Sentences with phrase «local grassroots level»

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Until it does, Brigham points to grassroots organizations that have an impact at the local level and she says will be providing outreach in Broward County.

Rather, at the grassroots level, we are seeing new strength in and appreciation of local communities and private intermediary institutions.

Throughout every tour, we seek to engage at grassroots level through our comprehensive and authentic youth coaching programmes, as well as immersing ourselves in the local culture.As always we shall look to provide our fans with a host of opportunities to see the team up close through our range of supporter and community events, details of which shall be announced in the lead up.

Her background includes experience in grassroots organizing, policy and advocacy at the local, regional, state, and federal levels.

Recent reports of secret meetings among industry reps and the Food and Drug Adminstration over GMO labeling piqued my interest, mostly because this critical aspect was missing: any effort to label GE foods at the federal level could bring the current grassroots movement to a grinding halt by preventing any stronger local laws from ever being enacted.

The fight to reclaim our state starts at the local level with the help of grassroots activists fighting on the frontlines,» Nixon said.

Zuma used pro-poor populist rhetoric to position himself as a leader who was in touch with the people to build grassroots support from the local party branches up to the provincial level.

Both wings of the party are organising at grassroots level, and MPs are reporting a rash of newly affiliated branches springing up in their local area.

Cilento, the union's former spokesman, says he plans to mobilize union members on the local level for legislative, political and grassroots activity.

It needs to educate and organize voters, encourage grassroots activism, and influence the actions of Democratic leaders at the local, state and national levels.

The Green Party is a grassroots movement, which means we really come to life at the local level.

In a joint statement, chairs of the Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego and Wayne County Democratic Committees said the national party is ignoring the grassroots work being done at the local level in the Congressional race.

He lamented that, «When other states are already enjoying the dividends of democracy at the local government level, we are yet to see any practical signs to convince the people that democracy will soon return to the grassroots level of governance after two years and three months.»

The Madge Overhouse Volunteer of the Year Award is given to a Santa Clara County Democrat who has demonstrated, at the local level, leadership in organizing key grassroots volunteer activities.

«The broad adoption of POLST in California's nursing homes is possible due to a combination of state - level efforts — such as passing legislation and developing a standardized POLST form and curriculum — and the grassroots efforts of local POLST coalitions who educate providers and consumers in cities and counties throughout the state,» said Judy Thomas, study co-author and CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, the organization that runs the POLST program in California.

Clark says he has begun to do that at the grassroots level, meeting with officials in Aarhus to advocate for support from local agencies.

Local chapters offer networking, education and opportunities to make a difference at the grassroots level

Public schools can serve as powerful anchors to local communities, instituting a cycle of achievement and self - development at the grassroots level and instructing immigrants on the expectations placed on them as participants in American society.

She reported that many local districts have banded together to lobby at the state level to align these systems, and are developing grassroots approaches to fostering more conversation.

As the State Board of Education considers overruling the MNPS School Board and possibly approving charter schools for Nashville originally denied at the local level, grassroots advocacy group TREE is calling on citizens to take action.

With few employees and a strong cadre of community volunteers spearheading a grassroots effort to secure funding and build our mission, our small group of social workers and educators worked largely on a local level in the Puget Sound region.

The movement has long focused on winning over policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as on launching institutions such as Teach for America and KIPP, often at the expense of equally - important grassroots activism, civil litigation, and political campaigning.

Still, the high schools have largely been grassroots collaborations on the local level supported by business, industry, institutions of higher education and foundations.

Informing both reports is the GoI's first - time grassroots consultative process, which reportedly consisted of upwards of 275,000 direct consultations on thirty - three themes with people at the state, district, urban local, block, and village levels across the country.

While Goodwood features concours level classic cars and the best hill - climbing machines, South Africa's event features an eclectic gathering of cars, even by South African standards, and allows local grassroots racers to mix it up with well - funded pros and amateurs that bring heavy hardware such as the 1989 Dallara Fomula 1 car that won King of the Hill after wrangling up the 1.18 - mile course in just 37 seconds or the R32 1993 Nissan GT - R that was less than three seconds off the Ford - powered F1 racer's pace.

These guidelines from GLMA are intended to help school library media specialists build grassroots support and influence decision - making at the local and district levels, as well as the state level.

Empower independent grassroots animal welfare nonprofits to advocate for reform at the local level.

CFA and its affiliate clubs work nationally with local shelters, at a grassroots level, to help humanely reduce homeless and feral cat populations, and to encourage voluntary neuter / spay of pet cats.

«Communities where we can be actively engaged and participate in a grassroots level by fundraising for schools, helping to feed the police K9s, sponsoring sports and other worthy local institutions.

It empowers people on a grassroots and local level to take charge and make the world a better place, keeping countless tons of reusable items out of local landfills.

The former grassroots organizer says that although the laws in Washington are important, so is action at the local level to

«AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels.»

We believe a powerful global network of local movements working to stand in solidarity with one another at the global level, and transform their communities through popular education, grassroots organizing, and campaigning at the local level, is essential to stopping global climate change.

CCAN uses grassroots action to call for the changes we need at the local, state, and national levels.

Instead, they emphasized grassroots organizing at the local level on behalf of far - reaching demands that ordinary people could grasp and support.

The Pope recognized the importance of grassroots activists like Father Edu, who are working at the local level to stem the impacts of climate change.

London About Blog HOPE not hate seeks to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism within local communities, building resilience against the politics of hate and fear, at a national and grassroots level.

Is accessible to grassroots people, that they feel some ownership of and is there to truly represent their needs and take their local issues to higher levels for action, as well as regional, State, and national

Substance Abuse Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Whitbeck, Walls, & Welch (2012) The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 38 (5) Reviews three categories of American Indian / Alaska Native (AI / AN) substance abuse prevention programs: (1) published empirical trials; (2) promising programs published and unpublished that are in the process of development and that have the potential for empirical trials; and (3) examples of innovative grassroots programs that originate at the local level and may have promise for further development.

Our network of 44 local Community Teams throughout WV working collaboratively on a grassroots level to improve the lives of children and families.

«This truly reflects the growing importance VIREB puts on grassroots government action and relationships, at the local level,» says President Darrell Paysen, who traveled to Ottawa along with vice-president Jennifer Lynch, Government Relations Chair Jim Stewart and Executive Officer Bill Benoit.