• Those protests had a significant effect on the way people - including white people - talk about race and racism. (vox.com)
  • Then the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests, became national news, and public opinion changed dramatically and rapidly. (vox.com)
  • In the resulting political fallout, police departments around the country have demonstrated resolve and solidarity through social protests of their own - resigning en masse, gathering the rank-and-file for morale speeches and applauding fellow officers who have been charged with excessive force. (ajc.com)
  • Dani and I spoke about the media reaction to these protests and what's changed as public opinion has shifted on systemic racism and police brutality. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • The 2,000-person survey, conducted from June 5 to 7, echoes a Morning Consult poll last week which found that majorities of Black and white Americans would view a brand less favorably if it did not comment on the recent protests. (latimes.com)
  • When the World Bank's board of governors ratified Banga's presidency in early May-appointing the Biden nominee to a five-year term with a June 2 start date-the bank's new leader suggested that a 'climate change shift' was coming. (commondreams.org)
  • On the eve of Banga's first day in office, Big Shift Global acknowledged that his stated belief in climate science is an improvement over the status quo. (commondreams.org)
  • For its part, the Glasgow Actions Team tweeted , 'While Ajay Banga is inside addressing his staff, we're outside showing him how easy it is to truly shift the World Bank to act on climate change! (commondreams.org)
  • In early 2014, his focus shifted from an emphasis on climate change and the environment to biomedical research. (wmfe.org)
  • If you say, 'There will be a series of brilliant innovations that make clean energy cheap,' or, 'There will be a sea change in public opinion on climate,' or, 'Young people will take over and revive politics,' you sound like a hippie dreamer. (commondreams.org)
  • In fact, most of the population, or at least public opinion, seems to be drifting further and further to the left, with cancel culture, climate hysteria, a sprawling welfare state and ever higher taxes and levies. (zerohedge.com)
  • Now, readers may disagree - and despair at the significant minority of people who don't think climate change is real, and that humans are causing it. (truthout.org)
  • What that means in this regard is that even with a solid proportion of people believing in climate change caused by humans, those percentages alone won't override the resources the fossil fuel industry can pour into maintaining the current disastrous system. (truthout.org)
  • Some industries will no doubt profit significantly from a shift away from a fossil fuel economy to a more sustainable system - and we would expect money from those industries devoted to measures to address climate change. (truthout.org)
  • This time around, change should be driven not only by shifting public tastes, but by public-health concerns, from tackling climate change through to promoting individual health. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The effectiveness of EU soft law and concomitant domestic policy paradigm shifts are highly dependent on MP's interests, pre- existing policies, socioeconomic issues, the domestic political climate and societal discourse. (lu.se)
  • In 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to implementation of the One Health paradigm shift. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: The rising rates of drug use-related complications call for a paradigm shift in the care for people who use drugs. (bvsalud.org)
  • I'm doing this because I am a human being who pleads for and begs for justice for all the people who have been victims and anyone that might have died. (cnn.com)
  • This means that EU asylum solidarity is condemned to fail by design if merely seen as a tool that legitimizes restrictive policies shifting or outsourcing responsibility to other EU or third countries. (lu.se)
  • Public opinion has been shifting for two decades. (good.is)
  • Medical marijuana struggled for legitimacy for decades before the recent shift in public opinion. (hightimes.com)
  • Over the last 2 decades, tionally, and globally--to attain optimal health for people, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research animals and our environment. (cdc.gov)
  • Most people who received some money experienced less hunger, sickness and depression, both before and after Kenya imposed restrictions in the pandemic. (theconversation.com)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered how people work, move and interact with each other. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • In today's COVID-19 Update, AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger talks with Stephen Parodi, MD, the executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation, and associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, California, about pandemic vs. endemic and what that shift will mean for our COVID-19 response. (ama-assn.org)
