Sentences with phrase «of citizens organizations»

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The move also drew condemnation from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Hispanic civil rights organization.

Watson became the first British citizen and first non-American citizen to be appointed to the board of directors of GLAAD, the world's largest LGBT media - rights advocacy organization, in October 2013.

«The Justice Department will leave no stone unturned in order to eliminate threats to our citizens from terrorist organizations and to stem the tide of the devastating drug crisis,» Sessions said.

Obama's executive order comes over two months after the US intelligence community first accused the Russian government of orchestrating a series of cyberattacks on US citizens and political organizations, stating that «only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.»

A recent survey on corporate reputation conducted by the Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA) showed that nearly 50 % of the companies who responded had been targeted by activist citizen groups, and now engage with these non-governmental organizations in order to help improve public perceptions.

This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.

At the international level, accounting policy prescriptions of international organizations (e.g. International Accounting Standards Board, International Monetary Fund and World Bank) influence how countries structure their capital markets and provide services to their citizens.

He served on the board of directors for the Catholic Citizens of Illinois and has advised several non-profit organizations.

One of the Coalition's first initiatives has been circulating a Pledge for interested citizen groups and organizations to sign.

Her organization, ACT for America, has been criticized by Muslim Advocates, a legal advocacy organization focused on the civil rights of Muslim citizens.

It introduces each of the eight stakeholders in the ecosystem: innovators, venture capitalists, banks and financial services, developers, academics, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government bodies, and users or citizens.

He has interned and worked for several nonprofit organizations, including Animal Charity Evaluators and Citizens for Farm Animal Protection, a project of the Humane Society of the United States.

Greece's citizens not unreasonably regard the State as akin to a mafia organization which they are trying to avoid as much as possible (unless it promises them free goodies to buy their votes — they do of course gladly accept those).

Drawing connections between this group and Fox News North, a former vice-president of the National Citizens Coalition, Gerry Nicholls, questioned why his former organization has focused on «shilling» for Sun News Network.

Apex Capital Partners Corp. is a founding member of the Global Investor Immigration Council, a non-partisan, not - for - profit organization addressing the opportunities and challenges of the movement of immigrant investors and global citizens.

Maybe instead of targeting our citizens with reductions in benefits and higher taxes, our government should do away with individual tax deductions for non-profits including religious organizations.

The press (including «citizen journalists» and survivor blog writers) have been pulling at the loose threads here and there, and it looks like the entire muffler may unravel as different people and organizations attempt to deny the interconnections, or minimize underlying doctrines that have given shape to their whole gridlock of power.

Unlike cities of the modern West, the Greco — Roman city was as much a religious as a political organization, and citizens were expected to participate in thoroughly religious civic festivals, which included sacrifices to the gods and goddesses who served as protectors of the city, whether Athena in Athens, or Artemis in Ephesus.

Your organization's mission is supposed to be «to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body of citizens.»

In Indonesia, many Muslim citizens and organizations are committed to citizen equality and religious freedom, and Christian leaders are reaching out to them, according to Robert Hefner, director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University.

Many thousands of citizens, including many Christians, have been working for social justice for years — through nonprofit organizations, community organizing efforts, and justice - oriented churches.

Many persons who are not likely to join groups in churches and schools may do so if they're made available in family counseling agencies» mental health services, youth organizations, business and industry, fraternal groups, self - help groups (such as A.A., P.W.P., Alanon, etc.), and in the many organizations devoted to special needs of the handicapped, ex-prisoners, ex-patients, unwed parents, minority groups of all kinds, senior citizens, community action groups, ethnic organizations.

At least some of our citizens have come to see that the present organization of our economic life, including the corporation, threatens not only our democratic government, because of its inordinate political influence, but also our national character and form of life, because of its propagation of the idea of wealth as merely the accumulation of consumer goods.

The individual citizen has little or no choice in the matter when the legislature taxes the citizenry and appropriates a portion of the revenues as subsidies to private organizations for purposes it deems appropriate (and of course it could not properly give any such subsidies to churches).

