Sentences with phrase «protest at the presence»

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Consequently, those who chose to stay away and not support the protest passed up on an opportunity to make their presence felt at what turned out to be a truly unique event in Canadian labour history.

In the call of Abraham to leave the home of his ancestors, in Moses» leading his people away from acquiescence in Egyptian slavery, in the prophetic protests against any localizing or naturalizing domestication of Yahweh's presence, in the apocalyptic rebellions against the status quo, in Jesus» idealizing of homelessness, in the Evangelists» turning our attention toward the Risen Lord and in St. Paul's relentless call to freedom from the slavery of legalism, we have a constant chorus of discontent at the idea that we can find our fulfillment in what nature apart from history has given us.

Although at first she protested his presence instead of mine, it was easier for her to accept going to sleep without nursing if I wasn't present.

He protested reporters trying to interview the girl's mother and their presence at her home with cameras.

Tatchell, whose presence at Downing Street functions has been repeatedly vetoed in recent years, said a coalition of gay rights groups would hold a protest outside Downing Street in early September as part of a new campaign called Love Russia, Hate Homophobia.

The MP also revealed that he had been forced to have a police presence at his constituency surgeries last weekend after a group of people accessed his office building «under false pretences and filmed themselves protesting outside the door of my office».

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.

A parliamentary debate in the Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region was postponed because of the presence of some National Democratic Congress (NDC) women clad in red at the venue to protest against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the area George Andah.

Weiner, who was one of just seven House Democrats who voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in 2007 to protest the lack of protections for transgender workers, recently faced questions over two occasions at which he failed to speak out against homophobic statements made in his presence while he was campaigning.

Netflix made a big splash as the French event last year, screening both Bong Joon - ho's Okja and Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories, but French exhibitors protested the company's presence at the festival, because Netflix did not release those titles in French cinemas.

This has been on display at the CUNY protests, which lately include a strong union presence and a smattering of original Occupy Wall Streeters.