Sentences with phrase «other concerned citizens who»

KT: How did your collaboration with Laurie Jo Reynolds [an artist and campaigner for change in prisons] come about through Tamms Year Ten [a coalition, set up by Reynolds, of prisoners, ex-prisoners, families, artists and other concerned citizens who came together to protest about the Tamms supermax prison in Illinois where men were kept in permanent solitary confinement]?

Not exact matches

Bishop Paulose who was deeply concerned about civil liberties and other fundamental rights of citizens realized that the Emergency was an attempt to crush democracy by an authoritarian regime.

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.

«And I think there are other things that have come up on the radar that will also be forwarded not just through the county leg or through the Democratic Caucus but through citizens who have raised concerns.»

The poor word choices, which resulted from the passion expressed by some, diverted the attention away from the legitimate concerns of the more than 500 hardworking mental - health workers, correctional officers, caregivers for developmentally - disabled individuals, administrative personnel and others who attended the rally to call for substantive dialogue with the governor about the direction we need to take the Empire State so that it serves all its citizens well, especially the most vulnerable among us.»

We need to make sure that we are in control over the things that affects us.Anytime there is flood and people loose their life, most of the blame goes to sitting presidents.I am not saying that the central government does not have responsibility to ensure that enabling environment is created.They have a great work to do but as citizens what is our quota?When you move around Accra, sometimes i becomes angry within myself because i am in doubt as to whether our sanitation laws exit.People because of the tax they claim they pay waits for zoom lion workers to come and clean the choked gutters before our houses and shops either than that, it will remain like that.Is it modernity or civilization that has turned us to forget our traditional values or duties of ensuring that our environments is clean?Everybody in our Ghanaian setting knows the responsibility of men and women in making sure that our environments are clean not waiting for flood to occur and we start blaming sitting presidents.To the media, though your responsibility is to keep governments on it toes, you equally have a mandate in educating the public of what we are expected to do as citizens in other to ensure that our dear nation is a better ecosystem for all of us to live.The attention of the media should be shifted from making politicians popular to making us aware as citizens of our responsibilities.I sometimes get confused to hear journalists calling opponents to comment on issues concerning the sitting governments and the only thing that comes to my mind is what do the journalist want to hear from the political opponents?Nothing.They will end up criticizing without giving an alternative.The media should rather resort in questioning people directly to where the problems are coming from.Let us build our institutions.When it comes to energy issues.Citifm will call Hon.KT Hammond who was a deputy minister living who he worked under (His boss at that time) and I always become confused because what can we expect from him?nothing.

And those others, ideally, will be school board members, legislators, and concerned citizens who might, in turn, make a difference.

At the same time, there are still citizens — especially dual - income households without children who tend to populate cities, as well as those concerned with other issues — for which education policy doesn't weigh in as a deciding factor largely because they see little concrete connection between low graduation rates and the levels of crime in their communities.

As far as the police union boss is concerned, criminal justice reformers are wrong in criticizing Pantaleo's state - sanctioned murder of Garner as well as criticizing those in the rank - and - file who are engaged in abusing citizens and other forms of corruption.

Membership is open to all who support the health and educational achievement of our nation's children, and more than 4 million parents, teachers, community members, and other concerned citizens are currently PTA members.

«The Animal Rescue League of Boston has received numerous reports from concerned citizens who have seen not just dogs, but cats, rabbits, horses and other animals who are outdoors and lack adequate shelter,» said Dr. Edward Schettino, ARL's Vice President of Animal Welfare and Veterinary Services.

The case concerns Mr Kussowski, a Polish citizen who, after allegedly having committed a crime in Germany, drove back to Poland, where he was arrested for other reasons.

Many Canadian citizens who reside outside the country for legitimate employment - related or other reasons and who maintain strong ties to and care deeply about Canada, are prevented from having a voice in Canada's political life, while many others, both inside and outside the country, who may be less connected or concerned, are allowed to vote.

67 In paragraph 48 of the judgment in Dereci and Others, the Court took the view that, in so far as the disputes in the main proceedings concerned Union citizens who resided in a Member State and their family members who were third country nationals who wished to enter and reside in that Member State for the purposes of living as a family with those citizens, Directive 2003/86 was not applicable to those third country nationals.

Regular folks who are concerned about government agencies or others snooping, eavesdropping, or otherwise surreptitiously collecting data on private citizens will, meanwhile, have to continue looking elsewhere.