Sentences with phrase «public action campaigns»

From domestic violence and child abuse, to bullying and sexual assault, our groundbreaking programs, policy development, and public action campaigns are designed to prevent and end violence against women and children around the world.

Talk to Me Baby, a public action campaign launched in the Atlanta metro area, also uses technology to encourage greater word use by parents, said Darcy - Mahoney.

Environmental groups have launched a public action campaign demanding that both levels of government act on the results of the new study and ban neonics.

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The campaign called the suit a «frivolous,» «partisan» and meritless action that represents a «last - ditch effort» by a «nearly - bankrupt Democratic Party» still trying to counter the will of the American public.

Shareholders are also taking notice of issues related to socioeconomic and political equity, access and opportunity — such as public disclosure of corporate funding for political action committees (PACs), campaigns and lobbyists.

In sum, what started last April with a call to action to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to prevent a mega fossil energy project from threatening a primary source of fresh water has grown into a public interest campaign with powerful implications for energy development, the environment, and the rule of law.

John Dickie, the director of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, and Sir Harry Burns, the former chief medical officer for Scotland who is now Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde, will also be at the campaign launch.

The MEPs voting for the Resolution were heeding the expert opinions of medical and public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Npublic health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NPublic Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Network

Baby Milk Action press release 7 March 2016 (Members of the public in the UK can click here to support the campaign in Parliament to enforce formula marketing regulations) Issuing the results of a survey is an old trick for...

Members of the public sent messages of protest to the shopping centres in support of a Baby Milk Action «Stop Wyeth» campaign.

In addition to a new Animal Response Team name and cause awareness campaign, the aquarium also launched a new «Sheddvocate» public engagement and advocacy program designed to inspire individuals to take action and join in the organization's mission to rescue, rehabilitate, release and rehome animals.

Besides serving as the campaign's public front, a candidate site's primary goal is usually to help build a supporter database, meaning that no visitor to the site should leave without an opportunity to join up and turn their online enthusiasm into the potential for real - world action.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

Teachout, who has pushed for a Democratic majority with campaign donations and in her public appearances, is raising funds for the political action committee, the Anti-Corruption League.

And the Public Campaign Action Fund, an organization that supports the public financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 miPublic Campaign Action Fund, an organization that supports the public financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 mipublic financing of political campaigns spent $ 1.36 million.

The Warm Homes Campaign is NEA and Energy Action Scotland's annual campaign targeted at the public and the country's decision makers to raise awareness of fuel poverty and the benefits of improved energy effCampaign is NEA and Energy Action Scotland's annual campaign targeted at the public and the country's decision makers to raise awareness of fuel poverty and the benefits of improved energy effcampaign targeted at the public and the country's decision makers to raise awareness of fuel poverty and the benefits of improved energy efficiency.

In the lead up to this weekend's New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus» conference in Albany, the Center for Working Families and Citizen Action of New York has released a study that found public financing of political campaigns helps candidates in poor and majority - minority districts.

Social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram provide a public stage, where your supporters» actions on your behalf can inspire their friends and family to join your campaign (or at least give you a once - over).

On April 25, Cuomo, who made public campaign finance part of his 2010 campaign reform agenda and highlighted it in his 2012 State of the State address, had this to say on whether action might be taken this year:

Bill Samuels, a longtime Democratic campaign donor and good - government advocate, has created a political action committee with $ 500,000 to push for a constitutional convention in which the public could radically change how Albany operates.

Randolph applauded the Public Campaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in APublic Campaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment inCampaign Action Fund's ad campaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment incampaign pushing public financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in Apublic financing, which analogizes the decrepit state of the Statue of Liberty with the corrosive political environment in Albany.

Scharff, with Citizen Action, says an agreement on «comprehensive reform» that incudes matching donor public funding for candidates and strong enforcement of the campaign finance laws would be great.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Horner: Time for Cuomo and Legislature to Take Real Action on Reform Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in a commentary piece for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio, demanded that Governor Cuomo and the legislature take real action on campaign finance rAction on Reform Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in a commentary piece for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio, demanded that Governor Cuomo and the legislature take real action on campaign finance raction on campaign finance reform.

