Sentences with phrase «great citizen of the community»

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It is of great importance that profits from land ownership belong to the community rather than being appropriated by private citizens.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

But for the future we require a dream of a world - citizen who, without denying or betraying his native land asks not how his country can become greater in power and prestige but how it can serve and be served by the total world community for the sake of the mutual survival and fulfillment of all.

While this system has broken down, it has decayed not simply because the animal spirits of Wall Street did not temper their zeal with a respect for greater community, but because American citizens embraced the pact that was offered them: an endless supply of baubles from citizens in chains so long as they refused to speak out in the pulpit against the notion that greed is good, that profit maximization is the chief end of man.

However, I believe that Boff's emphasis on the relationships between human beings and communities is of great value, even in his programmatic - pleading form, as well as the idea of a worldwide responsibility for the planet, which every citizen of this world is to bear.

Using same mapping exercise debuted at our five Community Congresses this past November, workshops like this will allow a greater number of citizens from across the region to map, write and discuss their vision for the future of Erie and Niagara counties over the next 40 years.

The Defence Spokesman also urged the «community and traditional rulers and patriotic citizens to cooperate with us in our efforts to get rid of criminals in our great country».

«I have been so honored to be able to have served my country in the United States Army, my state as a member of the New York State Police, to serve my county as the elected Cayuga County Sheriff and to be able to serve the citizens of this great community,» Gould said in the letter.

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

12:10 - Tony Baldry, Con, says Ukip are based on «fear of the world, fear of the foreigner... if anyone comes to my constituency and goes to hospital or building sites they will see the great contribution made to our communities by fellow EU citizens».

«May we remind Mr. President that even in the darkest period of our economic challenges, successive administrations made efforts in steadying the economy, while always reassuring our citizens and the international community of the strength and economic potentials of our great nation.

Oneida County Youth Bureau Director Bob Roth said youth volunteers from The Boys and Girls Club of the Mohawk Valley, The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café and the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway for Utica children, making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members, soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's and Rome's Relay for Life, cleaning senior citizen's yards, preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries, folding and stuffing envelopes at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and other community activities.

The goals of Gun Violence Awareness Month are to promote greater awareness about gun violence and gun safety, to attract heightened attention about gun violence during the summer months (when gun violence typically increases) and to bring citizens and community leaders together to discuss ways to make our communities safer.

«We are proud to celebrate the achievements of the older citizens in Oneida County,» said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. «The hard work of this year's winners and nominees makes a great difference in improving the quality of life for everyone in this community».

«As a lifelong resident of one of the most vibrant communities in our state, it is with great pride that I join my fellow citizens in celebrating Bronx Day 2015.

Just as the founding of the NHS in 1948 was a great national movement creating a health service for everyone, today all sectors of society — from employers, teachers, designers, manufacturers, as well as citizens, community groups and government — need to come together to improve the health of the nation.

Not only will citizen scientists add valuable information on the extent of ground shaking and damage, but in the process USGS hopes citizen scientists will learn more about how other communities fared and gain a greater understanding of the effects of earthquakes.

Let us start anew with space - based research worthy of a great city, where schools and universities work together, where citizens and communities partner to ensure the success of future generations, where Houstonians lead the charge for students, teachers, parents, scientists and engineers far and wide.

haustalk is a design forum that enables all citizens of Richmond to have an open dialog to discuss how design can be used to strengthen and improve the greater Richmond community.

Believing in «the power of citizen service to solve community problems,» Brown saw it as a chance «to strengthen the bridge between Harvard and the greater Boston community.»

The responsibility of each citizen and community to ensure meaningful decision - making that is based on the twin principles of ecological integrity and socio - economic equity, conditioned in the interim by a «common but differentiated responsibility» in which those currently rich within the country take on a greater role and / or are incentivised or forced to to give up their excessively consumptive lifestyles in order for the poor to have adequate levels of human security.

Standing Together 4 Strong Community Schools Momma Bears of TN Stop the TN Testing Madness BAT Teachers & Parents Citizens Against Common Core Republicans Democrats Tea Party Members Voters affliliated with no political party PTA members & leaders PTO members & leaders Parents Grandparents Great - grandparents Teachers Administrators Future Teachers now in college

When we limit opportunities, we limit our citizens from being able to contribute to the greater good of our community and country.

