This means children and family members are safe and healthy, have positive relationships with loved ones, and are given
a voice in decisions affecting their future.
Everyone deserves opportunities to experience the Hudson River, to enjoy open space and to have
a voice in decisions affecting their community.
Friends of the Earth is a national, non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation; preserving biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity; and empowering citizens to have an influential
voice in decisions affecting the quality of their environment — and their lives.
Not exact matches
Actionaid work with and support the poorest and most vulnerable people to fight for and gain their rights to food, shelter, work, basic healthcare and a
voice in the
decisions that
affect their lives.
«My single goal is to give people who live
in the district a meaningful
voice in the
decisions that
affect their lives.»
But these
decisions must not disproportionately
affect young people - too often the forgotten
voices in society.
«Activism is about having a meaningful
voice in decisions that
affect our lives,» Simon said.
The organization aims to reduce or eliminate the use of high stakes testing, increase teacher autonomy
in the classroom and work to include teacher and family
voices in legislative
decision - making processes that
affect students.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, «These educators want to share a
voice, and deserve the opportunity to have a greater say
in the
decisions that
affect their students.»
«It is an extremely fitting start to the Year of Young People that children will now be more involved
in the
decisions that
affect their education and be given a stronger
voice on issues which
affect their lives.»
We have also organized labor - management meetings and recruitment and retention committees to give our members a greater
voice in the
decisions that
affect their working lives and profession.
One of the main factors is the issue of
voice, and having say, and being able to to have input into the key
decisions in the building that
affect a teacher's job.
In much the same way, I have seen that by working collectively, teachers can elevate, amplify, and include more
voices to influence the
decisions that
affect our children.
While it's critical that teachers have
voice in policy
decisions affecting students, how should they approach this challenge if they don't have the necessary background or deep knowledge of policy?
Allowing their
voices to be heard, when possible,
in decisions that
affect them can achieve just that.
The goal is to make sure students have a
voice on the school board, a
voice in the policy and funding
decisions that profoundly
affect them.
The political principle is the belief that when
decisions are made
affecting you or your possessions, you should have a role, a
voice in the process of that
decision - making.
We advocate for effective laws, use the courts to make sure they are implemented and enforced, and give a
voice to Canadians
in decisions that
affect the air, water and land we all depend on.
We also speak up for refugees using our direct work as an evidence base, and ensure refugees have a stronger and more influential
voice in decisions that will
affect them.
Peoples» wellbeing, poor health and early death is
affected by three core things: basic material requisites for a decent life, control over our lives, and
voice and participation
in the policy
decisions that
affect the conditions
in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age.
VHSA provides a strong
voice in the state and Washington, DC as our legislators make
decisions that
affect low - income children and families.
Because all
decisions are being made on behalf of the children, not by the children, and even seemingly unrelated
decisions often
affect them, the mediator ensures that their
voice is included
in the conversation.
the children, and even seemingly unrelated
decisions often
affect them, the mediator ensures that their
voice is included
in the conversation.
For example, to advance our rights to participate
in decision - making that
affects us, our representative bodies should ensure they echo the
voices of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples they represent.