Sentences with phrase «years of advocacy on»

State Senator Brad Hoylman for his years of advocacy on behalf of Greenwich Village.

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Not only have sales been meager, but the pill and its manufacturer — Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx)-- rate poorly on several measures that should be of concern to women and doctors, according to an advocacy group that on Thursday released a report card for the drug's one - year anniversary.

Bee launched her show in February after 12 years as a correspondent on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, and the fervor of her advocacy has already outstripped that of her mentor.

The former global operations CIO at Barclays landed on our 40 Under 40 list last year for his impressive background, quick achievements as CIO of Nike, and his advocacy and influence in the gay community (Watson is out, and was the first non-U.S. citizen to score a seat on the board of GLAAD).

Other highlights for the year included the introduction of GVBOT's Pillar Partners, the expansion of the Company of Young Professionals program to Richmond, North Vancouver, and the Tri-Cities, a new advocacy initiative with the Canadian Global Cities Council, and the WE FOR SHE Conference on gender diversity.

Its staunch advocacy of free speech around the world - nothing other than direct personal threats are barred from Twitter - has helped it become an important avenue through which news and viewpoints are shared, from the first inklings of the U.S. military assault on Osama bin Laden's compound to Obama's tweeting «Four more years» when he won re-election.

Described by the New York Times «a super-specialist» in human rights activism, Simon Billenness has over 25 years of experience in advising investors on shareholder advocacy.

With almost 20 years of experience in shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trillium's extensive advocacy program, which works to engage companies on their environmental and social performance.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

Robin Silvester served as Chair of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade in 2016 - 17, a year in which the organization integrated findings of the Greater Vancouver Economic Scorecard 2016 into its advocacy efforts and continued to build on the strength of its four Signature Programs.

Investors have filed a record number of shareholder proposals on ESG issues this year, with a focus on climate change and corporate political activity, according to the As You Sow shareholder advocacy group.

year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

Currently celebrating our 47th year, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility pioneered the use of shareholder advocacy to press companies on environmental, social, and governance issues.

BROOKLYN - The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with Uprose, a Sunset Park - based advocacy group, for the past two years on a new project to improve the neighborhood.

Whether it was the Board's strong advocacy for the Canada Line or the devolution of YVR, the hundreds of active volunteer Members on our policy committees proudly and actively help shape public policy at every level of government, every year.

People for the American Way, a liberal advocacy group and dedicated Bachmann opponent, resurfaced the petition earlier this month after news that the congresswoman would remain on the high - profile panel despite spearheading a controversial campaign against Muslim members of President Barack Obama's administration last year.

After five years of watching bad science, defensiveness from both sides, and extremist advocacy rather than balance, I've written an article which is an appeal for nuance on the issue of low carbohydrate diets.

And homebirth advocacy organizations, including Citizens for Midwifery (CfM), the Center for the Childbearing Year, and the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) are duly offering copies of the Guide on their websites.

To broaden the understanding on the persistent barriers that despite various global policy and advocacy initiatives over the past 30 years, continue to impede improvement in exclusive breastfeeding rates and violate the human rights of those affected;...

American educational progressives are attracted to How to Succeed because of its critical perspective on standardized testing and its advocacy of early learning, beginning in the preschool years.

She served on the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Directors for 7 years and was a WSF advocacy consultant for two years, with a focus on Title IX, childhood obesity, and athletes» rights issues.

Forty years later, Schaumburg - based La Leche League International, the direct descendant of that little circle of support, is a worldwide mother - to - mother, breast - feeding advocacy network that claims to provide information and support on nursing to as many as 100,000 women a month.

Colin Delany is an online communications consultant, a 20 - year veteran of digital political communications and the founder and editor of Epolitics.com, a website that focuses on the tools and tactics of internet politics and online advocacy.

Those of us in the online advocacy community often talk about using this tool and that tool to help mold opinions or win votes, but what I wrote after last year's mid-term election still stands: the most important effect of the Internet on politics comes from the unfathomable volume of information now available and the speed with which it can spread.

LGBT advocacy groups in recent years have focused on make GENDA the law, especially in the years after the passage of the legaliztion of same - sex marriage.

Earlier versions of this guide focused on strategies for MySpace and the plethora of other social networks, but over the past two years Facebook has come to dominate the social side of online advocacy to an unprecedented degree.

