The focus of the dialogue and new legislative and legal frameworks has been on electoral reform.
This dialogue, followed by legislative action, needs to occur now — not after AI is already hard at work. .
In addition to using their voices and platforms to foster dialogue, understanding and legislative change, these honorees have also helped shape, for the better, how the LGBT community is perceived around the world -- and how LGBT people see themselves.
While legislative gains have moved the greater dialogue in our favor, though, the reality on the streets has shifted in the opposite direction.
Building on field experience and in alliance with other UN agencies, UNICEF works to stimulate dialogue on national frameworks, legislative reforms and budget allocations affecting children and women.
When control of Congress rests on the results of those 20 to 30 races that are potentially competitive, the political dialogue in these campaigns, and legislative strategies in the House, become skewed.
If Newtown, one of the most viscerally horrifying tragedies our country has faced since 9/11, doesn't even inspire an enduring national dialogue -- let alone actual legislative action -- what will?
"We would love to see the chamber reconsider its approach on climate change legislation and engage its membership in a dialogue about how the chamber can participate more constructively in the legislative process," says PG&E's Hertzog.
By tradition, State of the Union speeches open a dialogue between the White House and Congress for the legislative agenda of the coming months.
