Sentences with phrase «of civic associations»

David L. Schindler criticizes the liberal view of the human person that he sees encoded into the American project in First Things, to which Richard John Neuhaus responded with a more positive view of our national heritage, in which religious faith and a strong tradition of civic associations moderate the excesses of liberal individualism.

People precede polity in this Lockean view of civic association by contract and government by consent, and the economic realm precedes the political.

Not exact matches

Years ago, members of a Boulder, Colorado, ministers» association determined that they were responsible for Boulder's civic health.

For instance, citizens often act together through diverse associations, contexts, activities, and civic relationships in order to achieve their social ends and purposes independently of the state.

«People aren't just atomistic individuals bouncing around in a free market; they are members of communities with attachments to faith, family, and civic associations that give their lives meaning.»

I am sponsored by civic clubs, universities, ministerial associations, and councils of churches all over the world.

First founded in 1862 as the U.S. Brewers Association, the Beer Institute is committed today to the development of sound public policy and to the values of civic duty and personal responsibility: www.BeerInstitute.org.

Among a long list of civic involvement and charitable outreach, Goldman is a current member of the James Beard Foundation National Advisory Board, immediate past chair of the Board of Directors for Charleston Wine + Food Festival and member of the Board for both South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association and Greater Charleston Restaurant Association.

National Night Out is nationally sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs including neighborhood watch groups, law enforcement agencies, state and regional crime prevention associations, businesses, civic groups, and individuals, devoted to safer communities.

His mother is active in civic and charitable organizations, including the Chicago Heart Association, the Northwestern University Women «s Board and the Women «s Board of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago.

By her own estimate, Johnson, 45, was on the boards of at least seven local civic organizations and a member of an estimated 20 local associations.

Iannece is also president of one of the largest civic associations in the newly - drawn district (Bayside Hills).

These have long been left for well - meaning civic associations and nonpartisan groups, but were taken up again and pursued with considerable energy and finesse by the Bush campaign among conservative Christians in 2000 and 2004, and by the Obama campaign among African Americans, Latinos, and college students in 2008 on the basis of new forms of political targeting.

She has a long history of involvement in various state and local bar associations and in a number of other professional and civic organizations.

Eastern Queens United, a group of a dozen civic associations, criticized the redistricting process for dividing communities.

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As the leaders of the Association for a Better New York and the Partnership for New York City, Mr. Rudin and Ms. Wylde are gatekeepers for the city's civic - minded elite, those members of the business world who show up to power breakfasts and want to have the mayor's ear.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints has drawn the ire of Flushing civic associations for its -LSB-...]

Sal has spent four years as the treasurer of the Morris Park Community Association, is the founder of the Americans Civics Institute, and continues to organize food drives with the Morris Park Kiwanis Club.

«At a time when our country is mourning the loss of 17 lives in a mass shooting, it is profoundly disappointing that a storied Coney Island institution, with a long history of being a strong civic and community partner, is choosing to host a National Rifle Association fundraising event that includes raffle giveaways of guns.

«The Jamaica Now Action Plan reflects an exemplary collaboration by the Mayor, the Borough President, civic groups and the community that can restore Jamaica as one of the region's most affordable and attractive destinations for living, shopping and working,» said Regional Plan Association Chair Elliot Sander.

Meng, who recently won the Democratic primary for the district, accepted idea of debating Halloran, but wants to let the area's civic associations sponsor the debates.

Fried presented an unorthodox plan calling for a Central Park conservancy model, which allows for parks to be cared for by a semi-private entity, while Day presented his own record of fighting for open spaces as a civic association leader.

Mr. Stringer, who was an assemblyman in 1999 and voted against the repeal, will describe his plan in a speech on Tuesday at a meeting of a prominent civic group, the Association for a Better New York, a regular stop for the city's presumptive mayoral candidates as they try to define themselves amid a crowded field of left - leaning progressives.

Mr. Recchia's forays in front of the press this month have been at two televised debates and civic association forums where candidates in the Staten Island and Brooklyn - based district are expected to show up.

FORT WADSWORTH — A local civic association has said enough is enough about the constantly rising price of tolls on Staten Island bridges.

