These ambassadors, a volunteer network of LGBTQ and ally college students, told lawmakers: "We have accepted the responsibility to speak in the face of injustice and refuse to be silenced".
The latest example of this is the controversy surrounding Linda Sarsour's usage of the word to define opposition to Donald Trump in accordance with the saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "The greatest jihad is a word of truth spoken in the face of a tyrant".
But he decided to switch gears to address the tragedy, challenging the church to speak up in the face of racism and bigotry. .
Public Service Announcements and posters that tell victims to "Speak Up" in the face of bullying mean nothing at all if, when kids and families find the courage to speak up, they are met with disbelief, denial and downplaying by school staff.
Ms. Polis is to be commended for speaking out in the face of these dangers.
The decision left him squirming, but unable to speak out, in the face of Labour attacks.
"We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the US government," he added.
Some Santas say they now feel a larger obligation to speak up in the face of giant, expensive wish lists, an obligation to lower expectations in a way that only Santas (not parents) can get away with.
(Tact forbids me from saying too much about "Always".) "The Terminal," at once following this preoccupation to its logical conclusion and (so to speak) flying in the face of it, is, improbably and enchantingly, about the romance of being stuck on the ground.
"We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U.S. government," Cook wrote.
