Sentences with phrase «informed citizens working»

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He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

By working together with these fine organizations, we can help our citizens be more informed about the beverage calories they consume.»

We work and look for a global society with life quality, with informed happy citizens exercising their rights and duties, based on the principles of sustainable development and democracy; integrated; upholding values of solidarity, equity and justice; open to changes; respectful regarding traditional knowledge and cultural diversity; committed with the production and consumption of organic and biodiverse products.

Civic engagment is about being informed and active citizen who works to shalpe a neighborhood, borough, and city your're proud of» (www.bronxboropres.gov, 2018).

I believe this expense is a barrier for citizens in our community who want to be informed partners and contribute to the process of making our finances work for us.

During that phone conversation, my wife was informed that because of that video, where we were expressing, as U.S. citizens, our religious beliefs and our Constitutional right to assemble, the Comptroller was rescinding his job offer, and that she should not report to work.

He said: «A lot of people that may not be aware of our publicity programme would get informed through this platform and would become aware of our work and their own roles as citizens.»

Gotham Gazette is an important part of the ideals of Citizens Union — as a watchdog publication committed to accountability journalism, its work helps to an informed and engaged public is crucial to the work of holding government and elected officials accountable to their promises and actions.

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

«We need therefore to equip as many of our future citizens as possible to understand how science works, its methods and its ethics; and to be able to make better informed judgements.

«The only way you make something like this work is to fully inform parents what their options are and how to exercise their options, and school superintendents aren't doing that,» says William L. Taylor, chairman of the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights, a liberal advocacy group.

and «In science, students explore how both the natural physical world and science itself work so that they can participate as critical, informed, and responsible citizens in a society in which science plays a significant role.»

With your financial support and commitment, AYPF will continue to educate and inform policymakers about strategies that work to help young people, particularly vulnerable youth, succeed in the modern workplace, become lifelong learners, and be engaged citizens.

RI - CAN creates informed citizens with a commitment to closing the achievement gap through a combination of media work, electronic communications and social networking, publications and partnerships with like - minded civic and community groups and events.

Since 1983, the Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policy makers about best practices and engage business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity for all children, from their earliest years through postsecondary education.

For example, in 2013, Best Friends» pit bull terrier initiatives staff worked with energized and informed citizens in Watertown, Wisconsin, to overturn a proposed discriminatory measure against pit bull terriers.

rea Pound Pals, C.A.P.P., is a group of area citizens working together with law enforcement, city entities, and local vets, to make our area a more informed and responsible pet ownership community.

nd Pals, C.A.P.P., is a group of area citizens working together with law enforcement, city entities, and local vets, to make our area a more informed and responsible pet ownership community.

and Area Pound Pals, C.A.P.P., is a group of area citizens working together with law enforcement, city entities, and local vets, to make our area a more informed and responsible pet ownership community.

He became a United States citizen in 1943 and throughout the 1940s and 1950s, his work was informed by his travels abroad: to China with the US Army; Italy on his second Guggenheim fellowship; and Paris and Madrid, where he moved his family for a brief period during the late fifties.

Just as Paglen works with hobbyist astronomers, curator Tyler Stallings, whose show «Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration» will be seen next year at the Sweeney Art Gallery at the University of California, Riverside, comments that the «idea of citizen scientists, a burgeoning movement, shows a shift from scientists informing the public about what's good for them to research often done by amateurs.»

An Indian citizen who has never lived in India, Vali's position — based between the UAE and the US — informs his work and may catalyze his role as the guest curator for the next Abraaj Capital Art Prize in 2013.

To restore science to a place in the American political realm, Otto contends that citizens must be better informed; that the media must work to connect the public, scientists, and policymakers in an objective, nonpartisan manner.

He is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America, a non-political association of scientists, engineers, and citizens working to inform Americans about the realities of climate science and energy economics.

The citizens of Detroit who have been struggling to call attention to this issue for years are not freeloaders, but whistleblowers, working valiantly to inform the public of a hidden danger to us all.

We must work together to move towards Democracy 2.0 — a democracy that is informed by citizen participation, knowledge, information and evidence.

Let's work together to help inform the citizens of Earth (and beyond) about this new, important and amazing information network that is Bitcoin.

Government works better when politics works better, and politics works better when citizens are informed and involved participants.

Pew's work lays the foundation for effective policies and practices by invigorating civic life, conducting research, informing and engaging citizens, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause, and insisting on tangible results.