2017. Support the Clean Water Rule

Dear Charles, You know how important clean water is to your business and the economy. But some groups are trying to undermine the EPA’s Clean Water Rule in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. That’s why it’s so important that businesses sign onto a legal amicus brief supporting strong, national clean water protections. Sign your business name to the amicus brief. The Clean Water Rule is critical to ensuring that headwater streams and wetlands are protected. These bodies provide water and revenue for millions of businesses across a wide range of industries, including brewing, farming, retail, food production and recreation. The rule will give businesses much needed confidence that streams and waters will be protected. It also provides a consistent regulatory system based on sound science. And, the rule will help foster smart economic development. Show the 6th Circuit that businesses want to preserve the Clean Water Rule. Sincerely, Richard Eidlin Vice President of Policy & Campaigns American Sustainable Business Council 2017 American Sustainable Business Council 1401 New York Ave. NW, Suite 1225 Washington DC 20005 Copyright (C) 2012. All rights reserved.

Walkers Legacy Foundation and the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Greetings HBCU Administrators, Faculty and Education Leaders: Join the Walkers Legacy Foundation and the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for a virtual webinar on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship for college-age women.  This session will provide a discussion of research on Black Female Entrepreneurship: Past and Present Conditions released by Walker's Legacy in conjunction with the National Women's Business Council and an overview of Walker's Legacy Foundation's newly formed Collegiate Chapter programming.  About the Walker's Legacy Foundation The Walker’s Legacy Foundation is guided by the philanthropic legacy of Madam C. J. Walker and her cause of economic empowerment for women funded through her entrepreneurial successes.  The organization is missioned to provide a foundation of entrepreneurial, financial and professional support to improve the economic equality and entrepreneurial prosperity of women of color. Join us on Thursday January 12, 2016 at 1:30PM ET RSVP to: http://www.walkerslegacy.com/calender/ Call information and webinar link forthcoming! WLF1.png

Health and the Environment. Special Announcement on Climate Change

1. Webinar on Climate and Health Resources

EPA will be hosting a webinar on January 11th, at 4:00pm Eastern to discuss the multiple climate and health related resources available on their website. These include communication kits and factsheets for populations of concern (described below), state-by-state information and factsheets, and new reports like the Extreme Heat Guidebook and Climate Change Indicators.

Please see the attached handout for the resources that will be covered. This handout will serve as a helpful guide while listening to the webinar as well.

January 11, 4pm Eastern

Webinar link: http://epawebconferencing.acms.com/climatehealtholderadults/

Conference Number(s): 1-866-299-3188

Participant Code: 202-343-9170

2. Scientific Assessment on Climate Change and Human Health

In April, 2016, the U.S. Global Change Research Program released The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment https://health2016.globalchange.gov/

This scientific assessment examines how climate change is already affecting human health and the changes that may occur in the future.

3. Climate Change and Populations of Concern

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed eight communication kits that summarize key points from the U.S. Climate and Health Assessment that was released earlier this year by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Climate change affects the health of all Americans, but as with many threats to our health, certain populations are at greater risk. Older adults may be more vulnerable to the impact of climate change because of where they live and may be more sensitive to health threats and less able to adapt to a changing climate. EPA has developed fact sheets and related materials for anyone seeking to communicate the health impacts of climate change targeted to important audiences.

You may access these materials at: http://go.usa.gov/xkMJN  
For questions or assistance, please email climatehealth@epa.gov.

4. Climate Change Fact Sheets for Populations of Concern

The following are fact sheets from three of the communication kits (described above). They contain helpful information for people to be prepared for climate change and to take steps to lower their risks.    

For more information, you may click each of the linked topics below:  

Climate Change and the Health of Older Adults

Climate Change and the Health of People with Disabilities

Climate Change and the Health of People with Existing Medical Conditions

5. Climate Change Impacts by State

As our climate changes, every state will become warmer. Aside from rising temperatures, the impacts of climate change are likely to be very different from state to state. Increased rainfall intensity will cause more flooding in some states, while increasingly severe droughts may threaten water supplies in other states. Farms and forests will be less productive in some states, but warmer temperatures may extend growing seasons in others. To learn more about the likely impacts of climate change where you live, click on your state or territory below. Click here to find specific information about climate change in your state  

Refugee and Homeless. National and International Issue. Homelessness.

