Sentences with phrase «justice campaigns about»

You should take a lesson from passed generations about respecting ones elders or take a cue from modern social justice campaigns about not using a persons demographic status to degenerate them.

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His remarks were instead a mashup of his campaign stump speech greatest hits, talking about criminal justice reform, a «broken economy,» free tuition at public colleges, the minimum wage and campaign finance reform.

But the TEA PARTIERS are excited about the justice of a consumption or «fair» tax, and it might be tough for Romney to be tough with Cain on the tax front during the primary campaign.

Like many social conservatives, especially Christian ones, I spend a lot of my time reading and writing about religious freedom, especially how it might be affected by the legalization of same - sex marriage and the campaign for «gay rights» more generally.Yet at the same time, I harbor doubts about the position we are staking out.You see, I sometimes think that Justice Scalia's majority opinion in Employment Division v. Smith may have been correct.

He added: «One of the big issues raised by the campaign has been the issue of social justice and poverty which of course all Christians care about and are interested in.

and also join the global campaign for a toxic - free world by reading the FAQ Sheet, Towards Healthy Environments for Children: Frequently asked questions about breastfeeding in a contaminated environment which emerged out of the combined efforts of breastfeeding and environmental health and justice groups in addressing breastfeeding in a contaminated environment.

Local government pension scheme campaign Find out about how the T&G is fighting for pensions justice for workers in the local government pension scheme.

«Andrew Cuomo putting his personal political ambitions over the needs of grassroots organizations fighting for racial and economic justice tells you everything you need to know about him, and it shows just how terrified he is of Cynthia Nixon,» said Rebecca Katz, a senior strategist for the Nixon campaign.

But it's worth noting that the Justice Department has a small set of «core prohibitions» around campaign finance issues that it is vigilant about prosecuting.

That has been replaced with a line about needing an attorney general who is seeking justice, not another politician seeking office, Coffey's campaign confirmed.

I'm coming to this late, but this essay by Zephyr Teachout, former Howard Dean campaign internet director and Fordham Law School professor, on what Chief Justice John Roberts gets wrong about the meaning of corruption and a quid pro quo in American jurisprudence, is a must - read.

[2] His campaign strategy was summarised as: «Don't talk about immigration»; «Do talk about business»; «Don't make the referendum final»; «Do keep mentioning the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the over-reach of the European Union's Court of Justice».

«One of his main platforms was economic justice and providing for the middle class and government standing up for the little guy and that's just what this is all about, this $ 15 campaign and standing up for the little guy and standing up to the powerful forces.

The Home Office said that new rules would allow about 4,300 more to settle, but the Gurkha Justice Campaign said it would be just 100.

He added: «This demonstration today is about workers rights, it is about collective endeavour but above all, it's a declaration that we're around to campaign as long as it takes, to bring about that social justice and that decency in society.»

In a case about campaign laws and the constitutionality of certain restrictions on what type and length of political advertisements that can be used in certain campaigns, the justices brought up the topic of ebook readers, specifically the Amazon Kindle.

I'm passionate about the justice of the bank charges campaign — but it is important to temper that with the real practicality.

They have a Facebook group, a petition for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and a fundraising campaign to demonstrate that the community cares enough about this program to ante up and pay ALL of the costs if need be (philanthropic donations have been funding all vet care, training of trainers, and gear for the dogs all along).

I find comfort in being with people who are concerned and interested in learning more about what they can do, and I am inspired by people who are organizing efforts such as letter writing campaigns, marches, stream clean - ups, and social justice activism.

In the third and final part of our three part series on environmental justice and environmental racism, we hear from 2013 Goldman Prize winner Kimberly Wasserman about her successful campaign... Read More

Not every scientist or professor is a public figure, but a scientist who writes celebrity columns for The Huffington Post and The Guardian, and appears in campaign commercials for powerful politicians, and stars in a big - budget James Cameron telly series with Matt Damon and Jessica Alba, and writes a book not about science per se but about an epic global struggle for truth and justice with him as the embattled hero can hardly claim he wants to be left alone with his Bunsen burners.

