The cancellation of the pipeline is a victory for environmental and
social activists who fought the project for months, but Republicans are blasting the administration.
The comedy team accurately depicted environmentalists as political and
social activists who use green rhetoric to «cloak agendas that actually have more to do with anti-corporatism, anti-globalization, anti-business, and very little to do with science and ecology.»
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social activists who have made a place for themselves in Indian hall of fame.
[11] His views are shared among
some social activists who are close to the North American unions, in spite of the fact that many economists, by far the majority, have argued that the analyses to which Cobb and the unions appeal are questionable.
It is also shared by many Catholics and Jews and also by some spiritually minded
social activists who do not identify with any traditional institution.
These costs include bankers» and lawyers» fees, the risk of class - action litigation, the need to reveal commercially sensitive information that could benefit rivals, and the prospect of fights with corporate raiders who want juicier returns for shareholders and
social activists who want executives to pay heed to their values.
Earlier today, Bratton's opposition to Cuomo's plan was criticized by Russell Simmons, the hip - hop mogul and
social activist who is a longtime friend and supporter of Cuomo, and by the Justice League NYC, a coalition group that led some of the protests following the Eric Garner decision, and met with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss police reform issues.
Social activist who thinks beyond capitalism and socialism with a mindset aimed at building a sustainable economy based on increasing equality, and the preservation of our natural wealth and cultural diversity...
McClung was a prolific feminist and
social activist who fought for women to be able to be appointed as senators.
Marina DeBris is the pseudonym of a California - based artist and
social activist who builds sculptures out of trash in order to raise awareness of ocean and beach pollution.
Tuenjai Deetes is
a social activist who has been working in community development since 1973.
B. 05-20-1872, Madeline McDowell Breckinridge, U.S.
social activist who began by organizing and taking part in grassroots movements in her native Kentucky battling for educational and health facilities.
Not exact matches
And I'd been guilty of perpetuating this sort of prejudice by perpetuating stereotypes of psychics as shifty, exotic people or as being unreal, unable to be found as mothers or neighbors or
activists like Emily,
who's active in
social justice - based causes, particularly the fight for transgender equal rights.
The program drew attention from
social activists on topics, including abortion,
who orchestrated boycotts of Berkshire subsidiaries or their products.
According to the New York Times, he said that Black Lives Matter
activists need to be willing to sit down and actually discuss the issues with those
who have the power to enact
social change, instead of simply shouting at them from a distance.
The union and anti-poverty
activists who spoke to The Tyee for this article were unanimous in echoing calls from the CLC and the CCPA's Lee for increased infrastructure and
social spending in Canada.
«The only way the boycott will be effective is if it creates enough reputational damage that regulation becomes a reasonable option or if advertisers leave en masse,» says Brayden King, a professor at the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
who studies how
social movement
activists influence corporate
social responsibility and policymaking.
For PSAC members
who are already
social justice
activists, there's no place you'd rather be!
From writers
who are creatively exhausted from managing a constant stream of online feedback, to readers
who can't seem to pull themselves away from their smartphones, to
activists who are burned out from responding to yet another crisis with a
social media campaign, to foodies
who can't enjoy a meal without snapping a photo for Instagram, our writing, reading, and sharing habits consume more of our time and mental energy than ever.
The truth is the
social gospel has become its own gospel... leaving out Jesus and salvation and becoming a cynical secular movement
who believes the end justifies the means... including Obama's work as «community
activist».
This conflict has emerged between the liberal and militant
activist pastors and denominational leaders, on the one hand, and a large body of more conservative laymen, on the other hand,
who think the church should stick to spiritual matters and stop meddling in politics and «
social» issues.
We also need research on how to reach people
who get their information from streaming media and mobile devices and whose
social networks do not include many conservative
activists.
I hope we will maintain and develop interests entirely outside our
social concern and cultivate friends
who are not
social activists.
, Texas, that will assemble, for the first time, an international group of leading policy makers, attorneys, educators, children's rights
activists, and researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g., anthropology, criminology, history, medicine psychology,
social work, and sociology) as well as other interested individuals
who concur that corporal punishment of children is an unsuitable and potentially damaging way to discipline and teach children.
Global Summit on Ending Corporate Punishment and Promoting Positive Discipline Registrations are being accepted now for this June 2011 conference in Dallas, Texas, that will assemble, for the first time, an international group of leading policy makers, attorneys, educators, children's rights
activists, and researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g., anthropology, criminology, history, medicine psychology,
social work, and sociology) as well as other interested individuals
who concur that corporal punishment of children is an unsuitable and potentially damaging way to discipline and teach children.
Social activist Geoffrey Canada,
who is among that number, is creating a new education project that goes beyond schools, and tries to better children's lives in the community.
She was honored in 2005 where community leaders, including a generation of women
who became mothers and
social activists under her guidance, honored Katsi's leadership and extensive body of work.
