Sentences with phrase «who voiced their support»

Sean Simpson, 43, a science teacher who voiced some support for arming teachers following the Feb. 14 mass shooting that killed...

Thank you to the many individuals who voiced support for Erie County's public libraries in recent months.

Entrepreneur / entertainer / actor Frederick Ricks, who voiced his support for Zephyr Teachout, said that NY is a corrupt state.

Mayor Stephanie Miner, who voiced support for surveillance cameras during her election campaign last fall, said many residents are eager to have them.

But the location could be suitable for a new jail, said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, a Queens Democrat who voiced support for the speaker's vision.

City Council Members Brad Lander, Mark Levine, and Jimmy Van Bramer were among those who voiced their support for a $ 22 million increase in operating funding and $ 100 million of capital funding to New York City Public Libraries for restoring and maintaining the buildings.

Anyone who voiced support for the POC yoga class online was immediately attacked.

May's comments were followed up by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who voiced his support for grammar schools on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Meyer Schapiro and Leo Steinberg along with Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg were important art historians of the post-war era who voiced support for abstract expressionism.

[75] Meyer Schapiro and Leo Steinberg were also important postwar art historians who voiced support for Abstract Expressionism.

Not exact matches

Voicing support for a carbon tax through the Climate Leadership Council is good, but it's time to start actively lobbying for such policies, and supporting politicians who will enact them.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is among those who has openly voiced his support for an independent Catalonia.

Today the president voiced his support for «direct and rapid income tax relief for the American people,» and on this he has the backing of the Democrats who control Congress.

As a group, and as a movement, it's vital that we acknowledge and utilize our privilege, use our platforms to spread the names of the dead and the injured, promote ideas that can help spread kindness rather than hostility, support those who aren't being heard, take our voices and use them together with the megaphones provided.

Although strong bipartisan support has been voiced for the JOBS Act amendments, Aguilar's negative sentiment echoes that of Senator Carl Levin (D - MI) who said, «It's as if the SEC is jumping out of an airplane today, and then proposing to check the safety of its parachute on the way down.»

Patrick Grady, who held several key posts with the federal Department of Finance, counts among the minority of influential economists who have voiced support for the GST cut.

Unless we climb out of those stands and go after those who abuse us as acting as if they are our voice, then we support what is happening.

These fears are not so different from the fear I see in the eyes of protestors carrying signs that depict President Obama as Hitler, the fear I see in the red faces of angry preachers urging their parishioners to «take America back for God,» the fear I detect in some of the books against emerging church, the fear I detect in some of the books in support of the emerging church, the fear I hear in the voices of both gays and the conservative evangelical activists who lobby against them when both sides consider for just a second the possibility that maybe they have it wrong.

When I go to Church I actually fellowship with my fellow church members, have a voice in all the discussions, actually see where any money I donate goes, actively help support and maintain the Church, and provide moral and emotional support to those who need it when they need it.

The conference was spearheaded by Michael Davidson, a man of God who came out of the homosexual life many years ago and heads up a group called Core Issues Trust («a non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and women with homosexual issues who voluntarily seek change in sexual preference and expression») and by Andrea Williams, dynamic barrister and CEO of Christian Concern (an organization that seeks to be «a strong Christian voice in the public sphere») and the Christian Legal Centre (a legal defense team for British Christians persecuted for their faith).

His voice and thoughts are ripe for the world to glean from... It's as if he is saying, «Listen, you normal people, I don't get why you think you have this burden or voice to try and make a difference, voice concerns, create a place for commiseration and though experiments... leave that to us, the few who should have the loudest voice, who are apart of an elite line of life commentators... I mean, for me, it's my God given job... For God's sake, I HAVE TO do this to support my family.

After writing a blog post last week urging Christian conference leaders to pursue diversity in their speaker lineups, I've been so encouraged by the response, and in particular by the number of majority - culture leaders who have added their voices in support.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

So I continue to not only be in support of the marginalized and silenced, but intend to continue to provide places where they can find their voice and use it to share their experiences with all who will listen.

In consequence, Christian voices were prominent among those who served as mouthpieces and who created entire networks of political support for these regimes in the West.

At political debates in the New York City area I have often heard angry voices mock pro-life activists with the question, «But who is going to support all those welfare babies?»

Fourth, Brueggemann supports the voices from the margins who speak not only from within contemporary global realities but also from within the confines of the Hebrew Bible itself.

