The dissenters were discontented with the general leftward trend in USCJ policies over the previous decades, such as " prayer book revision, egalitarianism, redefining halakhic boundaries of sexual relationships, and advocacy of Israel accepting conversions that are non-halakhic even by Conservative standards "., and the Union suggests that " The Conservative Movement thus appears to endorse the notion that changing societal norms can supersede the proper application of halakhic sources ".

LIIA is a non governmental and non partisan foundation, established in 1992, their research and advocacy mainly focuses on: Latvian foreign policy, Transatlantic relations, European Union policies, including its neighborhood policy and Eastern Partnership, and multilateral and bilateral relations with Russia.

The Union of Concerned Scientists advocacy group points out that, at the Nevada Test Site, the depth required to contain fallout from an average-yield nuclear test was over 100 meters, depending upon the weapon's yield.

After her husband died in 1898, Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union ( WSPU ), an all-women suffrage advocacy organisation dedicated to " deeds, not words.

* Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit advocacy organisation

Over the past decade, NCSF has formed several alliances with other advocacy organizations to work on projects that defend sexual freedom rights: Free Speech Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, among others.

In the United States, for example, non-profit legal advocacy organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Landmark Legal Foundation, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Center for Law and Justice or NORML, frequently submit such briefs to advocate for or against a particular legal change or interpretation.

Credit unions with a specific focus on serving low-and moderate income people and communities, most of which are typically low-income designated by the National Credit Union Administration ( NCUA ), often join the New York, New York-based National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions ( Federation ), a national trade association providing investments, technical assistance, education and training and advocacy for community development credit unions ( CDCUs ) nationwide.

Swinburne Student Union has not been funded by the University since 2006 which has resulted in the unusual situation of the University operating student advocacy itself through a wholly owned subsidiary, the Swinburne Student Amenities Association.

In addition to its research and publishing activities, Consumers Union has four advocacy offices that attempt to influence policy that affects consumers, in Washington, D. C .; San Francisco, California ; Austin, Texas ; and Yonkers, New York.

The name " Consumers Union " became reserved for the subsection of the organization which participates in political advocacy.

* Union of Secondary Students, a student-rights advocacy group in Ireland

It is best known for its advocacy of using the ballot box for revolutionary purposes ; opposition to reformism ; and its early adoption of the theory of state capitalism to describe the Soviet Union.

While once a longtime supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Hentoff has become a vocal critic of the organization for its advocacy of government-enforced university and workplace speech codes.

Also in 2004, the scientific advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists issued a report, Scientific Integrity in Policymaking: An Investigation into the Bush Administration's Misuse of Science which charged the following: " A growing number of scientists, policy makers, and technical specialists both inside and outside the government allege that the current Bush administration has suppressed or distorted the scientific analyses of federal agencies to bring these results in line with administration policy.

This decision created outrage among its Internet users, and has led to a class action suit against Videotron by consumer advocacy group Union des Consommateurs ; the action is still pending.

In 2004, UFCW Canada and the National Union of Public and General Employees ( NUPGE ) signed a formal organizing protocol recognizing the UFCW as the union with primary jurisdiction for organizing agricultural workers in Canada and agreeing to cooperate on joint organizing and advocacy campaigns.

The DP has led the CSV and LSAP in becoming more internationalist in outlook, focusing on the European Union, environmentalism, and advocacy of human rights abroad.

Since 1997, the liberal advocacy group Americans for Democratic Action has given him an average vote rating of 98. 5 percent, whereas its conservative counterpart, the American Conservative Union, has given him an average vote rating of 2. 5 percent.

Rothman earned an F from the taxpayers advocacy organization National Taxpayers Union in 2004.

The Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) is a nonprofit science advocacy group based in the United States.

The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection ( BUAV ) is a British animal protection and advocacy group that campaigns for the abolition of all animal experiments.

Right-wing populist advocacy groups with a producerist worldview, such as the John Birch Society, disseminated a multitude of conspiracy theories in the 1960s claiming that the governments of both the United States and the Soviet Union were controlled by a cabal of corporate internationalists, greedy bankers and corrupt politicians intent on using the United Nations as the vehicle to create the " One World Government ".

Thus began an ignoble aspect to his career partially that culminated in Johnson's advocacy on behalf of Southern slaveowners in the infamous Dred Scott case, and which was only partially redeemed by his support for the Union during 1861-1865 War of the Rebellion.

His advocacy of Spiritualism and his belief in a non-material origin for the higher mental faculties of humans strained his relationship with the scientific establishment, especially with other early proponents of evolution.

