Sentences with phrase «raised voice for»

A renowned social justice activist, Rao has raised her voice for the rights of blacks and colored people.

Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.

Raise your voice for the unheard opinion.

(Note: Another option for supporting Hope Through Healing Hands is to pick up a copy of The Mother & Child Project: Raising Our Voices for Health and Hope (2015), to which I contributed a chapter!)

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Just because we aren't talking about debate questions or party platforms on Facebook doesn't mean we stop standing up for the unborn, raising our voices for religious liberty, caring for refugees, pursuing racial reconciliation, and more.

Christians must raise our voices for the causes we believe in, and one way (but not the only way!)

I too have been struggling to identify what constitutes the kind of yelling I'm trying to avoid, and sorting out that from raising my voice for attention or other reasons.

Raise your voice for moms, at home and around the world.

«We, survivors, have been raising our voice for decades, and it's time for Albany to listen to our pain, stories and resiliency and to protect the most vulnerable among us, children.»

«As community organizers and advocates, our job has been to push hard and raise our voices for the real affordability and good jobs that low - income New Yorkers so desperately need,» Maritza Silva - Farrell, campaign director of Real Affordability for All, said in a statement.

If you want to work on anger, concentrate on speaking softly and not raising your voice for a 4 - hour period during the day.

Support Youth Activism's mission is to provide a voice for youth who believe that they are the future and who are willing to raise their voices for change.

Giovanni Ribisi has to raise his voice for the «nothing ever changes» monologue to be heard over the traffic, but he's interrupted anyway — Steve Zahn very loudly chases a passing convertible full of hollering women.

But too often, they are neglected from raising their voice for peace.

«Please raise your voice for excellence — and against complacency,» he said.

To ensure that the Common Core Standards are implemented in a way that fully includes English Learners and that meets their unique language development and access needs, we have published «Raise Your Voices for English Learners: The English Learners and Common Core Advocacy Toolkit».

Get involved with INCS and raise your voice for charter schools and a better public education system for all studentss

We are raising our voices for these dogs, whose voices have not been heard by those assigned to protect them.

ENECO Eneco raises its voice for an ambitious climate framework As a climate policy leader Eneco leads advocacy and lobbying activities by networking with peers, industry associations, suppliers and other stakeholders, leading to new and more ambitious climate policy developments.

I too raise my voice for urgency.

Now a UK charity is raising its voice for better protection for female cyclists.

Our thanks to Emma Durand - Wood, Simon Fodden, and Jordan Furlong for helping out with this year's awards, to all the bloggers and tweeters who provided countless great nominations to consider, and most of all, to Canada's law bloggers: keep raising your voices for positive change in our world and our profession.

Once I started playing music, I found I had to raise my voice for the Genie to hear me.

Support Youth Activism's mission is to provide a voice for youth who believe that they are the future and who are willing to raise their voices for change.

Not exact matches

Ultimately if you're seeking for approval or board consensus on an action (getting approval for a budget, raising money, investing in CAPEX, firing a head of sales — whatever) your job is to hold a discussion in which all board members who want to voice an opinion can do so and ultimately pushing for a vote or a resolution.

Now it's time for the media to make sure it's using precise, descriptive language to help those women continue to raise their voices.

It has been at the heart of political revolutions, such as the Arab Spring, it has given a voice to individuals who have been wronged and those socially disenfranchised, such as the impact it has had on raising awareness of the #metoo movement, or the GoFundMe campaign that raised over $ 200,000 for a homeless veteran.

With its latest raise, what3words plans to put the funds to use for further global expansion, to launch a new voice recognition product, develop its unique address system in several Asian languages, and support the growth of its team.

Opponents voiced concerns tariffs could raise prices for all kinds of consumer and commercial goods made of aluminum and steel.

Buchholz's was to be another voice in the chorus arguing that we cheat our true selves when we compromise happiness in the quest for a raise, a promotion or the next big deal.

Many of Shell and BG's big shareholders have voiced support for the deal but a slump in oil prices below $ 30 a barrel has raised concerns that Shell may be overpaying for the smaller rival.

And wherever and whenever we unleash that might, we raise our grateful voices and our prayers to honour those who have stood in harm's way for us.

Suki, a company that has built and tested a voice - operated digital assistant for physicians, has raised a new round of capital, an...

Two of those people said Trump raised his voice with his chief of staff, whom he faulted for trying to restrict outside friends from having direct access to him.

But when it came time to raise money for the series A round for her latest startup, UnaliWear — a voice - controlled smart watch for seniors — the process was anything but a piece of cake.

A majority in attendance» both Democrats and Republicans» had voted for Barack Obama (a few grudgingly, as they had supported Clinton) but while everyone expressed disappointment (there was not a single voice raised in support of the president) the senior citizens confided a deep sense of betrayal» of their trust being shattered.

How we discharge the duties of citizenship — whether by accepting the creeping authoritarianism of the last two decades, or by raising our voices on behalf of the laws and democratic norms of our country — is a question of moral conscience, suitable for confession, and demanding repentance if we err.

And my aim has not at all been to shift any attention to myself, but simply to raise a voice to be heard, for whatever it may be worth.

«During the decade of Nazi terror,» she recalled, «when fearful martyrdom came to our people, the voice of the Pope was raised for the victims.

Even though the silenced have enjoyed a safe space to raise their voices here, many insist that a blog is an inappropriate forum for this.

And as the worshippers chant, «The voice of the coming of the Messiah is heard» maybe they could hear Jesus cry out in pain from being circumcised, and Joseph, lifting up Jesus in his arms and praying, «Our God and the God of our fathers, raise up this child to his father and mother, and let his name in Israel be called Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins» (Matt 1:21).

On the first, at both the White House and at his departure from JFK Airport, he raised his head and his voice for a manifestly heartfelt «May God bless America!»

For the first time in the trial the judge, who usually spoke so softly that the spectators had trouble hearing him, raised his voice and said sharply: «Well, I'm going to, so get on with it.»

As a woman whose opportunities for Christian leadership were severely limited by the conservative evangelical culture in which I was raised, blogging has given me a voice and a reach I would not have otherwise had, and I am so grateful for that.

In raising our voice in defence of persecuted Christians, we wish to express our compassion for the suffering experienced by the faithful of other religious traditions who have also become victims of civil war, chaos and terrorist violence.

«Speech, indeed, is his light,» said he, «for... when a voice is raised (even in the dark) then one goes straight towards it.»

So her group, which seeks to provide what it calls «a progressive voice for American Hindus,» recently mounted a «take back yoga» campaign, including appearances at conferences and attempts to raise media awareness of the practice's Hindu origins.

It's still very difficult for me to raise my voice, since I'm not always sure of what to say in protest of someone who is playing this game, and more often anything I do say merely perpetuates the drama cycle.

His Holiness raised his voice in an eloquent appeal for the basic principles of justice, charity, and hospitality for refugees of whatever religion or race, thrust from their countries by shameful persecution.»