Sustainable Development Goals.  To reach our goals by 2020 rather than 2030.
How many sustainable development goals can be addressed by addressing our homelessness issue alone.  Connect the dots........ http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.  Our governments have a plan to save our planet…it’s our job to make sure they stick to it.  The Global Goals are only going to work if we fight for them and you can’t fight for your rights if you don’t know what they are. We believe the Goals are only going to be completed if we can make them famous.

http://www.globalgoals.org/
2017 time to change the paradigm.  More innovative ways to address public health and inter-related issues associated with one issue that affects us all globally.  Homelessness a local, national, and international crisis.

Home ownership, social network rebuilding, personal mental & physical hygiene to give back pride, and a new start.

Time for 21^st Century solutions for our dynamic changing urban environments to 20^th century problems.  Solutions below from 2016.

What is your community doing?

Cost savings?  Do the numbers for your jurisdiction.

BEMA International

HOMELESSNESS

1.      City ends its homelessness problem

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/canadian-city-ends-its-homelessness-problem/vi-BBq3GuN

2.      Man turned a $5,000 truck into a mobile shower for the homeless

https://nowthisnews.com/this-man-turned-a-5-000-truck-into-a-mobile-shower-for-the-homeless

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Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097
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Slave Trade in the 21st Century. A new name to an ancient industry

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/12/30/an-eavesdropping-uber-driver-saved-his-16-year-old-passenger-from-her-pimps-police-say/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.7c41f77761d8\

Let’s get back to basics, motor oil is motor oil just different grades. 

Slave trading is slave trading hidden under the vail of human trafficking and sex slavery to minimize and condone the practice by those that promote the act, perform the act, and benefit from the act by men and women.

How intertwined culture, homelessness, being poor, uneducated, hungry, and wanting to sustain basic needs of shelter, water & food, financial stability, and human affection are factors in the slave trade industry worldwide.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO  Black Emergency Managers Association International

Black Emergency Managers Association            International
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097
bEMA

     

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

NIST Publishes Cyber Attack Recovery Guidebook

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the Guide for Cybersecurity Event Recovery. The document describes the two phases of recovery: tactical and strategic. Tactical recovery is based on procedures established prior to a cyber attack; strategic recovery involves identifying lessons learned from the event and using those lessons to plan for recovery from future events. Recovery is one of five aspects of NIST's Cybersecurity Framework. The others are identification, protection, detection, and response. 

CYBERCamp 2017

CYBERCamp 2017 - can we count on your sponsorship?

We have GREAT news! Our first ever CYBERCamp in July 2016 was such a HUGE success we're already planning for summer 2017- AND we're going to do TWO one-week camps! We need your help to sponsor a variety of items for our students. We are offering five sponsorship packages and encourage you and your company to consider making this investment in the NCR's future cyber warriors. Since we are running two one-week camps, there are two of each of the sponsorship packages available (one for each week).  You can view (and purchase!) the sponsorship packages here. CYBERCamp 2017 will be held in July 2017 at Mantech University in Herndon, VA.  If you have sponsorship questions, please contact Sponsorship Lead Christian Galvan at christian.galvan@capitalone.com.  Registration and additional information will be available in spring 2017.  Interested in volunteering to help with the camp?  Sign up here.

2017 Summer Internship Programs

Internships / Mentoring

• Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: 2017 Four Directions Summer Research Program. This program is a summer research opportunity for undergraduate students with a commitment to the health of American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Deadline is February 6, 2017. Learn more. 

• Georgia Tech/Urban Honey Bee Project: Bee-INSPIRED 2017 Summer Program. This is a paid summer STEM research program for undergraduates, and includes housing and travel allowance. Deadline is February 15, 2017. Learn more.  

2016. Ebola Vaccine.

Experimental Ebola Vaccine Offers Full Protection

An Ebola vaccine trial tested in Guinea (NYT) last year saw no one develop the virus ten days or more after receiving the vaccine, according to newly published results. Some eleven thousand people died in the West Africa Ebola outbreak (Guardian) that began in December 2013. 

Haiti. 2016. UN OCHA Situation Report. Hurricane Matthew

OCHA Haïti | Préparation & réponse aux urgences Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

26 December 2016 OCHA Haiti Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 30 Dear partners, Kindly click here to view OCHA: Hurricane Matthew Situation Report No. 30 as of 26 December 2016. Situation Report Main Points The CERF approved two project proposals worth just over US$ 3.5 million for rapid restoration of safe education services, protection assistance to most vulnerable evicted from temporary shelters and support to an estimated 30,000 people in areas of return. The three-month USD 139 million Flash Appeal to respond to the most urgent post Hurricane Matthew humanitarian needs remains underfunded by USD 52.5 million (or 37.8% of the funding requirements). As of 22 December, WFP’s general food distributions reached 886,000 and 218,500 people in two phases. The collection of data for the new Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) has been finalized and preliminary findings will be released next week. According to IOM registration data, some 3 per cent of families living in temporary shelters have received offers from strangers to take care of their children, raising concerns of trafficking risks. Best regards, OCHA

2017 Summer Program. The Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS)

The Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS) is offering six full-tuition plus travel scholarships for high school students from the African continent to attend 2017 YYGS at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. YYGS is committed to increasing education access for high achieving students of all backgrounds so these scholarships are entirely need-based. These need-based scholarships will cover tuition, airfare and travel expenses to the program. 

