Sentences with phrase «of civic activists»

While he's not exactly the new kid on the block of civic activists, as of November 22 he's raised zero dollars in his campaign finance account.

Dozens of civic activists, religious leaders and elected Democratic officials rallied Wednesday in Mineola to criticize GOP County Executive candidate Jack Martins for a political mailer that contends his Democratic opponent, Laura Curran, «will roll out the welcome mat» for violent street gangs.

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The newest and most pernicious form of narrative is the turn to the idea that universities have the «civic mission» to transform political dialogue by activist illumination of community deliberation.

The rapid emergence of civil society organizations and civic activist groups was welcomed as indicative of the «liberation» process — gone are the days of the Qaddafi Foundation and its monopoly of civil society — and today Libya boasts a diverse civil society and civic activist space (See El Taraboulsi and Salah, 2013).

Through The Arena Summit, we've met thousands of first time civic leaders, activists, and candidates.

Fellow politicians, civic activists and various well - wishers crowded into the lounge at 20 - 30 Steinway St. to hear the nine - year Council veteran play the guitar, as well as the musical stylings of his father, former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.; his brother, lawyer and former City Council candidate Paul Vallone; his daughters; his nieces; and his mother Teena Vallone, who played saxophone.

As rights activist Hossam Bahgat recalled, by condemning the authorities» violation of political, civic, social, and economic rights together, Egyptians had «completely surpassed» the artificial sequencing of rights debate.

Clergy United for Community Empowerment, a civic made up of some of some of Jamaica's vocal community activists, including Rev. Charles Norris, announced its endorsements for the Sept. 15 Democratic primary.

Community Voices Heard, a community activist organization started by single mothers on public assistance in NYC more than two decades ago, was at the forefront of the #NoCuts Coalition rally, along with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, State Senator Marisol Alcantara (D - 31st Senate District), and the leaders of several dozen grassroots, civic and labor organizations.

Ali Najmi, an attorney and activist, Bob Friedrich, a local civic leader, Sally Frank, a staffer to Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Rebecca Lynch, a former Democratic district leader, are all said to be considering campaigns for the bucolic eastern Queens district, where public transportation options are limited and a booming South Asian population is changing the make - up of the once predominately white neighborhoods.

The congresswoman, who was fresh from a trip to Iraq where she met with Prime Minister Nouri al - Maliki, had the support of about 60 people, from electeds to civic activists to old friends at the dinner.

With an annual budget of over $ 130 million, CPC is one of the largest Asian multi-social service non-profit in the U.S. Founded in 1965 by a few civic minded community activists as the first social service agency to serve Chinese - Americans in New York, CPC currently serves over 8,000 clients each day with over 50 programs in 30 locations throughout New York City.

«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from local elected officials, civic and community leaders and activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat.

But in November of 2017, Hikind suffered a setback when his son Yoni Hikind lost a bid to replace Greenfield to Kalman Yeyger, a civic activist.

«I am flattered and humbled by the sheer volume of calls from local elected officials, civic and community leaders and activists who have all urged me to run for the 25th Assembly seat,» Iannece said.

Evelyn Vossler has been a community activist for over 20 years, dedicated to improving the lives of Riverside and Black Rock residents through her civic and church activities at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Buffalo.

«We don't need a bridge to nowhere that will foul up Long Island Sound for generations,» Marcellino said during a news conference at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay as a bevy of environmental and civic activists and current and former GOP and Democratic elected officials surrounded him.

«I am proud to have the support of these local Democratic elected officials and civic activists from every corner of our community,» Miller said in a release.

And actor / singer / activist Harry Belafonte is a reliable voice for radical leftists — like City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who right at the start of this fit of civic lunacy put the bulls - eye on Columbus» back.

A broad - based coalition of neighborhood activists, social justice and food advocacy groups, top chefs, writers, farmers, fishermen, ranchers, civic leaders and state agencies is revamping the way food is grown, distributed and disposed.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas students - turned - activists are fast becoming a powerful model of civic engagement for educators across the country.

Activists pressure schools to redefine «civic education» in terms of influencing public policy and engaging in political activity - while giving short shrift to being a good parent, dependable neighbor, and conscientious member of the nongovernmental institutions that compose civil society.

Claiming that the all - white school board and the white superintendent served as the political arm of the city's Italian - American civic association, African - American ministers and activists mounted a grassroots effort that led to the ouster of every white member of...

She is a Xicana scholar activist who applies the interdisciplinary frameworks, coloniality of power and figured worlds, to analyze identity formations and civic engagement across learning environments (formal and informal).

Gen. Colin Powell, children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman, entertainer and civic activist Harry Belafonte, President Barack Obama when he was an Illinois state senator, and 211 of the nation's top African - American scientists are all HistoryMakers, as are countless other known and unknown African - Americans who have told their personal stories.

In June 2017, YBCA and renowned artist and activist Tania Bruguera will embark on a wide - ranging collaboration in which the art center performs the functions of a civic institution.

The accompanying publication considers how photographers, architects, activists, performance artists, and filmmakers turned conditions of urban crisis in the 1960s and 1970s into sites for civic discourse and artistic expression.

As you sat around the finely crafted gazebo like structure, the viewer shifted their attention to each projection as it screened a different group of LGBT community members, artists, activist, and civic leaders celebrating the queer history of Trinidad Colorado.

The Stockyard Institute was influenced by an awareness of neighborhood histories and an under recognized group of community artists, architects, radical teachers, and local activists where a deep consideration of the social and civic forms of engagement were as critical to their practice as to their lives.

While documenting the very real threats faced by environmental activists in some of the world's most dangerous countries for civic participation, the report also gives a set of recommendations for national governments, companies and investors.

«Many of the clients I represented were cause - oriented, not just commercial or civic organizations but activist organizations,» Jenkins says.

Because of the work we do, we spend our days in the company of urban designers, architects, civic boosters, enviros, developers, politicos, city staffers, preservationists, community activists.

Because of the work we do, we spend our days in the company of urban designers, architects, civic boosters, enviros, developers, politicos, city staffers, preservationists, community activists.