NAACP. Jackson, MS Water Insecurity, aligned with Flint, MI. September 19, 2022

NAACP.  Go beyond the norm so that this is not a repeat of Flint, MI,

       

          https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2016/02/10/flint-mayor-testifies-before-congress-about-water-crisis/

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As the water crisis continues to unfold, the NAACP, led by our Director for the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, Abre’ Conner, is on the ground in Jackson, supporting and advocating for Black residents impacted by the issue. “Jackson is a microcosm of what divestment looks like in Black communities,” said Conner in an interview with MSNBC’s Zerlina Maxwell. Local residents have been without access to clean water for so many weeks, demonstrating a total disregard not just for their civil rights but also for their human rights. There is more than simply water at stake. This is a battle between our communities and economic and environmental racism. And this is a fight the NAACP is committed to winning for Jackson, and for Black communities across the United States. Over the past few days, she has met with the Mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, former mayor Harvey Johnson, and several residents of the city taking personal accounts of the situation. On Wednesday, September 21, Abre' will testify on Capitol Hill about the implications of what’s happening in Jackson, and what it means at large for the state of Environmental and Climate Justice in America. We have to act now to ensure clean water for all. Add your voice to the movement for Environmental and Climate Justice in Jackson (and beyond) by taking action on our website now. In Power, NAACP @naacp

DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC). September 19, 2022

 

Council members represent diverse faith communities across the country

 

 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties September 19, 2022 DHS Announces New Members of Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC) Council members represent diverse faith communities across the country WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the appointment of 25 members to the reinvigorated Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, in advance of the first meeting on October 6, 2022. Council members will advise the Secretary on the needs of the faith community relating to security and preparedness matters across all aspects of the DHS mission.   “These prominent faith and law enforcement leaders will help us build and strengthen the community partnerships that are so vital to our mission success,” said Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. “We will work together to increase access to our services, ensure equity, maintain openness and transparency, and fully restore the trust of the communities we serve.”  The Council will provide organizationally independent, strategic, timely, specific, and actionable advice to the Secretary on diverse homeland security matters.  Specifically, the Council’s contributions will enhance the Department’s work to protect houses of worship; improve coordination and information sharing of threat information with the faith community, and through the faith community, within the broader communities in which they serve; increase access to DHS resources by building trust and addressing potential barriers; and prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of targeted violence, terrorism, and other threats.  Secretary Mayorkas has appointed the following individuals to the Council:  Chandru Acharya, Member, Plymouth Canton Interfaith Community Outreach   Imam Mohamed Hagmagid Ali, Executive Director, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center / Co-Founder, Multi-Faith Neighbors Network  Salam Al-Marayati, Co-Founder and President, Muslim Public Affairs Council  Deputy Chief Tracie Baker, Arlington Police Department, Texas   Kimberly Burgo, Vice President, Disaster Operations, Catholic Charities USA  Jeffery Cooper, General Secretary and Chief Information Officer, African Methodist Episcopal Church  Dr. Leslie Copeland-Tune, Chief Operating Officer, National Council of Churches  Kiran Kaur Gill, Executive Director, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund  Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America  Commissioner Kenneth Hodder, National Commander, The Salvation Army  Hyepin Im, President and Founder, Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE) Curtis Jones, National Deputy Sector Chief - Manager Religious Facilities Protection Program (RFPP), InfraGard National Members Alliance   Alberto Martinez, Director, Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center Orange County Sheriff’s Department  Michael Masters, National Director & CEO, Secure Community Network  Sheriff Garry McFadden, 45th Sheriff of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina   Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, Union for Reform Judaism Todd Richins, Church Security Department, Field Operations Division Director, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mayya Saab, Executive Director, Faith Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization  Gabriel Salguero, President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition  Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, CEO Emerita, Rabbinical Assembly Chief Issa Shahin, Dearborn, Michigan Police Department  Imam Talib Shareef, Nation's Mosque / Masjid Muhammed  Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Director for Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs, Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement, City of Philadelphia April Wood, President/CEO, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters  “This Council is an important way for the Department to engage formally with critical partners on issues impacting faith communities, said Brenda Abdelall, Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement. “Members of the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council will provide valuable insight that will benefit our stakeholders nationwide on important issues within the scope of the Department's mission."   The Council’s membership reflects President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’ priorities on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and will ensure a wide range of diverse voices across various faith traditions. The members announced today represent various faith communities and a diversity of denominations, including from the Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh communities, as well as law enforcement.   The first meeting of this Council will be convened by Secretary Mayorkas and held virtually on October 6, 2022.  To learn more about the Council, please visit: https://www.dhs.gov/faith-based-security-advisory-council.                                                             ### With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.

$$$ Grant Opportunity: QUADRATEC . Deadline October 30, 2022

Quadratec invites applications for 'Energize the Environment’ grant program

Posted: September 19, 2022

A single grant of $3,500 will be awarded to an individual or group currently working on a program or initiative designed to benefit the environment in their community....

https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec-cares-grant-program  

History Repeats itself in many forms. Same game different players and pawns. September 2022

Even during times of crisis (Katrina, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Flint, Jackson, etc..)

But the States continue to demand funding during those times of crisis for select few.

Keep your documents and paper trail.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/politics/migrants-historical-parallels-reverse-freedom-rides/index.html The relocation of migrants by Republican governors recalls painful memories of the 'Reverse Freedom Rides' By Emma Tucker, CNN Updated 12:38 PM ET, Sun September 18, 2022 Victoria Bell, left, and her 11 children who arrived in Hyannis, Massachusetts on a trip sponsored by a White segregationist group in Little Rock, Arkansas, wave from the lawn of Cape Cod Community College where they were housed temporarily in a dormitory, on May 22, 1962. (CNN)The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated this week by Florida's governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago. In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens, in what they called "Reverse Freedom Rides.".............

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