Two days a week, we've traded in lessons about World War II for discussions about how to become
local civic activists.
Not exact matches
Ali Najmi, an attorney and
activist, Bob Friedrich, a
local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.
«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from
local elected officials,
civic and community leaders and
activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat.
«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from
local elected officials,
civic and community leaders and
activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat,» Iannece said.
«I am proud to have the support of these
local Democratic elected officials and
civic activists from every corner of our community,» Miller said in a release.
Locals have looked forward to this outdoor nonprofit performing arts series every summer since 1938, when it was founded by
civic activist and arts patron Rosalie Meyer Stern.
The Stockyard Institute was influenced by an awareness of neighborhood histories and an under recognized group of community artists, architects, radical teachers, and
local activists where a deep consideration of the social and
civic forms of engagement were as critical to their practice as to their lives.