Sentences with phrase «year of advocacy»

Now, after years of advocacy and elbow grease, they may soon get their wish.
We recognize her many years of advocacy for affordable housing, immigrant rights and ballot access — and we hope that work continues win or lose.
The success of the 1967 referendum reflects over 30 years of advocacy resulting in a clear and concise message calling for reform.
Today, after years of advocacy by HIV, disability and migrant rights organizations, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship announced changes to the rules that exclude would - be residents of Canada based on projected «excessive demand» on health and social services.
Cal Animals represents over 100 years of advocacy on behalf of animals and the professionals who care for them.
Today's announcement marks a milestone for Chairman Crowley's Better Deal plan as well as a satisfying conclusion to years of advocacy from Queens families and local elected officials, including New York City Councilmen Dromm, Francisco Moya, and Jimmy Van Bramer, New York State Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.
Northeast Charter Schools Network Connecticut State Director Jeremiah Grace responded by saying, «After three long years of advocacy and hard work, we are ecstatic about the State Department of Education's decision to release Request for Proposals (RFPs) both for new public charter schools and for facilities funding.
Over the past few years of advocacy, the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries have made significant progress in improving library access to the ebook catalogs of trade publishers and improving the customer experience of using these collections (see articles by Carolyn Anthony and Micah May and James English).
This is an area in which his 30 years of advocacy experience and his tenacity have been invaluable against a Regulator that sometimes seems to prosecute rather questionable and non-serious matters.
This includes three prominent QCs with formidable experience obtained through years of advocacy in the courts or arbitrations.
I look forward to welcoming participants particularly as Early Childhood Australia celebrates its 80th year of advocacy and support on behalf of young children.
On World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, after years of advocacy by community organizations, the federal and Ontario governments recognized the need to limit the «overcriminalization of HIV.»
State Senator Brad Hoylman for his years of advocacy on behalf of Greenwich Village.
«All of this is happening because of the years of advocacy and dedication of all of you: the elected officials, community activists, community boards, friends, family and neighbors that make up the fabric of The Bronx that 1.4 million New Yorkers so proudly call our home.»
After Years of Advocacy, New Sidewalk Installed at Rutgers Houses The Lo - Down: News from the Lower East Side
After 25 years of advocacy and major policy achievements, the Empire State Pride Agenda's work is done.
After three years of advocacy, the Onondaga County Legislature unanimously took a stand this week against the practice of placing juveniles in solitary confinement within the county's criminal justice system.
LOWER EAST SIDE — After years of advocacy by the community, permanent affordable housing is on the way to a long - vacant Lower East Side development site.
The effort, organized by members of Community Voices Heard Power, Interfaith Clergy for Social Action, WESPAC, Working Families Party and the Westchester Workforce Housing Coalition, comes after a year of advocacy to secure this funding in the 2016 Westchester County Budget.
In fact, asperitas were added to the list following 10 years of advocacy by amateur «cloud nerds» who wanted to see them recognized for their unique beauty.
In addition, this year 18th Street honors the Alliance of Artists Communities for its 21 years of advocacy and support to artists» communities, advancing the endeavors of artists nationally and internationally.
After years of advocacy by the Surfrider Foundation, the Hawaii Department of Health has posted signs warning beachgoers of polluted waters near Waiopili Stream at Mahaulepu Beach in Kaua'i
Following a number of Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) decisions (and years of advocacy by the injured worker community), the government introduced the 2017 changes extending entitlement to compensation for mental injuries.
For older injured workers such as Antonio Mauro the amendment to the supplement provision for workers injured under the old Worker «s Compensation Act (the pension system) comes as a positive change after years of advocacy.
Finally, after years of advocacy, in February 1967 the Australian Government agreed to hold a referendum on this issue.
The years of advocacy led to an extended period of national debate.
The 1967 referendum was preceded by over 30 years of advocacy by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader Australian population.
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