Sentences with phrase «spoke about the community»

Speaking about the communities affected by the missile placements, the defence secretary underlined the public's support for the security measures.
Baghadoust and Barbet also spoke about their community and the importance of strengthening it, as they were the ones who gave honest feedback that would let the team know if they were on the right track.
The gallery goes on to note that the installation is meant to address the following: «In a very tense political climate, this ambiguous gesture represents a futile attempt to roll back the clock and speak about community, citizenship, and identity.»
Each spoke about the community that they helped nurture.
The President spoke about community engagement in the digital world as well as the encryption debate.

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He tells iHeart Radio that his track «Family Feud» is about separation within the culture, and he speaks about the power of building wealth within the black community.
A senior Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged that the international community - and in particular, the Europeans - needed to do more to voice their concerns about Iran's behavior.
Sparks took a break from production to speak with Inc.'s Peter Vanden Bos about his passion for helping children with allergies and his commitment to giving back to his community.
We spoke with Amanda Reiman, head of community relations at Flow Kana, about what we can expect from the Flow Cannabis Institute.
Earlier today I spoke briefly with the President about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community.
We spoke to members of Canada's business community about whether the federal budget will be good for business and the economy.
Among them: intensive community gardens that provide a therapeutic space where members are taught how to grow their own vegetables; programs that teach young mothers about proper nutrition; workshops where local residents learn about food security and receive public - speaking training; and after - school classes where tweens whip up healthy meals.
I had a chance to speak with Thurman this week about the responsibilities we, as business leaders, have to our communities.
Dear Team, Earlier today I spoke briefly with the President about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community.
The relative lack of minority employees at Twitter was particularly galling, say Luckie and Miley, because the platform had become such an important tool for the global black community, through a vibrant and dedicated subset of users known as Black Twitter — who speak to one another about the reality of blackness in America and who often contribute original reporting, spreading news through ad hoc hashtag communities like #BlackLivesMatter.
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His group, which represents 5,000 community banks nationwide, has spoken with the SBA about its concerns.
«I've spoken a bit about how I'd like to create more community - based processes setting our content policies,» he told me.
Blankfein spoke about his humble beginnings growing up in housing projects in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn at a graduation speech at LaGuardia Community College two years ago.
On February 25, 2018, attendees to the Asia - Pacific Ethereum Community Meetup gathered to hear Ethereum's creator and co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, speak about the many scams plaguing the internet today.
Next Move Executive Director Tricia Rosenbaum spoke about the importance of play, especially for the children and families served by Next Move, and the enormous impact a project like this could have on a community.
Secondly, we would welcome invitations to speak to local groups, including economic development organizations, community bankers, and city government, about our bill and how it will help Massachusetts communities and small banks.
The Liberal MP, who was the first openly gay federal cabinet minister, spoke about the «true progress» that has been made in his lifetime in Canada for the LGBTQ community.
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I find myself speaking out more and more about the things I can not accept — like the failed war on drugs, mistreatment of refugees, prejudice against the LGBT community, or the fact that the death penalty still exists despite being proven to not deter crime.
Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke about the city's passion for initiatives supporting veterans and their families and expressed his appreciation for the leadership role Starbucks has embraced in supporting veterans and the local Columbia community.
Deb Fisher, director, Jacksonville USO, spoke about the organization's 73 - year history and the importance of developing relationships within military communities.
For anyone who missed it, here is Selina speaking about her activities in the community and at the legislature:
«We're speaking with people about finding homes to rent in their communities, and they're telling us it's harder and harder to find places that they can afford.
Dr. Dana Suskind spoke to PNC employees, clients and community partners about the vital role language plays in brain development and early childhood learning.
Selina Robinson speaks about the importance of supporting winter sports in BC: «it's good for our health, it's good for our communities and it's great for our children».
«We are thrilled to confirm that Premier Notley will speak to members of the business community later this month about the future of Canada's energy sector,» said Iain Black, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.
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If we were ever able to look outside of Acts 2 to understand true biblical community, we would know how to speak into one another's lives about where we are running from God.
David (aka NP) was there when I spoke out amongst Vineyard leaders about how much i valued having Christine and Cindy contribute to our community — for me that was a very scary moment.
The parents then began to speak with the community about forgiveness.
Pope Francis, who is known for his connection with the Ukrainian community in Argentina, speaks about and prays for peace in Ukraine but avoids talking about the nature of the conflict.
White pastors and white evangelical leaders must speak prophetically about racism and help intentionally build church communities that more closely resemble the kingdom of God of Revelation 5 and 7.
The fact that one of your congregation a) was able to articulate such faith and doubt so eloquently; b) felt that he could ask you to share it in a Sunday service and c) that you did so — speaks wonders to me about what your community is about.
At one time he spoke about the vision of Maujer Street» a vision of a life of genuine community between people in the midst of a great city; more recently he has spoken of the Kingdom of God, the hope for a future where God's rule would more fully permeate the lives and institutions of men on this earth.
This week our community groups have been instructed to discuss the six pledges to reinforce what was spoken about from the pulpit.
I'm passionate about the topic, personally, of course, but in all of the conversations I've had since Jesus Feminist came out, I've come to realise that it's even more important than I could have dreamed to speak the truth here and teach the truth in our communities.
I don't know about your church, but that's a similarity between this community and most churches I've been a part of - more people gather than speak out.
You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.
It gives us a way to speak fully and honestly about the work of Jesus without implying anything pejorative about other communities of faith.
His books chaos or community and why can t we wait, speak about his conviction of a beloved community.
Now revered leaders of the community are accused of protecting child predators and punishing the victims who dare to speak out about what was done to them, all to avoid outside involvement.
Whether speaking to the protestors, counter protestors, or the media, we were prepared to speak about what God is doing in our community... The last thing we have time to do is shut down because five people show up with offensive signs.
And I speak up when a few vocal evangelical leaders say hateful things about LGBT people or encourage bullying or condone misogyny because I feel like I have this investment in the community and it's important for those invested in the community to speak up when its leaders are hurting our witness to the world... But I'm not sure I can do that anymore.
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