Sentences with phrase «group of activists»

It is a window on how a small group of activists across the country are making a real difference.

That decision reflects a narrow definition of «life» held by a small but politically strong group of activists.

For nearly 20 years, one group of activists argued — in the face of ever - mounting evidence — that global warming was a fabrication.

It is not hard to see that it takes only a small group of activists to set it up.

An important dimension of this claim is Hunter's attendant position that political activism is largely a matter of small groups of activists who set the terms for public politics as well as grass - roots opinion.

Among the massive group of activists in Washington, DC, were several staff members from AACTE.

Shortly after this event, van Lieshout was contacted by group of activists and asked to create a memorial for Dolmatov.

While thousands of people participated in the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in the New York City over the weekend, on Saturday a smaller group of activists set out on a 313 - mile march to Washington DC, taking on corporate control of the US and (increasingly) international food supply.

A local group of activists called «Save North Cove» issued a statement Tuesday saying authority chairman Dennis Mehiel should recuse himself from the vote because he has patronized marinas run by Farkas's company.

This is the first time Balter has run for a political office, although she has become a recognizable face in Central New York as an organizer of CNY Solidarity Coalition, a grassroots group of activists that formed to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump after he was elected.

The two collaborated on a few «open letters» about education issues which received a great deal of media attention and were co-signed by a growing group of activist parents.

A diverse group of activists are gathered there to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would inextricably hook the U.S. up to the dirtiest fuel source on the planet: Canada's tar sands.

Meanwhile, sources at the protest were reporting several break - away groups of activists launching sit - down demonstrations just outside parliament.

These were times of fear and loathing, when Labour Party meetings were unpleasant places to be, characterised as small groups of activists firing resolutions at each other from across the room.

When a large group of activists and low - wage earners traveled from the city to the capital to advocate for the measure, the source said the assemblyman refused to meet with them.

«They are a far left group of activists who are hostile to the role that Britain currently plays in the world and are really tacit supporters of terrorists and other groups who want to kill and destroy British people,» he said.

The founders of Take Back Parliament said that it was a cross party group of activists, with the first meeting to form the campaign hosted by Power2010 and operational execution undertaken by staff of Power2010, with support from Unlock Democracy.

Obviously polls like this do pose a risk of any old person pretending to be a party member to skew the results, or getting a very skewed group of activists, but the polls of Conservative party members done by Tim Montgomerie over on ConservativeHome did get their leadership election right, so we do at least have a precedent for a website running polls of party members in this way and getting good results.

Trish Gorham, president of the Oakland Education Association, said the actions of a small group of activists pale in comparison with the uncertainty created by some of the sweeping changes Wilson has proposed.

bases all animal care decisions on the preferences of a minority group of activists, not on experience of animal owners, trainers, and scientists who are part of the majority.

Guerrillas in our Midst documents the work of this savvy and anonymous group of activist artists.

A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward - thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote — making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for other towns and regions to follow.

We proved that a somewhat rag - tag looking group of activists could sail an old fishing boat across the north Pacific ocean and help change the course of history.

On the other hand, almost everything is trucked in, so where does that leave the concept of resilience?A group of activists have been exploring how diverse urban communities can build resilience and reduce emissions.

The film follows the efforts of the heroic Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), a small group of activists who have made it their mission to disseminate information across news sites, blogs and social media about what's going on in Raqqa, from the strict law to executions on the street.

He defends the role of Momentum, the grassroots group of activists that grew out of Corbyn's leadership campaign, saying it is maturing as an organisation.

A diverse group of activists are gathered there to protest the proposed Keystone XL

Defenders are a core group of activists, supporters, and patients who fight to defend reproductive rights, expand access to health care, and protect those who rely on Planned Parenthood health centers for care.

Unpaid internships are now a serious public policy issue in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada — I'm very happy to be part of a small group of activists who are winning the fight against one of the most exploitative forms of labour in the modern era.

While reporting on a protest by a group of activists who had just forced the university's president to resign, he was pushed and harassed by the demonstrators, as well as by a faculty member.

Henderson made her views on school food known in a meeting with a small group of activists — including myself — along with the director of food services, Jeffrey Mills, and Peggy O'Brien, head of «community engagement.»

A group of activists protested outside SED today, calling for the June 22 hearing on Buffalo School Board Carl Paladino's fate to be held in the Queen City, not Albany.

A grandmother from Orange is among a group of activists headed to jail after getting arrested for protesting the construction of a controversial gas power plant in Waywayanda.

The NYC Department of Education has failed to provide librarians at 87 percent of Harlem schools that are legally required to staff them, according to a group of activists.

Without recourse to any serious debate, the Ohene Djan Stadium was changed after agitations by a group of activists of the National Democratic Congress and the Ga lobby.

Numerically your supporters form the larger of the two groups of activists.

Through deft political maneuvering, Cuomo and a group of activists, advocates and political donors were able to sway the Republican - controlled Senate to allow for a vote on the issue while getting some Republicans to vote for the measure.

A small group of activists were at NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's office in Plattsburgh Thursday to drop off a copy of the Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act.

Aetna published its 2011 «Political Contributions and Related Activity Report» on Aug. 24, which included money for politicians and various groups, though a group of activist investors said the report didn't include all of Aetna's political payments.

It was a huge moment for the group of activists who managed to get over 100,000 signatures on an e-petition to secure the debate.

A group of activists, including TV personalities Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard, have written to David Cameron urging him to reconsider his party's grouping with the Polish Law and Justice party.