Sentences with phrase «holding vigils»

«It's incredibly good to see people in these streets here and better to know that for every one of them there's hundreds more in every part of world, marching, holding vigils today,» said Bill McKibben, the American environmental writer who now leads 350.org, an international group promoting a low threshold for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (350 parts per million was the concentration of the heat - trapping gas about 20 years ago; it's about 387 now).

Today, educators across the nation are rallying, marching, holding vigils, and lobbying as part of the We Are One...

The Good Counsel Network told Premier its members have been holding vigils outside for more than 23 years and their work is entirely peaceful.

Diane Foley told her son that his friends and family had been praying, too, holding vigils filled with former professors, priests and Marquette students.

Churches across Wales have been holding vigils calling for a ban on smacking over the past few years.

They've held vigils and marches and participated in a major, live town meeting last week with Univision at our Hialeah Campus.

Religious members of the movement are embarking on our 40 Days for Life campaign, in which we pray, fast, hold vigil, and perform community outreach, all in service of saving men, women, and children from abortion.

And in another few years, the blink of an eye, I'll be sitting in a house, alone: the laundry will be done at last, the house will be clean — and it will stay clean, and the floors will be quiet, no one will be asking me for anything at all, my time will be my own, and I will feel the full weight of The Ache for which I've been holding vigil at last.

We can give myself over to a sleepless night, holding vigil with all those who weep and watch and wait.

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, legislators held a vigil at the state capitol with the governor and other politicians.

I'm standing sentry and holding vigil for her.

Family and friends have held a vigil at Tiedje's bedside since the incident, LaPorte said.

amNewYork article on Borough President Adams holding a vigil in memory of 14 - year - old Guatemalan immigrant Edwin Ajacalon, who was struck and killed by a car while riding his bike in South Slope.

Area faith leaders held a vigil near Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County over the weekend in support of the families of 15 Marines and a Navy sailor killed in a plane crash in Mississippi one week ago.

The PNC Chairman's call for leniency follows the many sympathisers, mainly from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who have signed petitions and held vigils in solidarity with the Montie three.

Protesters gathered outside the Home Office tonight to hold a vigil for Nigerian asylum seeker Isa Muazu, amid fears Theresa May is about to restart efforts to have him deported.

The coalition will be holding a vigil tonight near Park51.

Labor, community and faith groups held a vigil at the Capitol Monday to call on lawmakers to pass a significant raise in the state's minimum wage, increasing support for public schools...

On Monday at 9 a.m. at City Hall, «NYC taxi drivers and taxi - base owners will hold vigil at City Hall to raise awareness about TLC's excessive fines and abusive enforcement, and in memory of recent taxi driver deaths.»

Middletown NY: On Saturday, January 17th at 3:00 PM At the intersection of route 17M and route 6, residents along with the Ramapough Lenape Tribe, and community & environmental advocates will hold a vigil to oppose the development of a 650 MW Gas Power Plant proposed by Competitive Power Ventures.

11.30 - There has been a photo doing the rounds on social media this morning, suggesting that anti-war protesters held a vigil outside Labour MP Stella Creasy's house last night.

Fri., July 17th — The Bronx 5:30 pm Assemblymember Michael Blake holds a vigil to commemorate the one - year anniversary of Garner's death at 780 Concourse Village West.

At 8 p.m., Sharpton and the Garner family hold vigil at site where Garner was killed; Bay Street and Victory Boulevard, Staten Island.

At 4:30 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer joins Nigerian officials and African immigrant community leaders to hold vigil and moment of silence for victims of Boko Haram terrorist attacks, Nigeria House, 828 Second Ave., Manhattan.

Animal rights activists held a vigil for the bull who died after escaping a Queens slaughterhouse.

At 6:30 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock holds vigil for New Yorkers in solitary confinement and hosts an opening of «Behind These Prison Walls,» an exhibit by photographer and former New York City Correction Officer Lorenzo Steele, Jr., UUCSR, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset.

Uniformed officers — along with civilian New Yorkers — held a vigil at the makeshift memorial that sprang up on the Brooklyn street where Liu and Ramos were gunned down.

We will be monitoring very closely and, if not, we will hold our vigil on Saturday, June 13.

Peter Cook, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches, asks for funding to be freed up, as supporters hold a vigil outside the state Senate chamber.

Rev. Peter Cook, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches, asks for funding to be freed up, as supporters hold a vigil outside the state Senate chamber.

Also at 6 p.m., Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus, county District Attorney David Hoovler, county Sheriff Carl DuBois and members of the law enforcement community hold vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the police shootings in Dallas, Texas, Orange County Sheriff's office; 110 Wells Farm Rd., Goshen.

Amnesty International USA is also holding vigil Wednesday evening in Harlem.

«From providing a central space for community members to hold vigils and seek support from their neighbors in difficult times, to cultural festivals in the summer, Diversity Plaza will represent something powerful for this city and this community for years to come.»

Supporters of a $ 15 minimum wage hold a vigil outside the Senate lobby at the Capitol on Monday, March 28, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

While construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope remains stalled for now, protesters of the project continue to hold vigil on Mauna Kea.

A man (Danny Glover) holding vigil by the death bed of his beloved (Tantoo Cardinal) recalls their struggles to defy social conventions in search of true love, and the unbreakable bond they forged by following their hearts.

Grief, long - standing racial tensions and renewed anger bring residents together to hold vigil and protest this latest tragedy.

Hold vigils if you must.

Soon after, the priest who held vigil by the dead girl's corpse is brutally murdered.

Other dogs will simply hold a vigil every day until you get back.

The Humane Society of Northern Utah held a vigil for Sage on Sunday at Kiwanis Park in Clearfield.

The Women continue to be sleepless, 10 years later, and hold vigil to bring awareness to the consequences of workplace injuries and ask for justice for injured workers!

Without prompting they also organized and held vigils at every MDC Campus.

They hold vigils for men who have committed suicide allegedly because of family court decisions and onerous support payments.

If you are having trouble holding vigil in your relationship after an affair, consulting a therapist can be an excellent path towards healing.

One of my favorite clinicians in the field of psychology and couples therapy is Esther Perel, and she talks about a very important concept in overcoming infidelity, and it is that if you have been unfaithful to your partner but would like to do the work to keep the relationship together, you must hold vigil for your relationship.

Holding vigil means that it is now your responsibility to not only acknowledge the hurt and pain that's been caused by your actions, but also acknowledge triggers for your partner before they happen.

Not exact matches

For more than two weeks, until Mt. Gox declared bankruptcy, he kept vigil outside the exchange's headquarters, holding a sign reading, «MTGOX WHERE IS OUR MONEY?»

They was done against the will of their owners, who held a candlelight vigil all night to protest the death of their cars

Sheriff Scott Israel demanded gun law changes at a vigil for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting held in Parkland Thursday night.