Speak Out Central New York, a liberal advocacy group that is pressing Republicans on issues like taxes and health care, is releasing a six - figure ad purchase criticizing Republican Rep. John Katko over the passage of the tax bill from late last year.

Ad Age published a fascinating set of survey results yesterday, and here's a number that should jump out at political / advocacy communicators: more than a third of corporate Chief Marketing Officers expected to spend 75 % of their budgets on digital channels within five years.

With another election year on the way, it's time for a «Winning in 2012» follow - on to the 2010 book, for a start, along with plenty of drive - by potshots at candidates, campaigns and advocacy groups in the blog pages.

The real power of the blogosphere, as the US has proved ten years on from the Lewinski scandal is the power of grass roots organisation, online advocacy and peer to peer networks (especially for fund raising).

Our non-profit environmental advocacy client Environmental Action has been running a three - message welcome series for years now, but I chose to focus on the last 6 months of data.

Lawmakers, animal advocates seek Buster's Law felony, punishable with 2 years in jail for harming pets during commission of another felony; Announce they will hold NYS Animal Advocacy Day on June 7 in Well of LOB in Albany

Leader Kolb had previously been recognized on an individual basis as «Legislator of the Year» by NYSRPA for his strong personal advocacy for the Second Amendment.

The latest executive actions have bolstered Cuomo's support among engaged liberal advocacy groups, ranging from LGBT organizations thrilled with his plan to write regulations to protect transgender New Yorkers to labor groups who have pushed him for years to take action on the minimum wage through the previously little - known power of the Department of Labor wage board.

«Today, we're calling on Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo to stop having us beg every year for funding,» said Saundrea Coleman, a resident of Stanley Isaacs Houses and member of the advocacy group Community Voices Heard (CVH).

Colin Delany is a 17 - year veteran of digital advocacy communications and the founder and editor of Epolitics.com, a website that focuses on the tools and tactics of Internet politics and online advocacy.

It has been Cuomo and the state Democratic Party to take this year the more traditional approach of budget advocacy, paying themselves for an extensive television and radio campaign on his behalf.

(Bronx, NY)-- Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D - Queens, the Bronx) was honored by staff and patients at Urban Health Plan for his years of leadership and advocacy on behalf of community health centers in New York and across America.

District Attorney Scott D. McNamara reported today that a Rome man and women were arrested by investigators assigned to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center on April 8th as a result of an investigation into a prostitution and rape complaint involving a 15 year old victim.

It emphasizes that the Senate GOP's housekeeping account's spending has spiked ahead of Senate elections every two years, on expenses such as «issue advocacy» and polling.

Joan Roth, a 69 - year - old photographer who attended the event and lives on the East Side, said she liked Quinn's advocacy for progressive causes, but said Stringer is «the heart and soul of our city.

Tax reform advocacy groups from around the state gathered on May 22 to remind the Governor that he pledged to create a tax reform commission in his State of the State address earlier this year.

After years of pressure from grassroots advocacy groups, the MTA board voted unanimously to ban advertising of alcoholic beverages on New York City buses, subway cars and stations, contending that the social benefits of deterring underage drinking outweighed the loss of revenue.

Dr. Rosa is a fighter for our children, and during her years of service as a member of the New York State Board of Regents she has demonstrated her passion on education through her advocacy on a myriad of issues.

As part of the building pressure on de Blasio to eliminate funding conditions, Make the Road New York, one of the city's leading immigrant advocacy organizations, released its budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, with funding for NYIFUP «without any limitation to legal representation based on criminal history» at the top of its list.

Brewer, who consistently said the speaker continued a dialogue with her over her proposed legislation even while declining to move forward, said, «After three years of non-stop advocacy and coalition building, I am pleased and grateful that we have reached a deal with Speaker Christine C. Quinn on my paid sick leave bill.»

«Today I call on Gov. [Andrew M.] Cuomo to tell the people of New York without any equivocation whether he supports a yes or a no vote on the Constitutional Convention referendum this Election Day,» said Bill Samuels, a major campaign contributor for decades who created an advocacy group to hold a constitutional convention next year.

With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two - year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities.

Washington (CNN)-- Opponents of President Obama's approach to health care reform have outspent supporters by more than $ 7 million in the past 30 days in what has become the most expensive one year, single issue advocacy campaign on television in the nation's history.

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.