Sentences with phrase «on the advocacy committee»

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That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

Conrad served on the board of the Social Investment Forum (SIF), and was chair of the steering committee for its Advocacy and Public Policy Program.

Whether it was the Board's strong advocacy for the Canada Line or the devolution of YVR, the hundreds of active volunteer Members on our policy committees proudly and actively help shape public policy at every level of government, every year.

Life - sized cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing «Fix Fakebook» T - shirts are displayed by advocacy group, Avaaz, on the South East Lawn of the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2018, ahead of Zuckerberg's appearance before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint hearing.

András Léderer, advocacy officer at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, condemned the Prime Minister's stance and said: «This practice of ignoring the interim measures of the court not only breaches the convention and Hungary's obligations but has severe effects on our clients and must end immediately.»

«We decided to conduct these activities on the occasion of the world food day celebration because we want to generate a strong public opposition against golden rice which we believe is a poison disguised as food,» said Diego Dela Cruz, chairman of the advocacy committee of MASIPAG.

Michelle's passion for breastfeeding advocacy began with her nursing in public incident at Target in 2011 which led to the largest nurse - in to date with over 6,000 moms who participated in nursing their children at Target stores all over the U.S. Michelle currently sits on the advocacy board for the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and is the Director of Activism for Best For Babes Foundation.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

She also served on the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) Advocacy Steering Committee to help build a strong nationwide presence for the food allergy community in the public policy arena, and to actively seek to increase federal funding for food allergy research.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating allegations from former officials that Carmona was blocked from participating in the breast - feeding advocacy effort and that those designing the ad campaign were overruled by superiors at the formula industry's insistence.

At 9 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Local Government holds a public hearing to listen to local governments, local elected officials and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, second floor, Albany.

«He's been absolutely relentless on consumer advocacy,» said Michael Kunzwiler, chairman of the Oswego County Democratic Committee.

So while the taxi industry is known for its deep pockets and its campaign advocacy, something odd is definitely going on when a three - term Assembly Member without significant committee membership is raking in this much cash.

At the State Legislature on Monday: — The Senate Standing Committee on Local Government will meet at 9 a.m. in Albany to «listen to local governments, local elected officials, and local government advocacy organizations regarding shared services and discuss how Albany can better partner with localities.»

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a prominent liberal advocacy group that last week criticized Baucus over his vote on the gun bill, helped launch a «Draft Schweitzer» campaign on Tuesday.

At noon, Assemblyman David Weprin, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Correction, will be joined by fellow Elected Officials, members of clergy, and advocacy groups to speak out against the Executive Budget proposal to reduce visitation days for inmates at New York State's maximum - security prisons.

Adam Green, one of the founders of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, an advocacy group, said the announcement on Wednesday «should be welcome news for Bernie Sanders supporters.»

The subsequent Standards Committee report on Mercer stated that MPs were «not aware of a case relating to a sitting MP which has involved such a sustained and pervasive breach of the house's rules on registration, declaration and paid advocacy.»

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

With the greatest respect once again, we of the Public Interest Advocacy Group (PIAG) call on the leadership of our august house to facilitate with adequate speed, all processes leading to making the Joe Ghartey Committee Report on the bribery scandal that was alleged to have hit Ghana's Parliamentary House.

The Public Interest Advocacy Group has called on the Joe Ghartey committee to make public, the report on its investigation into the bribery allegations made against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and some members of Parliament's Appointments Ccommittee to make public, the report on its investigation into the bribery allegations made against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and some members of Parliament's Appointments CommitteeCommittee.

«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.

With an emphasis on the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, the environmental advocacy nonprofit and political action committee created by San Francisco philanthropist Tom Steyer announced Wednesday it will also focus on key congressional districts currently held by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in Central Florida, Republican Brian Mast in the Treasure Coast, and two competitive seats in South Florida — CD 26 and 27.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Equality Federation, the national alliance of state - based LGBT advocacy organizations, on its Executive Committee as Secretary and as Chair of its Governance Committee.

She sits on the school district's advocacy committee, which was formed in the spring with the goal of addressing Common Core issues.

Saturday's rally was spearheaded by local Tea Party activist Rus Thompson and the Shooters Committee On Political Education, a gun advocacy group.

«The committee said it was imperative that other critical stakeholders buy into the mission of the body, directing that regular updates and advocacy postings on sub-committees» activities must be a permanent feature of the project.

Care providers and advocacy organizations, including University Settlement, Hamilton Madison House and the Bowery Residents» Committee here on the LES, fought against the cuts.

