Sentences with phrase «speak on behalf of people»

It's absolutely crazy and full of arrogance and pride for some Politician to speak on the behalf of the people.

so, why is shirley dobson presuming to speak on behalf of all people in usa?

I can not and will not speak on behalf of all people of color, nor all black people, nor all women, or any other people group of which I am a member.

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On behalf of all the people who want to speak up but can't: Please, make Amazon a more hospitable place for women and parents.

Will Riley, a senior at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, launched «Stand for the Second» in an effort to speak out on behalf of young people who support gun rights.

It is this conviction that Yahweh is recognized by his intervention on behalf of the poor that explains the denunciations in the Jeremiah traditions of the falsehood of Judaite faith.3 For prophets to speak words of peace in the name of Yahweh to a people who practice injustice is to speak a lie, for it is not Yahweh who has sent them (Jer.

There is no evidence of a God and many of us have seen belief in God sometimes lead to bad things — probably because people assign power to God and then speak on his behalf (they «hear» what he says).

Hearing him speak so harshly was a bit like watching someone fall in front of a crowd of people; it wasn't happening to me directly, but it still caused me to wince on her behalf.

As central Jewish organizations that spoke on behalf of American and world Jewry, their energies were primarily directed toward protecting and supporting the Jewish people.

Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Archbishop John R. Roach, speaking on behalf of the bishops conference, held out the prospect of an indiscriminate air war, a conflagration that would spread to the entire Middle East, and a result that might leave «the people of Kuwait, the Middle East, and the world» worse off than if force had not been used.

On behalf of Christians all over the world, we condemn this man, and I vow if I ever hear a fellow Christian in my church speak out in favor of any violent act like this I will stand up to that person.

A widely overlooked piece of information found at the bottom of Tony's 12 page statement was one of the two names listed as contact people who were enlisted to speak on his behalf: Blois Olson.

Then we prayed the «Prayers of the People,» culminating in these words which the congregation spoke together: «On behalf of the church which blessed your marriage, we now recognize the end of that marriage.

I find it interesting that Romney himself hasn't made religion the issue — it's the media, people speaking on behalf of other candidates, etc..

If the prophets speak on behalf of social and economic justice, they do not preach a general abstract morality, but pointedly and specifically proclaim an election / covenant ethic, the sense of which is something like this: You shall refrain from this practice, or you shall do thus - and - so, because I am Yahweh who brought you up out of Egypt (election) and you are a people voluntarily committed in return to the performance of my righteous will (covenant).

They do not accept any more the presence of outsiders, especially white people, who pretend to speak on behalf of traditional persons.

To pretend to speak on behalf of all trans persons would be presumptuous.

McDonald, the pastor who spoke out on behalf of poor people from his Atlanta church, says Jesus provided universal health care.

You have strengthened the voices of thousands of people who are speaking up on behalf of animals today — thank you!

He regularly speaks at various industry organizations on behalf of Rodale Institute, in an effort to help people come alive to the power of regenerative organic agriculture and its ability to heal the world.

So those who can not see this as a remarkable development must be very delusional people indeed and should stop claiming to speak on behalf of others.

Holmquist, speaking on behalf of a group called Citizens for Beautiful Suburbia, said the petitions were signed by people who live in Orland Hills, Orland Park, Tinley Park and «the greater south suburban area.»

Ms Keates was speaking at the TUC Congress in Brighton on behalf of an NASUWT motion highlighting the devastating impact poverty has on the life chances of children and young people.

Speaking on behalf of the partnership, Julia Unwin, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said, «All the projects announced today will provide important new evidence about why vulnerable people with a wide variety of problems become homeless and how to prevent this in the future.

The housing workers branch of Unite says its members have been concerned for some time that homeless organisations have become «increasingly compliant agencies of government policy» and are sometimes «failing to speak out» on behalf of homeless people.

If the person is not on Twitter, but is affiliated with an organization that does have an account, you many consider using something like «@RedCross's McGovern,» bearing in mind that this may suggest that the person is actively speaking on behalf of the organization, and that this will also consume valuable extra characters.

If ever the Gbese Stool wanted persons to speak on its behalf, for the dignity of the Stool, Ex-Convicts would not be selected to do so.

The Minister of State for Procurement, Adwoa Safo, who spoke on behalf of her colleague ministers pledged their commitment to the vision of the President and «solemnly pledge to serve the people of Ghana under your administration to the best of our ability.»

«The arrogance of both the Conservative and Labour party that it's somehow their birthright to speak on behalf of millions of people.

Therefore, we were surprised and perplexed when on Saturday, February 18, 2017, the three chiefs, led by Awulae Agyemfi Kwame, purportedly speaking on behalf of and for the Nzema Maanle Council, stated at a press conference that the youths and people of Nzema are against Dr Ben Asante's appointment, and rather want the President to appoint Prof Kaku Sagary Nokoe, an ethnic Nzema for the Ghana Gas top position.

No other person could have spoken on behalf of the governor and nobody did», Akeredolu opined.

Dr. Cala spoke of the need for advocacy in all its forms on behalf of city young people.

Speaking on behalf of the School and Business Alliance, Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES Superintendent Howard Mettelman said: «Our SABA program has enjoyed great success in placing young people for the summer at Faxton and St. Luke's hospitals as well as offering technology - related programs in Waterville, Rome and Utica.

«Given the many people, especially young people, who use and may be harmed by cannabis use, we are pleased to recommend this evidence - based harm - reduction guidance to Canadians who do choose to use cannabis,» says Dr. David Allison, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Newfoundland and Labrador, speaking on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health.

I've also recently started public speaking on behalf of the charity Livin, which is an organisation aimed at educating people about mental health issues and suicide prevention.

«When people have digital and media literacy competencies,» Hobbs concludes, «they recognize personal, corporate and political agendas and are empowered to speak out on behalf of the missing voices and omitted perspectives in our communities.

«[Instead,] we can analyze why certain people in certain areas of the country or with certain backgrounds feel compelled to speak out on behalf of those candidates.

Mayor Marion Barry Jr. of Washington, speaking on behalf of the National Conference of Black Mayors, told the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources that such a program would generate 400,000 summer jobs for young people.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak and let me start by thanking the NAACP for its long history of advocating on behalf of people of color.

When I returned to school after my trip to Sacramento, I told my students about the meeting, but more importantly, I told them about the diverse people who were there speaking on behalf of students and families across the state.

We thank Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes for appearing at an Albany rally and speaking on behalf of Buffalo charter students.

She said: «We will be speaking up on behalf of independent authors, and making links with booksellers, wholesalers, agents and legacy publishers, so people have an idea of what our creative needs are.

«Someone in a position to speak out on behalf of people who don't have voices is what it's all about.»

We speak with Samantha about her role as a Court of Protection specialist and when people should seek a Deputy to act on their behalf.

The alert comes from respected family lawyer Gurdip Kaur - Brring who is urging people to be more aware of the extra requirements to ensure their husband or wife has someone to speak on their behalf when matters go before a judge.

You can bring a support person, provided they do not speak on your behalf, and are not themselves a person the insurer might reasonably want to interview as part of its investigation, for example, a witness.

You're speaking on behalf of a rather large number of people there.

When I speak to young people I often begin with an apology on behalf of my generation to theirs, saying «we've made a right mess of things».

Criminal Defense Attorney speaks on behalf of the accused, and represents the person who is charged for the crime.

Your references that includes the names of people who can speak on your behalf when it come to talking about you as a person, an employee, etc..