Sentences with phrase «with citizen activists»

The U.S. People's Delegation Town Hall will provide a venue for elected officials to come together with citizen activists and voters to discuss the road to true climate action and to discuss a vision for what localized implementation should look like in the United States.

I wish I could ask him what might happen if principled men and women ever decided to overwhelm the system with citizen activists (see William Wilberforce or Martin Luther King, Jr.) who could bring torches to illumine the darkest recesses and corruptions of the world's system.

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The show cast six supporting «citizen journalists» who reflect the broad swath of personalities on the right, with a gun - rights activist in the vein of bombastic NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, provocateurs in the vein of Milo Yiannopoulos, what Miller described as a «pseudo-intellectual with no real credentials,» and a stay - at - home livestreamer rambling without much of a point.

A recent survey on corporate reputation conducted by the Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA) showed that nearly 50 % of the companies who responded had been targeted by activist citizen groups, and now engage with these non-governmental organizations in order to help improve public perceptions.

Scott D. Lively first came to light as an anti-LGBT activist in the early 1990s in Oregon, when he was involved with the Oregon Citizens Alliance (OCA) in a variety of capacities: executive director, finance coordinator, finance director, and communications director.

With the repatriation of all its citizens now impossible — particularly the most vocal opposition activists who left Rwanda in the post-1998 period and were thus unaffected (in theory) by the Clause's implementation — the Rwandan government shifted its approach to generously support a range of other initiatives and durable solutions in refugee - hosting states, for example the provision of passports to Rwandan refugees abroad from visiting delegations.

SDN is a global network of researchers, journalists, activists, policy makers and citizens concerned with the future of democracy.

With the combination of cutting - edge digital technology and a large audience of highly - engaged activists, StandUnited is poised to redefine how the petition process can empower citizens, voters, taxpayers, small businesses and other like - minded activists to speak with a unified voWith the combination of cutting - edge digital technology and a large audience of highly - engaged activists, StandUnited is poised to redefine how the petition process can empower citizens, voters, taxpayers, small businesses and other like - minded activists to speak with a unified vowith a unified voice.

Looking ahead, Steve (not surprisingly) sees tremendous political potential for online video both for campaigns and for individual activists — with broadband, easy hosting and cheap editing tools, the «last and most compelling medium is delivered into the hands of the masses,» leading to a creative explosion both from average citizens and from professional communicators.

Today, Riverkeeper continues its fight, seeking out polluters and teaming with citizen scientists and activists to reclaim the Hudson River.

It's a self - reinforcing cycle, a feedback loop sparked by Trump himself but encompassing thousands of citizens, journalists, bloggers and activists, with millions more watching.

Cruz, a native of Puerto Rico who considers herself a «community activist and concerned citizen,» said she was motivated to organize the march out of concern for the people who have died from the hurricane, and displeasure with the response of the Trump administration.

Riverkeepers now works with citizen scientists and activists to seek out polluters and to reclaim the Hudson River.

Officially called the «Task Force on Evaluating Economic Development Tax Expenditures,» the group brings together liberal activists such as Javier Valdes of Make the Road with budget wonks, such as Michael Dardia of the Citizens Budget Commission and James Parrott of the Fiscal Policy Institute.

«Those who want to be bad active citizens, they're part of the problem as well and that will be dealt with,» said community activist Walt Dixie.

Bruso also credits citizen - activist Frank Maddock with his hard work and advocacy on behalf of the park.

WAMC's Alan Chartock in Conversation with Ned Sullivan, President of Scenic Hudson, Daniel Mackay from the Preservation League of New York State, and citizen activist Ian Solomon.

City officials, faced with growing concerns over the conduct of Buffalo police officers, agreed Tuesday to form a citizen advisory committee with Open Buffalo, an activist organization.

With stories from exiled Tibetan monks circumventing China's surveillance apparatus, Syrian citizens tortured for Facebook posts, Brazilian activists using social media to distribute alternative news, and Pakistani online violence against women, we see firsthand the high - stakes consequences that our unprecedented level of digital communication can produce.

I hoped to walk away with an understanding of how to nurture an activist stance in young citizens, tools for instilling empathic tendencies, and how to transform an organization into a learning network.

> > > Should the citizens of Wood County and the State be concerned that animal > activists groups that have no legal authority were rallied from around the > country to shut down a WV small business that was in complete compliance with > state laws and agencies for over 45 years?

A few bad actors and many powerful opponents force businesspeople to double as citizen lobbyists, spending time, money and other resources engaging with lawmakers, the media and activists instead of running their companies.

