Sentences with phrase «speaking in public policy»

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Peter Thiel speaks during a news conference on «nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to economic research and innovative public policies for the 21st century» at the National Press Club in Washington October 3, 2011.

As well, Albertans are so hopeful now at the prospect of liberation from the fear of retribution for speaking their minds about government behaviour and policy in public, in the workplace or even among circles of friends.

He has been active in a wide range of community and public policy organizations and has earned a reputation for speaking out on innovation and competitive issues affecting Canada.

However, your fantasy - based religion does exist, and those of us who actually care about the future of this country have every right to speak out against it being used in public policy.

More important, however, is this point: Attempting to take my charge seriously, I will speak theologically» not just in the standard language of bioethics or public policy.

Since Mother Teresa spoke these words, we note, euthanasia as a public policy has been submitted to plebiscite in our own country.

Christianity Today online editor Sarah Pulliam Bailey spoke with Rubio about his diverse faith background, how his faith influences his policy positions, and why Christians should be involved in the public square.

The decline in political activity proved true for every category, from preaching a sermon on a public policy issue (1 % did so in 2016, down from 37 % in 2014) to distributing voter guides (36 %, down from 45 %) to speaking to the congregation about the importance of voting (62 %, down from 78 %).

Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America's families.

15:15 - Janet Allbeson, Senior Policy Adviser at Gingerbread speaks in front of the committee on Public Accounts on: Structured cost reduction for the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

Nour's background in technology and public policy not only makes her uniquely qualified to speak on these questions, but she was also on the street as the revolt happened, risking the consequences of standing up for her beliefs and the rights of her people.

It supported Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats (HSLD) in their efforts to draft the motion, and the BHA's Director of Public Affairs and Policy spoke in favour of the motion at a fringe event organised by HSLD and the Liberal Democrat Education Association on Friday.

The two men, engaged in a long - running public battle that has even affected public policy, both spoke about achieving a higher minimum wage, and then shook hands and hugged at the end of the one - mile trot from 145th Street to 125th Street.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he spoke with Vice President Mike Pence about how the White House can implement pieces of the Republican governor's contentious policy that all - but eliminated public sector unions in the state.

Teachout spoke to the mostly multi-aged crowd, sprinkled with children, students, adults and senior citizens, saying that she has a vision for New York that will make public higher education affordable; a New York that «should be leading the way in renewable resources» and environmental policies; a New York that bans fracking and all fracking byproducts; and a New York that «supports small local businesses and farms, rather than giving tax breaks to corporate campaign donors.»

Speaking at the inaugural conference of the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, he also accused local government chairmen in the country of embezzling the remaining council funds after Governors would have diverted a sizable portion.

At 9:30 a.m., Republican Rep. Tim Murphy speaks at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research on «Helping Families With Mental Illness», discussing his crisis mental health reform legislation, the «Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act,» Manhattan Institute for Public Policy, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., Manhattan.

Samuels spoke in an interview with New York State Public Radio and Television previously about the disappointment among the left with Cuomo's policies.

Pro-Trident Labour MP John Woodcock told PoliticsHome: «Aside from being another sign that the «open minded» review of defence policy is nothing of the sort, Jeremy's choice to speak at the CND rally just ensures another weekend of public focus on Labour's divisions over a policy that can't change when we should be holding the Government to account and making the case to remain in the European Union.»

City Council Finance Chair Carolee Conklin spoke with WXXI's Bob Smith about the city budget in including the impact of Albany's budgeting and policies, and the obligations the city has to help funding public education.

Then one day, unexpectedly, I received an invitation to speak at a conference entitled «Promoting Responsible Conduct of Research: Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities,» sponsored by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) and Tufts University School of Medicine.

To find out what the coming years have in store for science agencies, we spoke to Allen Schick, a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The scientific community needs to more effectively speak out about the necessity of evidence - based policies, scientific integrity protections and public access to research to defend the role of science, said John Holdren, former White House science adviser, in a speech on the eve of the April 22nd March for Science.

«Although the policy is encouraged in the U.S. and U.K. for large chain restaurants to present caloric content for menu items, this study reminds us that there isn't any legislature for cafeterias at universities, schools or workplaces to display this type of information,» says Sara Bleich, PhD, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, speaking on behalf of TOS.

If youre paying your own way for an expensive medical procedure like a coronary bypass, go in advance and ask to speak to the chief financial officer of the hospital, advises Gerard F. Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

As I see it, the extraordinary policy scholar excels in five areas: disciplinary scholarship, policy analysis and popular writing, convening and quarterbacking collaborations, providing incisive commentary on topical questions, and public speaking.

Chester E. Finn Jr., professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University, spoke in favor of the concept, which is supported by the Reagan Administration.

