Sentences with phrase «voice in our democracy»

«Our diversity is what makes this family great, and we respect our team members» right to exercise their voice in our democracy,» Sweet Green said in a statement, according to USA Today.

We have the luxury of having a voice in our democracy, and that is something we should take seriously.

«Attorney General Schneiderman believes that every voter should have an equal voice in our democracy, and that New York's campaign finance laws are essential to protecting the integrity and fairness of our elections.

I drove 450 miles to Washington DC for the Woman's March because I wanted to have a voice in our democracy.

Military security, first and foremost, but also people are concerned about the security of their jobs, paychecks and security of their own voice in this democracy.

Not exact matches

We will continue working with the government to understand the full extent of Russian interference, and we will do our part not only to ensure the integrity of free and fair elections around the world, but also to give everyone a voice and to be a force for good in democracy everywhere.

The Herculean efforts and voices of the Parkland students, their devoted parents and teachers will be an exercise in futility unless they simultaneously address the malignant disease that has devoured our democracy.

While cable news has been reporting 24/7 on the Special Counsel probe into Russia's attempts to subvert democracy in the U.S., reporting on massive infiltration into the Trump administration by Koch - related individuals has been left to more courageous voices.

Comments made by Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed in February sound mighty relevant in the light of Cambridge Analytica: «It is acutely clear from the groundswell of consumer voices over recent months that people are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of digital on well - being, on democracy — and on truth itself,» Weed said.

♦ Then there's Sandy Newman, president of Voices for Progress, writing to John Podesta in 2012 when the HHS mandate was announced: «This whole controversy with the bishops opposing contraceptive coverage even though 98 % of Catholic women (and their conjugal partners) have used contraception has me thinking... There needs to be a Catholic Spring, in which Catholics themselves demand the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.

The darker meditations about the interaction of human nature and democracy we find in Tocqueville and The Federalist, rooted in some ways in the perennial concerns about republican government voiced so powerfully in book VIII of Plato's Republic or in Shakespeare's tragedy of Coriolanus, these are what we need to attend to.

The great problem for democracy in a complex society is to make the voice of each citizen count in the determination of public policy.

Interfaith Alliance claims in its website, that the celebration of religious freedom is accomplished by championing individual rights, promoting policies that protect both religion and democracy, and uniting diverse voices to challenge extremism.

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

We have a democracy in which we can make our voices heard.

Even in the democratic states voices have been heard insisting that democracy is passing.

«Speak» in this sense does not relate to the casting of votes — the General Election will not vent the pressure — but to a deeper form of democracy that facilitates both «democratic voice» and «democratic listening».

Already some are repeating the old adage, voiced most provocatively by Elie Kedourie in 1992, that the Arabs do not comprehend, let alone desire or deserve democracy.

I believe in the great American spirit of democracy, where every person's voice matters, not just that of billionaires.»

Sometimes democracy itself is undermined in democratically elected Parliaments due to rules biased towards the elected government, and not giving sufficient power to opposition members and independent members of Parliament to voice their concerns.

The Facebook page, and new website, www.Spiritof76NY.com, have an online petition where New Yorkers can sign and support Tedisco's «Spirit of» 76» bill and tell legislative leaders that they «believe in real democracy where the voice of the people is louder than that of partisan politicians!»

In the absence of any public consultation on such a sweeping package of measures as TTIP represents, anyone concerned about the environment, the NHS, education, civil liberties, public safety or even just democracy in its widest sense, needs to make their voice hearIn the absence of any public consultation on such a sweeping package of measures as TTIP represents, anyone concerned about the environment, the NHS, education, civil liberties, public safety or even just democracy in its widest sense, needs to make their voice hearin its widest sense, needs to make their voice heard.

«The most powerful voices in this representative democracy are not on the second and third floors of the state Capitol or in the suites of lobbying offices on State Street in Albany.

«By offering early voting across the state, we are further breaking down barriers to democracy and helping to ensure that all New Yorkers» voices are heard,» Cuomo said in a statement.

«Clearly the electorate in this city has embraced this issue, and that is the message Dean Skelos needs to hear: This is a democracy, the voice of the people have been heard here locally, and nothing should obstructe the ability for us to self tax so that we can provide a level playing field for every child in New York City,» Mark - Viverito said.

