Organizing Committee, International Conference for the Normalization of US-Cuba Relations July 18-19, 2020

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Concert for Cuba! July 18 and 19 at 7pm CST.

HotHouseGlobal is our online streaming platform for Live arts +activism programming. We formed this collective project organized by HotHouse, as a free service intended to provide revenues for musicians and to encourage social justice networking and activism from places around the globe.      Saturday July 18  & Sunday July 19 at 5pm Pacific - 7pm Chicago - 8pm Eastern   PRODUCERS Raul Cuza, Marguerite Horberg, Bill Martinez, & The Institute of Cuban Music Lead Broadcast Producers for HotHouseGlobal are Vedran Residbegovic and Luis "Che" Jahn Communication strategies MK Communications  Special thanks : Suzanne Thompson, Alicia Zertuche, Melissa O'Brien, Catherine Murphy, Matt Merewicz, Gail Dee, Bea Cabrera, David Offenberg,  Jaime Garza, Mary Ferraza, Jon Woods, Catalina Maria Johnson, Jaime Garza and Kimberly Waller   Social Media Kit All the links to the Spanish and English language press releases, talent bios, posters, logos, Spanish and English language tweets, Eventbrite registration and "Where to Watch" links are in the Tool Kit - Please use the easy to use tools to help make this LOVE SONG for CUBA go Global!  THANK YOU for being a LOVE AMBASSADOR! As updates are added daily, the links are refreshed and up- to- date  HotHouse programs and operations are supported in part by funding provided by the Reva and David Logan Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the Dorothy and Gaylord Donnelley Foundation Additional support for HotHouseGlobal is provided as a labor of love by our production team of volunteers   Special thanks to Vedran Residbegovic, Edward Wilkerson, Luis Jahn, Jonathan Woods, Dushun Moseley, Bea Cabrera, David Offenberg and Marguerite Horberg who are Team HotHouseGlobal  Our streaming services are presented free of charge to support the arts and culture industry hard hit by the pandemic Help keep HotHouseGlobal flourishing without a paywall If you like what we do, please make a contribution today to our tax-exempt organization   DONATE HERE   Register for Concert In Solidarity, Organizing Committee, International Conference for the Normalization of US-Cuba Relations us-cubanormalization.org Saving Lives Campaign US-CANADA-CUBA Cooperation savinglives.us-cubanormalization.org New York-New Jersey Cuba Sí Coalition cubasinynjcoalition.org End All Economic and Travel Sanctions Against Cuba! Return Guantanamo Territory to Cuba! Stop US “Regime Change” Policy Against Cuba!

Grant Opportunity. Open Society. July 2020

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I’ve attended countless protests against police violence throughout my life. But never before have I seen anything like the surge of citizen activism that has swept across the United States in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many other victims of police brutality and racial violence. Witnessing people from all walks of life—of all ages, religions, colors, and creeds—marching together for Black lives and racial justice has been profoundly moving, and I’ve never been more hopeful about our collective ability to push this deeply imperfect union closer to its ideals. I joined the Open Society Foundations because of George Soros’s deep commitment to racial justice. I am humbled now as president of the Open Society Foundations to help implement his vision and continue his work. Today, we are investing $220 million in response to the burst of energy we have witnessed from this extraordinary movement, in hopes of nurturing it and ensuring that it endures long after the media spotlight has moved on. Further, because we know this work is a marathon and not a sprint, Open Society is providing five-year grants to each of these organizations, so they can think big and plan for the long-term. Patrick Gaspard President, Open Society Foundations

ExxonMobil Engineering Scholarship Program Opportunity Deadline: August 14, 2020

Sponsored by the Exxon Mobil Corporation, the LULAC National Educational Service Centers (LNESC) will award one (1) national scholarship of $20,000 (paid over four years), and twelve (12) $2,000 local scholarships to qualified Latino students who plan to pursue a degree in engineering at U. S. post-secondary institutions. Applicants must reside within the following cities or surrounding areas (60-mile radius) and meet the requirements below: Albuquerque NM; Austin, TX; Bayamon, PR; Colorado Springs, CO; Corpus Christi, TX; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; El Paso, TX; Kansas City, MO; Miami, FL; Oxnard, CA; Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA or Vancouver, WA.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be an incoming college freshman
• Must be a Hispanic student accepted into and planning to attend a full-time program in engineering leading to a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university in the U.S.
• Must have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent.
• Must have scored 29 or higher on the ACT test, or 1350 or higher on the SAT test (sum of critical reading and mathematics scores).
• Must be a U. S. Citizen or have the legal right to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

The application deadline is August 14, 2020. For more information, please click here.

Concert for CUBA. July 18-19, 2020

CONCERT FOR CUBA by Instituto Cubano de la Música, HotHouse, Raul Cuza and Bill Martinez Free Register Live from Havana – A GLOBAL Musical HOMAGE PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE HUMANITY & SOLIDARITY OF THE HEALTH BRIGADES About this Event Cultural organizers from the US and Canada have come together with the Instituto Cubano de la Musica (ICM) in Cuba to host a special tribute recognizing the distinct contributions to the world during the Covid-19 pandemic. The concert will salute Cuba’s heroic and outsized contributions to health care around the world as doctors have volunteered this year to serve in more than 26 countries.  The two-day cultural event will feature the legendary talent nurtured on Cuban soil and recognized world-wide as virtuoso artists. Musicians located outside of Cuba influenced by numerous Afro-Cuban styles or who are playing in solidarity with the aims of the event are also participating.  The roster of talent amassed for this historic event signifies the concert as one of music history’s most memorable gatherings. Interspersed with the music, tributes by long-time friends of Cuba, other artists, politicians in the US, religious leaders, academics, and activists will join the program to make remarks and offer context to the program. The program will broadcast LIVE from Havana’s Instituto Cubano de la Musica and from points around the globe while physical distancing is still observed. SATURDAY JULY 18  AND  SUNDAY JULY 19 • 8pm Eastern Standard Time • 7PM Central Daylight Time/ Chicago • 5pm Pacific Time And exclusively broadcast via the Twitch.tv/HotHouseGlobal channel. The HotHouseGlobal Twitch Channel will also be simulcast on • HotHouseGlobal on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fqiXc40zwA • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hothousechicago • And on the HotHouse web site www.hothouse.net/HotHouseGlobal Inside Cuba, the live stream will be broadcast across Cuba on national television. Co-presenters around the world will also create Watch parties on Facebook to expand the reach and audience for this legendary event.  The archival version will be available on HotHouseGlobal’s You Tube channel after the live stream two-day event is concluded.  The program will be presented for free without pay walls and all labor related to the program has been donated. CONFIRMED PERFORMERS TO DATE ( 7/10) Additional artists and speakers are expected to join the final lineup ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS Alexander Abreu Y Habana D' Primera ~ Orquesta Aragon ~ Susana Baca ~Jane Bunnett with Danae Olano ~ Bush ~ Proyecto Socio-Cultural El Patio De Adela Y El Caverchelo.comb with Ben Lapidus ~Jon Cleary ~ Barbara Dane with Pablo Menéndez and Mezcla ~ Osain Del Monte ~ “Nachito” Herrera ~ Oscar Hernández ~ Los Van Van ~ Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ~ Aruán Ortiz ~ Ozomatli ~ Omara Portuondo Con La Orquesta Failde ~ El Septeto Santiaguero ~ Síntesis ~ Omar Sosa ~ Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic ~ Tom Morello ~ Dayramir Gonzalez ~ Miguel Zenón ~ Grupo Moncada ~ Nancy Morejon ~ Dionne Warwick ~ Pedrito Martinez ~ Ricardo Lemvo~John Santos ~Michael McDonald SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS Danny Glover ~ Medea Benjamin ~ Michael Moore ~ Jesse Jackson Sr. ~ Congressman Danny Davis ~ Congressman Jesús G. "Chuy" García ~ City Of Los Angeles, Cd 11 Councilman Mike Bonin ~ James Early ~ David Soul ~ Ron Perlman ~ Judith Le Blanc ~ Antonio Gonzales ~ Alicia Jrapko ~ Jontay Darko ~ Juan De Marcos González ~ Alfredo Caxaj ~ Ed Asner ~ Aislinn Sol~ Mike Farrell ~ Rafael Lay ~ Cesar Pedroso ~Jorge Gomez ~ Adalberto Alvarez ~ Ronnie Malley ~ Wilfred W. Labiosa ~Margaret Randall EMCEES Chelis López Felix Contreras MEDIA SPONSORS WDCB ~ THE PACIFICA FOUNDATION The Instituto Cubano de la Musica in Havana, Cuba is the Executive Producer of the event. Additional Producers are Marguerite Horberg, founder and Executive Director of HotHouse, Raul Cuza, and Bill Martinez. The lead technical support for the broadcast in the US are Luis Jahn and Vedran Residbegovic.

Black Emergency Managers Association International 1231-B Good Hope Road.  S.E.                         Washington, D.C.  20020                                               Office:   202-618-909 bEMA International

Community\Civil Society Imperative.  The impacts of climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of disaster. Individuals, families, and communites must take a proactive approach and behaviors to save lives, their  communites, their culture and heritage. Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)             A 501 (c) 3 organization

UN Chief Warns of Deadly Germs as Potential Bioterrorist Weapons

UN Chief Warns of Deadly Germs as Potential Bioterrorist Weapons Thalif Deen The coronavirus—which has claimed the lives of over 538,000 people and infected more than 11.6 million worldwide—has destabilized virtually every facet of human life ever since its outbreak in late December. Providing a grim economic scenario of the devastation caused by the pandemic-- ... MORE > >

Digital Agriculture Linking Indian Farmers to Consumers Can Impact Food Security

Digital Agriculture Linking Indian Farmers to Consumers Can Impact Food Security Neeta Lal Digital technologies in agriculture are helping address the twin problems of food security and supply chain disruptions triggered by COVID-19 in India, while augmenting the income of smallholder farmers. Leveraging technology to match supply and demand of resources and food is key to overcoming ... MORE > >

Teleworking Is Not Working for the Poor, the Young and the Women

Teleworking Is Not Working for the Poor, the Young and the Women Mariya Brussevich, Era Dabla-Norris, and Salma Khalid The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or ... MORE > >

Women and Girls with Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic

Women and Girls with Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic Shubha Nagesh and Monalisa Padhee The Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown has intensified most inequities in society- specifically those that affect vulnerable communities, including persons with disabilities, particularly young girls. As an aftermath of recent media attention, many government organizations, nonprofits ... MORE > >

July 14, 2020. 4pm. Webinar. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women & GIrls

“The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Women & Girls” IPS is pleased to remind you about the webinar taking place tomorrow, 14 July 2020 at 15:00 CSET on Zoom. What's needed to ensure that policymakers and decision makers put women and young girls first? The world is counting the cost of COVID-19. It has affected everyone, everywhere and it threatens to undo the gains in recent years for women and young girls. It is estimated that nearly 60% of women around the world work in the informal economy, earning less, saving less, and at higher risk of falling into poverty. Many of the elderly are women, a population vulnerable to the ravages of the pandemic. Many young girls have been forced out of school – and may not return. With its massive months-long lockdowns, the crisis has created vulnerabilities for women to domestic, sexual violence and gender-based violence. Program July 14, 2020, at 15:00 CSET. The online event will be broadcast via Zoom. To access the webinar: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77713771746 NOTE: For questions during the Webinar, please email live: Doaa Abdel-Motaal (doaamotaal@gmail.com).

Grant Opportunity. Western SARE

Professional Development Program & Research to Grass Roots Grants
Western SARE
November 12

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Solidarity. It does not end when the protests and demonstrations end.

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LULAC Tells Goya Foods CEO: Apologize Or #GOYAGOTTAGO Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization To Take Up Boycott Question Saturday Washington, DC - Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued the following statement Friday. This follows an angry national reaction from Latinos over remarks made by GOYA FOODS CEO Bob Unanue at a White House Business Roundtable hosted by President Trump. "LULAC considers the comments by GOYA CEO and President Bob Unanue insensitive, calloused and disrespectful to the workers and consumers who buy Goya Foods products. His remarks are a slap in the face to the very people who have loyally supported his company for years. Now, GOYA is turning its back on our community to appease a President who attacks and demonizes Latinos daily.  This is why I am recommending that this matter be brought before the LULAC National Board tomorrow where I will recommend adoption of a national boycott against GOYA Foods unless Mr. Unanue issues a public apology and formal retraction by 5PM EST Saturday, July 11, 2020. If not, LULAC will launch #GOYAGOTTAGO." GOYA is the nation’s largest Hispanic-owned food company. It was started in the 1930’s by Spanish immigrants who moved to Puerto Rico, then the US. # # # About LULAC The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.

Grant Opportunity. Animal and Plant Health Inspection

USDA

Department of Agriculture

Technical Agricultural Assistance 10.960 Promoting Science and Rules Based Standards for Processed Food Ingredients in India and China Synopsis 2

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328032

USDA

Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Response Activities 2020 Cooperative Agreements Synopsis 2

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328043

Winter is coming. June 2020

Prepare now for the Winter of 2020-2021.

BEMA International.

"I’m exhausted ................" June\July 2020. 1955 to 2020 and Beyond.

Listen and view this essay from Tyler Perry for People TV from June 2020.

https://people.com/movies/tyler-perry-speaks-from-the-heart-about-racial-injustice-and-the-world-he-wants-for-his-son/ When Tyler Perry was asked by PEOPLE to write an essay about hope and his vision for the future of America, he took an uncharacteristic pause. "I initially said no, and that was strange for me because I’m a man of faith and I believe greatly in hope," Perry says. "My reluctance wasn’t because I didn’t think it was important, and certainly not that I’m not outraged at the murder of George Floyd and so many others." "It was simply because I was exhausted," the star explains in what would ultimately become a deeply personal and powerful first-person essay for this week’s cover story. "I’m exhausted from all the hate and the division, the vitriol that I see online from one to another. I’m exhausted from seeing these kinds of senseless murders play out over and over again with no changes in our society." In the end, Perry, 50, a big-hearted humanitarian with an unending track record of helping those less advantaged, shared his pain, his thoughts for his 5-year-old son and his hope for a nation seeking change. “The level of racism and brutality that George Floyd faced is something that we as black people know all too well. When I saw that video, I had so many raw, guttural emotions. I felt for him and his family, I felt for all of us as black people, I felt for my five-year-old son,” he wrote. “As I watched with tears in my eyes, it brought back a flood of years of emotions from carrying what feels like the weight of racism on my neck.” Channeling his emotions, Perry says, “I dried my eyes and put pen to paper for not only myself, not only for hope, but for morning to come for the millions of us who just want to be treated fairly, for those of us who want justice for all, and for my five-year-old son.” Perry already knows he will soon have to have tough conversations with his son, Aman, who he shares with partner Gelila. “I know that as his father, a black man in America, it is my duty to prepare him for the harsh reality that awaits him outside of the watchful eyes of his loving parents,” he writes. “It will be a hard, heartbreaking conversation but one that I must have and will have soon.” In his essay, which Perry reads aloud for an exclusive video to accompany the PEOPLE cover story, he offers hints of promise for what lies ahead. “I will explain to [Aman] that because we are only 12 to 14 percent of the population, this fight will continue to be a long and arduous one, but I will tell him with pride to never give up. I will tell him that progress is made in small steps and even if you get exhausted to fight on, because there are always signs of daybreak before the morning comes.” The recorded version of Perry’s essay lasts for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the exact length of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin used a knee to pin Floyd by the neck as he died.

For I'm exhausted also.  Exhausted by the senseless killing and death, by the challenges, disparities, EGOs, financial hardships, lack of support, lack of recognition of our organization and membership, and other issues since the conception of the Black Emergency Managers Association International to address our mission  & vision and these important issues that make our communities unique.

Exhausted gaining strength in others that have supported, completed their education & training, begun working in homeland security, disaster\emergency management at all levels from the federal, state, county, city, private sector, educational institutions, and implemented proactive plans, processes and procedures in their communities not only for EM but have taken an added step to address the impacts of climate change in their communities.

Exhausted, but with perseverance that there is more work to be done.  One house, one neighborhood, one community at a time.  It is a lonely road, but the trails of the past have trained me for the future.

Peace be safe, be prepared, stay healthy.

Charles

Charles D. Sharp Cornell University Climate Fellow Chairman\CEO  Black Emergency Managers Association International 1231-B Good Hope Road.  S.E.                                                        Washington, D.C.  20020                                                                  Office:   202-618-909 bEMA International

“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’. Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)             A 501 (c) 3 organization