Sentences with phrase «held rallies against»

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Three gay and lesbian City Council candidates ---- one incumbent and two newcomers ---- are facing organized opposition in the September 10 Democratic primary from a religious right coalition that held rallies against marriage equality over a period of at least seven years.

If Nazi's / white supremasist hold a rally against people of color and various religions does that give anybody who is not part of that group to attack the Nazi's / white supremasists.

Queens Councilman James Van Bramer is holding a rally against hate at 1 pm at the Museum of Moving Image — which has an ongoing livestream of an installation entitled «HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US,» created by actor Shia LeBeouf.

The politicisation of Safe Schools has now prompted the Australian Christians party to hold a rally against the program, labelling it «taxpayer - funded sexual grooming» (just 20 of its members have publicly committed to attending the rally).

Not exact matches

The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin on Monday in which the crowd chanted «Paul Ryan sucks» and Trump railed against what he called «corrupt» media and a «rigged» election system — a frequent accusation the Manhattan billionaire has brought up without evidence.

In March, India issued an unprecedented ban on Tibetans holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the failed uprising against Chinese rule.

If those 100 people held a rally — a form of social organization designed to amplify individual voices — and at that rally chanted slogans for or against a particular candidate, that would be perfectly legal.

Protesters hold a sign during a rally against government cutbacks for social services in Aurora, Illinois, June 18, 2009.

This weekend, rallies were held around the globe against producers of genetically altered ingredients, and consumers are threatening to boycott products that are not labeled.

Lithuanian farmers held a rally near the Agriculture Ministry in Vilnius against a huge gap between the retail and farmers» milk prices.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

At 1 p.m., Dominican - American New Yorkers will hold a rally to support the re-election of Sens. Jose Peralta and Marisol Alcantara, and to denounce NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer's «discrimination against» the more than 1 million Dominicans living in NYC, 1 Center St., Manhattan.

The AFL - CIO has been pushing back hard in particular against the mayor's plan as well, while a rally of labor groups was held at the Capitol today to back the prevailing wage component.

He sent a letter to Donald Trump about gun control, held a conference call with Sen. Amy Klobuchar about election security, rallied with Al Gore against offshore drilling and, of course, started picking on de Blasio again.

Though it is the third demonstration to be held against the measure, the rally is by far the largest to be held in Albany since it was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January.

A statement is included that suggested placards saying «Hilter was right» were held at Unite Against Fascism rallies and Jeremy Corbyn's support for this organisation is noted.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group started by Bloomberg, will hold a rally tomorrow on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to support background check legislation.

Peter Robinson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of Northern Ireland, has stated during a TV interview that it was the backlash against a rally held in memory to two IRA terrorists that led to his party withdrawing its support from plans to build a peace centre in what used to be HM Prison Maze, on the site of the former Long Kesh Detention Centre.

Also at noon, public employee labor unions and advocacy groups hold a «Vote Your Dreams» rally against public corruption, West Capitol Park, Albany.

Linda Banta, a Larchmont resident with two children in public schools who joined a rally against the regulation on July 29 held by state Senate candidate Julie Killian and congressional candidate Phil Oliva, both Republicans, said, «It's alarming that the federal government announced something in the middle of summer that could so adversely affect our schools and economy.»

On Tuesday, about 40 anti-fracking activists with New Yorkers Against Fracking (a coalition of 60 groups) held a rally in front of the Department of Environmental Conservation «s headquarters in Albany, demanding a human health study be added to the department's ongoing environmental impact study.

A mentally ill man's mother, who claims cops fatally shot her son after she called 911 seeking medical help for him, held a rally outside US Attorney Preet Bharara's Manhattan office to push for charges against the officers.

At 11:30 a.m., New Yorkers Against Fracking hold a rally to celebrate the Cuomo administration's decision to ban the controversial natural gas drilling process, Empire State Plaza Concourse, Albany.

Also at 7 p.m., a rally is held outside Schumer's residence as part of a nationwide day of action against Trump's «climate denial» cabinet nominees, calling on the newly - minted Senate minority leader to use his powers to block confirmations, 9 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.

At 10:30 a.m., New York for Democracy holds a rally in support of making this the 17th state to call for a constitutional amendment against «corporate personhood» and «money as speech,» the Well, LOB, 198 State St., Albany.