It adds that peers «must not vote on any bill or motion, or ask any question in the house or a committee, or promote any matter, in return for payment or any other material benefit (the «no paid advocacy» rule)».

«It's been really good for progressives that there's been kind of a race among potential presidential candidates to not just be on board, but be leaders on issues like Medicare for all, fighting for Dreamers and fighting against Trump's giveaways to billionaires and giant corporations,» said Adam Green, a founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a liberal advocacy group.

Price, who serves as chair of the U.S. House Budget Committee, came to campus to speak to a town hall meeting on NIH and NSF funding presented by the Emory Science Advocacy Network, a graduate student group that seeks to promote biomedical research funding through advocacy and edAdvocacy Network, a graduate student group that seeks to promote biomedical research funding through advocacy and edadvocacy and education.

This exciting news comes as the result of months of advocacy by FightSMA's researchers and families who conducted extensive outreach to key senators on the committee.

As an LGBT professional, originally from a depressed socioeconomic area, one of Eberle's goals while serving on the Board is to help increase postdoctoral diversity and address inequality, in partnership with the NPA Advocacy Committee.

The Advocacy Committee (Adcomm) writing team is looking for writing volunteers for pieces on topics of interest and info sheets for the Outreach Committee.

The Advocacy Committee is also working on a piece on diversity in STEM with the Diversity Officers.

We carried out a sustained advocacy and engagement plan, discussing and / or presenting our findings at numerous events including: the National Information Board Ethics Advisory Committee of the 100,000 Genomes Project, Human Variome Project biennial meeting, the joint congress of the European Society of Human Genetics and European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics, Curating the Clinical Genome and Association for Clinical Genetic Science annual conference

Noticeable advocacy contributions include the successful joint BIO / ETA petition to EPA for Tier 1 designation of Trichoderma reesei, ETA's redirect of FDA / CVM to follow due process for establishing regulatory guidance impacting the renewable fuel ethanol industry, numerous presentations on safety & regulatory paradigms for microbial biotechnology to authorities in the US, Canada, Brazil, and China, as well as the NAS Biotechnology Committee on Future Products of Biotechnology and New Harvest.

I am a National Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Foundation Ambassador and Mentor, a member of the Society for Participatory Medicine, am on the Pittsburgh Arthritis Foundation Advocacy and Mission Committee, I write for PsoStrong.com and am a Health Guide and Social Ambassador for HealthCentral.

As a woman with PCOS herself, who struggled for many years with its symptoms, she's passionate about advocacy for women with PCOS, and serves on the medical advisory committee of the PCOS Awareness Association and as an expert on IVF.ca.

Because opt - out is a grassroots phenomenon, communities varied in the extent of their participation, based in part on factors such as: 1) degree of parental involvement in the local schools, 2) whether the local PTA had an organized advocacy committee, 3) parental awareness of school - reform issues, and 4) access to the Internet and social media.

Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..

Colorado ASCD focuses on helping teachers develop leadership capacity in the decision - making / policy area through the activities of its Advocacy and Influence Committee.

Our Western New York Advocacy Manager Duncan Kirkwood was also voted on as an Executive Committee member where he'll be representing all of Buffalo's charters.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

Thousands of charter school supporters participated in our Action Alert on this bill, called members of the Assembly Education Committee, and hundreds came to the State Capitol on CCSA's Advocacy Day to be opposed to the bill in committee when it was heard inCommittee, and hundreds came to the State Capitol on CCSA's Advocacy Day to be opposed to the bill in committee when it was heard incommittee when it was heard in May 2011

Wednesday's committee meeting came one day before Gary Henry, a professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, was scheduled to present his seminal research on achievement school districts to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, a public schools advocacy group, in Raleigh.

Rockstroh is one of the founding board members for the Texas Charter Schools Association and currently serves on the TCSA Advocacy Committee.

She serves on the advisory board of Loyola University's Center for Innovation in Urban Education, the steering committee for Forest Park High School, and is working with a state - wide advocacy group to see community schools expand statewide.

This individual will responsible for strategy design, managing a team to implementation, growing needed capacity, fundraising for the advocacy work including developing a political action committee, and liaising with the Board of Directors subcommittee on Advocacy, other coalition leaders, and high - level grass - tops padvocacy work including developing a political action committee, and liaising with the Board of Directors subcommittee on Advocacy, other coalition leaders, and high - level grass - tops pAdvocacy, other coalition leaders, and high - level grass - tops partners.

Dr. Kettler currently serves on the Texas Commissioner of Education's Advisory Council for Gifted Education in Texas, as well as the Texas Association for the Gifted / Talented Advocacy Committee.