Sentences with phrase «organized vigil»

Tonight Toronto350.org organized a vigil to resist the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, which took place along with 44 others across Canada.

«We're coming together,» said Claudell Ervin, the recently appointed police commander for the Harrison District, who organized the vigil to rouse thousands of residents into the streets to pray.

The social justice group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good organized a vigil by the White House last weekend, in anticipation of the new DHS directive.

All three were members of an interfaith group that organized a vigil after the shootings at Sandy Hook.

The woman's friends organized a vigil on the steps of Lincoln's capitol building later that evening, which garnered over 500 attendees.

Instead of flying cross-country to her disciplinary council, Kelly attended an Ordain Women organized vigil in Salt Lake City.

It's not limited to just our community,» said Gursean Singh, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland who helped organize the vigil.

Community advocate Tony Herbert is helping to organize a vigil for Odom.

Not exact matches

«The criminal underworld in Colombia has become very much like traditional organized crime under, like, Carlo Gambino, where they try to be invisible,» Vigil told Business Insider.

These events, they had been advised, would likely detract from the investigation, and because it was still too early to know exactly what had happened, it seemed irresponsible to be organizing candle light vigils, days of silence, and so forth.

A candlelight vigil, organized by Middle Tennesseans for Religious Freedom in response to the fire, drew about 100 people to the Rutherford County Courthouse on Monday night.

Donna Hylton helps organize Candles for Clemency, an annual vigil outside the governor's mansion demanding that Cuomo grant more clemencies.

They shouted themselves hoarse in the process and organized a series of vigils, especially during the hearing of their useless petition after Election 2012.

The annual Go Blue 4 Kids Candlelight Vigil, organized by the local non-profit McMahon / Ryan Child Advocacy Center and the Onondaga County Crime Victims» Rights Coalition, took place at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday night.

In the days that followed, the DJA also organized specific ways for people to become involved and take action, such as making signs, participating in peaceful demonstrations, and candlelight vigils.

Organize your students to create a vigil for showing solidarity with the victims of violence or terrorism.

Leaders from the Pico Youth and Family Center will discuss different organizing projects over the years, including the Vigil for Peace and Mothers for Justice.

He has organized everything from a dance party protest outside of the home of Presidential Advisor Ivanka Trump, to a vigil for victims of Hurricane Harvey outside of the house of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to a sit - in at the office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

In addition, 350.org collaborated with such luminaries as Tutu and Avaaz.org executive director Ricken Patel, essentially a «crowd broker» with many contacts, to organize a religious candlelight vigil promoting the Copenhagen talks.

2018 marks the 12th anniversary of the overnight vigil organized by the Women of Inspiration injured workers» group.

Without prompting they also organized and held vigils at every MDC Campus.

She's led annual walks to raise awareness of female feticide, organized candlelight vigils for Amanda Todd and all victims of bullying, rape and extreme acts of violence such as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the U.S..