Sentences with phrase «national groups promoting»

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Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

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Facebook has helped give greater legitimacy to controversial organizations like ACT for America, a self - described national security grassroots advocacy group that has been accused of promoting Islamophobia, according to Beirich.

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Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

Pro-family activist Peter LaBarbera warns that a $ 65 million endowment given to several groups that promote the h0m0 lifestyle will be used in their efforts to «crimin - 0, alize» Christian opposition to their agenda.The Pride Foundation of Seattle Lambda Legal Defense and Education Network, the National Gay and Les Task Force, and Parents and Friends of Les and Gays (PFLAG).

A number of high profile evangelical groups have promoted immigration reform in recent years, including the National Association of Evangelicals and the National Latino Evangelical Coalition.

These groups used signs and banners to promote National Athletic Training Month.

He also serves as a member of the executive committee of the National Fatherhood Leaders Group, which promotes responsible fatherhood policy, research, advocacy and practice.

The National Fisheries Institute, an industry lobbying group, promotes the food pyramid on the front page of its Web site, highlighting the government's suggestion to consume more fish.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

Citizens for Midwifery — the only national consumer - based group promoting the Midwives Model of Care!

The training was for the web staff of the local chapters of a large national nonprofit, and we covered the basics of using tools like blogs, online video, social networking sites and email lists and discussion groups to promote their activities and help with membership and fundraising.

A West Side neighborhood group has filed an ethics complaint against Kristen John Foy, a top lieutenant of Al Sharpton's National Action Network, for failing to register as a lobbyist even though he's promoting Airbnb.

But the 1999 Constitution explicitly stipulates in Chapter 14 subsection 3 that the «composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall... reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups...» Buhari is breaching this with impunity in his appointments.

Diane Russell, a Portland state representative who had promoted ranked choice across the country for Fair Vote, the national election reform advocacy group, helped convince officials in her home city to embrace it for mayoral elections in 2010, and began pushing for it at the State House.

The political party has to set up a party secretariat in virtually every ward, state, and at the national level, pay staff, promote its brand and its agenda, organize meetings, pay sitting allowances, support candidates, run media advertisements, arrange receptions and entertainment, pay for logistics, buy vehicles, pay for air travels and road transportation, the organization of rallies and campaigns, reserve some tidy sum for lobbying at all levels including the lobbying of the media and other groups in civil society.

Plans to overhaul the city's sex education curriculum, offer more birth control to women and join a national group of city legislators to promote a unified urban agenda are also likely to figure prominently in her last year as Speaker.

«There will never be another Plum Island, and there will never be other opportunities to simultaneously protect this remarkable national treasure at the confluence of two national estuaries while developing an innovative opportunity to promote cutting - edge research,» said Robert DeLuca, president of Group for the East End.

The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Academy of Medicine recently brought together 25 of these groups to compare projects, to examine the current state of implementation and desired near - term capabilities, and to identify opportunities for collaboration that promote the responsible practice of genomic medicine.

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, the advocacy group that funds National Memory Screening Day, promotes screenings overseen by health care professionals only.

In the late 1980s, it merged into a group that is now known as the National Space Society, an advocacy organization that promotes the idea of forming civilizations beyond Earth.

James decides to build the group's Nationals routine around Unique, and to promote her as a show choir star.

Surat, India About Blog EquityPandit is been promoted by a group of Stock Market analysts who are certified by National Stock exchange and other International certifications and have experience of more than 5 - 10 years of Technical and fundamental analysis.

National Survey Will Find 100 Best Communities for Music Education in America The American Music Conference, a nonprofit organization that promotes music education, and other groups are currently running the second annual survey to identify the top 100 communities for music education in America.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

To co-operate with National and international organizations, groups and individuals engaged in promoting human rights and to participate in meeting and conferences on Human Rights at home and in abroad

This problem is particularly acute because NCATE's subject - matter standards were drafted by its constituent specialty associations — and those groups, like the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of English, have a track record of promoting methods of instruction whose value has not been well established.

The «5 Cities Project», launched by the Department for Education will see the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) work with partners in the Greater Manchester, London, Bristol, Birmingham and Leicester areas to promote the take - up of apprenticeships among under - represented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Play Australia is the national peak play organisation whose membership comprises professionals, groups and individuals committed to promoting the value of play.