As I see it, the extraordinary public scholar excels in five areas: disciplinary scholarship, policy analysis and popular writing, convening and shepherding collaborations, providing incisive commentary, and speaking in the public square.

Increasing public teacher salaries may end the current protests, but speaking as an expert in education law and policy, I believe it won't touch the new normal in which public education is no longer many states» first priority.

A rally in March, in Albany, had an identical message; the group's CEO, Jeremiah Kittredge, became so visibly frustrated with reporters probing the group's vague policy goals that FES has not made him available to speak with the media at public events since.

As we all likely know well by now, speakers for both parties during last and this weeks» Republican and Democratic Conventions, respectively, spoke and in many cases spewed a number of exaggerated, misleading, and outright false claims about multiple areas of American public policy... educational policy included.

«I'm pretty outspoken,» she told Refinery29, so when she was given a public platform and asked what she thought of policies surrounding education in her home state of Utah, the chance to speak her mind was a little too tempting.

Joining us to speak of their San Quentin volunteer work are Ms. Carter Schwonke (novelist and literacy volunteer at San Quentin) and Mr. Brian Cahill (writer on religion and public policy, volunteer in prison ministry, and former executive director of San Francisco Catholic Charities).

Policy and evidence are now so intertwined that the time has come to speak more passionately, and to do so in public, in front of the media.

I think that most in the media and public, and policy makers, don't really understand that when we speak of lowered survival in scientific papers, what we really are referring to is more starvation events.

Richard Lindzen was part of a group of climate change skeptics to speak at a «climate summit» arranged by the Texas Public Policy Foundation shortly before the UN climate summit in Paris.

The CSIRO said the report was in breach of its publication guidelines, which restrict scientists from speaking out on public policy.

William Happer spoke at a «climate summit» arranged by the Texas Public Policy Foundation shortly before the UN climate summit in Paris (COP21), along with other prominent skeptics including Richard Lindzen and Patrick Moore.

We have a public meeting tomorrow night in our local market town where Tim Yeo — my MP — who is Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee responsible for climate and energy matters, is going to speak about the necessity to continue with aggressive pursuit of green policies.

How can the public and policy makers distinguish between a scientist speaking with the credibility of a subspecialist in a narrow field, and those extending that to the use of the phrase «science says» about very widely ranging matters of political economy in which they are not specialists but activists?»

«It's bad enough that climate alarmists have actively sought to keep those who disagree with the «dangerous manmade climate change» thesis from publishing or speaking on the subject, or having a role in public policy decisions, it's far worse when they seek to prosecute climate chaos skeptics,» says Paul Driessen.

Doug Berman weighed in at Sentencing Law and Policy with a statement in support of «every professional use of this amazing medium,» Mark Obbie at LawBeat endorsed First Amendment advocate Peter Scheer's comment in the story that DAs have a right to speak out and Legal Profession Blog commented that these DAs should consider the hot water Duke prosecutor Mike Nifong got into with his public comments.

POW builds capacity through leadership training, workshops, and talking circles, facilitates public speaking and consensus building, and engages women in community action such as marches, public gatherings, and city council meetings with the goal of transforming policy and combating systemic injustice, all while prioritizing the voices and experiences of marginalized women.

Public policy dictates that employees should be able to speak freely to counsel in order to anticipate and address legal and ethical concerns.

Interesting to see the majority speak of traditional criminal law principles in the context of offences, which, for public policy reasons, are the least traditional criminal law offences in the

This groundbreaking case has invigorated a debate over changes in policy as more victims feel empowered to speak out about public safety and the protection of privacy.

With respect to competently exercising the Transformative Voice in mediating public policy conflicts, pragmatically speaking, the mediator first must possess an understanding of the power dynamics that defined the parties» relationship with one another.

Does an insurance broker receive a salary?That's a dirty little secret the insurance industry does not want you to know, for fear it could kill the sale.If the public knew that general agent gets 120 percent or which I get 85 percent associated with first - year premium, that could be an eye - opener,» admits one life agent, who spoke on condition of anonymity.For example, why don't we say you purchased an entire, universal, variable life or term life policy from Ann and paid $ 1,000 in premiums the initial year.

Speaking to the BBC, Smriti Parsheera, a technology policy researcher at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in Delhi, said that the current law as laid down in the Information Technology Act, 2000, provides for compensation for losses caused due to inadequate protection of «sensitive personal data&rpolicy researcher at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy in Delhi, said that the current law as laid down in the Information Technology Act, 2000, provides for compensation for losses caused due to inadequate protection of «sensitive personal data&rPolicy in Delhi, said that the current law as laid down in the Information Technology Act, 2000, provides for compensation for losses caused due to inadequate protection of «sensitive personal data».

Apart from these activists, a large number of student activists from Stoneman Douglas held rallies and spoke out in public, advocating for policies to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.