Sentences with phrase «other activists rallied»
The New York City Council may not get an actual vote on the controversial Trans - Pacific Partnership — but today members and other activists rallied for the passage of a resolution urging Congress to shoot down what they deemed a job - killing deal that would wreck the environment.
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MOSCOW — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies and other events to press their governments to address labor issues.
Famed character actor James Cromwell and about 50 other environmental activists staged a Valentine's Day - themed rally against Cuomo outside the Manhattan courthouse where the Percoco trial is taking place.
It is so refreshing to back a candidate who is more an activist than a politician, who believes in something other than their own self - interest, and who, like Bernie, will certainly mobilize thousands of enthusiastic voters to rally behind his candidacy,» NYPAN Co-Chairman George Albro said in a statement.
Elected officials and activists have rallied over the incident, saying it echoes other local and national police - involved deaths.
The announcement was made two days after «Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon participated in a march and rally held in Albany by environmentalists and other activists who are critical of Cuomo's efforts to combat climate change.
The D.C. rally featured speeches from women's rights activist Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, Madonna, actresses Ashley Judd and Scarlett Johansson and director Michael Moore among others.
Arab - American activist Linda Sarsour and other activists at CAIR - NY's emergency rally against President Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban.
Bishop and other GOP legislators expressed no such concerns, of course, when Tea Party activists shouted down politicians during town hall meetings over Obamacare, or showed up armed at rallies to protest gun control.
«It is so refreshing to back a candidate who is an activist and not a politician, who believes in something other than their own self - interest, and who, like Bernie, will certainly mobilize thousands of enthusiastic voters to rally behind her historic candidacy.»
(CNN)- Tea Party activists marked Tax Day with a high - profile rally in Washington, DC, and other protests across the country, but President Obama says the anti-tax movement actually owes him a thank you.
Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito joined other elected officials and activists at a rally Thursday
Also calling for Democratic unity is the Working Families Party, which organized rallies outside the district offices of IDC members on Wednesday, top officials from the Democratic National Committee, and a variety of other Democratic elected officials and activists.
Michelle rallied 7 others actresses to the cause who all went to the Globes with an activist, i think its worth naming their names: EMMA WATSON with MARAI LARASI, MERYL STREEP with AI - JEN POO, LAURA DERN with MONICA RAMIREZ, EMMA STONE with BILLIE JEAN KING, Shailene Woodley with CALINA LAWRENCE, Amy Poehler with SARU JAYARAMAN and Susan Sarandon with ROSA CLEMENTE.
CHICAGO TEACHERS RALLY AROUND POSSIBLE STRIKE: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will lead thousands of members, parents, activists and others in a rally today «to showcase the union's solidarity and prepare its members for an upcoming strike authorization vote,» the union said in a relRALLY AROUND POSSIBLE STRIKE: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will lead thousands of members, parents, activists and others in a rally today «to showcase the union's solidarity and prepare its members for an upcoming strike authorization vote,» the union said in a relrally today «to showcase the union's solidarity and prepare its members for an upcoming strike authorization vote,» the union said in a release.
Only very recently has activist pressure on animal control agencies rallied by, among others, Winograd's No Kill Advocacy Center, incited some of the most troubled agencies to try to inflate their «live release rates» by simply leaving dogs at large.
Following a rally outside the refinery gates that included speakers ranging from the Mayor of Richmond to local activists demanding an end to Chevron's toxic legacy, Matt and I joined 200 others in walking onto Chevron's property and sitting in at their gates in an act of peaceful civil disobedience.
In this July 28, 2015, file photo, Erica Canaut, center, cheers as she and other anti-abortion rights activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas.