, who enjoyed the support of the governor, won but some of them, who had been accused of lacking grass roots support, were defeated at the modified primaries conducted to elect APC candidates.

Political experts view the level of unitemized contributions as an indicator of grass roots support.

Maloney despite his claims has done NOTHING to reach out and garner local grass roots support from the towns and committees in the district.

Not exact matches

That explosion of litigation has produced grass - roots support for patent reform.

With support of the CRLA Foundation, she co-founded Líderes Campesinas, in 1992, the first state - based farmworker women's unique grass roots organization that became a movement of campesina leaders advocating on behalf of campesinas.

Indeed the cost of anti-growth policies is staggering, but it's the very grass roots suckers that support them who expedite our financial independence through real estate investments.

But the engagement of Visser t» Hooft, Henry Smith Leiper, Bishop George Bell and other ecumenical leaders found little support among the grass roots of their own churches or the leaders of their governments.

In them we find clearly articulated such themes as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus as the liberator from hunger, misery, oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (as well as to Marxism); the theory of «dependency» on inhuman economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»

Conflict after conflict, U.S. Jewish groups and citizens have wielded grass - roots political clout to garner American support for Israel.

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.

Ironically, despite his elite education, Sasse is a conservative Nebraskan, whose grass - roots campaign garnered support from Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz.

Dawn says, «We want to work with and support at grass roots the education of the next generations (and their parents and grandparents) about the importance of living sustainably and responsibly and Australian Organic Schools does this in an interactive, informative and hands - on way.»

«On the grass - roots level, the mother - to - mother support has been a major influence,» said Brenda Snyder, the state breastfeeding coordinator at the Illinois Department of Human Services.

They began a grass roots organisation that continues to offer breastfeeding information, encouragement and support to mothers worldwide through a network of thousands of Leaders and Groups.

But Bellavia has racked up a long list of local county and town committees in the sprawling district on his side, giving him an edge in organizational, grass - roots support.

Time's Up has thrown its support behind the grass - roots protest campaign #MuteRKelly, putting new pressure on the once - untouchable R&B musician after more than two decades of allegations of sexual misconduct.

«There is evidence to suggest that Romney might find himself acting under greater restraints than his current rhetoric would imply he understands -LRB-...)(i) t is unclear to what extent there is real support for an adventurist foreign policy in the population as a whole, or even in the grass roots of the GOP.

It is also unclear to what extent there is real support for an adventurist foreign policy in the population as a whole, or even in the grass roots of the GOP.

Nestle, the World's leading nutrition, health and Wellness Company is committed to promoting healthy diets and lifestyle and to support grass roots sports at the basic school level, including the Milo U-13 Champions League and the President Day's Award, as well as the junior championship.

«The key to the race is how much hard work and support you get from the grass roots.»

A civil war has erupted within the Working Families Party over whether to back Cuomo for re-election, with labor leaders who support the governor pitted against party leaders and grass roots activists.

This time he appears to be tapping into grass - roots support in the Republican - leaning district.

But this year, business groups including the new coalition called the Committee to Save New York are airing statewide ads and a grass roots campaign is planned by the state Conservative Party, all to support Cuomo's fiscal plan.

«He has managed to alienate the Clintons, the governor, the Albany legislature and even those who supported him from the grass roots.»

The episode pits a feeling of ownership that online grass - roots activistsmay have for content they create in support of a candidate against apolitical campaign's desire to keep strict control over the image it projectsto voters.

Michael Long told the Daily News his party will soon mount an aggressive, costly grass - roots campaign to generate support for the Democratic governor's fiscal agenda.

On the other hand, they see Trump's strength among the grass roots of their own base, harnessed and supported by the anti-establisment leaders like Carl Paladino.

DeMint is a tea party force, and Brown rode significant grass - roots tea party support to upset Martha Coakley for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat last winter.

«I intend to raise as much grass - roots support for his agenda as possible because the citizens of New York are the winners if he succeeds.»

«The two pledged immediate cooperation in combating the Republican tax plan and in supporting grass roots progressive organizing locally and nationally,» according to the statement from de Blasio's office.

She appealed for the government support, saying the association will be working with the various Local Government chairmen in the state and their wives in carrying out this education and sensitisation in the grass root area.

«It can be done quickly through tax credits and benefits, and it supports immediate spending in the grass roots of the economy,» said Ms Green.

«It's not just strong grass - roots support... You have to have everybody, not just the activists in D.C.»

Diane Abbott The Labour left - winger, who made it on to the ballot paper after David Miliband lent her his support, has cheered the party's grass roots with her opposition to Trident, Iraq and privatisation.

The DCCC evaluates candidates» fundraising, grass - roots engagement, local support, ties to the community and campaign infrastructure when deciding who makes the cut for the program.

Justin Bernier, who Responsible Farmington is supporting for a 1st district council seat, described the PAC as a «grass - roots organization» that has gained support from residents, as well as candidates» friends and family.

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.

Either way, Hughes, with the support of his party's grass roots, has laid down a clear marker.

The Asponic General Manage is very optimistic of his chances, saying strongly that, his support base is very strong among delegates of the party because he is a grass roots man who have touch many lives within the party.

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.

The most recent nod came early Friday, when Make the Road Action — a grass - roots immigrant rights group that receives ample funding from labor — said it would back Ms. Nixon because of «her strong progressive platform and her commitment to passing and implementing the full protections and supports that our communities need and deserve.»

This Saturday, grass roots Sanders groups from around New York are expected to meet in Albany to form a statewide organization to support progressive candidates.

Teachout is one of a handful of area politicians who are hoping that the energy of Sanders «political revolution» will reverberate over time and down the ballot as grass roots groups that formed to support the Vermont senator's unexpectedly strong primary run turn their attention to local political contests — and the machinery of the Democratic Party itself.

Minning's candidacy has also frustrated some of Grayson's most loyal allies in his district, many of whom are supporting Susannah Randolph — Grayson's former district director and political adviser who has close ties to the grass - roots progressive activists in Orlando.

For that reason I am endorsing Howie Hawkins, the one candidate for governor who we can call progressive, and I am excited by the breadth of the grass - roots support which his candidacy has received and the potential to build on that in the future.»