Sentences with phrase «other citizen activists»

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Evan Mawarire, a pastor who has been a prominent activist against Mugabe's regime, said citizens should «remain calm and hopeful, alert but prayerful, to support and encourage each other and to stay away from violence and lawlessness, from rumors and lies.»

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

With the repatriation of all its citizens now impossible — particularly the most vocal opposition activists who left Rwanda in the post-1998 period and were thus unaffected (in theory) by the Clause's implementation — the Rwandan government shifted its approach to generously support a range of other initiatives and durable solutions in refugee - hosting states, for example the provision of passports to Rwandan refugees abroad from visiting delegations.

Can an individual or legal (a citizens» group, activist, NGO among others) entity sue the government for not protecting me from these manifestly dangerous criminals?

Individual citizens» use of email, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter and every other online tool imaginable to promote their causes and candidates has exploded, and campaigns will ignore the real potential of citizen activists (including your email - forwarding uncle — see the results of E-Voter Survey Question 7) at their own peril.

Super PACs like those, as well as secretive nonprofit groups — both spurred by the 2010 Citizens United decision and other federal court rulings — allowed extremely wealthy activists to play in presidential and congressional politics like never before.

With the combination of cutting - edge digital technology and a large audience of highly - engaged activists, StandUnited is poised to redefine how the petition process can empower citizens, voters, taxpayers, small businesses and other like - minded activists to speak with a unified voice.

We were Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Black, White, Latinx, Asian, straight, gay, citizen, DREAMers, activists in the areas of housing, criminal justice, LGBTQI rights, immigration, education, racial justice, women's rights, and many other issues.

Citizens, activists and others who are affected by the issues being investigated, including indigenous peoples, must be partners in setting research agendas and contributing their own knowledge.

Other groups across Canada agree and class action suits have been launched by senior citizen and anti-poverty activists, as well as other groups in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, including a recent one by Derek Nepinak, a former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba ChOther groups across Canada agree and class action suits have been launched by senior citizen and anti-poverty activists, as well as other groups in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, including a recent one by Derek Nepinak, a former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chother groups in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, including a recent one by Derek Nepinak, a former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.

A few bad actors and many powerful opponents force businesspeople to double as citizen lobbyists, spending time, money and other resources engaging with lawmakers, the media and activists instead of running their companies.

Exploring the first - person politics of being in New Orleans with a camera and microphone in the months following the storm, it recounts Hunt's engagement with community activists while researching the city's refusal to evacuate the Orleans Parish Prison... Between meditations on his own experience he cues testimonies — videos of a citizen, a neighbor, an organizer and others — each one drawn from the archive of material compiled during his visits.

Vice President Gore's own personal share of proceeds will go to support the exact same work documented in the film: equipping and training citizens to become world - changing activists through the Climate Reality Leadership Corps and other Climate Reality programs.

Our program is designed as a force - multiplier to help in that pursuit: helping equip young learners, professional activists and other concerned citizens with tools to help spread environmental and social - change messages.

Today is the fifth annual PARK (ing) Day, a day where artists, activists and citizens temporarily transform metered parking spaces in cities around the globe into public parks and other social spaces.

On the one side, single lawyers, students, NGOs and other legal activists will develop chatbots to help citizens who haven't had acceptable access to justice in the past.

FSEEE is made up of thousands of concerned citizens, present, former, and retired Forest Service employees, other government resource managers, and activists working to change the Forest Service's basic land management philosophy.