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violence
A “Vaccine” for Violence
In a country rife with gun violence, Philadelphia still stands out. In the past month alone, 12 children have been shot—the youngest just 10 months old. Increasingly, Philadelphia treats gun violence like a contagion, with several programs to prove it—including a branch of Cure Violence Global at Temple University. What does that mean in practice?
All that, plus a
heavy dose of patience.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
A “Vaccine” for Violence. December 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Join the December Global Climate Strikes. Friends of the Earth U.S.
The
September 20th Climate Strike was the largest youth-led climate mobilization in
U.S. history. Activists like you stood up and fought back against big
corporations taking advantage of our planet and leaving the most vulnerable
communities to clean up their mess.
But
our fight isn’t over. We won’t rest until we achieve a real and just solution
to climate change. On Friday, December 6th, people across the world will strike
again to demand bold action on the climate crisis. Will you join us?
The
clock is ticking -- we’re running out of time to prevent climate chaos. Our
leaders must take ambitious action before it’s too late.
We
need climate solutions that empower the communities most impacted by the
crisis. Solutions that eliminate all fossil fuels. Solutions that provide a
just transition for workers and others who have been caught in an extractive
economy for far too long. We need to address these problems now -- we
can’t continue passing them off to the next generation. And we need your help
to do it.
Together,
we can move mountains. Activists like you have worked tirelessly to stop
pipelines around the country and hold corporations accountable to the
destruction they cause.
Now,
we’re counting on you to take action again. The planet can’t wait any longer.
We need to stand together, adults and youth alike, and ensure the strike has
maximum impact. Together, we can show our elected officials we won’t back
down.
So,
can we count on you to step up for a future free of climate disaster, Charles?
Standing
with youLiz Butler,
VP of organizing and strategic alliances,
Friends of the Earth
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”. Sun, December 15, 2019 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”
EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”
“TRAINING AND A MOVIE: THE
EFFECTS OF A BIOLOGICAL PANDEMIC”
This workshop is intended to showcase
the ‘unrealized’ effects a biological outbreak will have on a community
and to prompt discussion amongst attendees as to what planning and preparation
needs to be done beyond the basic State Health Department plans to dispense
medication.
We will begin with a brief training
overview of some known biological agents: their classification, signs and
symptoms, and what makes them a threat. The review will be followed by a
modified-tabletop exercise using scenes from a movie that accurately depicts
the ripple effects of a biological outbreak as the scenarios for our group
discussions. We will track an unknown biological agent from its initial
appearance in ‘patient zero’ to its explosion as a worldwide pandemic. As the
movie progresses, we will stop it, look at the events that have taken place up
to that point and discuss what effect these events would have on Prince Georges
County and the surrounding areas.
Who should attend this workshop? …
Government officials and other community leaders, law enforcement, fire, first
responders, health department and medical personnel, business leaders, CERT
members & other community response organizations … basically
everyone!.
If/when this happens, it will truly take a community
working together to make it through.
Date And Time
Location
Baltimore is at the Vanguard of a National Black Vegan Movement
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On a recent day in
Baltimore’s Cherry Hill suburb, within the enclosure of a tall chain-link
fence that guards a grassy meadow surrounded by churches, schools, and
apartment complexes, Eric Jackson reaches into a garden plot the size of a
tennis court, lush with collard greens and dinosaur kale, to pick a green
leaf of medicinal mugwort.
civileats.com
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FEMA Private Sector Advisory -- FEMA Announces the Publication of the Interim Policy: "Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and Standards for Public Assistance"
Private Sector Advisory
FEMA Announces the Publication of the
Interim Policy:
“Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and
Standards for Public Assistance”
November 8, 2019
The policy defines the requirements for consistent and appropriate implementation of construction codes, specifications and standards for use in the Public Assistance program.
Previously, FEMA provided federal funding to restore disaster-damaged
facilities on the basis of pre-disaster design and function, with applicable
codes, specifications and standards. This policy is meant to increase the
resiliency of communities post disaster and support the efficient use of
federal funds, while reducing future vulnerabilities.
Disasters declared on or after
the date of this interim policy must apply the relevant consensus-based codes,
specifications and standards. The permanent work projects include buildings,
electric power, roads, bridges, potable water and wastewater. Applicants who
fall into any of the following categories have 60 days following date of policy
publication to opt-in to the guidelines of this interim policy:
- Incidents declared between Aug. 1, 2017, and the
date of policy publication;
- Projects for incidents declared before Aug. 1, 2017,
but without an obligation based on a finalized cost estimate as of the
date of policy publication; or
- Projects associated with a cost estimate on appeal
as of the date of policy publication.
Applicants wishing to participate must make their determination no later
than Jan. 5, 2020. The applicants will need to contact their FEMA Regional
Recovery Office and complete the opt-in notification form included in Appendix
B of the policy.
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