Sentences with phrase «years as a community organizer»

Previously, she spent years as a community organizer working on housing justice, school reform, and electoral, state, and presidential campaigns including the Obama Campaign in 2008.

He served for years as a community organizer for CAUSE, a Ventura based nonprofit, and headed the group's efforts to stop a proposed big - box retail development in Ventura.

In the companion piece, «A Defining Time of Advocacy,» reporter Michael Kranish revisits Obama's years as a community organizer in Chicago before heading to Harvard Law School in 1988.

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It's an idea that the organizers have apparently been looking into, with a 4,000 acre property in Northern Nevada even identified as the ideal site for a permanent community where the Burning Man principles of «radical inclusion» and «gifting» could be the law of the land year - round.

A native of New York City, he returned there to work at two literary agencies as a manuscript reader, and then worked for a year and a half as a VISTA Volunteer community organizer with the Gray Panthers.

I need your support as I find myself on the ballot alongside some excellent candidates this year, including former CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein, former Industry Canada executive Helen McDonald, community organizer Marita Moll, and current board members such as CNOC's Bill Sandiford and Bill Gibson.

When Obama landed on Chicago's South Side in 1985 as an idealistic 23 - year - old, eager to start work as a community organizer, he was already a political liberal.

Debby Irving brings to racial justice the perspective of working as a community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to grappling with it.

«Maurice has spent twenty years working as a community organizer, electoral operative and social movement strategist.

Marty is handed his third loss in four years, and the woman who was mocked for weeks by the Haley campaign as hopelessly stupid («She's a community organizer!»)

Going back to his hometown for this historic moment was symbolic to Obama because the city is where he worked as a young community organizer and where eight years ago he declared victory to become the country's first black president.

Alcantara's experience in the community as a labor and community organizer spans 20 years, and includes working alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton and the Democratic District Leader in Harlem, according to her website.

A New Orleans based cultural organizer, philanthropy strategist, and curator with 13 years experience at the forefront of the arts and culture sector, her organizing and advocacy is focused on building spaces for the most marginalized to create work, and redirecting resources to communities of color as a matter of justice.

The Somali immigrant has served as a community organizer in Minneapolis for years before deciding to run for the House of Representatives, a journey captured by director Norah Shapiro for her documentary Time for Ilhan.

In my work as a community organizer, and my years of work as a «community activist,» I have been in and out of many.

Larry Ferlazzo began teaching in 2003 after working as a community organizer for nearly twenty years.

Jelani began his career in education reform 11 years ago as a community organizer and youth worker at Mikva Challenge, where he developed curriculum to train teachers in grass roots activism and supported over 5,000 high school students» activism projects.

Over the past fifteen years, Amber has worked as a teacher, researcher, advocate, and community organizer in the education sector.

Olivia's experience includes years as an organizer for the United Farm Workers, the School Organic Garden Project, and the Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project.

Larry Ferlazzo has been a high school teacher since 2003 after spending nineteen years working as a community organizer.

Jill worked as a political and community organizer in Chicago for ten years.

Dozens of community members volunteer their time as organizers for each of our festivals and year - round, and many many more pitch in during our events.

As one community organizer from the Queens Museum of Art pointed out — maybe these will serve as the basis for next year's conferencAs one community organizer from the Queens Museum of Art pointed out — maybe these will serve as the basis for next year's conferencas the basis for next year's conference.

However, Ye has not remained within the confines of his role as an artist and has become well known, in recent years, for his work as a curator, art event organizer and advocate of artist communities.

As a progressive, community organizer and a mother of two, Beth has spent the last thirty years in training to take on the trust and aspirations of her community, to secure a thriving, sustainable, just and compassionate future for us all.

Additionally, I bring years of experience as a community organizer, historian, and mediator.

She is an active community volunteer, serving as the organizer for the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Day fundraising campaign for the last several years.