Sentences with phrase «on local activists»

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Activists and legislators are trying to call attention to and reverse these trends, and some progress has already been documented on the local level: «A number of states have enacted robust pay equality statutes,» Caminiti says, «and we expect more legislation on the horizon.»

The second definition would be Black Lives Matters a decentralized movement that maintains its momentum by having local organizers and activists take on a clarion call to people in their own spaces.

A further 8 priests who travelled to the local police station on Friday were set upon by the activists of Bajrang Dal, while their car was set ablaze before them.

Ealing Council is due to discuss on Tuesday whether or not to impose a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) that would move pro-life activists away from the local Marie Stopes centre.

From 6:00 AM until 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 30th, local celebrities, sports figures, community activists and members of the DuSable Board of Trustees will took to the airwaves to invite listeners to become DuSable Museum Members.

It helps to connect aggressively with potential «friends,» perhaps starting with the candidate's own social connections and moving on to party activists, local officials, bloggers and the members of your own supporter list (include a link to your profile pages in mass emails and people will do some of the work for you).

In particular, local media attention matters: it's often easier to get than national coverage, it lets you leverage your local activists and it can lead to much broader distribution of your story if it gets on a newswire (even local blogs can help, since they may be disproportionately read by elected officials and other opinion leaders and can also serve as a source for national blogs — see this article for details).

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If you're willing to let your supporters take on local responsibilities, activists can hold press events, speak to groups, run fundraisers, gather signatures, etc. — all recruited and organized online.

The fight to reclaim our state starts at the local level with the help of grassroots activists fighting on the frontlines,» Nixon said.

Local activists have plenty of resources to draw on, too, as I argued in a recent Campaigns & Elections column:

For a start, you'll want to populate your following with people you know: it helps to connect aggressively (though perhaps not TOO aggressively) with potential «friends,» perhaps starting with the candidate's own social connections and moving on to party activists, local officials, bloggers and the members of your own supporter list (include a link to your profile pages in mass emails and people will do some of the work for you).

Of course, these ads won't suppress National Rifle Association counter-fire — expect local pro-gun activists to respond with a barrage of missives on Twitter, Facebook and every other modern battleground they can find.

Later, a coach carrying EDL activists had an altercation with some local youths outside Stepney Green Tube station, leading police to arrest everyone on board.

In his article on political mobilisation during the Quit India movement, Greenough focused in particular on Midnapore district in Bengal, where a rebel national government had been set up by local activists of the Indian National Congress.

Successful insurgencies rely on support from the local community, and in this case it was local activists, not high - priced opposition researchers, who surfaced evidence of Perez Williams's anti-abortion rights advocacy.

«Campaigns should really be focusing on the work in the field and be more careful of what they're doing when it comes to Nevada — Culinary's turf is the casinos,» said Jose Macias, a well - known local activist who is supporting Sanders, because of his support for a $ 15 minimum wage.

Dafis was a Member of Parliament for Ceredigion from 1992 until 2000, having been supported by a coalition of local Plaid Cymru and Green party activists, the latter of which had worked with him on a number of environmental initiatives.

BY NATHAN RILEY Right in Cynthia Nixon's backyard, just weeks after the actor and activist announced her Democratic primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo, the Hell's Kitchen Democrats — a progressive newcomer on the local political club scene — voted Thursday night to endorse the two - term governor for reelection.

The two candidates have split support from the local Democratic party machines and elected officials, and have overshadowed two other Democrats on the primary ballot, community activist Tamika Mapp and former State Assemblymember Israel Martinez.

NY19Votes has now put over 1,000 volunteers out on doors, empowered local Indivisible groups to run their own local canvasses and provided training for hundreds of leaders and activists.

When I surveyed the state and regional political blogs in the BlogAds network a few weeks ago, I was shocked at how few campaigns were bothering to advertise on sites that would seem to be precisely targeting the local activists they'd most want to reach.

But I don't buy that — activists are activists, and most are looking for an outlet, whether they're trying to keep a smelter out of their neighborhood or put a Christian home - schooler on the local school board.

But as the fight developed, a network of organizations on the Left worked together to create a digital infrastructure to help local activists make their voices heard, and loudly.

Environmental activists protested outside a Cuomo fundraiser in Manhattan on April 13, with signs against various local projects and fliers urging the governor to «Stop all fracking infrastructure.»