  • Planning For The Next Pandemic: Lab Systems Need Policy Shift To Speed Emerging Infectious Disease Warning And Tracking. (cdc.gov)
  • The past decade has seen tremendous shifts in immigration, globalization, and technological specialization that have contributed to what some have called the Age of Fracture. (christianitytoday.com)
  • They have to be able to orient themselves in a landscape of major technological shifts and societal challenges, while continuously minimising risks and maximising opportunities," says Annika Olsson, Professor of Packaging Logistics and Dean of LTH. (lu.se)
  • An editorial in the BMJ , the UK's most widely-read medical journal, argues that laws against drug use have harmed people across the world, while stressing that drug addiction should be viewed as a health problem and police involvement must end. (rt.com)
  • In June, Britain's two leading health bodies, the Royal Society for Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health, called for the personal use of drugs to be decriminalized. (rt.com)
  • 63% were concerned that elderly people would feel pressured to accept euthanasia to reduce health care costs. (arpacanada.ca)
  • Canadians are more concerned that people will feel pressured to accept euthanasia in order to reduce health care costs. (arpacanada.ca)
  • In early 2016 Amnesty International commissioned a poll that showed overwhelming support for change, with a breakdown of where people stood regarding different causes for legal abortion, including incest, rape, risk to the woman's health and foetal abnormality. (civicus.org)
  • Canada has allowed the automotive industry to run roughshod over public health and policy-makers, resulting in the marginalization of other modes of transport, from tramways to bicycles. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • The EPA endangerment finding can be overturned if it's determined that greenhouse gas emissions no longer endanger public health or welfare. (skepticalscience.com)
  • In other words, we have politicians attempting to overturn a scientific finding whose purpose is to protect public health and welfare, for purely political reasons. (skepticalscience.com)
  • We cannot disregard a scientific finding, particularly one which has major consequences for public health and welfare, just because we don't want to believe it, or because doing so would be politically advantageous. (skepticalscience.com)
  • State and local health officials in North Carolina continue to recommend the use of face coverings in public spaces to contain COVID-19. (wfdd.org)
  • The use of masks to prevent the spread of disease is nothing new, and it's become increasingly common in places like Taiwan, which learned hard lessons from the public health response there to the SARS outbreak of 2003. (wfdd.org)
  • Healthcare workers (HCW) and first responders often work long, physically and mentally exhausting shifts as they provide care for patients, especially during a public health emergency. (cdc.gov)
  • We conclude that velop a strategic roadmap for public and private policies although One Health themes have been included through- and initiatives that will, in turn, be instrumental in shaping out numerous IOM and NRC publications, identified gaps the implementation of the One Health vision, both domesti- remain that may warrant targeted studies related to the One cally and internationally" ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Their operations were judged most likely to contain multiple recommenda- are independent from the US federal government and not tions or opinions related to One Health concepts. (cdc.gov)
  • in Viet Nam J Public Health 1(1):66-75, 2013) to describe the pathway that lead to Australia's first pill testing/drug checking services in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. (bvsalud.org)
  • Introduction: Over 50 years of approaching drug use from the "War on Drugs" has led to ignoring the systemic structural and social determinants of health, enforced drug use stigma, and damaging stereotypes of people who use drugs or are labeled as "drug-seeking," and sorely failed to support those needing assistance. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nurses and our epistemic lens can meet the challenge of complex intersectional issues affecting our use of power to develop more just and equitable health systems and advance our rebuilding of a trusting relationship with the people we serve. (bvsalud.org)
  • The disease quickly spread to all to baffle epidemiologists and public health professionals metropolitan centres and districts of Pakistan, although across much of the developed world, with huge impacts several rural districts of Balochistan and Southern Khy- on the economic, trade, commercial and public health ber Pakhtunkhwa Province had comparatively lower re- outcomes. (who.int)
  • Adding that, "Although road traffic injuries are a major public health problem, it has been viewed in public health traditionally as an 'accident' and as a random event that happens to others. (who.int)