The Center's heroes come from all walks of life — volunteers, educators, grassroots activists, concerned citizens, and more — with diverse backgrounds and age groups.

Geers is both an African and a European citizen, an artist and a shaman, an ecological activist and a libertarian, a poet and a painter working with words and in spirit, the destroyer of dualism and the creator of contradiction.

Exploring the first - person politics of being in New Orleans with a camera and microphone in the months following the storm, it recounts Hunt's engagement with community activists while researching the city's refusal to evacuate the Orleans Parish Prison... Between meditations on his own experience he cues testimonies — videos of a citizen, a neighbor, an organizer and others — each one drawn from the archive of material compiled during his visits.

By communicating IER's decades of scholarly research to AEA grassroots activists, AEA will empower citizens with the facts.

An insinuation so memorably compelling that ordinary citizen enviro - activists can regurgitate it with ease.

The campaign has also created important opportunities for student activists to learn about coalition building, negotiation and compromise, with campus forums and events sparking critical reflection on what climate change means for society and how everyday citizens, especially young people, can become involved.

«I think having these fossil fuel projects here or having them being supported here has given the wrong message to businesses (and) industries that are looking for places with good quality of life, both to do business here and for the employees to work and live here,» said Diane Dick, activist and member of Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community.

The contribution of concerned citizens, activists, and writers from the North with regards to public policies in the South can be very beneficial and appreciated, but they must take into consideration the context, politics, and realities of the South, as well as the voice of the people living there.

On top of this, Larry and I invited local St. Louis environmental activists to speak to our group such as Climate Reality Project Leader Brian Bozak, Ed Smith Energy Director for Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Jill Miller an organizer with Renew Missouri, Arielle Klagsbrun an organizer with MORE (Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment), Sara Edgar an organizer with Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, and Carol Braford the St. Louis group leader with Citizens Climate Lobby.

Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits.

Uroš Macerl, Slovenia: Uroš Macerl, an organic farmer from Slovenia, successfully stopped a cement kiln from co-incinerating petcoke with hazardous industrial waste by rallying legal support from fellow Eko Krog activists and leveraging his status as the only citizen allowed to challenge the plant's permits.

Demonstrate how the accusation, led by a particular small clique of enviro - activists, potentially strayed into libel / slander territory with the intent to hoodwink the public, and you instead have a potentially monstrous courtroom drama backfire situation that any average citizen can understand.

As a UK citizen myself (not too far from Central England) I find this article speaks to me as both a citizen and an activist, providing some historical context to the ongoing moral imperative of dealing with climate disruption both here and globally.

With a renewable energy boom beginning and carbon pricing now coming into its own, we'll travel across the country to meet some of the incredible activists behind this shift, from former oil sands workers turning to solar to everyday citizens choosing electric vehicles.

Our program is designed as a force - multiplier to help in that pursuit: helping equip young learners, professional activists and other concerned citizens with tools to help spread environmental and social - change messages.

And then BP, spurred on by activist scientists, NASA imaging, and angry citizens, would «revise» its estimates... until they more closely resembled the figure they first came up with just hours after the spill began.

Along with interviews and profiles — from citizen - activists to oligarchs — we will publish photo - essays that explicate the toll of climate change on developing countries alongside infographics and key statistics about climate developments, and about public opinion.

Key events for Friends of the Earth during the summit are: 30th November — COP21 climate talks starts, with about 150 world Heads of State 3rd December - Pinocchio Climate Awards ceremony 5 - 6th December — People's Climate Summit in Montreuil, Paris showcasing low - carbon alternatives 7 - 11th December — Climate Action Zone - For five days, this hub of international creativity, which offers popular and contemporary programming, will be a central place for citizen's mobilization 7th December — FoE International side event on People, Rights and Justice 10th December — Paris gathering of global anti-fracking campaigners 11th December — COP21 conference is due to end and international; Friends of the Earth activists «People.Power.Assembly» gathering with about 2,000 people 12th December — special «Climate.Justice.Peace» event in the streets of Paris

To become an employer relations representative in one of the top reputed firms of the country and be responsible for the relations of the firm with the stakeholders like shareholders, citizens, social activists, and all the people related directly or indirectly with our operations.

BELLEVUE, Washington (March 6, 2017)-- As activists, administrators and advisors, the newly - named 2017 Seattle - King County First Citizens are known for their dedication to causes, community, and country, along with their devotion to family and friends.