Sentences with phrase «issues affecting the community at»

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When he and Beyoncé appeared at a vigil for Trayvon Martin that same year, his presence alone wasn't enough for some, who called him out for not taking a more outspoken position on the issues affecting the black community.

«We can turn to her whenever we have questions about health issues affecting schools and communities at the national or state level and know she will provide well - researched data and medical opinions, as well as her own perspective.»

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D - Brooklyn), the only black female New York congressional lawmaker, told Observer that she was motivated by issues at the federal level which affect her community, including comprehensive immigration reform and minority - and women - owned businesses.

Rebuffing efforts Donald Trump to cast doubt on Russian interference in the presidential election, top intelligence officials and senators from both parties issued a forceful affirmation of the findings, and took relentless aim at the president - elect's public skepticism and suggested he had negatively affected morale in the intelligence community.

Identifying poverty and a race - wide issue, not just affecting inner - city or minority communities, as it was mentioned 62 percent of poverty in Erie County takes place outside the City of Buffalo; with the Rural Outreach Center (ROC) having been established in East Aurora as a central area of assistance; to go along with the Department of Social Services utilizing University at Buffalo student interms to assist those in the community.

Members discussed issues affecting our community and business in Cortland County at the breakfast meeting at the Mini-Conference Center on Port Watson Street in Cortland.

We attended a Charity Event orgarnised by Fatma Hanke that took place at the Martin Luther Church here in Hamburg where we not only had some tasty foods, got to purchases original Maasai Accessories, enjoyed live dance performances but also had an opportunity to learn more about issues affecting the girl child in the nomadic communities.

The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community.

This study makes an analysis of the impact of a civic and intercultural education methodology requiring students to analyze the situation of the Roma community at local revel and formulate a public policy proposal related to an issue affecting members of Roma communities.

Breed - specific legislation (BSL), also called breed - discriminatory legislation (BDL), affecting pit bull terriers, is ineffective at keeping communities safe because such laws target the wrong thing and ignore the real issue.

Described as «a master at balancing elegance with grittiness, [Nari] Ward articulates multi-layered issues that affect all communities — economics, poverty, race, culture, and how these factors shape a society.»

«A master at balancing elegance with grittiness, [Nari] Ward articulates multi-layered issues that affect all communities — economics, poverty, race, culture, and how these factors shape a society.»

A master at balancing elegance with grittiness, Ward articulates multi-layered issues that affect all communities: economics, poverty, race, culture, and how these factors shape a society.

At every turn, EDN works to broaden the definition of «environment» to include issues that affect our health and our communities, such as greening deteriorated schools, creating green jobs and investment, and promoting activism to stop air and water pollution.

Now the researchers plan to apply the methodology to other nations to build up a global evidence base for protected area effectiveness, to «move beyond looking at protected areas as a monolithic concept and clarify how different kinds of protected areas, and different ways of locating them in the landscape, affect deforestation and local human welfare», and to measure the impacts of protected areas on humans that live in neighbouring communities, an issue that is «subject to contentious international debate but for which there is little credible evidence to support the opposing views».

Thus far, the study has gained unanimous favor in the scientific community, which was admittedly surprised in 2008 and 2009 at how quickly a defining issue that will undoubtedly affect everyone on the planet became so heavily politicized and took a backseat to health care reform, the housing bubble, and replacing Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.

For every entry on your Fan Page about your firm's activities or offerings, there should be at least one or two entries that focus on your Fans: a link to a mainstream news article about one of your key practice areas that your clients (and potential clients) care about; a question or opinion poll about a current - affairs issue that affects your client community; a conversation - starter that lets your fans kick around an engaging topic, serious or otherwise.

Too often consultation occurs in an ad hoc manner, or worse it does not occur at all in the communities most affected by the issues being addressed.

A big part of our mission at Relationships Australia NSW is to support the LGBTIQ community, as well as their partners, families and friends affected by the issues they may face.

Relationship, family and parenting conflicts are a specialty, which in addition, have also allowed me to focus on childrens» issues in these relationships as they become affected at home, in school and in the community.»

In 1999, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged Australia to reconsider its attempt at that time to abolish the Social Justice Commissioner position to ensure that the absence of a specialist commissioner does not adversely affect the ability of the Commission to address in an adequate manner the full range of issues regarding indigenous peoples that warrant attention given the continuing political, economic and social marginalization faced by the indigenous community of Australia (UN Doc: A / 54/18, para. 21 (2)-RRB-.

At its broadest, an address to the issue of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victimisation is related to a much broader response to the systemic issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities — an address to poverty and overcrowding in communities is required, for example.

We'll also look at ongoing fair housing issues affecting our communities.

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