* Portman Group ( a UK alcoholic beverage industry trade advocacy group with a code of marketing practices )

Establishing the annual observance Spay Day USA in 1994, The Doris Day Animal League now partners with the Humane Society of the United States and continues to be a leading advocacy organization.

It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity, including promotion of de jure Taiwan independence.

He became famous for his advocacy of the rights of Native Americans, whose cultures, especially in the Caribbean, he describes with care.

Nietzsche's argument that " God is dead " coincided with his attack on the " herd mentality " of Christianity, democracy and modern collectivism ; his concept of the übermensch ; and his advocacy of the will to power as a primordial instinct, were major influences upon many of the fin-de-siècle generation.

Spearheaded by FAO in partnership with other UN agencies and private nonprofit groups, the EndingHunger movement pushes the boundaries of conventional public advocacy.

Such men have openly libelled him, like Dewes and Weldon, whose falsehoods were detected as soon as uttered, or have fastened upon certain ceremonious compliments and dedications, the fashion of his day, as a sample of his servility, passing over his noble letters to the Queen, his lofty contempt for the Lord Keeper Puckering, his open dealing with Sir Robert Cecil, and with others, who, powerful when he was nothing, might have blighted his opening fortunes for ever, forgetting his advocacy of the rights of the people in the face of the court, and the true and honest counsels, always given by him, in times of great difficulty, both to Elizabeth and her successor.

He shows that the means of union with God are, ( 1 ) on the part of Christ, his atoning work ( 1: 7 ; 2: 2 ; 3: 5 ; 4: 10, 14 ; 5: 11, 12 ) and his advocacy ( 2: 1 ); and ( 2 ), on the part of man, holiness ( 1: 6 ), obedience ( 2: 3 ), purity ( 3: 3 ), faith ( 3: 23 ; 4: 3 ; 5: 5 ), and love ( 2: 7, 8 ; 3: 14 ; 4: 7 ; 5: 1 ).

Along with Russell, he led the turn away from idealism in British philosophy, and became well known for his advocacy of common sense concepts, his contributions to ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics, and " his exceptional personality and moral character.

In 1993, Kemp, Bennett, Kirkpatrick and financial backer Theodore Forstmann co-founded the free market advocacy group Empower America, which later merged with Citizens for a Sound Economy to form Freedom Works.

Max Planck's early advocacy of the special theory, along with the elegant formulation given to it by Minkowski, contributed much to the rapid acceptance of special relativity among working scientists.

The counter-action against Stalin aligned with Lenin ’ s advocacy of the right of self-determination for the national and ethnic groups of the former Tsarist Empire, which was a key theoretic concept of Leninism.

In 2003, he was honored with the organization ’ s Music Has Power Award, recognizing his advocacy and continuous commitment to raising public awareness of the positive effect of music.

His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with Communism, and criticism of the US brought retribution from the government and public condemnation.

By August 1996, the FDA had not taken action, and the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen filed a petition with the FDA, prompting the agency to act.

To this end, it cooperates with various religious institutes and advocacy groups, as well as scholarly, ecumenical, and international organizations.

According to a broad definition of slavery used by Kevin Bales of Free the Slaves ( FTS ), an advocacy group linked with Anti-Slavery International, there were 27 million people in slavery in 1999, spread all over the world.

This idea is known as Brooks ' law, and is presented along with the second-system effect and advocacy of prototyping.

In modern times, the confirmation process has attracted considerable attention from the press and advocacy groups, which lobby senators to confirm or to reject a nominee depending on whether their track record aligns with the group's views.

They often combined advocacy with performance art, as in their " Bagism ", first introduced during a Vienna press conference.

* Strategy, including: Funding sources ( individuals, corporations, foundations, donors / governments, endowments, sales / events ) and business model ( independent research, contract work, advocacy ); The balance between research, consultancy, and advocacy ; The source of their arguments: Ideology, values or interests ; applied, empirical or synthesis research ; or theoretical or academic research ( Stephen Yeo ); The manner in which the research agenda is developed — by senior members of the think tank or by individual researchers, or by the think tank of their funders ; Their influencing approaches and tactics ( many researchers but an interesting one comes from Abelson ) and the time horizon for their strategies: long term and short term mobilisation ; Their various audiences of the think tanks ( audiences as consumers and public-this merits another blog ; soon ) ( again, many authors, but Zufeng provides a good framework for China ); and Affiliation, which refers to the issue of independence ( or autonomy ) but also includes think tanks with formal and informal links to political parties, interest groups and other political players.