To be eligible for these full-tuition plus travel scholarships, applicants must:

·        Meet general eligibility requirements to apply to YYGS;

·        Be a citizen of an African country and currently reside on the continent;

·        Have attended school in an African country for most of the applicant’s education;

·        Complete the Yale Young Global Scholars online application, including the need-based scholarships portion

In order to be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must meet ALL of the requirements listed above. The online application, including the need-based scholarships portion and all supplemental materials, must be submitted by January 31, 2017. No additional steps are required to be considered for this scholarship.
 

The Yale Young Global Scholars Program is a summer academic enrichment and leadership program that brings together outstanding high school students from around the world for intensive two-week sessions on the Yale campus. Applications are available online at http://globalscholars.yale.edu . The application deadline is January 31, 2017. Please share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested!

Sincerely,

The YYGS Team

P.S. Please note that six students from the African continent will receive these full tuition plus travel scholarships, however every admitted student that completes the need-based scholarship portion of the application will be considered for a tuition discount. Last year, approximately one third of program participants received full or partial scholarships based on financial need. Unfortunately, YYGS cannot guarantee tuition discounts to all those who apply for it.

Happy Holidays! Give the Gift of Preparedness

Have a safe and happy holiday season from all the members of BEMA.  

To ensure your loved ones are prepared give the gift of preparedness that can be used throughout the year for those emergencies when the arise.

Peace be unto you and your loved ones.

Charles D. Sharp

CEO

Black Emergency Managers Association International

  

Give the gift of preparedness this holiday season

With the holidays fast approaching, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to consider giving gifts that will help protect their family members and friends during a future emergency.

Supplies for an emergency preparedness kit can make unique-and potentially life-saving-holiday gifts, such as:

• Battery-powered or hand-crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert.
• A flashlight with extra batteries.
• Solar-powered cell phone charger.
• Smoke detector and/or carbon monoxide detectors.
• First aid kit.
• Fire extinguisher and fire escape ladder.
• Enrollment in a CPR or first aid class.
• Books, coloring books, crayons and board games for the kids, in case the power goes out.
• Personal hygiene comfort kit, including shampoo, body wash, wash cloth, hairbrush, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant.
• A waterproof pouch or backpack containing any of the above items, or with such things as a rain poncho, moist towelettes, work gloves, batteries, duct tape, whistle, food bars, etc.

Consider giving a winter car kit, equipped with a shovel, ice scraper, emergency flares, fluorescent distress flags and jumper cables.

For animal lovers, a pet disaster kit with emergency food, bottled water, toys and a leash is also a good gift.

The gift of preparedness might just save the life of a friend or family member. 

For more information, preparedness tips or other gift ideas, visit www.ready.gov.

Water Security. 21st Century Solutions to 21st Century Problems

Veola, thank you for the reminder.

We are coming together, and BEMA still needs all members input.

This photo could be anywhere in the world, but is more prevalent in our communities within the diaspora.  From the U.S., to the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the nations of Africa.  We all need to imagine walking in someone else’s shoes.

You, and I as members of BEMA will continue to stress the systems approach, innovative, effective, and efficient method to address our basic needs of shelter, water, and food security for normal uses and specifically to address those needs during times of disaster.  Not a piecemeal approach of just digging a well, but an approach of how well water distribution and uses for not only basic needs but needs to address public health security and sustainability for the future of the individual, the family, and community.

As an veteran of the U.S. military in emergency management we can bring 21^st Century solutions to resolve 21^st Century problems, and no more standard or ‘business as usual’ methodology of 20^th Century solutions to solve 21^st Century problems.

Assisting communities in free training & education to take charge of their communities.

No one knows the needs of a community more than the community itself.  Assisting communities to utilize its’ most vital resource the ‘whole community’ every member of the community.  From the homeless, gang members (with their extended family), ex-offenders to our next generation leaders to be at the table.

Thanks again.

Charles

Charles D. Sharp Chief Executive Officer Black Emergency Managers Association            International
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097
bEMA

     

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.                                            Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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