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, do not expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

Scharff, with Citizen Action, says an agreement on comprehensive reform that includes matching donor public funding for candidates and strong enforcement of the campaign finance laws would be great.

Indeed, legal scholars — and even Bharara, during public events — have suggested it is difficult to make cases if the only evidence surrounding an official action is a campaign contribution.

Despite mea culpas and the public backing of his boss, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Kevin Jennings, a so - called schools czar in the Obama administration, continues to be the target of a conservative campaign against his long - ago actions as a schoolteachers.

The New York Democrat acknowledged his wrongdoing, but he campaigned in the days before the House vote for his colleagues to support a reprimand — a lesser punishment that would still require a House vote but not mandate a public dressing - down — on the basis that the ethics committee had not deemed his actions corrupt.

At the moment, neither Public Campaign Action Fund or a related organization, Friends of Democracy, has filed an intent to lobby letter with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics — a documented required when the cost of seeking to influence state government is expected to be more than $ 5,000 for any given entity.

And to further fortify their actions and garner public sympathy, IPOB has set up an elaborate media campaign team to blackmail the Federal Government and its security agencies in discharging its onerous lawful responsibilities to the people of Nigeria by protecting lives and property.

A political action committee associated with Jonathan Soros is prepared to spend millions of dollars against Republican state senators on Long Island if state lawmakers don't approve a system of public campaign finance.

The Public Campaign Action Fund, a deep - pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative sePublic Campaign Action Fund, a deep - pocketed organization that backs the public financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative sepublic financing of political campaigns, has yet to jump in the lobbying fray this legislative session.

Between January and February alone, the Public Campaign Action Fund spent $ 450,000 on a television ad buy.

The Public Campaign Action Fund pushed hard during the legislative session and the budget negotiating process for the public financing of political campPublic Campaign Action Fund pushed hard during the legislative session and the budget negotiating process for the public financing of political camppublic financing of political campaigns.

At the same time, the Public Campaign Action Fund also released a poll it conducted finding broad support for changing the state's campaiCampaign Action Fund also released a poll it conducted finding broad support for changing the state's campaigncampaign laws.

«The people of New York are demanding change and it's time we took action to restore the public trust by closing the LLC loophole and bringing fairness to our campaign finance system,» Cuomo said in the May 24 statement announcing his bill menu aimed at closing the loophole that has allowed tens of millions of dollars into campaign accounts.

Citizen Action and other groups are pushing for public financing of campaigns as part of the reforms.

Advocates for public financing of campaigns and advocates of abortion rights are entering the final push for passage of the measures, and are using a variety of tactics to spur action in the state Senate.

In the last week, he flexed some muscle, pushing for action on the DREAM Act, public campaign finance and funding for a pre-kindergarten expansion that New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed for.

To support public financing of election campaigns in the state of New York, modeled after New York City's system, and to join coalitions, including Citizens Action of New York, to support this reform.

Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, is part of a coalition pressing for public campaign financing.

Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, which is part of a coalition advocating for a statewide public campaign finance system, says DA Fitzpatrick's support is good news.

The advocates, including Citizen Action's Karen Scharff, want the state to adopt a public campaign financing system similar to the one in New York City where every one dollar donated by a private individual to a political campaign releases $ 6 of public money.

The traditional good government groups like the League of Women Voters and NYPIRG are joined by a number of unions, and for first time a national group, the Public Campaign Action Fund.

Public Advocate Letitia James said the executive orders «turned his dangerous campaign rhetoric into reality,» but swore that no executive action will change American values — which she said include supporting immigrants and denouncing racism and bigotry.

A leading Senate Democrat said if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns and transgender rights.

But Silver says Supreme Court actions in recent years, including the ruling permitting the formation of the independent Super PACS, have eroded existing public campaign finance programs.

Every Voice was created in 2014 when Friends of Democracy merged with the Public Campaign Action Fund — a group which was founded in 1997.

A leading Senate Democrat says if a planned unification between rival factions in the State Senate occurs, don't expect any immediate action on key items like women's reproductive rights, public financing of campaigns, and transgender rights.