Sentences with phrase «local action through»

JSIS also links global issues to local action through International Action Day, which recently focused on global access to water, and the Green Team, which encourages schoolwide actions to support environmental sustainability.

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Through these actions, I garnered respect from the local authorities, which, I believe, is what kept us safe and allowed REBUILD to thrive.

The UNGC, through its corporate signatories, is setting up local networks (in 80 countries so far) to map out local SDG action plans together with governments and other community stakeholders.

Through policy development, education, and advocacy, the Institute is building support for meaningful action at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Obviously there were countless levels of involvement, ranging from congregations that ignored, suppressed or resisted such issues to a few local churches that took direct action through deliberate corporate strategies.

Each country would negotiate a long - term, mutually binding compact to integrate domestic and international action, and on that basis receive an «investment entitlement» from one consolidated pot of money channeled through independent local foundations with cross-country representation of donors and recipients.

Changes in circle 5 (larger, more impersonal organizations) and circle 6 (the systems beyond the local community) may occur through educational [and] persuasive approaches, but often they require the use of political [and other social action] methods....

They should first learn the other actions of a congregation's plot: the years of local linkage, the unfolding and thickening which have happened only partially through the ministrations of a pastor.

Whether at home or abroad, Christians are doing amazing work in their local communities through social action, food banks, debt advice and much more.

The «Local Church Mental Health Study - Action Project,» using Howard Clinebell's Mental Health Through Christian Community and the Leader's Guide by Paul E. Johnson, is a resource for such groups.

In thus individualizing ordination Augustine witnesses indirectly to the extinction in the West c. 400 of the older catholic feeling for the corporate ministry of the local church.51 Within four centuries the hereditary priesthood of Israel had been replaced by the indelible priesthood of Christendom, valid not by inheritance and birth but through a kind of rebirth in the solemn rededication of ordination in the descent of the Holy Spirit, an action which also represented a tactile succession going back to the apostles.

So as to support a learning culture beyond the training, we aim to create the appropriate environment to support this at local authority level — including through supervision, team meetings, performance management, data collection and peer support through action learning sets.

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The Action Kit Includes, Graphics - 11 x 17 posters - 8.5 x 11 posters - stickers Fact Sheets - investment in infant / maternal health - investment in the family - investment in the health care system - short and long term benefits - investment in society Tools - sample news release - proclamation request letters Activities - pricing exercise - colouring contest - savings wheel - formula to calculate what your local hospital could save through increased breastfeeding rates.

This awards seeks to recognize individuals in the babywearing community who have furthered diversity and inclusivity through programs or actions which systematically reduce inequities in the their local communities or the babywearing community at large.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) has been working with the Mayor's Office to bring the Good Food Purchasing Program to Chicago over the past three years and building support for the policy through a local coalition made of a broad representation of the voices of Chicago's food system.

Strategic Plan Focus for July — Goals 2, 3, and 4 World BF Month is the perfect opportunity to promote a culture supportive and accepting of breastfeeding (goal 2) through parties and health fairs, etc., build, link, and ensure access to state and local resources (goal 3) by providing information to moms about resources online and in your community, and to engage stakeholders in alignment of goals and actions to increase breastfeeding support (goal 4) by pulling in other groups that work with moms and babies to help with World Breastfeeding Day / Week / Month (WBM) activities!

Local volunteers and charities like Refugee Action can and do play a vital role in enabling people to practice English through social contact with local communiLocal volunteers and charities like Refugee Action can and do play a vital role in enabling people to practice English through social contact with local communilocal communities.

Through his campaign account and his political action committee, the Kerry campaign operation generated more than $ 10 million for various party committees and 179 candidates for the U.S. House, Senate, state and local offices in 42 states focusing on the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle.

«Local officials should follow through with law enforcement and report potential violations so that appropriate actions can be taken to protect the public and keep our roadways safe.»

The multifaceted approach was introduced last month during Picente's State of the County Address, and the action taken today will help to improve safety in local schools and within the community through funding and departmental changes within Oneida County government.

DiNAPOLI: ACTIONS OF RAMAPO TOWN OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR LDC REFORM Press Release from NYS Comptroller's Office Ramapo town officials took a risky approach to financing a minor league stadium through the Ramapo Local Development Corporation (RLDC), according to an audit released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

• The 37 distinct action items of the Oneida County Farmland Protection Plan which lay out five goals of supporting ag - business while creating new businesses; connecting local farmers with consumers; bringing new individuals to agriculture through education initiatives; increasing public awareness and protecting important farmland resources.

County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying that through the action, the county will seek to recoup on behalf of local taxpayers the various costs it has incurred as a result of the opioid epidemic.

«Jack Martins has always stood up for working men and women and treated them with respect, both through his words and his actions,» said Local 282 President Thomas Gesualdi.

Through the efforts of many local food fanatics (follow the action on Twitter t...

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets will be distributed to local community members through the host organizations: SEIU Florida State Council, Dream Defenders Action Fund, Florida Immigration Coalition Votes, New Florida Majority, Organize Florida, and Florida Planned Parenthood PAC.

The SNP are supporting the people of Glasgow North East through these tough times by freezing the council tax, phasing out prescription charges, taking real action on crime and investing billions in infrastructure to support local jobs while Labour let people down.»

