Sentences with phrase «on such protests»

The league, however, is cracking down, it seems, on such protests.

I support the laws that now exist in 40 states placing restrictions on such protests anywhere near funerals.

Not exact matches

Businesses, such as UBM, WPP and drugs firm Shire, moved to Dublin in 2008 in protest at UK tax rules on overseas profits

Such as God told Noah that that no more flooding would occur following this one, hence global warming is a hoax, and this came from a political leader not a marginal preacher in Florida looking for its 15 minutes of fame on TV with his proposed koran burning protest.

Yeah, Henry Rollins might provide a workable way (for sophomoric liberals) to protest LAPD heavy - handedness in the early 1980s, and other minor Western maladies, and maybe punk music really could strengthen your spine in the aughties if you're an alienated Egyptian liberal youth under the boot of Mubarak, but no, the example of Rollins and such sure can't find help you navigate your way to political effectiveness between the Egyptian military on one hand and popular Islamist groups on the other.

On the occasion of his being called to succeed the venerable Doctor Ludemann in the chair of systematic theology in Bern, such a storm of protest arose from an articulate group of Bernese churchmen as would have dismayed the doughtiest.

«70 Acting on this belief, Wallis led his Sojourners community in over forty public actions during the first six months of 1977, protesting such issues as the use of torture, the proliferation of nuclear armaments, and the government's repressive housing policies.

And if in certain circumstances such a right is denied him, this is by no means necessarily an attack on his freedom, even though he may protest.

Members of the Kansas - based Westboro Baptist Church protested outside the court, while inside, one of their members argued they had a right to promote what they called a broad - based message on public matters such as wars.

For anyone to intrude on such a sacred time with angry protests is to violate our need for privacy when we long to be alone with family and friends and God.

Its dominantly pacifist position forces on it the character of a protest movement, encouraging individual action in withdrawing from «destructive work»; but it has given some attention to constructive alternatives, such as research in agriculture and small industries or technical assistance openings in under - developed countries.

But far more troublesome to me is the fact that many Christians are passionately protesting the building of Islamic community centers in New York and Mufreesboro on the basis that such centers are «offensive» or that they «threaten the American way of life.»

Now, the Church has tried (and sometimes succeeded) in fighting these injustices — such as clergy from around the nation peacefully protesting the death of Eric Garner — yet Christians will find it increasingly difficult to remain apathetic to these cultural imperfections as more and more people walk away from a version of religion based solely on doctrine and not actions.

Once genocide had begun, the pope made only two very general statements on behalf of those suffering, despite pleas from some Catholic leaders and Western diplomats such as Myron Taylor, Roosevelt's emissary to the Vatican, for a more explicit protest.

There were, it is granted, some «excesses» on the fringes of the protest movement, such as the violent activities of the Weathermen, that marred an otherwise glorious chapter of American history.

This was done over the protests of members of the Talmud faculty, presumably the authority on such matters.

The closing statement of the editorial is this: «We, and the thousands of other scientists who have signed the statement of protest, stand together in staunch opposition to the violent destruction of required tests on valuable advances such as Golden Rice that have the potential to save millions of impoverished fellow humans from needless suffering and death.»

Commenting on the protests, EMB president, Romuald Schaber added that the «future can only be secured» through the development of such a monitoring system.

but all things whether good or bad must come to an end as such is life, i hope the fans in england continue with the protest on saturday at the emirates by not attending the match or by placards, posters etc as this negative viscious cycle has just become too much, gooner for life and the next

There have been a growing number of Arsenal transfer rumours about the possible departure from the Emirates of key players such as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil as well the manager Arsene Wenger, which is not really surprising when you consider the pressure and the protests from the Arsenal fans about our recent struggles on the pitch in all competitions.

Fans have every right to express thier displeasure on forums such as this and if i was in the U.K i would be front and center at the protests.

As such, the Spaniard has found himself under pressure, with a series of fan protests on Saturday somewhat overshadowing the Merseysiders» 2 - 1 victory over AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.

The» 77th minute walkout», the first such protest in the club's history, saw more than 10,000 supporters leave Anfield during the 2 - 2 draw with Sunderland on February 6th as a result of planned ticket price increases which included a # 77 ticket and the first # 1,000 - a-year season ticket.

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There was also a protest outside the AGM organised by SUMOFUS about Nestlé impact on water in countries such as Pakistan.

In a story Wednesday about Chicago Park District supervisors» role in hiring and firing workers, one commissioner who protested that the board had never had an opportunity to vote on such reorganization was misidentified.

