Sentences with phrase «led activist organizations»

These student - led activist organizations use sophisticated analysis, appropriate action, and creative partnerships to challenge the education systems to become responsive to student voice.

Among those who took a turn at the microphone was Nezar Hamze, South Florida executive director of the Council on American - Islamic Relations, viewed as a leading activist organization by the Muslim community and as an arm of militant Islam by its critics.

Not exact matches

The shooting quickly gained attention from Black Lives Matters and other activists and organizations dedicated to holding police responsible, which led to Thursday's protests outside Golden 1 Center and now these messages from the Kings and Celtics.

While Lipton and activist organizations — like Make the Road Action, a leading immigrants» rights group that endorsed Nixon on Friday — were careful to blame the crack - up on Cuomo, at least one labor leader offered a more scathing indictment of the WFP.

(CNN)- A conservative activist who's challenging a top House Republican Wednesday landed an endorsement from a leading national tea party organization.

Since last year, Americans Elect, a non-profit 501c4 organization led by investor and activist Peter Ackerman, has been quietly laying the foundation for a 2012 Internet - based political convention to pick a «centrist» ticket that will, if all goes to plan, get on all fifty state ballots and compete in a serious way with Barack Obama and whomever the GOP nominates next year.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

As a coalition of labor unions, community organizations and grassroots activists, the Working Families Party has been a consistent voice on issues that put working families first, and it has become a leading voice in the fight for real democracy.

«In particular, anti-casino community activists and organizations believed that gambling would lead to increased crime and disorder.

Here, leading environmental activists and activist organizations share what they see as the most effective ways to take action:

More important in a state where Latinos represent the largest group of minority public school children, outnumbering African - Americans nearly four to one, leading Latino politicians, activist groups, and business organizations came out in favor of vouchers.

Students can use this investigation to help reach an overall understanding of the strategies that «change makers» and organizations use to address the issues they attempt to impact — leading them to the research of two activist organizations of their choice.

Founded by human rights activist Patrick Atkinson, this organization leads the charge in social development by offering sustainable solutions to people struggle to survive.

The response of the patrons who fought back against a raid on the bar, and the ensuing riot, have become recognized as the symbolic birth of the gay liberation movement, a movement leading to the establishment of a gay press, a range of gay activist organizations, a new consciousness among gays and lesbians, and a greater public awareness of these issues.

Once again, people described as «leading scientists» turn out to be economists, UN officials, and those with links to activist organizations.

Everyone knows how to play the game of marketing climate crisis activists as «prestigious» researchers, «leading humanitarian organizations» and alliances of «vulnerable» countries that «are experiencing the most direct impacts of climate change.»

Russell Greene is a climate activist from California who helps lead many organizations including Climate Decision 2016, Progressive Democrats of America, Justice Action Mobilzation Network and People Demanding Action.

On June 2, a coalition of activist organizations led by Erie Rising and joined by the likes of the Sierra Club, the Mark Ruffalo - lead Water Defense, the Angela Monti Fox - lead Mothers Project (mother of «Gasland» Producer and Director, Josh Fox), Food and Water Watch (FWW), among others, will take to Erie, CO to say «leave and leave now» to EnCana Corporation.

Griffin Cloud Levine, high school student, sustainability activist, urban gardener and Co-leader, New York 2 New Orleans Coalition (NY2NO) is a youth - led, consensus - based organization made to create a network of young people who are interested in organizing and mobilizing across New York City.

Next, La Cuna de Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle, a Blythe - based organization led by Alfredo Figueroa, a garrulous 76 - year - old retired miner, community activist and gadfly, sued the federal agencies over six desert solar plants that it claimed were approved without due consultation with Native Americans.

Leading the Peel Injured Worker Group is long - time community activist, Catherine Fenech, Secretary to the umbrella organization Ontario Network of Injured Workers» Groups (ONIWG), founder of the International RSI Awareness Day and board member of Injured Workers Consultants» Community Legal Clinic.

The organizations involved represent labor, community organizations, doctors, nurses, women, small businesses, faith - based organizations, people of color, netroots activists, and think tanks, and Planned Parenthood is proud to be a leading member of this diverse group.