Through its collaborative projects, BIOMAT is creating R&D networks and cooperative links with overseas research institutions, local hospitals, and industries, targeting regional need via the formation of an Asia - Pacific Concerted Action in Bioengineering.

The Convention recognizes the importance of women in the implementation of the Convention, and identifies critical areas for their engagement: (i) awareness - raising, and participation in the design and implementation of programmes; (ii) decision - making processes that men and women adopt at the local level in the governance of development, implementation and review of regional and national action programmes (RAPs and NAPs); and (iii) capacity - building, education and public awareness, particularly at local level through the support of local organizations.

Pioneering Climate Resilience through Regional Action Welcome to Broward County (view video) Bertha Henry, County Administrator, Broward County The Hon. Barbara Sharief, Vice Mayor, Broward County Summit Workshop: Innovative Tools for Local Adaptation Cities and regions have been leading the way in preparing for a changing climate.

Beautifully verdant strings soon give way to the truly frightening string and sampled moss that fuses together with the real science - based reason for the once - human things chasing our frightened scientist family through the woods, terrifically effective horror - action and atmospheric scoring that not only plays eco body horror, but also a beautiful sense of choral tragedy for a clan that really should have listened to locals» warnings to not go into the Emerald Isle's forbidden woods.

The main activities implemented in the program by the students, under the coordination of their teacher, are: (1) analysis of the problems of the local Roma community; (2) selection of a problem for in - depth study by the class, a problem that can be solved through local public policies; (3) collecting information about the problem from various sources, including members of the Roma community, public institutions, NGOs, specialists, and analysis of possible solutions; (4) drafting a public policy that could solve the problem; (4) developing an action plan to influence public authorities to adopt the public policy proposed by the students; (5) organizing a showcase at local level in which students present their projects; (6) reflecting on the learning experience.

The current process working through the three stages of school action, school action plus and formal assessment clearly offer a system (all be it very bureaucratic and open to local interpretation) that schools can follow.

In the 2000 version, the soliloquy is done as an interior monologue in Ethan Hawke's head as he wanders through the action section of his local Blockbuster video store.

For over two weeks in Lima, WGC and Women's Caucus members participated directly in the negotiations, held press conferences, conducted advocacy trainings, wrote articles, released reports and briefing papers, joined demonstrations and marches and collaborated with dozens of colleagues from around the world who participated through all this action in the COP in Lima or in support activities back home in local communities.

And with that focus comes the possibility of more action at the local, state, and national levels to implement a mix of reforms that will support all students through high school graduation.

Global citizenship, in the perspective of those who want a fair peaceful sustainable world implies to demonstrate, through actions, that one has learned to live together and to cooperate local and globally, aiming to overcome violence, racism and social economic environmental injustice.

The worst thing I have witnessed in education in 2008 is the continuous action based on personal interests and advantages of many local and global economic and political players losing the main objective of «education as a fun activity,» and thus of encouraging and inspiring young children through play and simple but innovative teaching methods that foster critical thinking, teamwork, and the urge to learn more for the sake of learning and not for meeting set standards.

There's also ample opportunity to extend the lesson through action, by visiting a local farmers» market and talking with growers or starting their own vegetable garden at school.

The dormant commerce clause could be applied to the provision of education services through the Internet, that is, the federal government could take legal action or support legal claims against states and local school districts that restrict or prohibit access to Internet - based education services that are provided outside district or state borders.

Suggested learning activities include: taking students on a field trip to the local shop or bank to see real money and consumer practice in action; using the $ 50 as a stimulus, exploring the life of Indigenous entrepreneur and inventor David Unaipon; setting up a classroom economy such as a shop, showcasing learning through planning and creating a market or small enterprise; and planning, budgeting and managing an event, such as the school fete or an Elders lunch.

Part of each program's curriculum involves immersing yourself in a local school (or your own if you are currently teaching) where you'll conduct interviews and complete observations and teaching experiences through either Guided Practice — our version of student teaching — or an action - research project.

Central - office administrators proceeded to immobilize the local councils more through simple inattention than direct action.

The following timeline outlines key state and local actions and planning processes in these initial years of implementing new accountability, reporting, and school improvement systems, from the 2017 - 18 school year through 2020 - 21 and beyond.

Instead, districts act within the policy system, vying with state actors at all stages of policy making to ensure that policy actions will be acceptable.291 And, after state policies have been enacted, they must still be implemented; in matters of implementation, too, local districts and state agencies use personal contacts to negotiate how both parties can best respond.292 Thus, even though states have legitimate authority, it is exercised through informal and formal networks that help to shape local responses to state policy.

Such a plan could then support students» ongoing action projects within the social studies classroom against local polluters identified through Scorecard.

Find how E4E teachers turn policy ideas into action through local, state, and national advocacy campaigns.

By working with parents to examine their privilege and understand that their impact matters more than their intentions, Integrated Schools prepares parents to support meaningfully integrated classrooms that reflect the diversity of their district as well as school communities that respect ALL families and are galvanized around supporting ALL children Through national organizing to promote local action, we support, educate, develop and mobilize families to «live their values,» disrupt segregation, and leverage their choices for the well - being and futures for their own children, for all children, and for our democracy.

Through action at the state and local level, improved policies can help diversify and strengthen the teacher workforce and elevate the profession as a whole.