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Hear from civil servants who have fought workplace discrimination inside and outside of government

Partnership for Public Service

In their conversation with co-hosts Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rachel Klein-Kircher, Ishimaru and Ma discussed: How they have applied their law training to pursue “mission-driven work” in the federal government and with policy advocacy nonprofit organizations. Rebuilding an agency to better serve the public.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But not much has been addressed since the plan was released in 2010! The state has the Jordan River Commission , and the advocacy group, the Seven Canyons Trust , works on creek daylighting issues throughout the County. The Creek Management Plan provides a number of recommendations for the Creek within the Park.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. It doesn’t take long before thousands of Facebook users join these pages (Fieser, 2009). Collective action (CA) can be defined as all activity of common or shared interest among two or more individuals (Olson, 1971). 2011; Aday, et al.,