  • He emphasized that "Road traffic injuries and the resultant deaths and disabilities is a major and has been a neglected public health challenge that requires concerted efforts for effective and sustainable prevention. (who.int)
  • However, in the recent years, WHO and other UN partners have been able to position the issue a grave public health concern and push it high on global political agendas. (who.int)
  • In order for the countries to effectively respond to this growing public health burden, the Organization seeks through its publications to support national health strategies and address the most pressing public health concerns of populations around the world. (who.int)
  • The use of "hysteria" in the media and by public health authorities can be problematic, since this terminology i s controversial, including for its sexist connotation , and is no longer used as a medical diagnosis. (who.int)
  • health challenges and the shifting demographics of employment? (cdc.gov)
  • Articles listed in the Public Health Knowledge Base are selected by the CDC Office of Public Health Genomics to provide current awareness of the literature and news. (cdc.gov)
  • Nearly 600 people died across Latin America from anti-LGBT violence between January 2013 and March 2014, according to a 2015 report by the IACHR . (cnn.com)
  • Over the past decade, many countries have embarked on historic reforms - strengthening anti-discrimination laws, combating hate crime against LGBT people and sensitizing public opinion. (ohchr.org)
  • Not a week goes by without my Office receiving reports of brutal violence and intimidation, police harassment and widespread discriminatory treatment affecting LGBT people around the world. (ohchr.org)
  • Those who speak out in defence of the rights of LGBT people risk persecution and assault and even, in some countries, legal sanctions. (ohchr.org)
  • When I meet with ministers on my travels and urge them to adopt measures to better protect the rights of LGBT people, they sometimes try to deflect the discussion. (ohchr.org)
  • It's a campaign for equality and respect for LGBT people everywhere. (ohchr.org)
  • POP PSYCHOLOGY has long had a term for the political marriage between LGBT people and the Democrats--it is a dysfunctional relationship. (socialistworker.org)
  • Yet LGBT people remain an unprotected class of citizens by the U.S. Constitution. (socialistworker.org)
  • While initially perceived as a more benign form of discrimination, his policy--known as "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue"--has allowed for a witch-hunt of tens of thousands of military personnel and the discharge of more than 12,500 LGBT people from the military. (socialistworker.org)
  • But his action left intact sodomy laws (not overturned by the Supreme Court until 2003), anti-same-sex marriage legislation (which he signed) and the military's unequal status for LGBT people (which he introduced), and it didn't take up the rights of those who are transgender (who experience the highest rates of violence, unemployment and discrimination of any sexual minority). (socialistworker.org)
  • All this exposes the severe limitations of the electoral route for winning civil rights for LGBT people. (socialistworker.org)
  • If Barack Obama--one of the most popular human beings on the face of the planet--were to use his bully pulpit to push legislation (or sign an executive order) that would sweep away all institutional barriers to the freedoms and civil rights of LGBT people, it could be done. (socialistworker.org)
  • As the sheer number of regular people voicing their outrage accumulates, the technology can make a real difference in how media outlets cover an issue. (good.is)
  • Questions problematic for respondents included those with constantly shifting reference periods throughout the survey, questions that required respondents to spend additional time parsing out multi-part questions with densely packed text, and questions that required the execution of several independent complex calculations (i.e. overall hours of specific daily school and extracurricular activities, number of weeks they participated in a specific activity). (cdc.gov)
  • But for some white people, the weeks since the police killing of George Floyd - captured in a video seen by millions around the country - and the worldwide uprisings that resulted have been eye-opening in a new way. (vox.com)
  • Brands are facing growing pressure to speak out about racism as surveys show that the killing of George Floyd has prompted a sharp shift in U.S. consumer attitudes about a subject many marketers had long sought to avoid. (latimes.com)
  • People have become more attuned to these issues" since Ferguson, Smith said. (vox.com)
  • But as public opinion has shifted on issues like systemic racism and police brutality, how has the media reacted? (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Labour is struggling to find salient, vote-shifting issues. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • It also reflected broader shifts in public opinion around issues of race and policing. (latimes.com)
  • The balance of risk has shifted for brands, which had deemed it too dangerous to weigh in on racial issues but now considered it too risky to stay silent on the subject, Edelman said, pointing to rising worries among chief executives about social divisions fueling instability. (latimes.com)
  • The difficulties of sustainable travel that are faced by people living in outer London have come to the fore this year, with proposals for ULEZ expansion and ongoing issues with the suburban rail network. (transportxtra.com)
  • Skerk was joined by Dr. Peter Johansson, senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, and Dr. Alejandro Fuentes, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute's expert on minority people's rights.The discussion covered a broad range of issues affecting Sweden's indigenous Sami people. (lu.se)
  • Since the 1990s, gradual paradigm shifts have occurred whereby various policies have been developed to adapt family matters to economic pressures and goals, demographic concerns, changing employment structures, pension and childcare systems, gender equality issues and diversifying familial structures (Lewis, 2006, p. (lu.se)
  • All these virtual meetings were made possible by state executive orders overriding standard operating procedures codified in state law, which requires that public bodies meet in person, in public. (eastbayri.com)
  • Big Shift Global showed in a recent report that the World Bank has directly financed at least $14.8 billion in fossil fuel production since the signing of the Paris agreement in 2015-reneging on its 2017 pledge to stop supporting oil and gas projects within two years. (commondreams.org)
  • As Politico notes , it appears this shift towards capital and corporate income taxes is driven in part by the desire to move away from the fight to lower the top marginal earned income tax rate. (epi.org)
  • We all know that there's a huge disconnect between public opinion and public policy in the United States - due to the money-driven political system. (truthout.org)
  • The prevailing mood of the public will be one of resignation after yet more excess at the public trough - this time the Government's decision to flog off its fleet of 34 chauffeur-driven ministerial BMW's and replace them with new models little more than three years after the purchase of the initial batch. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • Orifxojaev, known for his articles criticizing the Uzbek government for its restrictive religious policies, was imprisoned on a charge of 'distributing materials containing a threat to public security and public order. (rferl.org)
  • they may enact policies that intensify poverty, incarceration, and pollution that disproportionately hurt black and brown people in the United States, but these are not sufficient to irrefutably verify that they are "a racist. (thenation.com)
  • We cannot coast on a "small is beautiful" community garden project or worker-owned café-not while federal policies push down wages, shift billions to the military, and subsidize corporations that destroy Main Street commerce. (yesmagazine.org)
  • Such policies have resulted in substandard protection - often in violation of international and European law - and in responsibility shifting. (lu.se)
  • Masks protect people from getting infections that are transmitted through respiratory droplets, and we use those as healthcare providers," says Ohl. (wfdd.org)
  • Please note that this blog is specifically about respirators used by healthcare workers during long shifts and not facemasks worn as barrier control to stop the spread of COVID. (cdc.gov)
  • On philosophy of harm reduction and power: People who use drugs are often disenfranchised and pathologized by being labeled as "a drug addict," which then serves as a rationalization for mistreatment by healthcare providers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Discussion: To better serve as healthcare providers, workers must be equipped to work with people who use drugs and reinforce the social justice commitment against medical stigma, neglect, racism, and inadequate pain coverage and withdrawal treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • Essentially, people make new social links when in the global phase, and refine or break them (by ceasing contact) while in the local phase. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study used what's called a test-negative case control design, and essentially, what that means is that we take people with COVID-like illness, so persons with one or more COVID-like symptom, including cough, respiratory disease, fever, and so on, and if they've tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, they're considered a case in our study. (cdc.gov)
  • So essentially, we're comparing people that showed up for testing because they had respiratory virus symptoms, and then looking at people that did and did not test positive for COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , 208,000 people (as of 2014) work in the public relations industry. (shiftcomm.com)
  • Based on the United States population, if you were to survey all 70,000 people seated at the Super Bowl this coming year, only 50 of them would work in public relations. (shiftcomm.com)
  • All but a small fraction of the people who enforce the marijuana laws work for state and local governments and answer to state law. (brookings.edu)
  • But alongside these efforts-from flooding representatives' phone lines to packing town hall meetings to marching in protest-it's also important to begin the work of building alternatives to the systems that underlie the exploitation of people and planet. (yesmagazine.org)
  • During these extended work shifts, many HCWs are also required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), which may include N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) elastomeric half-mask respirators, or powered air-supplied respirators (PAPRs). (cdc.gov)
  • In an increasingly diverse and rapidly changing culture, some people are anxious about shifting cultural norms, civil rights, and religious liberty. (christianitytoday.com)
  • Leiserowitz says many people care more about whether he's being consistent in his views. (wmfe.org)
  • The Fed doesn't try to make money-it is incidental to what it does-but it does care about politics, optics, and public opinion. (advisoranalyst.com)
  • People care about inflation to the exclusion of everything else. (advisoranalyst.com)
  • Alcohol misuse screening and behavioral counseling (also known as alcohol screening and brief intervention) is recommended for all adults in primary care, including reproductive-aged and pregnant women, as an evidenced-based approach to reducing alcohol consumption among persons who consume alcohol in excess of the recommended guidelines. (cdc.gov)
  • Historically, these phases have been forced on people by constraints of time and space. (wikipedia.org)
  • People spend most of their time in a local phase and interact only with those immediately around them (family, neighbors, colleagues). (wikipedia.org)
  • And now it's time for the Opinion Page. (kcur.org)
  • The first March for Choice , held in September 2012, gathered a couple of thousand people, which was no small feat at the time. (civicus.org)
  • It's time for a shift - one as revolutionary as the transition from horses to cars, but done smarter. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • That public opinion has shifted over time, said Jim Irvine, president of the Buckeye Firearms Association. (daytondailynews.com)
  • As the masking cultural shift takes place in real time, it's been a particularly complicated transition for the African American community. (wfdd.org)
  • There were bumps along the way, with an array of Zoom "bombers" and embarrassingly open mics, not to mention the stumbling spectacle of people learning for the first time how to turn their cameras on or off, or aim it somewhere other than their foreheads or private parts. (eastbayri.com)
  • On the municipal side, nine out of 39 cities and towns are posting their materials ahead of time, livestreaming their meetings, letting the public join virtually, and archiving footage of the meetings. (eastbayri.com)
  • I have a hard time believing in someone like Jones who does not speak with clarity on her positions and seems to shape-shift during a campaign. (thestranger.com)
  • At the same time, a commitment to more safe and legal channels for people to access protection in the EU through resettlement quotas, humanitarian visas at embassies, and expanded possibilities for family reunification should be considered both at EU and national level. (lu.se)
  • On Monday, pollster Frank Luntz said of the swing in attitudes to the use of force by the police that he had never seen opinions change so fast in 35 years of polling. (latimes.com)
  • Polling data shows a seismic shift in white people's opinions about racism. (vox.com)
  • It's not just the 100,000 people who protested in Los Angeles last weekend, or the estimated 200,000 who gathered in the nation's capital, or the thousands more who took to the streets in small towns across the country to rally against racism and police violence in recent weeks. (vox.com)
  • Some of this change is happening among black Americans and other people of color - for example, 84 percent of black Americans now say racism is a big problem compared with 69 percent in 2015. (vox.com)
  • The main lesson most whites absorbed from the Civil Rights Movement," tweeted sociologist Crystal Fleming, "wasn't that they have a personal responsibility to fight systemic racism but rather, that they have a responsibility to maintain a public appearance of being 'non-racist' even as racism pervades their lives. (thenation.com)
  • Only public speech acts can do that, since, as Fleming continued in her Twitter thread, "the problem, for many whites, isn't white racism or dominance -the problem is a failed public performance of being 'non-racist. (thenation.com)
  • But the question remains whether that attention will be sustained and whether the white people who have become newly aware of police violence and discrimination in recent weeks will support the structural changes needed to fix them. (vox.com)
  • The recent Environics group survey shows that the EPC strategy not only convinced MP's to vote against legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, but has also helped to shift public opinion against the legalization of euthanasia in Canada. (arpacanada.ca)
  • While recent surveys indicate that the vast majority of public opinion supports the use of face masks and other social distancing measures, the acceptance is not universal. (wfdd.org)
  • A recent surgical mask study published in Nature Medicine showed that for people without face masks, 30 percent of the respiratory droplet samples collected were found with coronavirus. (wfdd.org)
  • In a recent opinion piece in the newspaper Sydsvenskan, Mats Benner argues, together with Annika Olsson, Dean of LTH, and Rasmus Roos, CEO of Sparbanken Skåne, that transition needs to be compatible with a robust economy in order to succeed. (lu.se)
  • Paul Ryan's election-year tax reform agenda shocked some people with its 33 percent top marginal income tax rate on earned income. (epi.org)
  • The call for reform reflects a shift in medical opinion. (rt.com)
  • We now have a war on terror that permeates every public news event and action. (kcur.org)
  • Public reaction to news events often takes several days to take effect as people often change their opinions after talking to friends, coworkers, and relatives. (electoral-vote.com)
  • Has the role of surveillance video in the Boston investigation changed your mind about cameras in public spaces? (kcur.org)
  • Transport for London should commit to introducing new bus routes for new developments before those developments are completed, so that they can offer better public transport links and less car parking. (transportxtra.com)
  • Opinion, findings and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in the update, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of CDC or DHHS. (cdc.gov)
  • I was afraid if Lee [Campbell] had sold it to someone else, I might have been laid off," she said, adding that she didn't have credit for the purchase, but five local people co-signed the loan -- even after she told them that their backing would have no influence on her editorial decisions. (blogspot.com)
  • That sort of hard-nosed reporting and editorial leadership has won The Recorder the top public-service award from the Virginia Press Association in six of the last nine years, and "The paper has never flinched from taking a stand," said the narrator of the presentation video. (blogspot.com)
  • For any individual, social activity alternates between a local phase, in which they interact only with people they already know, and a global phase in which they can interact with a wide pool of people not previously known to them. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, intermittent activities such as parties, holidays, and conferences involve a shift into a global phase where they can interact with different people they do not know. (wikipedia.org)
  • Specifically, she called on people to pressure the Swedish government to ratify ILO 169, which gives indigenous peoples the right to choose the extent to which they want to maintain their cultural and political identity and protect indigenous peoples from non-voluntary assimilation . (lu.se)
  • As millions of people fled Ukraine and sought safety in countries across Europe after Russia's 2022 invasion, community-led projects emerged to help newcomers find temporary housing in private homes. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • while Russia is killing people in Ukraine. (rferl.org)
  • Now, 57 percent say police are more likely to use excessive force on black people. (vox.com)
  • Tracking data also shows swift increases in disapproval of the police and belief that black people face a lot of discrimination, according to the New York Times . (vox.com)
  • Some police action has been directed against people smashing windows, breaking into stores and burning cars, but many question whether the tough tactics made the violence worse. (ajc.com)
  • A few days before that, two associates were killed by another employee in Southaven, Miss. Over Labor Day weekend a gunman driving through Oddessa and Midland, Texas, killed seven people before police shot and killed him. (daytondailynews.com)
  • By giving me a mask you're encouraging people to stay in their house, and to really over concern yourself with fear. (wfdd.org)
  • When I became High Commissioner, five years ago, there was almost no discussion at the UN of human rights challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. (ohchr.org)
  • First, the higher those numbers, and the more solid the support for beliefs, the more difficult it is for ALL politicians to ignore public opinion - particularly those political figures who are exploring alternative mechanisms for financing their campaigns that don't involve auctioning off their principles to the highest bidder. (truthout.org)
  • An essential feature of DPE is that the system undergoes repeated shifts between the two phases. (wikipedia.org)
  • It cuts the corporate income tax to 20 percent and shifts the United States to a territorial system that would spur income shifting and tax avoidance. (epi.org)
  • And public support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much in the past two weeks as it did in the previous two years, according to the New York Times . (vox.com)
  • It's a matter of psychology-people expect price increases, so they act in such a way as to perpetuate price increases. (advisoranalyst.com)
  • Does this incremental shift in public matter? (truthout.org)
  • Finnish public opinion has shifted in just a matter of months in favor of joining the alliance. (rferl.org)
  • Another example highlights how House Republicans are doubling down on tax breaks for an even-richer subset of high income individuals-people who make their income from capital earnings instead of working. (epi.org)
  • We also thought that the people who were not really engaged would just stay home and not make what they surely considered a tough choice. (civicus.org)
  • Moving with the Times: Supporting sustainable travel in outer London explores ways to make walking, cycling, car clubs and public transport better for local trips - not just commuting in and out of central London. (transportxtra.com)
  • I do not believe people make a choice in regards to their sexual orientation or it is a sin for those that are apart of the LGBTQ community. (thestranger.com)
  • Just like any cultural shift, it comes with skeptics, cheerleaders, and people in between all vying to be heard. (wfdd.org)
  • For instance, in a social network, if a person makes new acquaintances during a global phase, then some of these new social connections might survive into the local phase to become long-term friends. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Ohio, it is legal to carry a firearm - whether a small handgun or a long rifle - that is visible to the public as long as the holder is legally allowed to own a gun, said Karl Kordalis, who represents clients with firearm charges. (daytondailynews.com)
  • Taking up these recommendations would bring long-term benefits for people in outer London, says the Centre for London. (transportxtra.com)
  • Separate and separated mobility lanes that are well-maintained will accelerate the shift to more eco-friendly transport. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • In outer London, the travel environment is focused more on private car use, with less public transport and lower densities of cycle lanes, cycle parking and shared car and bike schemes, says the report. (transportxtra.com)
  • We need to move away from self-determination in a way to raise public awareness - a truth commission would do this. (lu.se)
  • The polls present a challenge for corporations, as the public remains skeptical about the sincerity of commitments to racial equality, from the composition of their senior management teams to the wages paid to their lowest-earning workers. (latimes.com)
  • he could, for instance, begin the process of commuting the death sentences of people whose crimes were committed when they were young, before their brains, their judgment and their impulse control were fully developed. (latimes.com)
  • But Savita's death was a turning point: many young people started their journey when it happened. (civicus.org)
  • And when it's poisoning the minds of young people, it betrays our ideals and tears our democracy apart. (archives.gov)
  • The young, diverse and high-spending consumers who companies most covet are leading the shift, with 80% of Black consumers, 70% of 18- to 34-year-olds and 63% of women saying they would change their buying patterns as a result. (latimes.com)
  • Here opinion is highly skewed at the extremes - the Coastal Coalition claims National is giving large stretches of the coastline to Maori, while Maori say the tests for securing customary title are too tough. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • Skerk said the Swedish government needs to train teachers about the Sami and add chapters about the Indigenous Sami People and national minorities to school textbooks. (lu.se)
  • Luisa Abbott Galvao, senior international policy campaigner at Friends of the Earth U.S., pointed out that 'Ajay Banga has spent his career chasing profits for shareholders rather than working in the public interest. (commondreams.org)
  • The paper demonstrates that leadership, advocacy and activism are key components, alongside evidence, to bringing about public policy change. (bvsalud.org)
  • 78% were concerned that a significant number of people who are sick, disabled or elderly would be euthanized without their consent. (arpacanada.ca)
  • Louisiana's fiscal capacity ranked 48th in the country and its social safety net is among the weakest for the poor, elderly, children and people with disabilities. (shelterforce.org)
  • Peruvian authorities investigated the incident and reported that Marin was taken into custody after neighbors reported unfamiliar people in the vicinity of the highway. (cnn.com)
  • Most people don't have to travel too far to find some kind of dinosaur exhibit. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Compared to inner London, outer London suffers from a lack of reliable and convenient alternatives to driving (such as public transport links) - with the result that many people find it difficult to give up their cars. (transportxtra.com)
  • It is important to find balance between nature and people. (lu.se)