Sentences with phrase «planned as a protest»

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The debate over legislation to overhaul Obamacare is getting increasingly heated, with Senate Democrats reportedly planning to gum up the works in the Senate as much as possible to protest the GOP's secretive approach to drafting the legislation (there is still no bill text available).

Overall, the union is seeking a raise to as much as $ 15 an hour from an average of $ 10.71, Haicken said, and plans another, larger, protest next month.

But this peace - making attempt appeared to fail, and led hundreds in Kauai to plan a march for Friday to protest the lawsuits as well as a six - foot wall Zuckerberg placed around the property.

The protests started in late May in Istanbul initially as a reaction to the planned demolition of Gezi Park, but they rapidly grew into complaints about a broader set of issues including freedom of religion, press and expression.

That plan prompted a similar protest in May, led by the white nationalist Richard B. Spencer, as well as a Ku Klux Klan rally in July.

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP)-- Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to deliver economic growth to a country hammered by years of economic hardship, as thousands gathered in protest at more planned austerity measures.

President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, resigned Tuesday in what was widely viewed as a protest against the president's plan to impose huge tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the US.

But there are signs that this time could be different, as the high school survivors of the Parkland shooting are keeping up the pressure on Congress and planning mass protests around the country to end gun violence.

In his first week as new governor of the Bank of England, Carney acceded to protests that designers of Britain's new five - pound note plan to replace an image of Elizabeth Fry with one of Sir Winston Churchill.

Tsipras is to address a growth conference on Lesvos later on Thursday amid tight security as local residents have planned protests against the large migrant population on the island and the government's plans to revoke the island's discounted rate of value added tax.

Campaigners plan to protest outside York Minster on Sunday as members of the Church of England's governing body hold a four - day meeting there this weekend.

The protests are about far more than the abortionists» accepting payments for fetal organs — which clearly drew political blood, as Planned Parenthood just announced it will not accept such compensation going forward.

Averill Harriman, then the United States ambassador to Moscow, protested against MacArthur's plan to divide Korea because he knew that Korea had a history as one community with one race, and that no one should divide her.

Last year, farmers groups from across Europe were involved in protests and other industrial action as part of plans to draw attention to concerns over the money received for their milk and the difficulty in meeting supplies.

Over the last few months, farmers groups from across Europe have been involved in protests and other industrial action as part of plans to draw attention to their concerns over the price they are receiving for their milk.

Things will have to change sooner or later, Wenger isn't immortal, I hope the protests will consider this and plan for showing their desire for an ambitious board as much as they want an ambitious manager.

The former Arsenal and England international midfield star Ray Parlour sounds to me as though he has a lot of sympathy with the frustration that has been boiling over for a large section of Arsenal fans this season, but he also sounds like he thinks we would be wasting our time with the planned protest during the Premier League match against Norwich at the Emirates this weekend.

I do not agree with the planned protests during the game though and as has just been said by pundits on the radio this morning, these protests are not only a waste of time but extremely childish.

I disagree with planning protests at games, do it at the board meetings, aim it at the ones who can make a change, not the ones on the field who will prob not want to give as much next time out if you act like a bunch of spoilt brats.

I can only hope that this attempt is taken more seriously than the largely muted and clearly unsuccessful protests of late last season... although the plane writing escapade brought some much - needed attention to the matter, it failed to resonate with fence - sitters and those who had just recently fell off the Wenger truck... without a big enough showing of support the whole endeavor appeared relatively weak and poorly organized, especially to the major media outlets, whose involvement could have significantly changed what was to follow... but I get it, few wanted to turn on their club, let alone make a public display of their discord... problem is, they are preying on that vulnerability, in fact, their counting on you to keep your thoughts to yourself... who are you to tell these fat cats how to steal your money... they have worked long and hard to pull the wool over your eyes... they even went so far as to pay enormous sums of cash to your once beloved professor to be their corporate spokesmodel so that the whole thing would be more palatable... eventually the club made it appear as if this was simply a relatively small fringe group of highly radicalized supporters, which allowed the pro-Wenger element inside the club hierarchy to claim victory following the FA Cup win... unfortunately what has happened to this club can't be solved by FA Cups or a few players coming in, the very culture of this club needs to be changed and that starts at the top... in order to change the unhealthy and dysfunctional narrative that has absorbed this club we need to remove everyone who presently occupies a position of power... only then can we get back to the business of playing championship caliber football, which should always be the number one priority of this organization... on an important side note, one of the most devastating mistakes made in the final days of this hectic and poorly planned transfer window didn't have to do with the big name players like Sanchez or Lemar, but the fact that they failed to secure Jadon Sancho, who might even start for Dortmund this season... I think they might seriously regret this oversight... instead of spending so much time, energy and manpower pretending that they were desperately trying to make big moves, they once again lost the plot due to their all too familiar tunnel vision

Arsene Wenger is clearly well aware about the protests being planned by the angry Arsenal fans for our Premier League match against struggling Norwich City at the Emirates stadium tomorrow, because the manager today issued a sort of rallying cry asking for us to support the team as he tries to avoid the complete disaster of dropping out of the Champions League places for the first time in his long tenure in charge of the club.

I hope the protest goes on as planned but us arsenal fabs are so deluded that when we score early in that game expect no banners at all somehow!!

Fans have been protesting for a few seasons now, but this season has been the strongest yet, with planes flown over matches, as well as planned marches organised by fan groups.