- In a story Wednesday about Chicago Park District supervisors» role in hiring and firing workers, one commissioner who protested that the board had never had an opportunity to vote on such reorganization was misidentified.

Groups such as Boston - based Corporate Accountability International, a non-profit which originated in the protests against Nestle's infant formula, have alleged for almost a decade that bottled water makers damage the environment when they extract the water, waste resources on bottles and shipping, and take what should be a common good.

For the purposes of this article, I will argue that «internet protesting» refers to the use of social media, in particular social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, to organize and continuously fuel a public manifestation as well as provide a direct and relatively unbiased source of information on its progress and outcomes.

The detainee protest was a continuation of a Movement for Justice demonstration outside the centre earlier on Saturday — the third such protest in recent months.

This is the provision the police often relies on to injunct demonstrations especially when such intended protests have political connotations.

Besides showing scheduled meetings with political over-tones, such as attending protests against President Donald Trump (R) on Jan. 19 and against the now - defunct Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, on Feb. 16, Councilmember Dromm's 2017 calendar also showed scheduled meetings with officials with special interest groups Queens Community House, on Jan. 27; the United Federation of Teachers on several occasions; and NY - CLASS, on Nov. 28.

New laws decreed recently have made it an offence to gather for such protests, and some of those coming to Tahrir Square have been arrested and put on trial for disturbing the peace.

But within two months, Clegg was facing new protests from his MPs, as figures such as John Pugh brought deputations of senior doctors from the Royal Colleges to brief Clegg on the damage they believed Lansley's reforms would cause.

New York City: The Illuminators projected a protest message to Governor Cuomo upon the Harvard Club in Manhattan on Thursday night during his fundraising event there, on behalf of frontline communities impacted by a growing number of fracked - gas infrastructure projects in NY such as pipelines and power plants, (Pictures attached).

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

On January 30, despite the protests of the media and good government groups such as Common Cause New York, a special election date of April 19 was announced, which was five months earlier than the strongly suggested September 13 New York State primary date.

«Speaker Quinn has shown time and time again that she shares Mayor Bloomberg's vision of New York City, only addressing the needs of New Yorkers on crucial issues such as livable wages, paid sick leave and working conditions when forced to by protests, bad press and spiraling approval ratings,» Arthur Cheliotes, President of CWA Local 1180, said in a statement.

Speaking through the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, Arase reminded those embarking on violent protests / assemblies that such actions are criminalised by law, and anybody arrested will be treated as such under the appropriate legislations.

«The Protest the Pope campaign is calling on the British government to disassociate itself from the Pope's intolerant teachings on issues such as women's rights, gay equality and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.

Our protest was based on his track record of doing hatchet jobs in such auspicious gatherings.

While the move was something that had been regularly used on past legislation, even some Democrats — and Republicans almost unanimously — protested that to use it on such a large and controversial bill would be unseemly.

The protesting students, who were seen chanting war songs, carried placards with inscriptions, such as; «enough of Fulani Killings in Benue», «herdsmen must go», «no more grazing in Benue», etc, called on the Benue and federal governments to act fast to stop the wanton killing of the innocent citizens of the state.

NYSUT tends to maintain an arm's - length distance from some of the more attention - getting political actions organized by AQE, such as a February rally outside the Executive Mansion and a protest that halted a legislative budget hearing on Cuomo's plans for education.

The Nigeria Labour Congress has further threatened to embark on a nationwide protest to resist the plan by President Buhari and his economic team to sell off the nation's assets, stating that the effect of such action on Nigerians would be grievous.

It's hard to make ends meet with such paltry support, says Kush Tripathi, a Ph.D. student studying biomedical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, who is coordinating the protests on social media.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

The screenplay, written by McQueen and Enda Walsh, has many good moments, such as the clean clothes the Brits force the Irish to wear to receive visitors (Otherwise they are naked, in protest of wearing criminals» clothes), a masturbation scene wherein one prisoner, in a cell smeared with feces, somehow feels embarrassed to waken his cellmate with the sounds of his self - pleasure, the scene of how the Brits need to powerwash the excremented cells, only to have the prisoners returned to the cells and break their cots and other furniture in protest — again inflicting almost as much brutality on themselves as the Brits do.

There is such anger against the system,» he said, «whether it's the protests on Wall Street or in London at St Paul's, or the seismic shifts happening in the Middle East.»

Despite her Father's protests, Opal insists on keeping the dog, and soon this inseparable pair are meeting many interesting people throughout the town, such as Otis (Dave Matthews), who works at the local pet store, and a mysterious old woman named Gloria Dump (Cicely Tyson).