But last week, over 60 international civil society groups at Cochabamba's alternative climate summit lent their collective voices in a grassroots campaign to unanimously oppose geoengineering and are urging the public to join with Hands Off Mother Earth (H.O.M.E.) by «lending a hand» in their photo petition.With support from environmental and social justice luminaries like David Suzuki, Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow, Naomi Klein, Herman Daly and Frances Moore - Lappé, the petition hopes to raise more public awareness about the issue prior to the next climate change convention slated for December.

Join Guest Speaker, Paula Boggs, and have a glass of wine while you hear from Eastside Legal Assistance Program and the Campaign for Equal Justice about the need for legal aid in your community and how you can help.

What I would like to see, and so would the public, are sincere efforts to do something about the ruinously high cost of litigation, and an end to the campaign to harm the practices of small firm solicitors in the guise of «doing something» about access to justice.

The VotingforJudges.org site in Washington gives a variety of information about both incumbent justices and challengers, including the identity of their campaign donors.

For this reason (and others), I strongly believe that criminal - justice - reform - minded «big donors» — yes, I am talking to you Koch brothers and Mr. Soros — should think very seriously about devoting resources to this initiative campaign where a little extra campaign investment could go a very long way in fostering reform in a lot more places than just Oklahoma.

Go to the Combined Campaign for Justice website to find out more about the Campaign and how to give by clicking here.

To learn more about the Campaign for Equal Justice, please contact Natalia Fior McMahon, annual campaign director, at 206-957-6281 or natalia@legalfoundatCampaign for Equal Justice, please contact Natalia Fior McMahon, annual campaign director, at 206-957-6281 or natalia@legalfoundatcampaign director, at 206-957-6281 or [email protected].

Legal Action Group released a new report, Justice in freefall, analysing the latest legal aid statistics from the Ministry of Justice and recommending immediate commencement of the LASPO review, reinvestment of the civil legal aid budget underspend in an innovation fund and a public information campaign about what problems legal aid is available for.

This national survey shares voters» opinions about the merits of the arguments in favor of electing versus appointing state supreme court justices, as well as public campaign financing of such elections.

Back to definitions, my favourite was provided by the campaigning journalist David Jessel (Rough Justice, Trial & Error), who described the Justice Gap as being about «law and justice — and the difference between the two&Justice, Trial & Error), who described the Justice Gap as being about «law and justice — and the difference between the two&Justice Gap as being about «law and justice — and the difference between the two&justice — and the difference between the two».

Against this backdrop, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's comments about Trump's presidential campaign present an interesting case study.

A new and commendable campaign, the Justice Alliance raised a few eyebrows with a statement of aims which, in its first iteration, was almost exclusively about fighting price competitive tendering (PCT) without any overt reference to LASPO.

But Mr. Ryan has stood by both Mr. Nunes and the memo, saying that the document raised legitimate questions about how the F.B.I. and Justice Department used the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, to investigate a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.

USA About Blog The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability.

Scotland About Blog Nourish Scotland is an NGO campaigning on food justice issues in Scotland.

Let's Get REAL Camp: Raising Empowered Activist Leaders: This camp is a free, week - long opportunity for young people to learn more about effective activism, with sessions on topics such as reproductive justice, sex education, organizing groups and campaigns, and self - empowerment through storytelling.

The organisation has recently been working to raise awareness of the mental health effects of racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their Invisible Discriminator campaign, but has made no public comment about the allegations of abuse on the NT juvenile justice system or the need for a Royal Commission.

To find out more about the National Justice Coalition's «Change the Record» campaign please go to: www.changetherecord.org.au

Through that she earned the nick - name MegBastard, which she uses on Twitter, as one of the team members for #JustJustice, an online campaign who have provided over 70 articles about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's leadership and solutions in the criminal justice system.

Trump's latest tweet attack was Monday morning, shortly after Blumenthal spoke on CNN about Russian meddling in last year's presidential election and «potential collusion by the Trump campaign and then obstruction of justice.»