Sentences with phrase «political organization named»

City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick has won the endorsement of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, a citywide political organization named for the first openly gay man to run for elected office in New York City in the 1970s.

Not exact matches

Two gangs, the Black Panthers — not the better - known political organization of the same name — and the Young Lords, seemed to hold sway at the school.

So the Mormon Church is a cult one day and not a cult today because you want to Christians to vote for Romney... I love Rev Graham but this is a terrible move on his organization's part... I have been critical of so call «Rev» on the Democratic side and now I'm disappointed with the so called Evangelical Christians on the Republican side... God is not political and we shouldn't try to manipulate people using His name... on either side of the aisle...

«Due to the political complexity of the current situation in the country, the leadership of the Islamic Emirate has decided to suspend the issue for some time,» Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an email to media organizations, using the name the Taliban gave their 1996 - 2001 government.

The group of voters making the nomination may designate a name for themselves, provided the name is rendered in English and does not suggest similarity with an existing political party or a political organization that has already filed a nominating petition.

Paterson understands that the VetoThon is more than political symbolism for the organizations — almost all of them worthy community operations — named on those 6,700 sheets.

Without a public campaign finance system that matches private donations and encourages small - dollar contributions, outsider legislative candidates have little to no chance of raising enough cash to stage a significant challenge without strong name recognition or support of established organizations, unions, and local political figures.

-- major funding from AFT), who together launched a website calling DFER and its supporters «Democrats in name only,» while insinuating that the organization is a kind of political Trojan Horse backed by wealthy GOP donors like the Koch Brothers and Betsy DeVos.

Divine Violence is a set of more than 100 wooden panels — hand - painted signs, essentially, with black lettering on gold automotive paint — bearing the names of organizations that used violence to achieve political ends.

A perennial provocateur, the artist created a series of museum admission buttons for the 1993 Whitney Biennial that, when put together, read, «I Can't Imagine Ever Wanting to Be White» and in the 2008 Whitney Biennial he presented an installation with 125 panels painted with the names of organizations using violence to promote political change.

Like with religion, if you consider your political experience extra valuable and relevant to a particular job — and just can't bear to take it off the resume — avoid mentioning the organization name, and be prepared to discuss further during an interview.

As a general rule, it is best to omit personal information such as hobbies or even involvement in organizations whose names clearly connote a religious affiliation or political preference.

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