Sentences with phrase «spoke at the rally about»

After all, once upon a time I had driven hours to see Angela Davis speak at a rally about diversity on college campuses.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke at the rally about his passion and commitment to improve public education, telling parents they play a critical role in improving public schools.

Not exact matches

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Sitting on a fence as the rally neared its end, Ibtihaj Muhammad — an Olympic fencer who was the first American to compete in the games wearing a hijab — spoke about the role of athletes at this moment of immense protest.

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The fun started early on Saturday with a «Special to The Washington Post» article by Zachary A. Goldfarb about Barak Obama and social networking: at his first rally since he formed an exploratory committee, Obama spoke Friday to a group of thousands of students assembled through Facebook (via SmartMobs).

Speaking in Phoenix, Az., President Donald Trump last night fiercely defended his response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., at his first public rally since his remarks ignited a national debate about whether he had emboldened racists.

De Blasio was joined at the rally by members of the health care workers» union, SEIU 1199, which has endorsed his campaign, but whose political director has also spoken positively about Quinn's work on behalf of St. Vincent's.

Amanda Pizzuti, 25, from Brooklyn, who saw Cuomo speak at a rally with Bill Clinton before the election, said she was excited about the new governor and optimistic about his agenda.

Stringer spoke at the City Hall rally, expressing his support for the plan, and reiterated it at the comptroller debate, referencing it without being specifically asked about it.

Nearly 300 people were in attendance at the rally, according to organizers, at which many spoke about individual steps that could be taken to help thwart the cyclical event once known as global warming, now re-dubbed climate change.

Democrat Colleen Deacon, an Syracuse University alumna running against Rep. John Katko in New York state's 24th Congressional District race, spoke with other prominent politicians about the upcoming election at a Syracuse rally on Friday.

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Speaking at a pro-Corbyn rally on Wednesday night, his closest ally shadow chancellor John McDonnell said: «We're talking to people now about how they can come back and work together.

Speaking to a rally of several hundred union members in front of the hotel's Lodge Street entrance, Sheehan recalled supporting a city tax break package for the hotel, worth more than $ 1 million a year, and said hotel owners United Capital Corp. had «broken their promises» by failing to reach a contract with the Hotel Trades Council, which represents about 140 workers at the hotel.

They were joined by Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, who was the final speaker at the rally and spoke for about six minutes.

Of course, beyond just passing out information about this connection, it would be ideal if in the future there are speaking slots at the rallies devoted to highlighting it.

Other stories: If you attended the Speak Up Rally (for the Dog and Cat Breeder Bill) at the Minnesota State Capitol in February 2013, you may remember a story told about a German Shepherd Dog who, too, was emaciated, her mouth had been torn, her ear torn, she was full of worms and parasites and she was psychologically broken.

At a recent rally in Phoenix, President Donald Trump spoke about opening a new coal mine in Pennsylvania, and referenced «clean coal.»

Recently, Stevenson has spoken at universities about the project, in addition to holding Critical Mass - style bike rallies against gun violence.

We have already held one firearms safety rally, at which national union leaders, politicians and Stoneman Douglas students spoke eloquently about their determination to effect change in weapons laws.

>> Avengers star Mark Ruffalo spoken out in support of women's reproductive rights, with a letter he penned about the right to choose being read out at a US rally last weekend: «My mother's illegal abortion marked a time in America that we have worked long and hard to leave behind.