Sentences with phrase «leading voices for»

We just got some great coverage for the campaign in Campus Progress, one of the leading voices for youth organizing...

APPA's Pets Add Life program was started in 2005 as a public service announcement effort and has since grown into a highly impactful social media campaign garnering hundreds of thousands of followers, millions of impressions, and has become one of the leading voices for promoting pet adoption and responsible pet ownership.

As the teachers union's negotiations with LA Unified drag on, one of the nation's leading voices for teachers appeared at an event last night hosted by district board member Steve Zimmer and made a strong case for union activity and solidarity.

In many cases, city leaders, recognizing that an effectively run school system is critical to the overall success of the city, are the leading voices for school reform.

«It was inspiring to hear from some of Massachusetts» leading voices for our students.

When he challenged the Obama rule in court as Oklahoma's attorney general, Pruitt was one of the leading voices for the legal argument that EPA can't regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants because it already has a standard for mercury and air toxics emission from generators — known as the 112 exclusion, referring to a section of the Clean Air Act.

Daniel O'Donnell, 57, of Manhattan: He has been a member of the chamber since 2003 and is one of the leading voices for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual rights.

CT also noted why religious people should be the leading voices for political compromise and why all Christians are biased voters.

As many of you know he is the pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California and has been one of the leading voices for the emergent / missional movement.

He became a prominent national leader for African Americans and a leading voice for former slaves and their descendants.

WHEREAS The Vancouver Board of Trade («VBOT») has been a leading voice for regional business for nearly 130 years; and,

George Hawkins, a leading voice for utility innovation, has joined Isle Utilities as Chair of its North American operations, effective immediately.

As a leading voice for funeral service, NFDA has been tracking trends and working with funeral directors and consumers for more than 130 years.

Israel's leading voice for «transfer,» Tourism Minister Benny Elon, recently met with several members of the House and Senate, including Armey and Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) to advocate transferring Palestinians to Jordan.

My hope was that the church would become a leading voice for economic and racial justice as well as for disarmament.

As the leading voice for many sceptics around the world we need to be prepared to hear his objections to the relevance of the Old Testament.

Jim is former chair of the USDA National Organic Standards Board and is a leading voice for organic agriculture.

Whereas, New York State is a leading voice for women's equality and has raised that voice in action through such significant achievements as passage of the historic «Women's Equality Agenda» in 2015 - eight laws that advance women's equality in New York State by helping to achieve pay equity, strengthen human trafficking laws and protections for domestic violence victims, and ending pregnancy discrimination in all workplaces; other measures further safeguard and promote women's interests and help improve their status in settings where they live and work; and

As a visionary for New York's economy, she has created a leading voice for business on economic growth, corporate governance, tax policy, labor, manufacturing, campaign finance reform, value creation, and education, among other issues.

If the voters of the 19th District honor me with their vote, I will be a leading voice for their cause,» said Faso.

Berky, an independent urban planning consultant, has been a leading voice for the progressive wing of the legislature's Democratic caucus and has pushed for anti-transgender discrimination laws and beefed up Human Rights Commission.

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (Saratoga Partnership), the county's designated economic development agency, and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to drive high - tech business attraction and growth in Saratoga County while establishing a hub for semiconductor outreach, advocacy and education in the Northeast.

StudentsFirstNY is New York's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

MALTA — On Thursday, the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to drive high - tech business attraction and growth in Saratoga County while creating a hub for semiconductor outreach, advocacy and education in the Northeast.

«As Upstate's leading voice for taxpayers and businesses, we're very aware that voters are concerned about jobs and taxes.

But given that NYPIRG reported that Espaillat had the worst attendance record in the entire state Senate, missing 60 percent of the votes, failing to be there for the people he is paid to represent, I'm not surprised he ignored the leading voice for New York's environment.»

We both share the same core values that make our Democratic Party the leading voice for all underserved members of society.»

Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

About StudentsFirstNY Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

Through the years, Silver became a leading voice for liberal causes, fighting for more school aid, prekindergarten expansion, a «millionaires» tax» on high earners and rollback of Rockefeller - era drug laws.

As such, he's been perhaps Western New York's leading voice for government reform.

«He has also been a leading voice for banning standardized tests for our youngest students, supported a three - year moratorium against the use of Common Core testing for student promotion and placement, and has backed giving the city and state Comptrollers the power to audit charters, particularly charter practices that limit the enrollment and retention of high - needs students.»

As a state senator, Espaillat worked to sustain affordable housing, and went on to become a leading voice for advocate for workers» rights and immigration services, said spokesman Jake Potent.

Rory has been a leading voice for working New Yorkers from the moment he was elected to the Assembly.

Collaboration will support Partnership's Next Wave Center and business attraction efforts, and GSA's industry outreach, advocacy, education and membership recruitment initiatives The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (Saratoga Partnership), the county's designated economic development agency, and the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), a leading voice for the worldwide semiconductor industry, today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership + Read More

You can certainly expect him to be a leading voice for the party next week when one of the Miliband brothers becomes the new Labour leader.

Banks, special assistant to the president for international energy and environment, has emerged as a leading voice for staying in the climate agreement.

«There is a growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can have adverse effects on health, especially during vulnerable periods such as fetal development and childhood,» reports author and physician Andrew Weil, a leading voice for so - called integrative medicine combining conventional and alternative medical practices.

Sahara Rose is the best - selling author of the Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda (Penguin Random House) and has been called «a leading voice for the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift» by Deepak Chopra.

PCOS Challenge is the leading voice for women and girls with PCOS and our programs play a critical role in helping those affected by the condition overcome their struggles with infertility, weight gain, hirsutism, anxiety and depression and reduce their risk for numerous life - threatening related diseases.

Southeast About Blog SACE has been a leading voice for energy reform to protect the quality of life and treasured places in the Southeast for more than 30 years.

EFF guest speaker, Karen Cator, is President and CEO of Digital Promise and is a leading voice for transforming American education through technology, innovation and research.

«Over the past six decades, Marian has been a leading voice for freedom, equal opportunity, and civil rights for all children.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, founded in 2005, became a leading voice for charter schools nationally.

Since winning a Minnesota Senate seat in 1992, the teacher - turned - legislator has become a prominent advocate for equitable school funding and a leading voice for improving public schools.

As the leading voice for magnet schools in the nation, Magnet Schools of America represents your interests before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Education.

StudentsFirstNY is New York's leading voice for students.

StudentsFirstNY is New York's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

Julie is the leading voice for revolutionizing K - 12 online education on the global stage.

MSF is a leading voice for state - funded pre-K, high - quality public charter schools, and rigorous state learning standards.