Sentences with phrase «people and organizations fighting»

There are many people and organizations fighting for equal pay for women, both in the legal realm and in general.

«For more than a dozen years, Wellstone has invested deeply in the people and organizations fighting for a more just future,» says Goldfarb.

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Carmaker Hyundai (hymtf) plans a 60 - second commercial that recognizes people fighting pediatric cancers and spotlights the company's nonprofit organization dedicated to the cause.

ACEM is a non-profit organization whose mission is to fight poverty and exclusion by helping people who have an economically viable project.

«We're excited to continue working with Agolo in its quest to fight information overload with AI, ultimately helping to make people and organizations more productive.»

Catholic organizations have for decades fought to change federal and state laws that fail to protect «unborn persons,» and Catholic Health's lawyers in this case had the chance to set precedent bolstering anti-abortion legal arguments.

Getting involved in the sex slave industry can be quite dangerous, so for now, most people should educate themselves, give to organizations that fight sex slavery, and take what political action they can to increase the penalty on men who purchase prostituted women and girls, thereby decreasing the demand.

This story just proves my point that flawed thinking people think the answer is to leave the organization they have a problem with rather then stay and fight to make it better and be a positive representative of that organization.

We demand this right, fight for this right, and sue other people and organizations whom we feel infringe upon this right.

It defines our organization as far as what our group of people are capable of and they fight to the end.»

Saffran, also an attorney, ran an organization called Citizens for the Community Interest, which fights what it considers the excesses of civil rights advocacy, and promotes anti-loitering laws and civil confinement of mentally ill homeless people who threaten passers - by.

«Every day, these organizations undertake the most pressing work in our democracy, fighting for the rights of working class New Yorkers, immigrants and people of color,» said the statement.

The mayor brushed off Common Cause's concerns, saying: «The idea that organizations would come together to fight for things like full - day pre-K for all, or affordable housing programs that could reach hundreds of thousands of people, I think is understandable and makes sense.»

The organization said that, «As a government presumably pursuing a change - agenda, Buhari should do things differently from the former Jonathan administration including by proactively engaging the Nigerian people in an honest conversation about the fight against Boko Haram and the use of the public funds so far invested to prosecute it.»

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

«The idea that organizations would come together to fight for things like full - day pre-K for all, or affordable housing programs that could reach hundreds of thousands of people, I think is understandable and makes sense.»

Last night, the organizer for the New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC — an interfaith organization that assists undocumented people fighting detention and deportation — asserted Immigration and Customs Enforcement picked Staten Island for raids it conducted last month because of the borough's conservative, pro-President Donald Trump inclinations.

Mr. Loeb urged that people «take up the fight against the teachers union, the single biggest force standing in the way of quality education and an organization that has done more to perpetuate poverty and discrimination against people of color than the K.K.K.»

«The mayor is eager to work with any individual or organization who shares his commitment to fighting income inequality, lifting wages for working people and advancing shared progressive values in New York City,» said spokesman Phil Walzak.

«IPOB remained a peaceful and nonviolent organization in history of freedom fighting across the globe and we will continue to follow the lay down rules provided by the United Nations charter for the rights of the indigenous people».

«These illnesses are so common that many people and organizations fail to recognize the need to step up efforts and identify creative solutions to fight them.

In many ways the story is generic, featuring an evil paramilitary organization and a plucky group of rebels fighting for the common people.

Lublin said the focus of DoSomething.org was less about changing behavior — because the organization already believes young people are great now — and more about fighting teens» apathy.

The Task Force is the country's premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of LGBT people, and working to create positive, lasting change and opportunity for all.

Rescue organizations and shelters often have to fight to make people understand that they aren't meant to be sad, miserable places and that visiting such an organization should not be a depressing experience.

And for at least the past 70 years, most of the American Pit Bull Terriers have been bred by people with the intention of NOT using them for fighting (not that all of them were BEFORE the 1930s, but certainly after that point) as the law, and canine organizations frowned on the activiAnd for at least the past 70 years, most of the American Pit Bull Terriers have been bred by people with the intention of NOT using them for fighting (not that all of them were BEFORE the 1930s, but certainly after that point) as the law, and canine organizations frowned on the activiand canine organizations frowned on the activity.

The advocacy of various people and organizations saved the former fighting dogs from euthanasia, allowing them to be placed with animal rescue groups offering sanctuary, healing and rehabilitation.

This profile of Mindi is a story of one person and one organization working to fight the puppy mill culture.

Rescue organizations like the ASPCA help pass legislation to root out, prosecute and punish people that profit from the inhumane conditions of such disgusting practices as puppy mills and illegal dog fighting.

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As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.

The Bureau has collaborated with organizations such as Visual AIDS and Fire Island Artist Residency, as well as with veterans of The Lesbian Avengers activist group and activists fighting police violence against people of color to bring you provocative and inspiring exhibitions year round.

Farmers, unions, social organizations, indigenous peoples, women and youth (at the national, regional and global level) have come together to demand climate justice and fight against the consumerist and extractivist model that, along with the capitalism and neoliberalism systems of the modern world, is harming Mother Earth.

Suruí Chief Almir Narayamoga Suruí says the warnings aren't unfounded — but, while many indigenous rights organizations are fighting to keep REDD at bay until new international agreements offer more clarity on the rights of indigenous peoples, Almir is urging other indigenous leaders to bone up on laws and mechanisms that already exist and to use that knowledge to their advantage.

The New York Times described the GCSCT as «An informal group of people working for big oil companies, trade associations and conservative policy research organizations» who oppose a treaty to fight global warming.

Note that the October 2016 report «Beyond Coal,» from international poverty and development organizations, found the opposite to Peiser's claim, noting that while «the coal industry claims that expanding coal use is critical to fighting extreme poverty and improving energy access for billions of people in developing countries.

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is building a solar homeowner coalition across eight states and the District of Columbia to help people install solar while giving them an organization to fight anti-solar legislation and policy decisions around the country.

Mr. Grabel has long fought for the rights of his clients and strongly believes in the rights of all people accused of a criminal offense, he is proud to support the Access to Justice Fund, The Innocence Project and Proving Innocence, a Michigan based organization fighting to free the wrongly convicted.

«The people whose job is to protect the user always are fighting an uphill battle against the people whose job is to make money for the company,» said Sandy Parakilas, who worked at Facebook enforcing privacy and other rules until 2012 and now advises a nonprofit organization called the Center for Humane Technology, which is looking at the effect of technology on people.

Almost exactly one year ago, Facebook implemented several changes to fight fake news, including easier steps to report articles, partnerships with fact - checking organizations and features, like Disputed Flags, that alert people when they are about to read or share articles that have identified by fact - checkers as fake news.

Hours after the Stoneman Douglas shooting, the organization launched a national #VoteCourage effort to encourage people to support candidates in November who will «stand up to the gun lobby and fight for safer communities.»

Social and human service organizations often work with some of the most fragile and at - risk populations, including the elderly, the homeless, low - income families, people with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, and those fighting drug and alcohol addiction.

This organization has fought the good fight and will continue to, not just for the members, but for consumers and the 70 + million people who own a home in America.