A mentally ill man's mother, who claims cops fatally shot her son after she called 911 seeking medical help for him, held a rally outside US Attorney Preet Bharara's Manhattan office Thursday to push for charges against the officers.

Cuomo has appeared at rallies with students against gun violence and promoted an early voting rally that was held by the liberal Indivisible group.

Here's some footage of a press conference held earlier today at which more than 100 tenants of a Glenville apartment complex turned out to rally in support of a management company AG Andrew Cuomo has accused of discriminating against blacks.

Also at 6 p.m., People's Power Assembly and Black Lives Matter activists hold a rally and protest in solidarity with Charlotte, NC, uprising against protest brutality and to «demand an end to police attacks and reprisals against protesters there,» Harlem State Office Bldg, 163 West 125th St., Manhattan.

Also at noon, the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation holds a rally to urge Rep. John Faso to vote against the Republican tax reform plan, 721 Broadway, Kingston.

Mayor - elect Ben Walsh held a campaign rally specifically to rail against state officials early this fall for delaying the release of WSP's report.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins will hold a news conference in front of the main entrance to the state fair at 1 p.m. Hawkins will attend an a rally earlier in the day at the state fair against hydraulic fracture drilling

Public rally held by Ealing Council against plans to cut NHS hospital services in north west London

State Senate candidate Julie Killian and Phil Oliva, a candidate for Congress, held a rally outside the Westchester County Center on July 29 to urge families and homeowners to take action against a pending federal education regulation that the say, the education department is yet to notify parents and school -LSB-...]

The Preserve Ramapo candidates were joined by about 40 local residents at their rally, and also got support from the Republican candidate for Rockland County Clerk, Donna Held, who is running against incumbent Paul Piperator, D - Haverstraw.

The coalition New Yorkers Against Fracking held a rally on the grand staircase and in the governor's reception room - known as the war room.

Student, labor and community groups were to hold a «State Of Emergency Protest: Day Of Rage Against The Cuts» rally Thursday afternoon outside City Hall.

On Saturday, LaborPress caught up with Hawkins and his Green Party supporters at a «$ 15 Now» rally held outside a Starbucks on Fulton Street in Downtown, Brooklyn, where the gubernatorial hopeful talked about the need for legislation guaranteeing a living wage - as well as Mayor Bill de Blasio's apparent surrender in the fight against charter school expansion.

ALBANY, NY (03/13/2012)(readMedia)-- Busloads of state employees represented by the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will rally at noon Thursday, March 15, in Albany's West Capitol Park to call on state legislators to hold the line against the governor's attacks on state services and pensions.

Elected officials have also come out against the early reports of plans to open mini-jails around the city, including State Sen. Jeff Klein and Bronx Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr., who held a rally April 15, 2016 to oppose placing any jail facilities in Hunts Point.

The Ulster County exec held a health care forum, in which he rallied an already indignant crowd against «heartless» Republicans, while our congressman risked an unpopular vote.

A rally against fracking was held Thursday in Albany's West Capitol Park.

The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth, Season 1, Episode 9: Ted Cruz holds a rally in Kannapolis, NC where he tries to united Republicans against Donald Trump.

Considering the lack of political and public relations traction gained by NEA and AFT affiliates and their allies after the rallies they held against governors such as Scott Walker inside statehouses, the rally is just a waste of time.

Not only was the Focus featured in the Ford booth at last year's SEMA Show, but this fine - tuned work of art also held it's own against high - performance European sports cars a recent Targa Trophy road rally in San Diego, CA.

Recently, Stevenson has spoken at universities about the project, in addition to holding Critical Mass - style bike rallies against gun violence.

BROKE, through holding community meetings and rallies and through its website, has worked diligently to educate and mobilize the community against the project since it announcement in 2012.

Following the estimated 10,000 person - strong march and rally against Kinder Morgan March 10, demonstrations of resistance have continued at Kinder Morgan's Burnaby Mountain tank farm, where the company plans to triple the number of tanks holding diluted bitumen and crude oil in this densely populated suburb of Vancouver.

Demonstrators hold up signs during a rally in downtown Orlando, Florida, as part of the nationwide protest against gun violence across the U.S. on Saturday.

Seventeen - year - old Annie McCasland of Potomac, Maryland holds up a sign during a rally at the U.S. Capitol to urge Congress to take action against gun violence on March 14, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington,