Reminder: Violence Against Women Awrensss Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

 Greetings, 

This is a friendly reminder of tomorrow's Violence Against Women Awareness Event. Please find the link below and join us .

The Greater Los Angeles FGM Task Froce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Violence Against Women Awrensss

Time: Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 10:18 AM African Coalition <sadmassu@africancoalition.org> wrote:

Greetings ,

Please find attached flyer and link below and join us. 

 

Time: Nov 18, 2021 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85161103827?pwd=UG1FZmZiMU1uZExTcGs3cWh4UXpkdz09

Meeting ID: 851 6110 3827
Passcode: 427056

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+16699006833,,85161103827#,,,,*427056# US (San Jose)
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Meeting ID: 851 6110 3827
Passcode: 427056
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Sincerely, 

Senait Admassu

President

African Communities Public Health Coalition

3731 Stocker St. Suite 211

Los Angeles, CA 90008

Office : (213) 909-0985

www.africancoalition.org

 

Proclamation on National Rural Health Day, 2021

 

November 17, 2021   NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY, 2021   - - - - - - -   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION

America's rural communities feed and fuel our country, steward our precious lands, and are home to 1 out of every 5 Americans.  As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and make the investments we need to build back better, we must ensure that our recovery includes and strengthens our Nation's rural communities.  On National Rural Health Day, we recommit to supporting the health and well-being of rural Americans and celebrate the rural health care providers who work tirelessly to meet their needs. Rural Americans face unique challenges accessing the care they need and deserve.  They often have to travel greater distances to see a health care provider, are less likely to have access to broadband to utilize telehealth services, and are more likely to live in an area that has a shortage of doctors, dentists, and mental health providers.  While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has spared no part of the country, rural areas have confronted additional challenges that affect the delivery of services, including limited health care infrastructure and fewer clinicians. My Administration is committed to improving the health of rural communities and ensuring that those who call these communities home have equitable access to the resources and services routinely available to people living in more densely populated areas.  That is why my American Rescue Plan (ARP) is providing $8.5 billion to rural health providers to keep their doors open and continue responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This builds on over $820 million in ARP spending from earlier this year to support COVID-19 testing and mitigation across 4,200 Rural Health Clinics and over 1,500 small rural hospitals and $100 million in ARP funding to support the vaccine outreach efforts of Rural Health Clinics.  My Administration's plan also provided $500 million to create the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program, which is helping rural communities provide more COVID-19 testing and treatment, purchase medical supplies, deliver food assistance, and renovate health care facilities.  These investments are complemented by funds to expand telehealth and support training for new rural health care providers, including community health workers and respiratory therapists.  This funding has supported thousands of Rural Health Clinics, small rural hospitals, and community health workers. My Administration's Build Back Better framework will build on the successes of the ARP by delivering lower cost, higher quality health care to rural Americans.  My Administration's proposal is the biggest expansion of affordable health care in a decade and will lower prescription drug and other health care costs for rural Americans, keep rural hospitals open, and work to address the root causes of poor health, including outdated drinking water infrastructure across rural America.  Additionally, my Administration is coordinating efforts across Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local governments and incorporating health equity principles, policies, and approaches in our efforts to better support rural communities.  This means supporting rural hospitals and clinics, expanding telehealth and workforce development, improving community health, and providing greater access to capital so that every American can receive lower cost and higher quality health care.  On National Rural Health Day, we recognize the importance of the health and well-being of our rural communities.  As our Nation builds back better, we recommit to supporting our rural health care providers and working together to bring about a stronger, healthier rural America. NOW, THERFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 18, 2021, as National Rural Health Day.  I call upon the people of the United States to reaffirm our dedication to the health and well-being of rural America. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.                             JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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Climate Financing\Donors. Pledge over $400 million for Vulnerable. November 2021

 

Donors pledge $413 million to help most vulnerable cope with climate crisis

Global Health. Investment in Primary Health Care in the Americas. November 2021

 

Investment in primary health care urgently needed to ensure COVID-19 recovery in the Americas

Climate Change. Driving Displacement. November 2021

 

Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021

Food Insecurity. Communities affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota are threatened by food insecurity, displacement and the climate crisis. Nov 2021

 

Communities affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota are threatened by food insecurity, displacement and the climate crisis

Veterans Networking Social at the University of Maryland: Thurs. Nov. 18th!

It's time for our next in-person Veterans Networking Event at UMD! 

RSVP at stamp.umd.edu/vetnetworking

Grab some food and a drink. Talk to some people. Have a great time. If we never take time, we will never have time. Current Student Veterans, Alumni, Campus Partners, Employers, Veterans, and Veteran Supporters are all welcome. Please share.

Veterans Networking Social Event
Thursday, Nov. 18th, 2021 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Hall CP - 4656 Hotel Dr, College Park, MD 20742
https://thehallcp.com/
Attire: Business casual to business professional
Food is provided and drinks are available at the bar.
RSVP at stamp.umd.edu/vetnetworking

The first 30 people to RSVP receive a ticket good for a free drink at the bar!

 

--

David M. Reese

Pronouns: he, him, his

Coordinator, Veteran Student Life

Engagement Office - 0110H

Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life

Division of Student Affairs | University of Maryland

0110 STAMP | 3972 Campus Drive | College Park, MD 20742

dmreese@umd.edu | 301-314-0073 | stamp.umd.edu | @thestampumd

U.S. Army veteran

 

 

Is cryptocurrency reinventing global finance, and can governments keep up?

A profound transformation of global finance is underway, and proponents say cryptocurrency is bringing the potential for a more equitable and inclusive economic future. There is little doubt the advancement of blockchain technology, fintech innovation, and technology’s digitizing impacts on our lives will reshape global financial frontiers, and governments are only beginning to grapple with the possible implications.

Join Foreign Policy tomorrow, November 10, as we digitally gather entrepreneurs, global thought leaders, and finance experts to explore innovation in cryptocurrency. Our speakers will weigh in on the impacts of widespread cryptocurrency adoption, changing approaches to international financial landscapes, and regulatory collaborations that can lead to more democratic outcomes in global finance.

Hear from these policy leaders and cryptocurrency experts as they address #OpenGlobalFinance:

• Eva Kaili, member, European Parliament
• Jai Massari, partner at Davis Polk
• Eva Maydell, member, European Parliament
• Michael Mosier, former acting director of FinCEN
• Julie Stitzel, head of Bitcoin policy at Cash App
• Sheila Warren, deputy head of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and member of the executive committee at the World Economic Forum

 

Register

 

 

Event Details
Crypto’s Impact on Global Finance
Nov. 10
11 a.m. EST

I look forward to seeing you online!

Andrew Sollinger
Publisher | Foreign Policy

Your Participation in Study. Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Disease

 

To receive research study announcements from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. To learn more about this NIH study #18-DK-0091, or other studies, please call us at 866-444-1132. Chronic Hepatitis C Liver Disease Understanding complications of liver disease after cure of hepatitis C infection. Doctors at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases are conducting a study to better understand complications that can occur after the hepatitis C virus has been cured.� Researchers want to determine why cirrhosis, liver cancer and other liver related complications may occur after treatment.� What the study involves: 12 week treatment of hepatitis C infection Monitoring the health of your liver with blood tests and liver imaging Liver biopsy to assess the amount of scar tissue Continued outpatient monitoring by an NIH liver physician There is no cost for study-related visits, medications, or tests Compensation may be provided You can participate if you are: At least 18 years of age Diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C in the last 6 months In good general health Not infected with the HIV virus Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding The NIH Clinical Center, America�s Research Hospital located in Bethesda, MD Metro red line (Medical Center stop) For more information: NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment 866-444-1132 TTY users dial 7-1-1 Email:�ccopr@nih.gov Online: https://go.usa.gov/xV8Nj NIH Study:�18-DK-0091

 

The Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation are pleased to announce Protecting GPS Satellites, Signals, and America A Webinar Panel Discussion       Congressman to Introduce Webinar on Protecting GPS The Honorable John Garamendi (D-CA) will provide opening remarks for a 17 November webinar co-sponsored by the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation. Garamendi is the chair of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee and has long been concerned about the vulnerability of America’s Global Positioning System (GPS). The webinar will focus on ways to deter attacks on and interference with GPS satellites and signals. “America’s over-reliance on GPS makes it a high priority target for a wide range of bad actors,” said Dana A. Goward, President of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, and one of the webinar moderators. “And, since other nations, such as China, Russia, and Iran, have terrestrial systems they can use when space is not available, the U.S. is at a strategic disadvantage.” This “technology resilience gap” is one of several dangers that could lead to armed conflict that webinar panelist George Beebe discusses in his book “The Russia Trap.” His concern is that, having such a pronounced relative weakness can invite meddling and exploitation by adversaries. Even if done on a small scale, this could lead to a series of escalating responses ending in an unintended, much more serious conflict that neither party wants. Beebe is Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for the National Interest. He spent more than two decades in government service as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and policy advisor, including service as director of CIA’s Russia analysis, and as Special Advisor to Vice President Chaney for Russia/Eurasia and Intelligence Programs. Eliminating the gap between the U.S. and its adversaries is key to protecting GPS and the nation, according to webinar panelist Greg Winfree, Director of the Texas Transportation Institute. Winfree previously served as an Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation. While acknowledging there is no single answer, he has asserted that providing at least one alternative system will go a long way toward “getting the bullseye off GPS.” The third webinar panelist, Scott Pace, has supported Winfree’s approach. Pace is the Director of George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute and former Executive Director of the National Space Council. He has commented that having an alternative to GPS will contribute to national security and improve global stability. It will “lower the pressure on us to escalate and respond” should GPS satellites be damaged, or services disrupted. The webinar will be held on Wednesday the 17th of November from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EST. More information is available at DomesticPreparedness.com. Attendance is free but attendees must register in advance HERE.

BEMA International with the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH). Recovery\Homelessness a State of Emergency

 

BEMA International membership

To support our members that are currently, and have experienced forms of recovery\homelessness at some point in their life.  The Black Emergency Managers Association International are joining with the National Coalition for the Homeless ( NCH, https://nationalhomeless.org/ ) to end and prevent homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met.

As a ‘state of emergency’

• from the COVID-19 crisis where an increase of eviction is still ongoing,
• from the impacts of climate change and disasters for displaced, migration, and transition

we play a key role in ensuring this basic need of individuals and families are met.  Members of the and our whole community.

 

Black Emergency Managers Association International   Washington, D.C.  20020 bEMA International   Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today.  We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.  In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late.  Procrastination is still the thief of time.  Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity.  This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Where Are We Going From Here:  Chaos or Community’.