Sentences with phrase «protesting against increases»

Thousands of students are protesting against increases in tuition fees and education cuts across the country.

American citizens of all ages have protested against the increase, and petitioned for change, but nothing has been approved yet.

Earlier this year, the people of North Africa took to the streets to protest against increasing food prices, lack of jobs and insufficient resources.

Not exact matches

-LRB-...) One reading of this extraordinary outcome is that it was a protest against the painful spending cuts, tax increases, and economic reforms that Monti's government implemented as a precondition (albeit an unstated one) for European Central Bank support.

As for your seriously off base torture comparison, if we saw a drastic increase in violent crimes, and there was a public outcry for harsher punishments to try and serve as a deterrent, and the Bill was drafted, made open to the public, and the solid majority of the population didn't turn against it with protests, signatures, and contacting their representatives; maybe a torture law could make it (though it would never get past the Supreme Court as the Consttution is now, but we'll let that slide as a hypothetical).

It is the human acts that so greatly increase animal suffering against which they protest.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

It also organised a protest in the city of Port Harcourt against the federal government's inability to address the burning perennial fuel scarcity, zero megawatts and total lack of electricity amidst increased tariff and economic hardship unleashed on Nigerians by the Buhari administration.

Martin Luther King advocated Ghandi's non-violent protest, but in 1963 he was jailed for leading mass demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, which led to the city being dubbed «Bombingham» as attacks against civil rights protesters increased.

Trade unions are protesting at train stations across the country today against increases in rail fares and planned cuts.

At 11 a.m., low - income NYers hold a protest calling on the NY Federal Reserve president to vote against any rate increases that impact black an Latino workers, 33 Liberty St., Manhattan.

About 45,000 of the telecom giant's workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, walked off the job on Aug. 7 in protest against Draconian concessions demanded by the highly profitable company, including eliminating pensions for new hires; slashing paid sick time and holidays; and increasing employees» contributions to their health care costs.

At 4 p.m., Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda and Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. will rally with Parkchester owner - residents to continue their protest against management and the board's plan to impose a 15 percent monthly increase in common charges assessed to Parkchester South condo owners, 2000 E Tremont Ave., the Bronx.

We sorrowfully recall the death of some of our comrades who lost their lives just because they, alongside others fortunate to have escaped the governor's onslaught, were peacefully protesting against the astronomic increase in the tuition of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT.

The increasing diversity of home schoolers and institutional configurations should not obscure the fact that many who home school still choose this option out of frustration with or protest against formal, institution - based schooling and seek to impart an alternative, usually conservative Christian, worldview to their children by teaching them at home.

I am writing to offer my full support for the Cooper Union students who are occupying part of their building to protest against tuition increases.

This Saturday, they launch two weeks of protests in Washington, D.C., against plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would increase oil sands imports into the United States.

McKibben, who spent much of the summer organizing protests in Washington, D.C. against increased U.S. imports of oil from Canada's tar sands, called on Bellingham residents to join in another battle against increasing fossil fuel trade.

About 70,000 employees of public sector General Insurance Companies would go on a one - day strike on December 21 in protest against the proposed increase in foreign direct investment cap, outsourcing

In a time when civil protest and disobedience is ever increasing, it is critical that our democracy protect the privacy and civil liberties of its citizens against government overreach as technology advances.

Board Bill 34's common - sense provisions will offer increased safety for patients, staff and for those protesting against health care.

Cover photo: Landlords and construction workers protest against the Ontario NDP government's freeze on rent increases