Presenting Organizations Charter Board Council of New Orleans / / Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools / / Young Leadership Council / / Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans / / Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools / / Bureau of Governmental Research / / Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives / / Black Alliance for Educational Options / / New Orleans Chamber of Commerce / / Urban League of Greater New Orleans / / Orleans Public Education Network (OPEN) / / EngageNOLA / / New Schools for New Orleans / / Neighborhood Partnership Network / / Algiers Economic Development Foundation / / New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce / / Puentes New Orleans / / Vietnamese Initiatives in Economic Training / / Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of LA / / NOLA Parent Organizing Network / / Greater New Orleans Education Foundation / / United Negro College Fund / / Baptist Community Ministries

Citizens of the World Charter Schools are built on the belief that the diversity of our communities, and of the world at large, is a great strength.

Considered one of the most bikeable communities, and home to residents who are in great health, Minneapolis was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Roadmap to Health Prize, which honors communities every year that are helping their citizens lead healthier lives.

There is a direct need for the ARL to educate and impact the citizens of Greater Reading by helping them implement proper care of their animals and the animals within the urban, suburban, and rural communities that the ARL is responsible for.

This course will focus on training you and your dog to become model citizens and great representatives of the canine community.

«The Siberian Husky Club of Greater Chicago and all the other supporting clubs are dedicated to giving back to our community and helping our fellow citizens and their pets.

«Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef is promoting the project as an example of tangible action that brings the community, tourism industry and corporate sector together to assist the Great Barrier Reef.

The Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and the Association of Irritated Residents (great name, but I couldn't find a website) filed a lawsuit on May 26 and released a statement on June 1st to challenge a

AUGUSTA — After several years of trying, a group of citizens from the state's rural Unorganized Territories (UT) have won their fight to pass legislation that could give them greater say in the siting of large, industrial wind turbines in their communities.

«The best - case scenario here is that it does well,» said Caroline Golin, who specializes in Southeast policy for the advocacy group Vote Solar, «and you have enough customer engagement where the citizens of North Carolina push for greater options for community solar, and that opens the doors for low - income communities.»

Naomi Schalit — Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting — July 2, 2015 AUGUSTA — After several years of trying, a group of citizens from the state's rural Unorganized Territories (UT) have won their fight to pass legislation that could give them greater say in the siting of large, industrial wind turbines in their communities.

«The Citizens team has listened to the needs of their clients in the legal community and done a great job coming up with an innovative solution that helps law firms ensure the fairness of our legal system by contributing to civil legal aid for low - income and vulnerable Ohioans,» said Angela Lloyd, Executive Director of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation.»

This ultra-planned community managed to thrive through the Great Recession of 2008 to 2010 and the population is diverse — Cubans, Colombians, Venezuelans, and citizens from practically every walk of life share the community pride.

Access and Equity: Indigenous people living in well maintained, safe and healthy communities; additional housing for Indigenous people, with priority given to communities and homelands in greater need; Indigenous people, as individual citizens, benefiting from high quality essential services, housing, and municipal services; Indigenous people benefiting from preventative and diversionary programs that will lead to safer and confident communities; Indigenous people benefiting from efficient use of existing vehicles, transport infrastructure and schemes.

Fair housing protects the American Dream of homeownership for all citizens, and Greater Chattanooga Realtors look forward to commemorating the anniversary and supporting the development of healthy and diverse communities.

(DCREIA) The Greater Washington DC Real Estate Investors» Association http://dcreia.com/ Contact: Sherman Ragland Telephone: [phone] When: 2nd Saturday of each month, 8:30 am Where: 16000 Trade Zone Ave., Ste. 104, Upper Marlboro, MD Trustie Real Estate Club Contact: Lori Wilson Telephone: [phone] When: Call for dates & time Where: Washington, DC DC / Virginia Real Estate Investors Group http://www.dcvareig.com Contact: Sandy Schaefer Telephone: [phone] When: 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:00 am Where: Westgate Training Center, Chantilly, Virginia (near Dulles Expo at Intersection of Rt. 50 & Rt. 28) Real Estate Investing Network GP Contact: Lawrence Simmons Telephone: [phone] When: Every other Friday, 8:00 pm Where: TBA, DC & Maryland Real Estate Community Networking Group Contact: Marquise White Telephone: [phone] When: Every Monday, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Where: Hampton Inn, 5821 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, VA Washington Metro REIA http://www.wmreia.com Contact: Ed Rooney Telephone: [phone] When: Normally 4th Saturday of each month, 8:30 am to noon Where: Hilton Hotel, Alexandria Real Estate Investors Metro Washington (REIMW) http://www.reimw.com Contact: Jan Rivera Telephone: [phone] When: Dates vary (see website), 7:30 pm Where: Margaret Schweizhaut Senior Citizens Center, 1000 Forest Glen Rd., Silver Spring District REIA http://districtreia.com/