Sentences with phrase «of civic groups»

Better yet, speak to members of your community, including clergy, tax advisers and leaders of civic groups.

Israel made further rounds at the FDR Democratic Club, and then with a plethora of civic groups and senior centers all the while meeting one on one with community leaders.

John Carter of Mattituck, who was previously board member at - large, was elected president of the civic group June 26.

The governor already awarded Central New York $ 500 million in his Upstate Revitalization Initiative - aka the Upstate Hunger Games - because leaders of Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse are supporting the work of a civic group expected to recommend ways to consolidate governments within the county.

Not exact matches

Three facets of today's U.S. civic discourse would worry the Framers, said Eisgruber: «mistrust of institutions,» which they considered crucial to forming a republic; the «geographic sorting» that finds people of like - minded views grouping together rather than being more evenly distributed throughout the country; and the rise of technologies (read: Facebook) that are keeping people from reading facts and views that give them proper «civic understanding.»

Prominent academics and civil liberties organizations have raised the prospect of stripping churches of their tax exemptions and pursuing litigation to require private companies and civic groups to be led and staffed by people who pledge allegiance to the moral creed of the left.

Religious believers certainly cause their share of trouble, and can be obnoxiously close - minded to new insights and outsiders, but there're also not universally a den of vipers; religious people are more likely to donate to charities (including secular ones) and volunteer for civic groups than secular people, for instance.

The Constitution could not take for granted that its citizens would all be motivated by civic virtue and so its concern was as much to protect individuals and groups from abuse at the hands of the government and their fellow citizens as it was to involve all its citizens in genuine participation.

Neighborhood and civic groups have often assumed the responsibility if descendants of the old congregations have long since moved away.

Sin and waywardness, rightness and righteousness, characterize, therefore, the activities of civilizations and civic groups as well as citizens.

Interwoven with familial, civic, devotional, and secular configurations that are structurally different from the local church, other religious groupings offer alternative patterns of collective reverence and incidentally suggest other ways by which Christianity might conceivably have spread among peoples.

I believe that its presence as a presupposition of efforts to generate a new civic culture can be signified and lived sacramentally in a variety of ways by religious groups involved in the dialogue.

On the other hand, he realized that competition among religious groups of strong conviction could have disastrous consequences for civic life.

There the Brunner Foundation, in cooperation with the theological faculty of the university and various church and civic groups, is sponsoring a series of lectures and festivities which began in early November with three public forums, followed by an «Emil Brunner Faculty Day» on November 29.

Without becoming a new civic group, culturally too they retain their original jati, except for the faith dimension and the discarding of the varna ideology.

Even though the samaj - sadhana distinction may not be accurate, what is intended by it is that the disciples of Jesus, the Isupanthis do not become a separate «civic group `, a political identity.

The openness of the civic culture has depended on the fact that these groups and traditions have functioned as teachers of virtue and morality, sustaining by their various lights a general predisposition toward acting well.

People who grow up civic are taught how to relate meaningfully to others, to put the good of the group first, to consume wisely and to use amusement sparingly, and to be concerned for rights of others, for their environment, and for the future of human kind.

Two weekslater a group of local civic leaders staged a protest in downtown Sacramento byeating the same Six Dollar Burger at a press event to mock the playboybrothers» requests for public assistance.

The Breakfast of Champions also serves as the induction forum for the Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame, which honors individuals, civic groups and corporations that have strongly impacted the clubs.

Erma Tranter, executive director of the Friends of the Parks civic group, says that among the city «s major regional parks, «Garfield Park is the worst.

This time, museum officials hope to address concerns raised by civic groups about the height and mass of the previous proposal.

Based on visits to 30 parks during October by Tribune reporters, and a separate study by Friends of the Parks, a civic watchdog group, Garfield appears typical of city park programs.

An earlier get - together by a coalition of representatives of Algonquin civic groups, churches and schools turned into an impromptu but enthusiastic session on building a...

Consider a variety of civic organizations - like Scouting and 4 - H - and religious activities — like youth group — that may be of interest to your teen.

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.

Deacon said he has been spending a lot of time recently talking to various business and civic groups about the complex.

A frequent lecturer for professional and civic groups, «he was a very good speaker and could just entertain you with his way of promoting any activity that he was involved in,» his daughter - in - law said.

Joseph Franz Schneller, owner of Schneller Furniture Co. for more than 30 years, first opened his furniture store in Chicago in 1948 and eventually moved it to Arlington Heights, where he was active in civic and community groups.

Former Girl Scouts executive Maria Wynne has been named the new chief executive of nonprofit civic leadership group Leadership Greater Chicago.

Meanwhile, who is providing community services and representing their interests at community and civic group meetings — and who is in charge of those people?

Furthermore, other forms of identity, empowered by the clustering of social groups brought on by suburbanization, appear to have filled the void — civic societies, churches, even allegiances to sports teams.

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).

Meetup.com helps interest groups formed on the Web to get together in person — and a remarkable number of groups do so for civic purposes.

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.

«Its proposed new government structure would dilute and disenfranchise people of color and other underrepresented groups at a time when greater participation in our civic process must be encouraged rather than diminished,» she said.

At noon, the #NoCuts Coalition, an alliance of dozens of grass - roots groups, civic organizations, faith leaders and labor unions rally against the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan.

Reinvent Albany joined civic groups, Brooklyn Democrat Senator Dan Squadron and Manhattan Democrat Brian Kavanagh and dozens of other state legislators in calling for the closure of the infamous «LLC Loophole.»

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

Important step towards faster, fairer FOIL responses New York City — Today, major New York City civic groups thanked Maya Wiley, Counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Commissioner Pauline Toole and her team at the NYC Department of Records, and NYC DoITT for launching the beta version of the new OpenRECORDS website.

Comptroller DiNapoli Addresses Business and Civic Leaders in Buffalo Last week, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli was in Buffalo to speak to a group of business, civic and philanthropic leaders about the need for reforming our state's campaign finance laws.

Virtually overnight, campaign signs peppered the neighborhood, bumper stickers were given out, and soon civic groups and political organizations met members of his campaign team.

This will include social events and happy hours for members and guests all along the 73rd Assembly District, co-sponsored events with like - minded civic and community groups as well as the hosting of events that delve deeply into issues that the community is concerned about.

«I've had a wonderful opportunity to serve the public in city and state government for almost 15 years and I've served the community,» said Tabone, a Bayside resident and attorney for John Catsimitidis» Manhattan - based Red Apple Group with a long career of civic involvement.

Bob Friedrich, president of Glen Oaks Village, said all of these neighborhood share common quality - of - life issues and that the different civic groups all work together.

In a letter sent today to Governor Cuomo and the two legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, the civic groups urged immediate action to enact comprehensive and significant solutions on the following matters of state ethics:

Leading that movement were the town's own Historic Review Board, the Historical Society of Rockland County and the newly formed Heritage of West Nyack civic organization along with other history minded groups and individuals.

The group works to train recent immigrants for civic leadership opportunities, and Ms. Mark - Viverito said her speech would focus on immigration and «some of the great work we're doing here» in New York.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said he believes the civic group will be helpful to the town by gaining community feedback on different issues, especially since the town is in the process of drafting the land use portion of its comprehensive plan.

Manna has also served as Chair of the Rosendale Environmental Commission and Vice-Chair of the Ulster County Environmental Management Council, helped found the HV Green Building and Renewable Energy Working Group, was on the board of the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange, help start the Hudson Valley Biodiesel Coop, and is a long - standing member of the Mid-Ulster League of Women Voters and numerous other civic organizations.