Free Environmental Career Worker Training! Apply online: For hazardous materials clean-up, construction, and disaster recovery locally and across the nation.

 

Spring 2021 - Free Environmental Career Worker Training! Apply online:   http://www.dscej.org/our-work/worker-health-and-safety-training   The Deep South Center for Environmental (DSCEJ) would like to identify, train, and mobilize men and women to participate in hazardous materials clean-up, construction, and disaster recovery locally and across the nation. Student training incentives include: ·    Stipend ·    Lunch ·    Bus Pass (if needed) ·    TWIC Cards available to eligible participants.   Limited space is available!       About the Organization   The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families harmed by pollution and vulnerable to climate change in the Gulf Coast Region through research, education, community and student engagement for policy change, as well as health and safety training for environmental careers.   Visit our website

Speak Up! Invitation | The Congressman Howard Wolpe Award and Conversation on Africa: A Fireside Chat with Congressmember Karen Bass

 BEMA International members.  Los Angeles, California.

You have a better voice because you elected your local representatives to fill YOUR NEEDS. 

If you do not ask the right questions for your elected official from your community, how will they know when your community is truly being served?

Served by addressing local issues of the residents, the immigrant community, the homeless (for the homeless exist globally even in Africa), issues of water & food security?

Climate change in the U.S. and globally?

Addressing corruption issue locally and globally?

We cannot speak for you if you don’t speak up.

BEMA International

 

Please join the Wilson Center Africa Program on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 10:00-11:00 AM (Eastern Time US) for the inaugural Congressman Howard Wolpe Conversation on Africa as we honor Congressmember Karen Bass, the U.S. Representative from California’s 37th Congressional District, for her years of leadership and advocacy for stronger U.S.-Africa relations.

Having trouble? View this email in your browser.         Africa Program           Follow           LIVE WEBCAST | UPCOMING EVENT The Congressman Howard Wolpe Award and Conversation on Africa: A Fireside Chat with Congressmember Karen Bass         Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021 10:00am – 11:00am ET           The Congressman Howard Wolpe Conversation on Africa: A Fireside Chat with Congressmember Karen Bass Please join the Wilson Center Africa Program on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, from 10:00-11:00 AM (Eastern Time US) for the inaugural Congressman Howard Wolpe Conversation on Africa as we honor Congressmember Karen Bass, the U.S. Representative from California’s 37th Congressional District, for her years of leadership and advocacy for stronger U.S.-Africa relations. This event will also feature a “fireside chat” between Congressmember Bass and Congresswoman Jane Harman, the Director, President, and CEO of the Wilson Center, discussing the current state of U.S.-Africa relations and the road ahead for U.S.-Africa engagement in the Biden administration. The public event will be featured as a webcast available on the Wilson Center’s website. Congressmember Bass has long been a leader and vocal advocate of stronger U.S.-Africa relations, and currently serves as the Chair of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. From 2018-2020, she served as the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, which has been at the forefront of working to strengthen U.S.-Africa relations. This conversation will offer an opportunity honor the legacy of Congressman Howard Wolpe, celebrate the leadership and achievements of Congressmember Bass, and have an insightful discussion on recent milestones in U.S.-Africa relations, some of the key challenges facing the continent, and the future of Africa and U.S.-Africa relations as the U.S. transitions to a new administration.   Speakers The Honorable Karen Bass Representative from California’s 37th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives & Ranking Minority Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Jane Harman Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center       One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 Phone: (202) 691-4000

 

Returning to 'Business as Usual' approaches and inclusion of local, regional, national, and international entities.

It has begun.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thompson Statement on FEMA Denying Maryland and Virginia Emergency Declaration Requests

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thompson Statement on FEMA Denying Maryland and Virginia Emergency Declaration Requests

January 19, 2021 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news that FEMA has denied requests from Maryland and Virginia for an emergency declaration to assist in costs related to the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol and the Inauguration:     “It is unconscionable that the Trump Administration, in one of its final acts, would deny emergency funding to Maryland and Virginia after domestic terrorists attacked the Capitol and tried to stop the peaceful transition of power. Assistance from Maryland and Virginia were needed that day because President Trump took too long to act. As states and Federal partners work together to ensure the security of President-elect Biden’s inauguration, the entire Federal government must support states’ requests for aid in that effort, including FEMA.  I have confidence that the incoming Administration will thoroughly and fairly consider an appeal of this decision.”   #  #  #   Media contact: Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978

Valuing and Transferring Local Humanitarian Knowledge. Humanitarian Principles, Standards, and Frameworks

 

Courses | Certifications | My Learning   Valuing and Transferring Local Humanitarian Knowledge Humanitarian Principles, Standards, and Frameworks   When international and national actors work together in the local context, certain challenges can arise that may hinder collaboration, communication, and the overall effectiveness of the response. Sharing and transferring local knowledge benefits everyone by promoting mutual understanding, providing contextual humanitarian knowledge, and building trust. Learn how to identity, document, transfer, and integrate local knowledge and expertise into humanitarian operations and programs. This free, interactive guide was created in collaboration with CERAR - Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches-Actions sur la Résilience.     Get Started   Forgot your password? Click here to create a new one.       Learner Review "I found this guide thought provoking. There were many elements I want to believe we already have in our programming, others we need to strengthen." —Liisa R. ★★★★★     ABOUT DISASTERREADY In 2013, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation started DisasterReady with a simple mission: To better prepare humanitarian and development workers for the critical work they do by providing high-quality, relevant online learning resources at no cost. DisasterReady is provided in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. NEED HELP? Get answers to frequently asked questions, change your language, and more. Help page →