Sentences with phrase «other engaged citizens»

We make it easy to give back to your community, learn new skills, and get to know other engaged citizens in our region.

We make it easy for groups and individuals to give back to the Atlanta community, learn new skills, and get to know other engaged citizens in our region.

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The bill's introduction also comes amid various actions and statements by the Trump administration, including a fourth round of sanctions that restrict Venezuela and Petróleos de Venezuela SA, a state - owned oil company, from issuing new debt or from engaging in other financial dealings with U.S. citizens.

How can Canada successfully engage China and other Asian powers in a human rights dialogue that benefits their citizens?

She can help empower Albertans with the tools they need to be active citizens and engage British Columbians and other Canadians in the pipeline debate.

Of course I also spend time taking pictures of the beautiful world, spending time with my wife, reading books or magazines, playing video games, enjoying a great meal, engaging in citizen scientist projects, spending time in thought or contemplation about the universe or our planet, or in other words generally loving and enjoying life!

In fact, much of Nussbaum's own rather unconventional view of democracy in this book derives from the Gandhian idea of Swaraj (self - rule), in which control of one's inner life and respect for other people create self - aware and engaged rather than passive citizens.

This resolution is a concrete milestone amongst others for an ever - growing association of social forces and citizens engaged in the struggle.

It admonishes believers to pay taxes, obey the law, honor the emperor, and be solid citizens (see Mark 12:13 - 17, Romans 13:1 - 5, I Peter 2:13 - 17), but it never reports an apostle engaged in public affairs other than preaching.

I'm looking for educational resources that I can share with others in an effort to engage more citizens in how our election system actually works.

In these public spaces, they have manifested directly the republican ideal of the active citizen engaged with others in seeking a common good.

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.

Dick Dadey, head of the watchdog group Citizens Union, said that while it wasn't against the law for de Blasio to assist his bundlers and other supporters — unless he engaged in an illegal quid pro quo — «they shouldn't have any more access to him than the average New Yorker.»

I expressed my views in this regard on WhatsApp last weekend, «Any country in which its elites consider re-electing a president like Buhari just as thousands of citizens are murdered across the country with not a single person arrested; a president who can not make an intelligent conversation on any policy or global issue with other global leaders; a president whose EFCC and DSS engage in open confrontation; a regime which crippled the economy and relies on cyclical movements in oil prices as its sole economic lever; a regime under which 10 million jobs are lost; and key accusations against top officials are treated with levity; just as the regime appears complicit in the invasion of its senate by thugs and seizure of mace... such a country is in serious trouble, that is if it isn't doomed.

The statement re-emphasize that the command will not stand idly and allow any person or group of persons to violate the laws of country by engaging in conducts that are perilous to public peace and order as well as the lives and properties of other law abiding citizens, please.

While many researchers think of citizen science as a way to engage children and teenagers, many of citizen scientists are adults, some of whom bring scientific expertise from other fields, she said.

You can even engage in a variety of different side missions such as supporting Gotham Police or hunting down other villains who threaten the citizens of Gotham who remained behind.

The overall purpose is to help young people gain better knowledge and understanding of their rights as EU citizens and to: enable young people to engage with an issue which will be foremost in the news for at least the next twelve months, and possibly longer; understand the choices facing the UK government, other EU governments and the EU institutions, on this issue; think critically about the issue of citizens» rights in the context of Brexit, coming to their own opinion about the best way forward, and gaining a better understanding of the impact upon themselves and their communities.

Their language suggested that school officials were much more focused on the private and personal outcomes of schooling — preparation for college and career, for example — than on minting public - minded adults who were prepared and motivated to vote, volunteer, donate, or any of the other activities common to active and engaged citizens.

There is increasing recognition that public schools should provide a complete education, one that is academically strong, obviously, but one that also prepares children to be socially and emotionally competent, to be ethical and moral, to work well with others, and to be engaged and tolerant citizens.

We continuously study priority issues, inform the public and policymakers and engage citizens, business leaders, families, students, and others in a shared mission to move Kentucky to the top tier of all states for education success.

They are doing this by engaging as public citizens who are leading student organizing, participating in community - led school transformation and other active protest movements.

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.

Today, we focus on informing the public and policymakers, studying priority issues, and engaging business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity from the earliest years through postsecondary education.

School librarians are often the only professionals in the building who address the development of proud digital citizens and leaders — helping learners to understand their digital footprints, to build academic digital footprints and to respect the intellectual property of others when they remix and engage in new forms of communication and storytelling.

Since 1983, the Committee has worked to study priority issues, inform the public and policy makers about best practices and engage business leaders, families, students, and other citizens to demand educational excellence and equity for all children, from their earliest years through postsecondary education.

FACE differs from other area animal welfare organizations in that we focus on keeping companion animals in the home, reducing animal overpopulation, and striving to make Indianapolis a «no - kill» community by engaging all citizens in the process.

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.

In this simple diceroller by Richard Garfield, designer of Magic: the Gathering, you play an epic monster engaging in a battle royale against other monsters as the screaming citizens of Tokyo flee in terror.

Marfa Mayor Dan Dunlap proclaimed May 9, 2009 as Green Mountain Solar Energy at Ballroom Marfa Day, urged Marfa citizens and businesses to learn more about green power and to engage in other activities that encourage the use of clean, abundant, reliable, renewable energy.

As I noted via Twitter during the meeting, this talk and many other engaging presentations at the event illustrate the importance of adding a fresh facet to the popular notion that today's citizens, and particularly students, would do well to improve their capacity for critical thinking:

Climate Etc. provides a forum for climate researchers, academics and technical experts from other fields, citizen scientists, and the interested public to engage in a discussion on topics related to climate science and the science - policy interface.

This question is designed to expose the ethical duty of the United States and other high - emitting nations under international law to prevent its citizens from engaging in activities which cause climate change damages as a matter international law without regard to what other nations do.

Simply improving messaging in accordance with recommendations of psychologists or following the recommendations of economists to create economic incentives to engage in less GHG producing behavior will not likely create strong citizen support for climate change policies unless citizens better understand that the narrative created by opponents of climate change policies about high levels of scientific uncertainty and unacceptable harm to the economy from the adoption of climate policies is not only false but has been manufactured by fossil fuel companies and other entities which have economic interests in continuing high levels of fossil fuel consumption.

«For this reason, we ask other scientists and experts to join us in engaging ordinary citizens.

Under sanctions imposed by the Government of Canada, Canadian citizens and persons located in Canada should be aware that they are prohibited from engaging in or facilitating the engagement of others in, certain commercial activities involving Iran or certain persons (individuals and entities) in Iran.

Mercer is the type of wealthy citizen most emboldened by the Citizens United decision, unlikely to engage in the greasy work of bundling others» contributions but happy to directly sponsor his preferred causes.

Reno, NV About Blog Climate Etc. provides a forum for climate researchers, academics and technical experts from other fields, citizen scientists, and the interested public to engage in a discussion on topics related to climate science and the science - policy interface.

Two focus groups consisted of engaged citizens and the other two focus groups consisted of state - based policymakers.