Sentences with phrase «of advocacy activities»

We joined allies in a press conference in Wednesday and will be heading to Harrisburg on Monday for a rally with more than 50 allies to kick off advocacy for a state budget that will include a $ 400 million increase in state funding for schools and are planning a wide variety of advocacy activities for the upcoming weeks.

Unit 8: Students as Advocates — Students discover a variety of advocacy activities that are already available to students, how to strengthen those activities, and how to start new campaigns for change.

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Last year, Facebook updated its guidelines to prohibit advocacy of «terrorist activity, organized criminal activity or promoting hate.»

Investors have filed a record number of shareholder proposals on ESG issues this year, with a focus on climate change and corporate political activity, according to the As You Sow shareholder advocacy group.

In this report, the terms Social Employee Advocacy, or Employee Advocacy, or Employee Activation, describe the activities of brands empowering employees to support the goals of the brand, through employee - owned social media.

In the context of employee advocacy, tools should make it easy for all participating employees to select from a pre-determined set of activities such as posting to LinkedIn or re-tweeting someone or following a company page on LinkedIn, etc..

Above all, Bunge stresses that the care of and advocacy for children is an essential activity of Christian discipleship.

Intellectually, there are growing numbers of scientists, technicians, philosophers, and scholars who practice an «advocacy science and scholarship» which challenges head - on conceptions of science, technology, and scholarship as value neutral activities of pure and disinterested elites.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

We know it couldn't be CLAY's political advocacy, because Dwight Hall endorses advocacy — even legislative advocacy — as part of its mission and a core component of many of its groups» activities.

«We decided to conduct these activities on the occasion of the world food day celebration because we want to generate a strong public opposition against golden rice which we believe is a poison disguised as food,» said Diego Dela Cruz, chairman of the advocacy committee of MASIPAG.

Think - tank Activities SOAAN will progress in stepwise fashion in order to develop the outputs mentioned above: Step 1) Review existing science and actions: An overview or survey of the existing science on the topic, including a discussion of the limitations of scope, empirical data, and their reliability and applicability to the organic sector's understanding of best practice; Step 2) Actors engagements: Identification in both public and private sectors of the institutions and individuals active on the topic and their respective roles and networks, so that SOAAN and the organic sector then moves to engage them, along with think tanking activities; Step 3) Think tank: Development of the model, the strategy and promotional / advocacy tools through think tank efforts including piloting cases to gain experience and showcase practicability; Step 4) Synthesis: Publication of the results, tools and recommActivities SOAAN will progress in stepwise fashion in order to develop the outputs mentioned above: Step 1) Review existing science and actions: An overview or survey of the existing science on the topic, including a discussion of the limitations of scope, empirical data, and their reliability and applicability to the organic sector's understanding of best practice; Step 2) Actors engagements: Identification in both public and private sectors of the institutions and individuals active on the topic and their respective roles and networks, so that SOAAN and the organic sector then moves to engage them, along with think tanking activities; Step 3) Think tank: Development of the model, the strategy and promotional / advocacy tools through think tank efforts including piloting cases to gain experience and showcase practicability; Step 4) Synthesis: Publication of the results, tools and recommactivities; Step 3) Think tank: Development of the model, the strategy and promotional / advocacy tools through think tank efforts including piloting cases to gain experience and showcase practicability; Step 4) Synthesis: Publication of the results, tools and recommendations.

International Babywearing Week is a week - long advocacy event dedicated to promoting awareness of babywearing through local and online celebrations, media awareness, and educational activities.

I really couldn't do any kind of activities that related to my birth advocacy or doula, doula - ing.

Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support was established in 1977 and has been active in numerous pregnancy loss advocacy and awareness activities including everything from promoting the rights of parents to bury their miscarried babies, to organizing support groups around the nation.

She also participates in a variety of client advocacy activities at the local and state levels and philanthropic causes.

Constantly striving to find a balance in a heavily technologically - connected world, Heather conducts her work both via social networking AND by leading cloth diaper advocacy activities locally, face - to - face in her community of San Diego, CA.

Today my online colleague and friend Nancy Huehnergarth answers that question with advice based on her own experience as a mother of two teenage girls and also as a respected consultant on nutrition and physical activity policy / advocacy.

This unique program combines a fun summer camp experience with leadership development and special activities that teach key concepts around the three elements of Mass Audubon's mission: conservation, education, and advocacy.

Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or poll or the «filing of friend of the court briefs».

Various stakeholders involved in breastfeeding nationally and / or regionally have to be engaged in advocacy activities particularly in development of or effecting positive change in policies and practices affecting mothers and babies.