Suffolk County prosecutors have dropped a felony grand larceny charge against a former Poquott village trustee who had been among Long Island's youngest elected officials before he faced charges of stealing funds from the North Shore community's civic association.

The events ranged from dozens of remarks in front of Brooklyn and Queens civic associations and community boards, to a «ribbon cutting and photo - opp» at the Gourmet Glatt Market in Borough Park and a keynote address at a Bronx and Queens Builders Association event.

PRESS RELEASE: The Newtown Historical Society stands with the Fresh Meadows Homeowners Civic Association and other civic and preservation organizations across the borough in opposition of the proposed de-calendaring of the Brinckerhoff Cemetery by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Norman Seabrook, the president of the Correction Officers» Benevolent Association and a nationally recognized labor official, civic leader and reformer, said to Feerick: «As a community district leader for many years, you have demonstrated a strong commitment to fighting for affordable housing, to creating a better education system, quality health care, and achieving economic stability.

He added, «it aims at cultivating in the youth of Ghana improved civic participation, knowledge and attitudes, and the practice of critical and objective analysis of public issues as well as the effective use of freedom of expression and association to build more peaceful, tolerant and open societies in Ghana especially towards the 2016 elections.»

The legislation, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August, received support from the Police Athletic League, civics education group Generation Citizen and the Association of Teachers of Social Studies.

With his interest piqued, he then went on to educate himself on zoning law as well as the civic community, earned a masters of science in urban affairs and planning from Hunter College and helped form the North Flushing Civic Association.

For nearly two decades, the urban planning consultant has kept a close watch on the borough's historic buildings and landmarks and has become a known name in the civic association community because of it.

The group also includes representatives of government ministries, science councils, the arms industry and civic associations.

In addition to presenting our Annual Awards and Top Ten List, members of the Indiana Film Journalists Association stay active throughout the year serving on film festival juries, attending and sponsoring special screenings, appearing at film and genre - specific conferences, and speaking to civic groups, schools, media outlets and many other places.

More recently, Judith Torney - Purta's analysis of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's civics assessment (given to 90,000 14 - year - olds in 28 countries) found that civics instruction correlates, controlling for demographic factors, with improved civics knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

National Association of Charter School Authorizers president Greg Richmond pointed out that there are real, substantive disagreements over how to understand the civic mission of schooling.

They have assets like a baby college, civic associations, youth - development programs, and arts programs, and they can be integrated into the schools, instead of just existing on a parallel basis.

ICCS 2016 found a strong association between students» increased experiences of physical or verbal abuse and low civic knowledge.»

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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...

The School Superintendents Association supports the National Day of Action to Stop Gun Violence in Our Schools, on April 20, 2018, which urges teachers, families, students, and school administrators to engage in acts of advocacy and civic engagement in and around their schools.

FEA: FEA carries forward the ideas presented in the Joint Organizational Statement on No Child Left Behind, signed by 154 national education, civil rights, religious, disability, parent and civic groups, including National School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, Council for Exceptional Children, Learning Disabilities Association of America, National PTA, National Council of Churches, National Urban League, Public Education Network, National Education Association, American Library Association, and more.

He is also a founding member of the Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition, a group of 21 civic associations that formed to ensure citizen voices in rewriting the zoning code and enacting the Assessed Value Initiative — classic neighborhood association business.

Turner coordinated regional planning efforts to respond to the education funding crisis; developed and monitored collaborative work with local civic and elected officials focusing on school success; and was part of a small team, led by the mayor, that successfully averted an impending strike by negotiating a settlement between the Portland school district and the Portland Association of Teachers.

His prior civic involvement includes six years service as a member of the Old Bridge Board of Education, including two years as board president, and six years of service as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Association for Children of New Jersey, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the interests of children.

Concerns about Lakeside HS Expansion November 4, 2017 — Various residents and civic associations have caught wind of the 750 seat expansion project and are doing the research the school district should have done in the first place.

He is an active member of the Association of University Architects (AUA), the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP), ACE Mentoring - San Diego, Mt. Helix Foundation, and actively participates in other local, civic, and national organizations.

John's life of service has extended to numerous nonprofit boards, including the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), where he currently serves as Board Vice-President, working to increase the level of Latino civic engagement nation - wide at all levels.