There is still a lot of anger among some Arsenal fans, even though the planned protest against Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal board at the home game against Norwich City last weekend seemed to show more support for the beleaguered boss than a united determination to see him replaced as manager.

The» 77th minute walkout», the first such protest in the club's history, saw more than 10,000 supporters leave Anfield during the 2 - 2 draw with Sunderland on February 6th as a result of planned ticket price increases which included a # 77 ticket and the first # 1,000 - a-year season ticket.

A turbulent week off the pitch — which has seen fans cancel a planned protest march, and then turn against each other as a second demonstration was arranged and subsequently shelved — turned toxic at the London Stadium.

The mild - mannered Onstott is one of about 20 students from various Chicago high schools who plan to protest the district's food at the board meeting and present members with other possible paths as they review the bids.

According to him, anyone or group intending to carry our any public protest or procession should in the interest of the public shelve such plan as the Nigeria Police Force would not standby idly and watch the peace enjoyed by the citizen of the state truncated.

The MP was Robin Cook's replacement and resigned as a ministerial aide in protest over Trident plans.

This, as several Buffalo - based community groups are planning to protest, claiming minority hiring goals on the construction project were lowered.

A group calling themselves the «Shipley feminist zealots» are set to march through Davies» constituency this weekend in an echo of the women's marches planned for America on Friday to protest Donald Trump's inauguration as US president.

Following the cancellation of the planned protest scheduled to hold on Monday, February 6, by Innocent Idibia, the initiators of the protest against President Muhammadu Buhari's government have notified that demonstrations will begin in Lagos, Abuja and Kano as planned.

Central London will be the scene of more student protests next month, as organisers plan another demonstration against tuition fees.

Trump may cancel a visit he had planned to Great Britain because he faces potential protests for criticizing London's mayor as the city reeled from a terror attack, The Guardian reported.

At noon, members of the Stop The Cuomo Tax campaign protest what they describe as the governor's «Trump - like nuclear bailout plan,» 633 3rd Ave., Manhattan.

Three Parks members were on hand to support the parents and students of P.S. 163 as they protest plans of the Jewish Home and Hospital to construct a twenty story nursing home within sixteen feet of the school.

Freedom from Torture receives message from Yarl's Wood detainee detailing planned protests against the detention of torture survivors as the Government lays plans to put the flawed torture definition, which will lead to more survivors being detained, before Parliament.

As protests have continued in Buffalo, the board called a special meeting for Wednesday night to plan its next steps for an ouster, The Buffalo News reported.

JACKSON HEIGHTS — Protesters plan to march on Sen. Jose Peralta's office this weekend in protest of his alliance with the Republican - aligned Independent Democratic Conference, just as a new report emerged he received thousands in additional money through false payroll information submitted by the GOP.

The planned protest also had markets in Onitsha and its environs shut as vehicular movements were also disrupted along the Onitsha Enugu Expressway, Onitsha Owerri Road, Uga Atani Ogaru Local Government Road, Onitsha Aguleri, Nsugbe, Nkwelle Ezunaka Roads, Old and New Market Roads, Nkpor, Ogidi, Obosi Roads, thereby causing traffic gridlocks on all the roads within and outside Onitsha.

A high - rise residential building that had been slated for Sherman Ave. and Broadway as part of the first individual project proposed under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan was brought down by community advocates who protested throughout the summer and ultimately prevailed with City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

Following the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni's statement to boycott the upcoming protest, citing security reasons, the superstar musician, Innocent Idibia, mostly known as 2Face, has continued to gather support for the #istandwithNigeria and #OnevoiceNigeria protest, with detailed information about the planned march.

Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has described the government's trade union reform plans as» the latest in a long line of attempts to stifle reasonable democratic scrutiny, protest and challenge».

Off topic questions included a Department of Investigations report detailing problems with corrections officers at Rikers Island, de Blasio's message to protestors resuming anti-NYPD protests, his relationship with police unions, a call by the head of the Lieutentants Benevolent Association to strengthen laws concerning resisting arrest, an increase in police protection for Jewish organizations and sites and Dov Hikind's claim of a decrease in police presence, delays in the implementation of the City's municipal ID card program, his message to PBA members dissatisfied with their union leadership, his position on a city council plan to fund the purchase of additional bullet - proof vests for police officers, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns around the recent protests as it considers whether to hold the 2016 convention in Brooklyn, whether his «thoughts» on the anti-NYPD protests have «evolved» and whether he will direct the NYPD to change its FOIL request process to accept email or other electronic requests.

Plans for the protests circulated widely on social media on Saturday, as students, parents, teachers and neighbors gathered to express their grief over the fatal shooting of 14 students and three staff members at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

As in everything Nigerian, politics can not be divorced from the heart of the planned protests depending on which side of the divide you are standing.

Red Ed is taking Labour back to the seventies, they protested, as polls showed overwhelming support for his plans.

In early 2015, as Malaysians were protesting over government plans to introduce a consumption tax, the then first lady was complaining about the rising costs of her hairdresser.

The four states chairmen: Davies Ikanya, Rivers; Joseph Fafi, Bayelsa; Etim John, Cross River; Amadu Attai, Akwa ibom stormed out of the south - south zonal caucus meeting held at the Edo state government house on Monday in protest of what they said were plans by Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, and Hilliard Eta, zonal vice-chairman of the APC, to adopt Oshiomhole as the consensus chairmanship candidate of the region.

In January, popular Nigerian artiste, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Baba, solicited the support of well - meaning Nigerians as he planned a nationwide protest against President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.