Sentences with phrase «including issue advocacy»
The Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund engages in educational and electoral activity, including issue advocacy, voter education, and grassroots organizing to promote Planned Parenthood's mission.
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Brianna's responsibilities include engaging companies on environmental, social, and governance issues and public policy advocacy.
WMATA said: «In 2015, WMATA changed its advertising space to a non-public and prohibits issue - oriented advertising, including political, religious and advocacy advertising.
FPA has many advocacy priorities including ensuring the flexible packaging industry is represented in legislative and NGO discussions on solid waste management, material composition transparency, sustainability, the role of packaging in reducing food waste, and food safety issues.
Founded in 1989, Center Families programs include support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents; trainings for teachers and school administrators; advocacy and activist efforts; support around alternative insemination and other biological parenthood options; forums on custody issues when LGBT parents separate; financial planning for alternative families; and recreational programs for children 8 and under (Halloween Parties, Holiday Parties, Play Days, etc.).
It's best to take a class that covers a wide variety of issues, including more pain - coping and patient advocacy.
Also on Tuesday, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said the NYPD will form a 30 - day working group to address marijuana - related issues, which will consult several experts, including the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, advocacy organizations, those involved in academics, and attorneys.
Fix NY also includes initiatives on key business advocacy issues including: economic development, education and workforce development, energy and environment, health insurance, government contracts, infrastructure, taxation and technology, tourism and travel, and workers» compensation and unemployment.
The video includes a woman talking about her struggles with breast cancer and Amedore's advocacy on the issue, as well as a spotlight on his pastor.
The Rev. Jason McGuire, executive director of the conservative advocacy group New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, is among more than two dozen signatories of an open letter to Trump that presents pointed questions about the current Republican front - runner's commitment to culture - war issues including abortion, same - sex marriage and gambling.
A special session would likely open the door to calls from advocacy groups to resolve lingering issues from June, including the women's agenda.
The governor instead decided to co-opt the issue and fund it via the state budget, the first of several issues — including a minimum wage increase, transit funding and prison reform — in which Cuomo has moved sharply to the left, perhaps in response to de Blasio's advocacy.
Look at the bill, it is full of broad sweeping provisions and disclosure requirements that have nothing to do with campaign expenditures that include organizations that aren't even involved in lobbying, but pure issue advocacy.
Co-sponsored legislation and supported efforts to combat the Heroin and Opioid crisis, including a policy to raise additional revenue for education and prevention, creating a Family Advocate to help individuals and families navigate insurance and other issues while seeking treatment and supporting local advocacy groups.
On 4 November, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a subpoena for documents, including financial records and emails, from the multinational relating to climate change research and advocacy.
A second report issued today by Advocacy to Control TB Internationally, a partnership of advocates from eight countries, claimed that the four largest TB funding donors — including the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — made it difficult to discern where they spent money on HIV / TB and whether the programs were effective.
This issue of the monthly newsletter includes articles on the 2017 celebration of National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week; ways in which scientists can give back to their local communities; developing communication and self - advocacy skills; and building a postdoc seminar series.
To ensure we make the most of these new opportunities, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) brought together an expert Advisory Committee, including leading voices in academia, industry, and patient advocacy, to issue recommendations about how to effectively evaluate new therapies for Duchene and other, rare, serious, and life - threatening disorders.
These services, in addition to enhanced advocacy support and strategic planning, underpin a track record of effective response to a range of government initiatives on the endocrine issue, including the EDSP.
In the Winter 2012 issue of Ed Next, Bruno Manno wrote about the growing number of advocacy groups that empower parents to take active roles in promoting school improvement in their communities, including Parent Revolution, which has helped California parents organize to pull the «parent trigger.»
She provides, individual, group, and family therapy, school advocacy services, and trainings to adolescents, parents and professionals on a range of issues relevant to adolescent development, including social aggression and bullying, cybersocializing, and positive school climate.
She is directly responsible for the development and advocacy of NJPSA's legislative agenda which covers a broad spectrum of educational issues including the preparation, support and development of school leaders, school finance, collective bargaining / employment issues and school reform issues.
The reasons for public relations for advocacy include: to promote a better understanding of the nature and needs of gifted children and youth, to gain positive support for appropriate programs, to keep all constituent groups informed on key issues, and to build a knowledge base for advocacy (Riley & Karnes, 1993a).
CO ASCD's efforts to support teacher voice in education decision making include hosting online conversations with policymakers (see Education Issues in Focus at www.coascd.org), conducting policy summits, inviting policymakers and educators to write policy - related blogs or articles for our newsletter, connecting with other organizations in the state that promote education advocacy (for example, Commissioner Anthes» Teacher Cabinet http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/teachercabinet), providing information about policy priorities in Colorado (for example, State Board of Education priorities (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/sbe2017legpriorities), and participating in ASCD education advocacy activities.