There is an urgent and immediate need for several improvements: more voice for the people in the national policies which directly affect them: withdrawal of U.S. support for undemocratic governments; and more adequate pay for people who live in developing countries.

The Initiative's activities are focused on: Mapping out a course to a stronger, cleaner economy by establishing a 10 - year vision for making Canada a clean growth leader, supported by specific goals, metrics, and policy road maps Bringing together a diverse group of Canadian leaders who provide a balanced, evidence - based voice for implementing this vision Demonstrating...

Membership gives you a louder voice and an empowered community of women (and men) who support you to take risks, speak up, believe in yourself, step up and step out.

The talented Cabana, who is currently voicing the soundtrack to Ring of Honor programming with his color commentary, often makes his biggest contributions to pro wrestling in a supporting cast-esque role.

I am an Arsenal fan and I will support our players and manager, I will voice my displeasure against the people who can make things happen, the board.

Let's not forget that Le Prof hardly listened to the voice of the majorly of Arsenal fans world wide including that of the Untold Arsenal voice who are his staunchest supporting website amongst all the Arsenal sites that are around.

In a world filled with seemingly constant criticism of moms, Emily tries to be a voice of support and respect for moms who feel blamed for their child's behaviors.

Fortunately, my father is a retired obstetrician who acted as the voice of reason and support.

It might not be much of a condolence to North Carolina families who could effectively see their legal status disappear thanks to passage of Amendment One, but the issue of family equality for same - sex couples just got a very important voice of support.

Determined to support others who were sharing parenting with their ex-spouse or partner, she interviewed 42 moms and dads for her book, Co-Parenting from the Inside Out: Voices of Moms and Dads (Dundurn Press, December 2017).

I am no expert, and I don't pretend to have the answers — I am just a parent who is approaching the second anniversary of the stillbirth of her first son — but I do know the power of peer - to - peer support, having a voice, and being listened too, discovering others who can say «me too», and being informed in the bigger picture of baby loss outside of your own story.

Thanks to dedicated members, friends, and board of directors who all volunteer their time to support a staff of three, the Coalition has grown into an effective statewide voice for land protection, as evidenced by the growing influence of the Conference.

In stark contrast, SNA members who support the sign - on letter are having no such luck having their voices heard.

When you have a teacher's voice who will support it, that is when you can get other things done.

Lisa managed to turn her own experiences of mental illness into a triumph; not just for herself, but for hundreds of others, by going around the country giving talks, by helping sufferers, sometimes people with no other voice or outlet at all, to create and publish art, and by providing people who find conventional therapies have not worked for them with an alternative therapy, and a good support network.

Unlike Scottish Labour, who welcome Yes voters, Davidson has said if any Tory members voice support for Scottish independence, there should be an «amicable parting of ways».

By congratulating the Russian president, Trump discredits the voices that raise to complain about the unfair vote, and makes it much more difficult to support Russian activists who are fighting for a real Russian democracy.

[1] Earlier in September 2013, Tarek Mitri, who heads the UN Support Mission in Libya, described it as a process that «would give voice to many Libyans and opens a space that does not exclude any of those who may have contributions to make to public life and are otherwise isolated, separated or entrenched in their partisan attitudes... [to] promote a national capacity to address urgent priorities and ensure public support to the efforts of state - building.Support Mission in Libya, described it as a process that «would give voice to many Libyans and opens a space that does not exclude any of those who may have contributions to make to public life and are otherwise isolated, separated or entrenched in their partisan attitudes... [to] promote a national capacity to address urgent priorities and ensure public support to the efforts of state - building.support to the efforts of state - building.»

Bennett's announcement had sparked speculation as to who would be the next leader, with many supporters taking to Twitter to voice support for Berry.

Doheny also turned the tables on Long, who slammed Doheny for voicing support of Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava after losing the GOP nod to her for last year's special election.

Klein didn't elaborate on who would be doing the appointing of this independent watchdog, but neither did he specifically voice support for what the governor has proposed.

Lis Smith, a Democratic operative who worked for Alcantara, chided «white progressives» on Twitter for criticizing Alcantara's decision to join the IDC and trying to «diminish the voices of New Americans & ppl who support them.»

They have been upset for a long time and this rate hike will not help the company's reputation,» said Howie Hawkins, a local activist who has voiced support for publicly - owned power utilities.