Sentences with phrase «series of public actions»

More than a year ago, members of Defend Boyle Heights and the Boyle Heights Alliance Against Artwashing and Displacement (B.H.A.A.A.D.) launched a boycott against all galleries in Boyle Heights, and organized a series of public actions against the growing number of galleries in Boyle Heights, including 356 Mission.

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Revamping the way the public sees a company requires «a series of actions over time,» he says.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

Evangelicals of a social - justice bent have mounted like - minded projects on a smaller scale, such as the Crossroads Program sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action (seeded by Pew Trust money in 1992) and its ongoing series of publications on faith and public policy.

None were answered and Nestlé currently refuses to speak in public if Baby Milk Action is present, having lost a series of debates between 2001 — 2004.

Over a million public sector workers are set to take industrial action against the government in a series of rows over pay, pensions, jobs, conditions and spending cuts, according to union figures.

The governor's statement was another in series of public promises, New Yorkers can only hope that this time actions will follow words.

NEW YORK, NY (05/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Early this afternoon, a team of welfare recipients, unemployed New Yorkers looking for work, public housing residents, and people living with HIV / AIDS — members of the grassroots organizing groups Community Voices Heard (CVH) and Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL - NY)-- led other New York residents in a series of actions in Lower Manhattan to highlight the inequality prevalent in our City today, and lift up the need to restore critical programs currently proposed to be cut in Mayor Bloomberg's Fiscal Year 2013 budget.

Cuomo's public announcement came at a Monday rally for a statewide, $ 15 minimum wage, and is the latest in a series of executive actions that Cuomo has taken to that end.

While it may have less public appeal as compared to a Super Mario game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece for the series and for action - adventure games across the board, and will be readily remembered as a generation - defining title.

In the film, though, the march is just the very public culmination of a series of private or not - as - public political actions.

The commission, a 37 - member group that meets every 20 years to consider changes to the state constitution, has been holding a series of public hearings on the school plan and other proposals, including one to provide constitutional protection for affirmative action programs.

On October 6th, public education supporters organized one of the largest coordinated public education actions ever, a series of local school «walk - ins».

The legislative action comes in the wake of a series of CPS scandals — including recent Chicago Sun - Times reports on filthy public schools.

«It is bad enough that more than $ 50 million in scarce public funds have been turned over to Jumoke Academy / Fuse, but unless immediate action is taken to reverse the Malloy administration's bad policy decisions, the series of no - bid contracts and State Board of Education votes will mean literally hundreds of millions more will be given to this charter school chain,» Pelto concluded.

Don't Make Decisions in the Dark: Superintendents and Principals Need Quality Public Reporting That Informs Decisions, Empowers Action is part of the Data Quality Campaign's series on public reporting of educationPublic Reporting That Informs Decisions, Empowers Action is part of the Data Quality Campaign's series on public reporting of educationpublic reporting of education data.

The Montreal SPCA has sent out a press release communicating to the public that they have taken action and sent out a series of questions to all mayoral candidates regarding animal welfare.

In The Western Front, we sample a wide range of Jennings» work around public interventions, from his Business Reply series to his most recent Anarchist Action Figure work.

I»M DOWN, a series of participatory public actions realized at and around 18th Street Arts Center, uses performance and language to illustrate narratives of absence and loss around displacement through migration, gentrification, and social violence.

Kruger's Performa Commission will insert the artist into the urban street culture that has absorbed, appropriated, and applied her provocative attitude and approach through a series of public art actions, performances, and installations.

Mapping Community Through Creative Action is a series of public programs presented by the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts (MC) and offered in conjunction with Communograph, an original project by artist Ashley Hunt commissioned by Project Row Houses (PRH).

Further, they call for a shift in outlook from mega-donors and philanthropists, who «should consider news reporting of public affairs to be a continuous public good rather than a series of specific projects under their control or a way of generating interest and action around causes and issues of special interest to them.»

The invasion was an arbitrary military action inspired by a series of lies upon lies and gross manipulation of the media and therefore of the public; an act intended to consolidate American military and economic control of the Middle East masquerading — as a last resort — all other justifications having failed to justify themselves — as liberation.

Scientists have meanwhile awakened to the public's misgivings and are increasingly fighting back... It is unclear whether such actions are enough to win back a segment of the public that has eagerly consumed a series of revelations that were published prominently in right - leaning newspapers like The Times of London and The Telegraph and then repeated around the world...

The main purpose of this Dialog is to communicate to politicians and decision makers — both within the water community and from other public policy areas relevant to the topic - and other actors involved, a series of key messages and recommendations that enable them to define, in an informed manner, public policies and corresponding actions on climate change adaptation.

The group has chronicled the lawmaker's actions and statements in a series of blog posts, and it's filed a public records request to obtain his office's communications on coal, wind and other energy issues.

Current Minority Leader of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator David Vitter (R - LA) and incoming Chairman, Senator James Inhofe (R - OK), called the rule: «one of the most devastating regulations in a series of over-reaching regulatory actions.»

For the casual observer the hockey stick was the first of a series of rhetorical devices used to persuade the public that action was urgently required.

96 The ECHR definitively held that a series of actions brought by Muslim and Sikh students were inadmissible, as the 2004 religious symbols law was consistent with France's constitutional secularism — the interference with freedom of religion was proportionate and justified given the public order aims pursued.

Mines Action Canada organized a series of outreach events in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on 28 - 29 April 2014, including a parliamentary breakfast briefing, a national press briefing, a public talk, and a meeting of Ottawa - based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to increase awareness and encourage Canadian support for the goal of a preemptive ban on killer robots.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation