Sentences with phrase «many leading activists»

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.

«AS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF AMERICANS — including a sizable number of American Jews — question the act of male circumcision, a group of San Francisco activists are advocating to ban circumcision, or what they call male genital mutilation... Many of the leading activists against circumcision around the country are Jewish.»

As a member of the CNY Solidarity Coalition, Balter has been one of the leading activists protesting Trump's policies and urging Katko to hold town hall meetings.

Dana Balter, a professor at Syracuse University and a leading activist, won the Democratic designation in February.

The leading activists of the New York city Independence Party do this hard work because it is the only way they can maintain control over the New York city Independence Party, given that the state Independence Party officers are hostile to the New York city officers.

Sir Menzies avoided an embarrassing defeat after loyalists rallied round leading activists to reject Dr Harris's amendment by at least two votes to one.

A LEADING activist for children's rights has called on students to play a part in transforming a system of schooling in England that he claims is not fit for purpose.

http://www.wmgallery.org.uk/learning/secondary-workshops Inspiring a Campaign Key Stage 2 Citizenship / PSHE 90 - 150 minutes Morris was a powerful campaigner for social justice and his influence is still cited today by leading activists and thinkers.

The student - led activist group, Students Uniting Memphis (SUM), gathered with 500 community members to bring awareness to the injustices that occur when we divide people into «us» vs. «them.»

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

«1 A consummate organizer, Baker was the «fundi» — Swahili for teacher of a craft to the next generation — whose lessons led activists in the sit - ins, freedom rides, and boycotts of the 1960s civil rights movement.

Both shocked and energized by this ongoing tragedy, Cheadle teamed up with leading activist John Prendergast to focus the world's attention.

As a leading activist in post-colonial Kenya, Maathai has worked within the country's government as well as publicly protested its activities.

Mundelein resident Randi Lehasky was a lead activist supporting the ban on commercially - bred animals and was in tears after the meeting.

Bringing together newly commissioned essays from leading activists, curators, and humanitarians, extensive photographic documentation, and an array of archival materials, the catalogues will serve as the comprehensive record for this groundbreaking exhibition and provide readers with an expanded historical and political context for the project.

Kevon Martis has been the leading activist working to halt the expansion of wind turbine developments in Michigan.

As one of Asia's leading activists against waste incineration, Von Hernandez helped make history in 1999 when the Philippines became the first country in the world to ban waste incineration nationwide.

Leading activist Gillian Caldwell went public with her «climate trauma,» as she called it, quitting the group she helped build and posting an article called «16 Tips for Avoiding Climate Burnout,» in which she suggests compartmentalization: «Reinforce boundaries between professional work and personal life.

Liz Butler is a leading activist with more than 17 years of experience organizing and campaigning on environmental issues, with a focus on both market and legislative campaigns.

The third Climate Change Awards were presented in March 2017 to a legendary astronaut, a pioneer of the science of modeling, a leading activist for climate realism, and a United States Senator.

In recognition of women's important role in safeguarding water, Indigenous Women Water Protectors, Melina Laboucan - Massimo and Audrey Siegl, led activists as they set out this morning, on World Water Day.

About Blog Fantastic Activist is a place where the leading activists and founders of social movements can share their stories transparently, and where activists can come to read and learn from those examples.

Louise started her career teaching math and quickly became a leading activist and advocate on peace and social justice issues including the rights of women, minorities, the economically disadvantaged and exceptional children.

Not exact matches

MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

In addition to interviewing leading legal scholars and activists, like Angela Davis, DuVernay said she reviewed about 1,000 hours of archival footage, including of images of lynchings, cellphone videos of police abuse, and The Birth of a Nation, the 1915 D.W. Griffith film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan (and was screened at the White House for President Woodrow Wilson).

Huntsman abandoned its $ 20 billion merger with Clariant under pressure from activist investors led by Keith Meister's Corvex (through a vehicle called «White Tale»).

Chiko Noguchi is a best practices activist and advocate for a leading provider of event marketing services.

Rise, the lead backer, was cofounded by Bill McGlashan, managing partner of TPG Growth, along with Bono, frontman of U2 and well - known social activist, and Jeff Skoll, an early eBay (ebay) exec, philanthropist, and film producer.

The 69 - year - old railroad veteran stormed into Canadian Pacific in June 2012 after a proxy battle led by activist investor Bill Ackman and has made good on his promise to repair the underperforming company.

Hain's strategic review comes after a fight with activist investor Engaged Capital that led to changes in its board.

Activists had fought against both pipelines — the protest at the Standing Rock reservation over the Dakota Access pipeline that was led by Native Americans made headlines in 2016.

The activist fund recently came off a bitter proxy contest at restaurant group Buffalo Wild Wings, where it won three board seats and led to the resignation of CEO Sally Smith.

Earlier, about 100 conservative South Korean lawmakers and activists staged a sit - in near the border with North Korea, facing off against about 2,500 South Korean police to protest against the arrival of a northern delegation led by an official accused of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

«That kind of leads him in the path of consumer activists, because they're kind of trying to do the same thing, for different reasons.»

It's why the volunteer who led his campaign in the Youngstown area had no issue saying racism was a creation of Barack Obama's Presidency and that Black Lives Matter activists were full of it.

Roads leading to the 20 - year - old education activist's home in Mingora were blocked off earlier in the day.

The bid was raised after the company was pressured by shareholders led by activist hedge fund Elliott Management.

Opponents led by activist investor Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners had contended that splitting EQT's natural gas production and transportation businesses would better reward EQT shareholders.

Patagonia's activist - friendly vibe can lead to unplanned endorsements.

A tech - savvy and surefooted negotiator, Cohn has since led more than 30 shareholder campaigns against the likes of Compuware, BMC Software, and lately EMC, becoming one of the most powerful and effective activists in the finance industry.

The designation of a lead independent director and the appointment of an activist investor to sit on HP's board bodes well for the long - troubled tech giant.

Patagonia's mission, for example, has attracted the kind of authentic, activist employees that has led it to continually put its money where its mouth is and inspired deeper customer loyalty.

Distaste for this no - holds - barred approach even led one prominent activist, Jeff Ubben, the CEO of hedge fund ValueAct, to stick up for Kleinfeld during a panel discussion on activism at the Milken Institute conference in May.

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters)- A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

A super interesting social activist, he helped author a paper that led to the Istanbul Protocol on documenting torture at just 21 years of age.

In practice, «showing sword» has led to the arrest and imprisonment of prominent human rights activists and lawyers who were largely left alone under the previous leadership.

Bank - led efforts to shield loans held on balance sheet from new mortgage rules are drawing heavy fire from consumer activists and independent mortgage lenders.

We worked with activists and First Nations in Telkwa, Cache Creek, Smithers, Princeton, Fernie, Iskut, Dease Lake, and throughout the Peace Region, and were able to shut down commercial coalbed methane everywhere in B.C. Dogwood's early support for Tahltan opposition to Shell's massive coalbed methane plan in the Sacred Headwaters led to a high - profile victory when Shell pulled out for good in 2012.

Cramer said that at those levels there are bound to be activist investors who will push Whole Foods to make changes, and that could lead to growth at the grocery chain.