The protesters appeared to be part
of the advocacy group Vocal NY, though they chanted much of the same Occupied - inspired slogans and carried signs calling Dicker «The Mouthpiece of Gov. 1 %»
«He bills himself as a progressive as a person who really is for the low income people, for the working class people as a Democrat, a progressive,» said Jawanza Williams
of the advocacy group Vocal NY.
«Public assistance is not that much money to take care of the family,» said Lee, a member
of the advocacy group VOCAL - NY, prior to a City Council committee hearing on the issue Monday.
Not exact matches
Among the most
vocal opponents
of the new fee is the conservative
advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which called it a «backdoor border adjustment tax.»»
In March, when I first wrote about how the biotech rider — called the Monsanto Protection Act by its
vocal opponents — undercut the constitutional concept
of separation
of powers, it seemed hardly anyone (other than the usual
advocacy groups) was paying attention.
The Municipal Art Society has been one
of the most
vocal advocacy group's calling for the relocation
of the arena.
Those ratings, by the nonprofit
advocacy group National Council on Teacher Quality, which has been a
vocal critic
of teacher preparation programs, were based heavily on education school curriculum and selectivity.
Well, the tireless, professional and persistent efforts
of legitimate independent writers, the
vocal advocacy of groups such as the Alliance
of Independent Authors, and the advent
of vendors who sprang up to serve independent authors, upped the reputation
of this community.
But, to my chagrin, we still have not seen a single article exploring Miers» notable work with the prisoner re-entry
group Exodus Ministries, and there has been precious little coverage
of her
vocal advocacy for adequate funding
of indigent defense.