Sentences with phrase «policy issues affecting their communities»

Scientists train advocate for life - science research learn about and advocate for local and regional science policy issues affecting their communities, and build lasting and substantive relationships with their representatives.

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He has been active in a wide range of community and public policy organizations and has earned a reputation for speaking out on innovation and competitive issues affecting Canada.

He provides staff support to OTA's Farmer Advisory Council, on - the - ground outreach to OTA's organic farmer membership community and analysis of policy issues that affect organic crop and livestock producers.

The remarks were unmistakably set in the context of recent tension over policing issues in New York City involving the Bill de Blasio administration, the police department, and the communities most affected by controversial policing policies.

The HRC focuses on the policies, issues and practices that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

This study makes an analysis of the impact of a civic and intercultural education methodology requiring students to analyze the situation of the Roma community at local revel and formulate a public policy proposal related to an issue affecting members of Roma communities.

They explore complex contemporary issues and problems facing education and society — including issues of community - focused leadership development for high - poverty rural schools, college access and student success, sexual violence, cross cultural counseling, community college leadership, and state and institutional policies that affect children and adult learning — with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference for students, teachers, counselors, administrators, policy makers, and communities.

Listen to J4J's commentary: «To justify this radical transformation... the proponents of these policies have taken to talking about them as matters of racial and social justice... As the residents of the communities most affected by school closures and charter school expansion, we must take issue with this rhetorical description.

Rich collaborates with a broad activist community across building and district lines to research and promote workable solutions to legislative and policy issues affecting Washington's most underserved and underrepresented students and families.

The Northern Kentucky Senior Advocacy Committee meets on a regular basis to provide education to individuals and the community on issues concerning older and disabled adults in NKY, influencing public policy which affects these individuals, and when needed, forming partnerships among concerned individuals, agencies, and the community.

It focuses on three broad issues: how cities contribute to and are affected by climate change; how policy makers can use cities to change human behavior and improve technology related to climate change; how cities should use climate change as an opportunity to raise their profile, reinforce sensible policies, and move toward a more sustainable community and planet.

Search our membership community of 12,000 + companies, nonprofits, education institutions, state & local governments, professional societies and trade organizations that provide direction, leverage policy and advance the understanding of the most important issues affecting building today.

«policies» means the policies, priorities and operational standards issued by LAO that affect community legal clinics.

That means signing onto legal briefs for queer issues that affect the tech community, contributing to organizations that have been quietly doing the hard work for years, crafting policies that include and enrich members of the queer community and making sure that LGBTQ employees are extended workplace protections and health insurance benefits that can help them not just live, but thrive.

The pivotal role of community controlled organisations in the development of community based services and policy issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is well recognised.

The Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat (AbSec) is the peak body providing child protection and out - of - home - care policy advice to government and the non-government sectors on issues affecting Aboriginal children, young people and their families.

Calling attention to legislative policies and issues requiring action, which directly affect REALTORS ® and the community.

These grants help to fund a wide range of activities that support REALTOR ® engagement in land or transportation - related issues with the primary goals of affecting public policies that support a more sustainable development paradigm, raising the profle of REALTORS ® as community leaders, and enhancing REALTOR ® relationships with elected officials.