B. Assist in developing guidelines for the organization and functioning of citizen advocate groups.

Separation of church and state simply means the government is not in support of, nor against, any particular religion unless an organization poses itself at opposition to the government or its citizens.

And perhaps most disturbing of all, these recent attacks by government upon citizens have been, as well, attacks on the foundations of our political organizations.

Interesting, but how many of these corporations are giving corporate fund to organizations that try to cut off citizen's rights fight against equality?

Wouldn't you say that a company that claims to be Christian, takes your money and then turns around and gives it to an organization who has openly stated they would prefer the government would take certain citizens of this country out and SHOOT them is Christian?

Is the Hospital (an organization)'s right to enforce what it believes to be right more valid than an individual citizen's right to freedom of religion and receipt of protections given by Federal law?

We have seen in particular how these laws are used by the government in an attempt to compel citizens to sacrifice their deepest convictions on marriage and what it means to be male and female, people who serve everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, but who can not promote messages, engage in expression, or participate in events that contradict their beliefs or their organization's guiding values.

As Christians we should be involved in the political sphere as Christian citizens and we need not shed the identity of Christian, but the church as an organization is not a political agent in essence.

An attempt was made to secure the adoption of a clear - cut statement that the church has no rights for which it can properly demand recognition by the state except such as can be stated in terms of the rights of citizens to freedom of thought, expression, assembly and organization; but the idea of special rights for the church as a divine institution was too strongly entrenched.

On political matters, Dobson «will continue to speak out as he always has - a private citizen and not a representative of the organization he founded,» said Gary Schneeberger,...

«Whether through sponsoring local high school activities, being an active supporter of the county 4 - H program, educating youth through the dozens of tours given at the mill each year, providing flour for various service organizations» fundraisers, helping at the area health fair or providing equipment for the volunteer fire department, we believe that a healthy community builds strong, productive citizens.»

The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America seeks to make a significant contribution to the health of local communities by providing grants to support charitable programs at community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and the environmental health of their communities.

The American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABHFA) seeks to make a significant contribution to the health of local communities, by providing grants to support charitable programs at community organizations that work to advance both the physical health of their local citizens and the environmental health of their communities.

«We selected these deserving organizations as the recipients of our grants due to their dedication to improving the welfare of the citizens in their communities,» said Christine Specht - Palmert, president and COO at Cousins Subs.

By changing national rules as well as working to change EU - legislation, I aim to pave the way for more companies, organizations and citizens to get the best value out of the good food that is produced.

A private, non-profit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity, and assure continued citizen support for public education.

The Concerned Citizens for the Wellness Policy is an organization with a database containing each local wellness policy within the state of North Carolina.

And homebirth advocacy organizations, including Citizens for Midwifery (CfM), the Center for the Childbearing Year, and the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) are duly offering copies of the Guide on their websites.

«Global philanthropic support for efforts to prevent, mitigate, and resolve conflicts totaled $ 283 million in 2013... 288 foundations awarded nearly 2,000 grants in support of more than 1,200 organizations working for peace, justice, diplomacy, and national and global security, from conducting research on the prevention of nuclear terrorism to supporting citizen journalism in Egypt.

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While nonprofit organizations benefit from the work of citizen scientists, the volunteers enjoy another benefit; remaining lifelong learners while they contribute.

Citizens for Midwifery is arguably the only organization among the 6 that is composed of mothers, but its only purpose is to promote homebirth midwifery.

«This is a starting point for the community,» said Don Gordon, chairman of the group, noting the plan will be brought before the Chicago Park District, city government, community organizations and citizens for further input.

IPRA is a not - for - profit organization and public interest group who is an advocate in providing quality park, recreation and conservation education, resources and services to professionals and citizens throughout the state of Illinois.

Frontier Days is organized and run each year by the Arlington Heights Festival Committee, a large organization of volunteer citizens, with the cooperation of the Park District, the Village and a number of local businesses.

Patrick Flynn, a former commissioner who formed an organization called Citizens for Better Government with former treasurer Ray Conway, said about 50 of the 62 people who attended the meeting Thursday have signed petitions asking Commissioners Mike O'Neill, Dale Larson and Robert McKenna to leave the Park Board.