Sentences with phrase «justice advocates»

My eldest, now 16, is a Latin scholar and social justice advocate.

Scientists and environmental justice advocates alike argue that better policies are needed to address double jeopardy.

But, despite the difficult climate, many criminal justice advocates are continuing their calls for pay raises for state judges.

Yet another thing that civil justice advocates will need to fix next year!

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

What equity means to city planners often differs from what it means to social justice advocates.

But environmental justice advocates aren't ready to give up their fight.

The event was witnessed by numerous elected officials and criminal justice advocates.

I'm 32, I'm a Leo, I'm Russian, Anglo - Saxon and Serbo - Croatian I am a very open minded and non-judgmental man I'm romantic and passionate about life, I enjoy reading, art both creating and observing I'm an independent artist and die - hard social justice advocate for civil rights movements

For social justice advocates who like to drink — a bottle of Fledgling wine supports literacy initiatives for children.

Together, the Nature Climate Change study and Hansen's new paper give credence to the many developing nations and climate justice advocates who have called for more ambitious action.

To environmental justice advocates in Wilmington and elsewhere in the state, cap and trade sounds like cheating — as if California has given industries leeway to buy their way out of greening their operations.

StyleWise is a place for conscious consumers and social justice advocates from all walks of life to be encouraged and challenged in our journey together.

Food justice advocate Beatriz Beckford, who works with the New York - based hunger and poverty prevention organization Why Hunger, has spent the last five years working on introducing the healthier nutritional standards to the NSLP.

For example, juvenile justice advocate Mark Soler knew the statistics on the growing criminalization of black men.

Won the replacement of Zero Tolerance language with Restorative Justice language in CPS discipline code through informal coalition of restorative justice advocates citywide in 2007.

-LSB-...] Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and criminal justice advocates now agree that Rikers should be closed down.

Stars, including Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep and Emma Watson, will be accompanied by key activists from a range of fields, including the founder of the #MeToo movement and a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers.

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) established this website to help civil legal aid programs and other equal justice advocates find additional funding to support their efforts to provide legal aid to families and individuals.

This document written by child and family justice advocate Vernon Beck outlines how most Childrens Aid Society workers in Ontario are breaking the law

Everyone was moved by our keynote speaker, reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider, Dr. Willie Parker, particularly when he spoke how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired him to believe that to be a true Christian, he must show compassion for all women, without judgment.

The growing interest in highly regimented, physically challenging incarceration programs for youthful drug offenders has prompted concern among juvenile - justice advocates across the nation.

Environmental justice advocates say that the attacks on science represent irresponsible political malpractice against the people of the U.S. by officials who are sworn to uphold the public interest.

Meanwhile, the community and environmental justice advocates point to studies showing that people living near mountaintop removal sites are at increased risk of developing physical and mental health problems and of dying from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the public's interest.

There is a parable that justice advocates use about a village by a river.

Wiley, who will take over as chair next month, calls herself a racial and gender justice advocate and says those roots make her move from legal adviser inside City Hall to head of the outside agency — as well as professor at the New School — a kind of homecoming.

In honor of my family's legacy with the labor community, the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice advocates for all workers and all families.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Council members and environmental justice advocates call on de Blasio to «implement a stronger energy efficiency policy that will require building owners to reduce all types of energy usage, including electricity, not just fossil fuels, while protecting affordable housing and protecting good union jobs,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Albany, NY — Criminal justice advocates praised the Independent Democratic Conference for championing Raise the Age throughout the budget process.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and Council member Annabel Palma, the head of the Bronx Council delegation, joined up with other Council members and environmental justice advocates at City Hall today to rail against Mayor Bloomberg's plan to shelve the building of four new waste transfer stations — three Manhattan and one Brooklyn.

Housing justice advocates refer to this allowance as the «eviction bonus» because it creates an incentive for landlords to harass and displace tenants.

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.

At the 2017 Alumni of Color Conference on March 2 — 4, educators, researchers, and social justice advocates gathered to explore issues of education and inequity that impact communities of color.

During this day - long event, you will hear from a number of expert guests, including keynote speaker and education justice advocate Clint Smith, as well as the teachers and students championing this work.

You can expect similar statements from the police union in Milwaukee today after criminal justice advocates began protesting the decision of District Attorney John Chisholm to not indict former cop Christopher Manney for allegedly slaying Dontre Hamilton this past April.

But where social justice advocates see promise, Dean sees concern.

Other social justice advocates don't have to deal with the invalidation, rejection of facts, and outright denial by the public that animal advocates do, and as such, we may understandably suffer from depression, rage, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, not to mention despair over not being able to rescue the victims, whether from a puppy mill, factory farm, or other abusive industry.

Many people in the area's low - income and minority neighborhoods don't have air conditioners, said environmental justice advocate Jocelyn Travis of the Sierra Club's Ohio chapter.

While environmental justice advocates still oppose the cap - and - trade program, they fiercely defend the law itself.

Previously, the national NAACP and other environmental justice advocates gave FirstEnergy and other companies an «F» for pollution from coal plants having disproportionate impacts on low - income communities where many people of color live.

The EU - ETS is a target of severe criticism from European climate justice advocates due to permissive requirements, financial collapse of the price of credits, and consequent failure of the European market to achieve emissions reduction goals.

Environmental justice advocates also pointed out that communities living next to dirty energy factories, like the Richmond Chevron oil refinery, hope that AB 32 will reduce pollution in their neighborhoods.

LNS believes the CPP can be implemented in ways that maximize the gains for climate protection by constructing broad coalitions that include environmentalists, trade unions, and social justice advocates around common interest in protecting the climate and maximizing positive jobs impacts.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - Today environmental justice advocates launched a new translocal campaign to push for a resilient recovery for Puerto Rico.

Count environmental - justice advocate Van Jones among those already excited.

Still, for many access to justice advocates there is skepticism that entrepreneurial technology - based improvements will further the exclusion of the most vulnerable — those on the wrong side of the digital divide.

Neil Cohen, Executive Director of the Community Unemployed Help Centre and Marston Grindey, a Law Society of Manitoba Lay Bencher and restorative justice advocate rounded out the reality check panels with their suggestions on what is needed from the perspective of those with boots on the ground.