In coordination with the other members of the Association's Legal Advocacy Team, Julie also develops legal advocacy strategies to help resolve collective issues facing charter schools, including charter authorizing issues and Prop. 39 facilitiesAdvocacy Team, Julie also develops legal advocacy strategies to help resolve collective issues facing charter schools, including charter authorizing issues and Prop. 39 facilitiesadvocacy strategies to help resolve collective issues facing charter schools, including charter authorizing issues and Prop. 39 facilities issues.
Katie works on state policy and advocacy issues for Code.org, including state implementation of computer science education initiatives.
Education Voters has provided information and training to hundreds of home and school associations, community groups and conferences (including the Title I State Parent Advisory Committee annual conference) and helped promote general involvement and / or provided state issue advocacy trainings for groups from 3 to 300.
She also worked at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California where she concentrated on a range of social and racial justice issues including advancing education equity, LGBTQ issues, immigrant rights, and advocacy for the homeless.
According to the advertisement for the job, the Vice President of Regional Operations responsibilities will include, «Designing and leading high level issue based advocacy campaigns.»
The Office of International Transportation and Trade provides departmental coordination on international surface and intermodal transportation and trade policies, including trade facilitation, technical assistance and cooperation programs, trade promotion and advocacy, multimodal transportation issues, and international diplomatic and protocol activities; and coordinates Departmental representation in global transportation and trade organizations.
Be sure to introduce yourself, including who you are, your title (such as your occupation or your position within an animal advocacy organization), why you care about these issues, and any experience you have with TNR or caring for outdoor cats.
Currently, JARR and WCAL and its president, Pam Ingalls, are collaborating on a number of animal advocacy issues, including the need to spay and neuter all cats and dogs, and working with officials at the Napa County Animal Shelter to reduce its kill rate to zero.
ESA offers a wide range of services to interactive entertainment software companies, including conducting business and consumer research; providing legal and policy analysis and advocacy on First Amendment, intellectual property, and technology / e-commerce issues; managing a global content protection program; owning and operating E3; and representing video game industry interests in federal and state government relations.
Artist Danny Lyon speaks with Representative John Lewis about his lifelong advocacy of civil liberties and his current leadership on issues including gun control and voting rights.
A dozen animal - protection issues, including topics related to pets, farm animals, wildlife, animals in entertainment, and advocacy for animals, were taken into consideration.
The founder of the advocacy organization 350.org collaborated with 10 other Canadian and American like - minded luminaries — including author and farmer Wendell Berry, actor Danny Glover and NASA climate scientist James Hansen — to issue a three - page plea for support.
Her local work is complemented by international advocacy work, including participation in several UN Forums and a testimony before the U.S. Congress on the climate issue and its links to issues of health, identity, and well being on tribal lands.
He was previously a key part of issue advocacy and communications efforts for large companies, including Microsoft and GE, and before that served as AIPAC's Deputy Midwest Political Director.
It grapples with various national and international issues that Japan is involved — conservation of Nansei Shoto Archipelago (including the coral reef in Shiraho in Ishigaki Island) and tidal flats in many places, promotion of forestry certification scheme and environmental education, prevention of global warming through promotion of natural energy and policy advocacy on the cities.
With more than 27 years of experience in policy advocacy and issue campaigns, Ms. Robinson has played an integral role in some of the country's biggest energy and transportation advancements, including the historic fuel economy and global warming emissions standards for new cars and light trucks.
She also continues her legal advocacy focused on other environmental issues, including wetlands preservation, regulation of commercial shrimp farming, traditional forest rights preservation, vehicular pollution, and industrial pollution.
Most recently, she was a legal intern at the Montana Supreme Court where she worked for Justice Beth Baker on Access to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efforts.
We focus on issues relating to access to justice and legal advocacy in a variety of forums including the state and federal courts.
The blog includes links to resources, academic centers, advocacy organizations, journals and listservs that deal with free exercise and establishment clause issues.
This includes appellate court advocacy and practice, principles of appellate justice, appellate court jurisprudence on current issues, and legislative developments affecting the courts.
The keynote will be followed by workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to criminal, juvenile, child welfare and mental health practitioners, including but not limited to the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Frederick Clay, litigating nursing home admissions, appellate advocacy, criminal case law update, how to use social science research in your case, the new sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, ensuring language access, advanced issues in Superior Court litigation, representing emerging adults, how to contest preliminary drug test results, a practicum on mindfulness, as well as the latest from the immigration impact unit.
Symes & Street provides expert advice and advocacy relating to human rights issues that may arise at work or in the community including sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, gender, disability, and family status.
Other activities may include engaging with and responding to enquiries from the public, developing materials for the public on ongoing advocacy campaigns and current issues, organizing events, and assisting in the development of advocacy letters, legislative briefs and litigation materials.
For more than 40 years, the Robinson + Cole roster has included specially trained lawyers in the art of appellate advocacy who are not only fluent in the appellate rules but also highly skilled in the critical tasks of issue identification, issue preservation, strategic positioning, and persuasive argument.
In addition to my advocacy practice, I provide legal opinions and practical advice to lawyers and law firms on their professional obligations, including confidentiality issues, law practice management, and conflicts of interest.