There's always the story of how the majority dominating the minority but that happens only in a partial or weak democracy because such a clear cut segregation of an issue happens only when a lot of the voices or actors are silenced.

In making our voices heard, we haven't lost sight of the fact that the NPP under Akufo - Addo has lost its bearing and is now not only a threat to itself but also to Ghana's democracy.

By engaging fully in local and national democracy all young people can have a voice within society.

Aunty Beeb is no longer the voice of the nation, they wait for the nod from Downing St. before they upset a foriegn government, so we're relying on CLAMERON, the showbiz couple with the integrity of FIFA executives, to lead the way.Sorry people of Bahrain, but democracy is no longer a dream to dream of, it's a commercial element, to be factored in, or out, depending on the + or - commercial / political impact.

... It brought a lot of voices, a lot of registered voters, a lot of participation in a democracy, and they won,» Brown said.

«These reports documents in thorough detail the threat to our democracy and the ability of ordinary New Yorkers to have a voice in our state government and public policy making,» Scharff said.

We are so fortunate to live in this democracy, where we are free to voice our opinions without fear of a knock on the door in the middle of the night.

«Nigerians will recall that the PDP had earlier alerted of plots to arrest, harass, detain dissenting voices and opposition members on trumped - up charges, as well as intimidate institutions of democracy and pave the way for a one - party state in our country.

As a coalition of labor unions, community organizations and grassroots activists, the Working Families Party has been a consistent voice on issues that put working families first, and it has become a leading voice in the fight for real democracy.

In our democracy, where our vote is our voice, how could all this happen?

«They stand with working - class people of color like me on issue after issue including preserving and building truly affordable housing, reforming the NYPD, protecting immigrant families, standing up for workers» rights, and making sure that all people's voices are heard in our democracy.»

I am strong supporter of public education, a democracy responsive to our voices, and an economy grounded in good jobs and many small businesses, not a few powerful corporations.»

Cuomo and the state Legislature must prove to the voters before November they believe in actual democracy, by enacting significant reforms that block the big - money billionaires and lift up the voices and votes of everyday New Yorkers.

«Therefore, it is imperative that we implement real campaign finance reform and provide citizens with a voice in the very foundation of democracy — the ballot box.»

Democracy itself depends on the inclusion of the diversity of American voices in journalism — including journalism about science — says Kevin Olivas, director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists» Parity Project in Washington, D.C., which helps member news organizations improve their coverage of and interaction with the minority communities they serve.

Ordinary people had a voice in some early Mesoamerican societies, though these democracies apparently lasted only 200 to 300 years

Overall, these findings address the important question of whether voters» bias in favor of selecting leaders with lower voices is beneficial or harmful to democracy.

And is the bias in favor of selecting leaders with lower voices good or bad for democracy?

But she's especially looking forward to a publication forthcoming later this year in the Yale Journal of Law & Feminism titled «Telling Stories in the Supreme Court: Voices Briefs and the Role of Democracy in Constitutional Deliberation,» which will analyze a new, controversial form of appellate narrative argument: briefs that share stories of individuals not parties to the case at hand.

Among the interviewees were many prominent voices in fields of education and social welfare, such as Thomas Fordham Institute President Checker Finn, M.A.T.» 67, Ed.D.» 70; Forum for Democracy and Education Director and Advisor Debbie Meier; Education Sector Managing Director Bill Tucker; Economic Policy Institute Research Associate Richard Rothstein; HGSE Professor Tom Payzant, M.A.T.» 63, C.A.S.» 66, Ed.D.» 68; and Harvard Sociologist William Julius Wilson.

The mission of the American Federation of Teachers is, «to improve the lives of our members and their families; to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations; to strengthen the institutions in which we work; to improve the quality of the services we provide; to bring together all members to assist and support one another, and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world.»

In order to secure and strengthen democracy and education, students must be integrated and student voice must be infused throughout the structure of schools.

Students should use student voice group action as a starting point for a lifelong journey that includes learning, reflection, examination, and re-envisioning democracy in our communities; facilitators help groups down that path, and encourage students to embrace the journey.

Through the promotion of British Values, in particular democracy, Pupil voice is a way that pupils are involved in this school community.

All adults in all schools must see their personal responsibility for fostering student / adult partnerships, not only for the purposes of defeating bullying or engaging student voice, but for the future of education and democracy, as well.