Sentences with phrase «online petitions»

Both organizations have online petitions you can sign and educational materials about legislation.

Enraged enthusiasts even went as far as to name the sedan's rear end, arguably the most controversial design cue, the «Bangle Butt» and start several online petitions asking Munich to sack Bangle.

Families have spoken out on social media using the hashtag #LetOurSchoolsGrow and thousands of concerned citizens have signed and shared online petitions to have the decision reversed.

Others signed online petitions demanding exam board Edexcel lower the grade boundaries after finding a GCSE maths paper «ridiculously hard».

By the afternoon the topic was trending on Twitter and online petitions were set up calling on the board to lower the grade boundaries when marking.

As well as the 221 formal objections submitted to the council, 592 people signed online petitions against the plan and three schools also wrote in opposition including Kenton, which has about 2,000 pupils.

No offence, but Nintendo don't even acknowledge online petitions, let alone actually do anything about it.

A series of online petitions against him suggest he might be.

I've signed that many online petitions, but I doubt it's going to make a difference.

At the same time, however, there has been a rise in the number of protest movements around the world — a surge in the number of people voicing their opinions on the streets, in online petitions and via Facebook campaigns.

Its portfolio includes giving those on its 230,000 - strong mailing list a chance to endorse online petitions to legislators on timely topics (last week's letter urged Congress to support research on gun violence), a Vote for Science campaign that highlights a different issue each month, and an upcoming national summit for local activists.

More than 20,000 people have signed three online petitions calling for Paladino's removal from the school board, the Buffalo News reported, since the Western New York real estate developer made his comments in response to an emailed survey from Artvoice magazine.

The allocation came after lobbying by City Council members and after online petitions claiming that it was «too hot to learn.»

Thousands of people have signed online petitions and several local officials have called for Paladino to resign or be removed from office.

They plan constituency - based web campaigns to build opposition to particular cuts in local services as well as national online petitions.

Do you know of a platform for online petitions that has the option to deliver signature information to designated target only?

In addition to the digital ad placements, people will be able to get email alerts and sign online petitions pushing the repeal and replace effort.

We don't sign online petitions, post yard signs, or participate in political marches.

The Daily News reported the campaign will be augmented by email and online petitions «to reach 2018 voters statewide and galvanize grassroots support behind the Governor's gun violence agenda.»

There are nearly 20,000 signatures on at least three online petitions calling for the removal of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board.

They have contacted local elected officials, started online petitions, and called for donations.

First, integration is key — these ads weren't floating out in a vaccuum but were part of an overall communications strategy that included the proposed television ad, online petitions and direct outreach to journalists and the outlets they read.

Their new Collactive platform takes the drudgery out of grass - roots action, letting armchair activists fill out online petitions, file comments in rule - making proceedings, send letters to their representatives in Congress and seed collaborative web forums with sympathetic news items — all with the push of a button.

Much like the Web, these online petitions are an end in themselves as well as a gateway to new kinds of action.

Promoting online petitions in your print magazine / newsletter, with a corresponding web site — i.e., a brief article about a petition campaign with the URL www.railstotrails.org/act directing people to sign the petition.

While online petitions can at times be an effective means of gathering support for some issues, Mass Audubon's experience is that emailing and calling legislators and the Governor's office is a more personal, timely, and direct method of requesting action.

We are collaborating with other organizations to establish better policies for working families, utilizing social media, online petitions, and unique campaigns to create positive change on this critical issue.

But public outcry from consumers, parents and school district officials, triggered by YouTube videos and online petitions, drove industry and government to respond.

The anger spilled out all over cyberspace, from Twitter to Facebook to blogs and online petitions.

Fan boycotts, online petitions, half empty stadium seats won't do anything.

Either way I don't think true Arsenal fans have ever disrespected Wenger, I wouldn't call respectively asking him through a few banners and online petitions to step as disrespectful.

Through online petitions created by The Humane Society of the United States and consumer advocacy organization SumOfUs, a quarter million people have urged Tyson Foods, the world's second - largest meat processor and major pork supplier, to develop plans for ending the use of gestation crate confinement of pigs in its supply chain.

Two online petitions calling for Munoz to step down as CEO had more than 124,000 signatures combined by Wednesday afternoon.

Online petitions have changed decisions by major corporations (ask Bank of America about its debit card fees) and affected decisions on policies as diverse as those related to survivors of sexual assault and local photography permitting requirements.

Internet commenters registered rage at what they saw as a sexist shirt promoting girls» looks over their brains by tweeting, e-mailing, and signing online petitions.

But immigration reform won't come easy, and that's why Laurene Powell Jobs today launched TheDreamIsNow.org, an online petition supporting the Dream Act, a bill that would grant a path to citizenship to undocumented young people who enroll in college or join the military.

A week of protests over concerns for public safety preceded the spraying, with protesters marching outside city hall and circulating an online petition that gained thousands of signatures.

An online petition calling for the Vancouver - based outdoor retailer to stop selling Vista Outdoor Inc. - owned brands has garnered more than 20,000 signatures because the company also develops and manufactures firearms similar to the type of rifle used in a recent school shooting.

Hundreds of thousands flocked to an online petition and the Conservatives last week vowed to overturn the CRTC's decision if it doesn't do so itself.

Customers lobbied REI to make the decision, with nearly 18,000 signing an online petition.

For the Olympic campaign, Wexley plans a standalone website, www.bringthegamestoWexlandia.com with an online petition and a funny video explaining the bid.

«Instead of constructively addressing [his concerns over the intelligence programs], Mr. Snowden's dangerous decision to steal and disclose classified information had severe consequences for the security of our country and the people who work day in and day out to protect it,» Lisa Monaco, the White House adviser on homeland security and counterterrorism, said in a response to an online petition seeking Snowden's pardon.

«Flash activism,» the label I prefer for online protest forms such as online petition, can be effective at influencing targets in specific circumstances.

An online petition has collected over 21,000 signatures in attempt to sway the e-commerce software company to reconsider.

Sometimes the answer will be an online petition, sometimes it will be civil disobedience and sometimes it will be both - or something else entirely.

An online petition accusing Starbucks Corp. of «extreme» cutbacks in work hours at its U.S. cafes, hurting both employee morale and customer service, has been signed by more than 9,000 people.

The letter comes after more than 9,500 people signed an online petition started by Shannon Fest, the mother of a 15 - year - old Douglas High student who struggles to make it through a full day of school.

Shannon Fest started an online petition, which has so far gotten more than 2,700 signatures, calling on Scott to sign an executive order exempting the students from the testing requirements.

The day after the Muscogee County School District conducted an alternative activity while prohibiting students from participating in the National School Walkout, an online petition calls the video conference with state legislators a «sham.»

Lane Murdock, 16, of Ridgefield High School, started an online petition after the Parkland shooting.