WASHINGTON — Educators involved with the National Diffusion Network have taken steps toward creating a professional group that would promote more exemplary education programs than those recognized by the federal curriculum clearinghouse.

In the group's own words: «The American Federation for Children is the leading national advocacy organization promoting school choice, with a specific focus on advocating for school vouchers, scholarship tax credit programs and Education Savings Accounts.»

Brian has been involved with creating policies, models, and criteria for promoting validity, reliability, and credibility in both assessments and accountability systems through work with groups such as the U.S. Department of Education (co-author of Accountability Peer Review guidance; Growth Model Pilot guidance), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)(author of documents on the design of accountability systems and balanced assessment systems), National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO)(author of research reports on standardization and reliability for assessment systems for students with disabilities), and several state Technical Advisory Committees.

«As soon as I heard about the achievement school district bill, I just knew I had to be a part of it,» said former state lawmaker Marcus Brandon, who founded a charter school in High Point and is now executive director of CarolinaCAN, a state chapter of the national advocacy group 50CAN which works to promote high quality charter schools.

Critics charge that school - to - work programs displace basic skills and academic instruction, are impractical and wasteful, invade family privacy, narrow student options, promote societal change (by reducing ability grouping, integrating reshaping traditional gender roles, etc.), and allow the national government to shape school curricula and children's futures.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said it had «received some anonymous letters in February which claimed that an extremist religious group was trying to engineer the sacking of head teachers who did not promote the group's ideals».

To promote this view, the U.S. Department of Education made awards in 1991 and 1992 to broad - based groups of scholars and teachers who would develop voluntary national standards in science, history, the arts, civics, geography, foreign languages, and English language arts.

She is a Utah Teacher Fellow, a fellowship sponsored by Hope Street Group and the National Network of State Teachers of the Year to build bridges between teachers and policymakers to promote positive, evidence - based change in Utah's classrooms.

Dr. Elias's other books include Social Decision Making Skills: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Grades (Author), Problem Solving / Decision Making for Social and Academic Success: A School - Based Approach (National Education Association Professional Library), Building Social Problem Solving Skills: Guidelines from a School - Based Program (Jossey - Bass), Social Decision Making and Life Skills Development: Guidelines for Middle School Educators (Aspen), Promoting Student Success Through Group Intervention (Haworth), and Social Problem Solving Interventions in the Schools (Guilford).

Unacceptable books • Books glorifying or promoting the use of illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia or products to beat drug tests • Books with content that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, illegal, invasive of another's privacy, or contains hate speech • Books with content that is threatening, abusive, harassing, or that discriminate or advocate against a protected group, whether based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other category

Objective, educational or historical political content may be accepted • Foul, vulgar, or obscene language, including censored words that indicate foul, vulgar, or obscene language • Images of human or animal abuse, mistreatment, or distress • Images or titles glorifying or promoting the use of illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia or products to beat drug tests • Images or titles that are obscene, defamatory, libelous, illegal, invasive of another's privacy, or contain hate speech • Images or titles that may be interpreted as threatening, abusive, harassing, or that discriminate or advocate against a protected group, whether based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other category.

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Specifically, the website informs relevant stakeholders about the outcome of CALLISTO conferences and expert group meetings, it promotes awareness on objectives and activities of the think tank in order to increase general public awareness of the impact of companion animal zoonoses, and to obtain the support of political stakeholders in combating zoonosis outbreaks and diffusion at a European and National level.

Every year on May 3rd, pet advocates and adoption groups around the US celebrate National Specially Abled Pets Day, promoting the adoption of pets that need a little extra TLC.

Develop and promote veterinary wellness initiatives and programs at a national level to complement provincial programs, and help groups and provincial veterinary medical associations in expanding their own wellness initiatives.

National Animal Interest Alliance conferences are intended to not only educate, but to foster and promote relationships between individual attendees and various groups.

The national 5K9 Walk / Run 10 - series race kicks off in Del Mar next weekend; promoting a healthy and fit living for both people and pets, while raising funds for local animal welfare groups through the Petco Foundation.

Volunteering at a local shelter or helping rescue groups or pet therapy organizations such as Pet Partners (a national organization that promotes positive human - animal interactions) are ways to save pets» lives, and possibly your own.