Activities have been directed by three objectives; namely, generate new data on the distribution and determinants of healthy growth; communication and advocacy on the link between poor complementary feeding and growth, and supporting countries to set and implement stunting reduction agendas; and assisting countries to roll out the WHO Child Growth Standards while promoting best practices for growth assessment and infant and young child feeding.

Now, plenty of advocacy groups try to get their members and employees active online, and the question of whether NOM's activities cross any lines seems pretty much up in the air, based on what's in the article itself.

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I agree that it's always difficult to get useful measures of the impact social media activity in the advocacy / political world.

The advocacy manager of Challenging Heights, David Kofi Awusi in an interview with the media said, the organisation was established to rescue children from such activities and make sure they receive adequate education.

Brent Ferguson of The Brennan Center for Justice said that he believed Cuomo's legislation would only cover nonprofit advocacy groups, a certain class of 501 (c) 4s, if they engage in «political activity» during campaign season.

The pro-democracy group stated that it may be compelled to proceed further with, «advocacy activities» unless NYSC management provides it with «forensically verifiable evidence of refunds to the coffers of government» of the last year's cash saved from the four days removed from the statutory 21 days orientation camps in 2016.

Bobbie Sackman, director of public policy at LiveON NY, a senior citizen advocacy organization, said the Cuomo proposal would lead to a cut in the number of meals served to the city's aging population as well as a reduction in services, including social activities, eviction assistance and help with health care.

In addition, the definition of lobbying will be expanded to include advocacy to affect the «introduction» of legislation or resolutions, a change that will help to ensure that all relevant lobbying activities are regulated by JCOPE.

«The committee said it was imperative that other critical stakeholders buy into the mission of the body, directing that regular updates and advocacy postings on sub-committees» activities must be a permanent feature of the project.

AAAS also is making a Force for Science advocacy toolkit available to individuals and groups to guide them on how to be advocates for science in their communities, prepare for the March and build on their ongoing activities in support of science in their local communities.

The event is an outgrowth of a global movement meant to draw attention to the value of science and to encourage scientists around the world to stand up for science and commit to a renewed focus and active participation in communication and advocacy activities.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

Additionally, Paul Freemont of Imperial College London recurs several times as an active participant in the advocacy coalition activities and is also a member of the AHTEG on Synthetic Biology.

Further to my research and clinical activities, as President of the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, the peak global Nuclear Medicine organisation, I am engaged in strategic planning for training, health care policy, and advocacy for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine therapy within the US, European, South American, Asia - Oceania, and African regions, and with the IAEA and WHO.

Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of their organization, including conducting policy research and analysis; drafting reports and analyses; attending government and industry meetings and conferences; and participating in other advocacy activities.

Professional associations also can help organize the advocacy activity of scientists, thereby amplifying their voice, especially when other organizations are engaged.

Both components are a form of science advocacy, yet they cover a broad range of activities, presenting one challenge to defining science advocacy.

The American Physical Society is a non-profit membership organization working to advance knowledge of physics through research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities.

I'll address what science advocacy is by discussing various forms of it in a policy realm (understanding that the ASA and its members have been engaged in a broader range of science advocacy activities).

APS is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities.

Some of her accomplishments and activities include: Patient Leader Network Director for WEGO Health, 2016 Standford MedX Ignite Talk and Oral Presenter, 2014 Stanford Medicine X ePatient Scholar, mentor and blogger for the National Psoriasis Foundation, member of the Advocacy and Mission Committee for Arthritis Foundation, WEGO Health Best In Show: Twitter in the 2015 Health Activist Awards, Intake.Me Patient Advisory Board member, Psoriasis Social Media Ambassador and Health Guide for HealthCentral, blogger for PsoStrong.com, and Yoga Instructor at Cool Springs.

These three organizations are similar in many ways, but differences in their legal structures affect the scope of their parent mobilization and advocacy strategies, activities, and tactics.

Training student advocates in the basics of nutrition, physical activity, and advocacy.

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.

Said simply, Vergara struck down union - supported policies, and Harris may eventually serve to turn off a stream of income upon which unions depend for their negotiating and advocacy activities.

Colorado ASCD focuses on helping teachers develop leadership capacity in the decision - making / policy area through the activities of its Advocacy and Influence Committee.

CO ASCD's efforts to support teacher voice in education decision making include hosting online conversations with policymakers (see Education Issues in Focus at www.coascd.org), conducting policy summits, inviting policymakers and educators to write policy - related blogs or articles for our newsletter, connecting with other organizations in the state that promote education advocacy (for example, Commissioner Anthes» Teacher Cabinet http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/teachercabinet), providing information about policy priorities in Colorado (for example, State Board of Education priorities (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/sbe2017legpriorities), and participating in ASCD education advocacy activities.