«I've worked with Carlina Rivera on countless local issues over the years as a community activist, Democratic District Leader and most recently, in government,» said State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh.

For the past four months the Guardian has joined English Defence League demonstrations, witnessing its growing popularity, from protests attracting just a few hundred hardcore activists at the end of last year to rallies and marches which are bringing thousands of people on to the street — and into direct conflict with the police and local Muslim communities.

Arrests Cuomo cited as possibly illegal included one made on a dairy farm, one in a private residence and one targeting a local immigration activist.

«Led by local activist Yetta Kurland, a group of about 40 people gathered at Union Square in the frigid cold Tuesday evening for a vigil after the horrifying shooting in Tucson on Sat., Jan. 8.

The New Republic: «Indivisible NY19, a local chapter of national anti-Trump activist group Indivisible, sponsored Maloney's town hall on Monday.

These days, priests seize on digital media to preach their sermons, stir up fervour, warn of danger, rival religions, groups, races... people can organize themselves into mobs using their mobile phones, send for backup, find like - minded activists in local groups.

Eric Pickles, local government secretary, comments on multiculturalism in advance of a new counter-extremism strategy: «A few people, a handful of activists, have insisted that it isn't enough simply to celebrate the beliefs of minority communities; they want to disown the traditions and heritage of the majority, including the Christian faith and the English language.

In many seats, Ukip activists can now argue on the doorstep that they are the dominant force in local elections, and a strong presence on the council.

I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil - based as well as other community - driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy...

Channel 4 News claims to have uncovered thousands of pounds worth of spending on hotel rooms for Conservative activists during the Rochester and Strood, Clacton and Newark byelections that weren't declared as part of the local campaign activity.

Buffalo Common Council staffers and local activists held a peaceful protest on the steps of City Hall Wednesday.

Many local political activists are very happy to see and hear the councilman is keeping his campaign promises and being so hard on landlords.

Local environmental activists are putting pressure on Onondaga County to change advisory signs about eating fish caught in Onondaga Lake.

Some of Cuomo's staff also attended a recent meeting of 350 Brooklyn, a local activist group with ties to the Green Party that is focused on climate change.

We have learnt that local activists are disappointed that a popular local councillor, Sharon Massey, has failed to make it on to a shortlist of twenty for the seat being vacated by Derek Conway.

Though the country has relied on U.S. advisers for strategic messaging, political parties lack the experience in organizing a professional ground game and have usually relied on street - corner activists and salaried party operatives at local branches.

Early Endorsements include: Burt Cohen, former New Hampshire Senate majority leader (reported by Seven Days on May 26, 2015) Emily Hague, at - large Keene City Council member (announced June 6, 2015) Dudley Dudley, longtime Democratic activist; Executive Councilor in the 1970s (reported July 3, 2015) New Hampshire Postal Workers Union (announced Sept. 19, 2015) IBEW Local 490 in Concord SEIU Local 560 in Hanover (both announced Oct. 31, 2015)

At 12:30 p.m., local elected officials, NYSEG ratepayers, and anti-fracking climate activists hold a press briefing on the proposal to keep the Cayuga Power plant functioning by converting it to natural gas, state Capitol, 3rd floor (outside LCA offices), Albany.

Currying favor with Dadey, who also happens to hold the No. 2 post in the state GOP, might the first step for Flanagan on the road to making peace with upstate GOPers — both local party leaders and grassroots activists.

The man did not give his name on the programme though local media have named him as Steve German, a socialist activist in the area.

The candidates for Nassau district attorney yesterday sought to shore up support on the final weekend before the election, with Republican Kate Murray rallying local GOP clubs while Democrat Madeline Singas courted a business group and party activists.

«It is not about deselecting MPs because all party members, on left and right, respect MPs who respect them, who think for themselves but are also prepared to justify the decisions they take, and who work hard alongside their local activists.»

At 6:30 p.m., activists participate in a discussion on the upcoming NYC Council speaker's race, the influence of money on elected officials and the impact on local communities of legislation and policies favorable to the real estate industry, LaGuardia Community College, 31 - 10 Thomson Ave., Room E242, Queens.

A Long Island activist is pushing for the cluster of soccer and softball fields on the east shore of Hempstead Lake named in honor of now - former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to be renamed for a local veteran.

Most of the meeting consisted of PSC reps hearing and taking notes on statements from public officials, residents, activists and other local leaders and residents.