«This is a life - changing book,» Wentworth says of Tough's look at the work of
social activist and educator Geoffrey Canada,
who created the Harlem Children's Zone, a cradle - to - college, community - based organization.
This is a month - long online seminar program hosted by authors, speakers, and
social justice
activists Patti Digh and Victor Lee Lewis,
who was featured in the documentary film, The Color of Fear, with help from a community of people
who want and are willing to help us understand the reality of racism by telling their stories and sharing their resources.
With the Ashanti Regional
activists campaigning for the reinstatement of Kwabena Agyepong following up press conferences in Kumasi with latest ones in Accra, a spillover of the campaign on to
social media has seen Kwabena Agyepong being touted as an Ashanti
who is being demonized by the Akyem President, Akufo - Addo.
That did not sit well with some left - wing party
activists, the group Rise and Resist,
who protested the governor, shouting «shame» and released a video widely viewed on
social media.
Also RIP comedian Dick Gregory, whose death proved a tough loss for Hollywood,
who remembered the legendary funnyman and civil rights
activist with a flood of
social media posts commending his fight for justice and his stellar sense of humor.
Or will they find themselves bypassed by political candidates,
activist organizations and NEW citizen voices
who have learned to use video,
social media and good old email lists to have the same influence that bloggers have had over the past few years?
Facebook ads have become an essential tool for political campaigns and
activists: the audience is large and diverse, and ads on the
social network can be targeted easily at people based on their location, past behavior, interests, demographic characteristics and more («men aged 25 - 34 in Hawaii
who like football» would be an targetable group, for instance).
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Social Media
activist, Japheth Omojuwa,
who also spoke at the event, urged participants to use the various platforms very well even if they choose to use one, with much intensity they can build an empire from it.
According to the organisation, «The bill will also have chilling effect on freedom of expression in the country, as it will create an atmosphere of fear among bloggers and online
activists who may not post critical commentary on Facebook or other
social media platforms for fear of being sent to jail.
The Lanes, now a labyrinth of tapas, fruity ciders and cerebral crockery, used to be the city's slum area and it was here we learnt about Harry Cowley the chimney sweep and
social activist,
who created the Brighton Vigilantes and fought the fascists, as well as helping to rehouse homeless people following the war.
Many young people
who got their first taste of politics on 15 February 2003 became
activists years later, and were involved in the Occupy movement and other
social movements since.
Trump said that women
who get an abortion should receive «some form of punishment» if it is ever outlawed, drawing swift condemnation from
activists on both sides of the divisive
social issue.
Kombiz Lavasany, another Drinking Liberally
activist who was in attendance, said Franken gave a speech about the importance of building
social capital as a form of democratic participation that transcended voting.
Just Resisting also was part of a coalition of
social justice and community
activists who demanded last May that Buffalo lawmakers override Mayor Byron W. Brown's plans to increase the city's police department budget by $ 500,000 in the city's overall 2017 - 18 budget.
Using the Google Hangout's chat function, participants such as Joe Kerns, co-founder of the start - up Roundview.co and a volunteer with the New York City Code for America brigade betaNYC, and Chris Whong, a data solutions
activist at Socrata
who is co-captain of betaNY, asked questions about the degree to which information about constituent services prompted by
social media and other avenues is available as public data for analysis.
Bianey Garcia, a transgender
activist with Make the Road, a
social justice group out of neighboring Jackson Heights, said while this is the 13th known attack on trans women in Queens this year, «so many are not reported for fear of going to the police,» partly due to transphobia in official ranks and also to fear of exposure for those
who are undocumented immigrants.
Represented by National Commissioner and Chairman of the TEI Board, Professor Okechukwu Ibeanu, the INEC Chairman also described the late Professor as a fierce
social critic, a fiery
activist and an uncompromising patriot
who was brutally honest and sincere to a fault.
It will target swing voters aged 35 and older, local grassroots
activists and those
who have engaged with the topic of «health care» on
social media.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer, politician,
social activist, and writer
who became the leader of the nationalist...
Pioneering scientist,
social activist, humanitarian — Mary - Claire King is also foremost a free spirit
who for over four decades has marched to the beat of her own drummer, animated by the impulse to solve iconic scientific puzzles, a passion for victims of disease and
social injustice, and a warm humility that belies her profound impacts on science, on medicine, and on society.
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social media horizons by following these models and
activists who prove beauty comes in any size.
However, as word about disenfranchised communities continues to make headlines and the next generation of environmental and
social activists —
who Zenner says are unwilling to «accept status quo bullshit» — continues to speak up, she is confident we can find solutions.
Filmmaker Joseph Lovett, himself a gay
activist who produced one of the first major investigative stories on AIDS to be broadcast on American television, interviewed a number of men
who survived the»70s for his documentary Gay Sex in the»70s, which offers a sometimes witty and sometimes rueful look back at the discos, bathhouses, underground clubs, and gay - friendly resorts which dominated the
social and sexual scene of the day, as well as the stories of the men
who sought to declare their new identities through sex.