Sentences with phrase «people at the grassroots level»

Through information and support we empower people at a grassroots level rather than leaving them dependent on medicalised «experts» and large transnational companies.

But if we decide that it is acceptable to treat humans worse than we treat animals, it should not surprise us if many people at the grassroots level decide that as along as they have to die like a dog, they would rather not suffer the fate of an abandoned stray.

«We have gotten a tremendous response from people at the grassroots level who recognize that I will be someone who fights for them in Albany.

SKS: The strength of our approach lied in our alliances with people at the grassroots level.

Lorne Weiss, president - elect of the Manitoba Real Estate Association, called the dues increase «significant», stating that «there will be people at the grassroots level fundamentally whose default position will be «I'm not happy».»

Not exact matches

«Not just in one country but in numerous Muslim countries, I have been able to walk in, head held high, no covert cover story and not only identify passively as a Christian but identify openly, work openly and hold serious talks about faith between Muslims and Christians, and not just at the grassroots level of poverty — people who needed my help — but also with the powerful and influential people who could have, in that moment, had me arrested and had me taken out back.»

The 15 people who make up the Emergent Coordinating Group may constitute the organizational heart of the movement, but the Emergent conversation itself happens primarily at the grassroots level through Web sites, Web logs (or «blogs»), regional cohorts and conferences.

Campaigns such as Meat Free Monday have been playing a vital role in shaping the conversation at a grassroots level, helping educate people about the importance of eating with their health, and the planet, in mind.

We can continue to bounce our heads off the wall with his conduct, or we can decide that the institutions of our country are more important, that people are more important, that the decent America that we all thought we had and want is more important, and get down to business at a grassroots level and do what we have to do.

Luke Harper, HSBC UK's head of the partnership with British Cycling, commented: «Getting people to fall in love again with cycling is what our partnership with British Cycling is all about, whether it is to compete at grassroots level, to get fit or as a cheap way to travel to work.

Labour was uniquely placed, through the trade union link, to build a living, breathing movement at grassroots level, expanding to include working people, while the Tories were a shrinking party of the few.

«We must begin also to look at ourselves, if you are a minister, if you are elections directorate member, if you are an executive member, right from the grassroots to National level, begin to do things that will attract people to our party the more,» he added.

He operates partly at a strategic level but has a good insight into a lot of that grassroots campaigning as well...... When I first met him and worked for him in 2005 the thing that I really admired about him was his ability to motivate the people underneath him.»

He now has enough financial backing to travel all over the world gathering footage for his work - in - progress — title as yet unannounced — documenting the effects of climate change, from Africa to Iceland to the Amazon, and what people are doing about it at the grassroots level.

«This is one of the best ways to energize the party that is almost remaining dormant at the grassroots level and you could see the sense of belonging and the energy and activities of the ordinary people.

But Obama's team has made a concerted effort to define its campaign with grassroots activism, and at least so far, it's reached more people on a person - to - person level.

He lamented that, «When other states are already enjoying the dividends of democracy at the local government level, we are yet to see any practical signs to convince the people that democracy will soon return to the grassroots level of governance after two years and three months.»

«The delegate positions are like a reward for the party faithful: the people doing the work at the grassroots level day to day,» he said.

Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Shehu Usman Adamu, who announced this at the weekend, revealed that the programme is designed to boost the economy at the grassroots by involving people at the community level as the vendors in order to expand the market for farmers.

Informing both reports is the GoI's first - time grassroots consultative process, which reportedly consisted of upwards of 275,000 direct consultations on thirty - three themes with people at the state, district, urban local, block, and village levels across the country.

When people come to understand the extent of the gulf between what they feel should be happening in or nation's shelters and what actually is happening, and realize that they can make a difference, that's when change starts to happen, and not just at the grassroots level.

From farm animals to wildlife to pets, the HSUS works on getting as many people involved at the grassroots level as possible to end animal abuse and neglect.

Instead, they emphasized grassroots organizing at the local level on behalf of far - reaching demands that ordinary people could grasp and support.

If we are serious about equality we need to start educating boys and girls in STEM subjects at a grassroots level and ensure there are plenty of male and female role models working in the sector for young people to admire and emulate.

Put funding into public education at the grassroots level to help people understand what copyright is and what it means.

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Larger organizations benefit from these partnerships because they remain connected at the grassroots level with the real people experiencing the issues.