Sentences with phrase «known social activist»

Rise, the lead backer, was cofounded by Bill McGlashan, managing partner of TPG Growth, along with Bono, frontman of U2 and well - known social activist, and Jeff Skoll, an early eBay (ebay) exec, philanthropist, and film producer.

Not exact matches

«Their kidnapping took place», continued the BBC report, «during a period of massive state repression of left - wing activists, union leaders and social activists which became known as the «Dirty War».

From the outset, German Catholic social theorists and activists played a prominent role in addressing the social question, shaping what we now know as the Catholic social thought tradition.

A Fourth Merton, one still well known, is the Social Activist.

They must have been aware that there's been a history of having these blogger junkets blow up in a very ugly way (especially this year, I think there's some social unrest behind a lot of the rage about these junkets), and, given that they've been boycotted for over 30 years, they must have known that, you know, activists use the Internet.

For a start, you'll want to populate your following with people you know: it helps to connect aggressively (though perhaps not TOO aggressively) with potential «friends,» perhaps starting with the candidate's own social connections and moving on to party activists, local officials, bloggers and the members of your own supporter list (include a link to your profile pages in mass emails and people will do some of the work for you).

Not a day passes without known NDC activists trading insults and / or accusing some kingpins in the main stream or through social media over alleged wrongful acts whilst in government which resulted in the party's excruciating defeat at the polls.

Later that same day, delegates will participate in a program focused on the future of the labor movement by well - known labor and social justice activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. in the Hart Theatre of The Egg, at 2 p.m. Fletcher is currently the director of Field Services and Education for the American Federation of Government Employees.

Bianey Garcia, a transgender activist with Make the Road, a social justice group out of neighboring Jackson Heights, said while this is the 13th known attack on trans women in Queens this year, «so many are not reported for fear of going to the police,» partly due to transphobia in official ranks and also to fear of exposure for those who are undocumented immigrants.

«No matter which continent Gaga happens to be in today,» the Manhattan borough president, mayoral hopeful, and Germanotta family friend tells the Daily News, «she remains an Upper West Sider at heart» as well as a «social justice activist and a real leader for marriage equality in this country.»

General News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: classfmonline.com Hajia Fati is a known activist of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Social pressure group, OccupyGhana ®, has condemned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for offering a «forced» and «half - hearted» apology over the assault of a journalist by a party supporter, Hajia Fati, at the party's headquarters.

Because the international press was largely ignoring what was happening in Raqqa, the anonymous activists began to disseminate their images via social media, eventually becoming known as the undercover group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS).

But all of that is threatened when Kay and her friends discover the dead body of Jessica Lane, a fellow student and artsy social activist, whom none of the girls say they knew.

Vowing to get Jake back by any means necessary, Leon's own journey - on his brand - new BMX bike - will carry him through the lives of a doting but ailing foster mother, Maureen; Maureen's cranky and hilarious sister, Sylvia; a social worker Leon knows only as «The Zebra»; and a colorful community of local gardeners and West Indian political activists.

Jackson is the founder of Ironfire Capital, an activist fund manager that uses «Internet - based social networking tools to gather information and amplify the impact of current focus campaigns,» and is perhaps best known for his campaign against Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO).

Many of them are significant figures, but not widely known, such as scholar and social critic Harold Cruise (whose portrait graces the cover of the catalog); artist Faith Ringgold; Ron Kajiwara, a graphic designer at Vogue magazine; and civil rights activists James Farmer and Hugh Hurd, who was also an actor.

Known for her portraits of family, friends, writers, poets, artists, students, singers, salesmen, activists, and more, Alice Neel created forthright, intimate, and, at times, humorous paintings that quietly engaged with political and social issues.

Ai Weiwei (born 1957 in Beijing) is an internationally known artist and activist who addresses social, cultural, and political issues throughout his diverse body of work.

Founded in 1980 by artists committed to political and social engagement, ABC No Rio seeks to facilitate cross-pollination between artists and activists, and is a place where people share resources and ideas to impact society, culture, and community.

Ai Weiwei (28/8/1957 --RRB- is an artist, architectural designer, curator, and social activist and perhaps the best - known Chinese Contemporary artist.

Known for her portraits of family, friends, writers, poets, artists, students, singers, salesmen, activists, neighbors, and more, Neel (1900 - 1984) created forthright, intimate, and, at times, humorous paintings that have both overtly and quietly engaged with political and social issues.

Mariah Parker is a social activist and hip hop artist best known by her stage name, Lingua Franca.

is a social activist and hip hop artist best known by her stage name, Lingua Franca.

Known for her portraits of family, friends, writers, poets, artists, students, singers, salesmen, activists and more, Alice Neel (1900 — 84) created forthright, intimate and, at times, humorous paintings that quietly engaged with political and social issues.

La Kunsthalle Mulhouse presents Sous nos yeux («Before our eyes»), a three parts project proposed by Abdellah Karroum, associate curator featuring works by Adel Abdessemed, Gabriella Ciancimino, Badr El Hammami, Pedro Gómez - Egaña and Younès Rahmoun, and an intervention by the group LMDP (l'Autre moitié du paysage) in collaboration with social activists and cultural organisations.

An avid member of the far - left, Naomi Klein is a progressive / socialist Canadian author, film maker, social activist, and public intellectual known primarily for her political...

Medha Patkar, 1992 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient for Asia and well - known Indian social activist, points to the vast increases in population around Pune and zealous development aiming to create a mega city in the region as the main culprits behind such a significant cut in water supply.

«I was just so pissed off,» Avvy Yao - Yao Go, a well - known social justice activist and lawyer, wrote in the Toronto Star after Justice Minister Peter MacKay made comments at a recent Ontario Bar Association meeting that women and visible minorities aren't applying for judge jobs and that's why they're under - represented on the bench.

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Andrew Heslop is a community activist, social commentator and well - known Australian.