Sentences with phrase «groups plan protests»

Harold Ford Jr. to «walk into lion's den» at talk for Stonewall Democratic Club in New York next Wednesday: «According to Algaze, Ford's invitation to speak to Stonewall came as the result of his serendipitous meeting the train en route to Albany with one of the club's board members, Christopher Lynn, who was until recently chief counsel to Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.» Activist group plans protest.

Not exact matches

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is among a broad range of human rights groups planning to protest at Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Nearly 3,000 of these student - organized protests are planned, according to the advocacy group EMPOWER.

Uber has survived numerous taxi protests in cities around the world, and won a major concession from New York City officials in July who scrapped plans for a vote that could have limited the group's expansion.

National activist groups and students are planning two major protest actions next month: the National School Walkout on March 14 and the March for Our Lives on March 24.

Though a press release for the reason rally touts 17 groups planning to protest, only the Westboro Baptist Church has applied and obtained a permit.

So they are planning some meetings in solidarity with others, and certain groups are getting together to protest against free investments agreements and transmission capital during the first half of this year.

CNN: Nuns» group plans bus trip to protest the Ryan budget American nuns are taking their opposition of the proposed Paul Ryan budget to the American people and embarking on a bus tour through some of America's most politically important states.

Last year, farmers groups from across Europe were involved in protests and other industrial action as part of plans to draw attention to concerns over the money received for their milk and the difficulty in meeting supplies.

Over the last few months, farmers groups from across Europe have been involved in protests and other industrial action as part of plans to draw attention to their concerns over the price they are receiving for their milk.

After Animals Australia and colleague groups revealed that the Tasmanian Government planned to allow the trapping, transport and slaughter of possums for the export market, the office of the Minister for Environment was inundated with protest letters calling for the plan to be rejected.

I am hearing about a planned organized protests by 3 AFC support groups come Saturday.

This particular plane was planned by Ultraviolet, a women's advocacy group; it was reported they would be flying their banner during the U.S. Open on Saturday to protest the U.S. Women's Open taking place at Trump National Golf Club on July 13.

I have absolutely no problem with the protests planned by Arsenal fan groups for the home game against Norwich City tomorrow.

While a lot of the talk ahead this Premier League match has been about the protests planned by three different Arsenal fan groups, the comments about this from Arsene Wenger and the debate about the manager, the board and the owner Stan Kroenke and who is to blame for our problems, the Gunners do have the small matter of a game to0 win and it is very important that we do so if Arsenal are to ensure a place in the Champions League for next season.

Last weekend, three major supporters groups planned a stadium - wide protest for the match with Norwich but only a small proportion of fans took part in the «Time For Change» campaign.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Fans have been protesting for a few seasons now, but this season has been the strongest yet, with planes flown over matches, as well as planned marches organised by fan groups.

A planned protest against Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) flopped yesterday.

According to him, anyone or group intending to carry our any public protest or procession should in the interest of the public shelve such plan as the Nigeria Police Force would not standby idly and watch the peace enjoyed by the citizen of the state truncated.

The next demonstration will take place on January 29th, according to plans from the Education Activist Network and the National Campaign Against Cuts and Fees - the two groups which have taken the lead on most of the later protests.

This, as several Buffalo - based community groups are planning to protest, claiming minority hiring goals on the construction project were lowered.

A group calling themselves the «Shipley feminist zealots» are set to march through Davies» constituency this weekend in an echo of the women's marches planned for America on Friday to protest Donald Trump's inauguration as US president.

The WFP, which is among a host of progressive and liberal groups that joined with protestors in recent weeks at the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, says the plan announced yesterday by the mayor's office is merely an attempt to end the protests.

Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.

A group of Stoneman Douglas shooting survivors over the weekend announced plans for a nationwide march to protest gun violence, with students criticizing the NRA's impact on stalling gun legislation in Congress.

Members of advocacy group Save Inwood Library, which has organized numerous protests against the plan, were in attendance.

Plans by an extremist Muslim group to protest at the Royal Wedding have been denounced by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).

Indeed, when Phil Woolas was the Local Government Minister, the Isitfair council tax protest group asked him about this, and he responded by stating that the Government had no plans to cap Town or Parish precepts.

Adams came out against the Rabsky Group's plan to redevelop 200 Harrison Ave. — open land once owned by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer — contrary the community board's recommendation, and instead aligned himself with community groups who've protested the project since last fall, arguing it perpetuates segregation in the neighborhood.

Hawkins was protesting with a group of activists at Seneca Lake, where Crestwood Mainstream has plans to store liquefied petroleum gas.

The group, he said, is planning to swap its small protests for a grassroots offensive, which will include canvassing outside subway stations and across Democratic neighborhoods.

The group threw its weight behind the civil and activist groups protesting the planned law saying that other Nigerians will swell the ranks of the protesters if the National Assembly goes ahead with its anti-people bill.

The group said because those claiming to be members of a coalition against the government of Governor Rauf Aregbesola have lost face in the state they have perfected a plan to seek relevance giving false impression of planned protest.

At noon, unions, community and religious groups protest against the GOP tax plan, corner of Broad and Wall streets, Manhattan.

Questions on other topics include: the NYS Attorney General's investigation of the Puerto Rican Day Parade committee, whether de Blasio's pre-K initiative will include private and parochial schools, the «absent teacher reserve», a protest by Girls Prep supporters against de Blasio's expected charter school policies, performance of Administration for Children's Services and whether de Blasio plans to contact the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee to urge them to lift their exclusion of LGBT groups and organizations.

With the Travers to get underway in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, an animal rights group is planning its fifth protest of the year the track.

The group plans to march alongside over 100 Westchester residents in New York City this weekend to protest in favor of legislation and policies regarding human rights, immigration reform, and women's rights.

Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley and the group Citizen Action New York plan to hold a protest at noon Friday outside Faso's district office at 721 Broadway in Kingston.

A group had planned to protest your birthday party in Park Slope with flyers calling your move to the IDC «shameful.»

A coalition of groups called the Harlem Fight Back Against Wars At Home and Abroad plan a protest this evening on Adam Clayton Powell Jr..

«Today she is rallying outside of DCP,» said Marte, «to protest towers that wouldn't even have been imagined if she had supported the community - based rezoning plan (as envisioned by the Chinatown Working Group).

Progressive groups are planning a protest at the East Hampton home of hedge fund manager and charter school advocate Daniel Loeb, who is hosting a fund - raiser for Governor Andrew Cuomo next Saturday.

In the meantime, the groups say they plan to hold a large protest at the governor's State of the State speech, and buy billboard space near the State Capitol.

The group was protesting the university system's plan to close Long Island College Hospital and sell its Brooklyn property, valued at up to $ 1 billion.

ASTORIA — Local elected officials, community leaders and a group of residents gathered last week at an Astoria park to protest reported plans of a right - wing Greek party to open an office in the neighborhood.

But Survival International and other groups like ProPurús protested Balbuena's statement and the vague eight - page plan, fearing that it could set a dangerous precedent that encourages contact.

Example: Oakland, Calif. - based BrightSource Energy Inc. last month scrapped plans to build a solar power plant on 5,130 acres in the Mojave Desert in southern California after months of protest from environmental groups concerned that the project would threaten important habitat for bighorn sheep.

A group calling itself the «Badass Teachers Association,» citing opposition to what it considers market - based education reform, plans a June 26 protest outside the Gates Foundation's headquarters in Seattle.

Local groups are providing childcare options May 16 when Wake County and other Triangle school districts are closed, a result of so many teachers planning to take the day off to protest in Raleigh.