Sentences with phrase «justice advocate came»

However, several politicians and an environmental justice advocate came out in support of Quinn, including Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo, who represents the South Bronx; City Councilwoman Inez E. Dickens, who represents Harlem; and State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who represents The Bronx.

Not exact matches

The concerns of environmentalists and of social - justice advocates need not be in conflict when it comes to the attack on absolute rural poverty.

We can come alongside our brothers and sisters, lending our voices and power to theirs, and stand together for a unified people advocating for justice and peace and wholeness.

Passion, creative energy and persistence come together when Berkeley advocates and educators tackle food reform and food justice in the schools and in the neighborhoods.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

It also comes amid repeated calls from criminal justice advocates to close the city's largest jail complex at Rikers Island, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted earlier this month as «intolerable.»

She comes to OHR from Advocates for Justice and Education (AJE), where she worked on education policy issues for youth with special needs.

The charter school narrative has come full circle for me throughout my life and career as an advocate for social justice.

Education organizers and social justice advocates in Philadelphia and Cincinnati are coming together to host events marking Martin Luther King Jr..

Social justice advocates, educators and union leaders from 10 cities around the country came together out of concern about a loss of community control over schools.

Even with people coming together in what is possibly the largest demonstration ever in the U.S. to advocate for change in women's rights, human rights, health care, civil rights, climate change and social justice, we still have difficult and important work to do.

The need for advocates for all aspects of creating a sustainable regional food system — whether achieving greater food justice, creating efficient distribution networks or ensuring that farmers» markets have a level playing field to compete in the marketplace — come together in support of each other's efforts.

That's why a broad and diverse coalition of environmentalists, public health officials, business leaders, labor leaders, faith leaders, academics, low - income advocates, and social justice advocates has come together to call on Maryland's leaders to significantly expand the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once labeled him the «best» advocate to come before the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Joyal advocated, among other things, that judges should approach constitutional cases with the «principled restraint, consistency and predictability that can and should come from identifiable constitutional and legal doctrine.»

When it comes to negotiating a settlement, we are fierce advocates that demand justice and full compensation.

The office is under the Department of Justice, but there is an operational independence and impartiality when it comes to the advocate's substantive duties.

Since coming into the position of Social Justice Commissioner I have advocated that human rights have practical power, that they provide a practical framework or roadmap for creating a fair and just society.

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