Virtual Conferencing Platform Security. June 2020

Vol. 15 / Issue 6 / June 2020 With the recent move for many to working from home, there are a lot of questions around virtual conferencing platforms. Much of the attention has focused on the security of some platforms compared to others. However, the majority of the security issues actually have a lot to do with the users' familiarity with these platforms and their proper usage.. continue reading →

Suicide Hangings, Botched Investigations. From CDC Physician staffer in Georgia, Suicide Hangings in California, Missing Soldiers In Texas. Why?

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LULAC Questions Why Fort Hood Investigators “Didn’t Care” About Missing Latino Soldier Found Dead This Week Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says Claims of Inaction In Disappearance of Private Gregory Wedel-Morales Are Similar to Those of Vanessa Guillen’s Case Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) said Thursday that claims by the family of a Latino soldier whose remains were found Sunday ten months after he disappeared are the same as charges raised by the mother of Vanessa Guillen and demonstrate a pattern of indifference by Army officials. “Private Morales was just two weeks away from completing six years of service in the Army yet Fort Hood investigators ignored his family’s pleas for help for months and classified him as a deserter instead of doing their job. His brother said military investigators didn’t care.” stated Domingo Garcia, National President. “It doesn’t make sense that a young man who was just days away from getting an honorable discharge and his military benefits would all of a sudden just disappear without a trace. Yet, that’s exact;y what the Army used as the excuse to do nothing for months, the same as they did in Vanessa’s case,” he added. Morales’ remains were found Sunday night in a wooded field less than five miles from the base. Investigators received a tip after a reward of up to $25,000 was offered for any information leading to his whereabouts. An autopsy has been ordered into what caused Morales’ death and military officials now say the soldier was a victim of foul play. On Monday, Army investigators for the first time acknowledged foul play was also behind the disappearance of Pvt. Vanessa Guillen, more than two months after her family reported her missing and asked for the Army to help them locate her. “LULAC is demanding that the Army at the highest levels make Vanessa’s case a priority and stop making excuses for their inaction the past two months,” says Analuisa Carrillo-Tapia, Director of Texas LULAC District 17. “We’re not going to allow what happened in soldier Morales’ case to happen here. Vanessa deserves to be found and the person or persons responsible need to be arrested before they do this to someone else. LULAC is going to stay on this case no matter what until we get results. Then, we want a Congressional hearing into what is going on at Fort Hood and other Army installations where female soldiers have told us they too are being sexually harassed, just like Vanessa reported just before she went missing,” said Tapia. # # # 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.

Ford Foundation. "... hopelessness and cynicism that undermines our shared ideals and institutions ..." June 2020

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Nina Westervelt for The New York Times I have lived on both sides of American inequality. I began life in the bottom 1 percent but found my way to the top. And I know, all too personally, that the distance between the two never has been greater. Even before the coronavirus, before the lockdowns, and before the murder of George Floyd—during the longest sustained economic expansion in American history—income inequality in America had reached staggering levels. This contributes to a ", pits us against one another, and drives communities further apart. That’s why I am worried about our democracy, deeply and for the first time in my life. I still believe in the American idea and in the values to which we have always aspired. If we are to keep the American dream alive, our democratic values flourishing, and our market system strong, then we must redesign and rebuild the engine that drives them. The old playbook—giving back through philanthropy as a way of ameliorating the effects of inequality—cannot heal what ails our nation. Instead, those of us with power and privilege must grapple with a more profound question: What are we willing to give up? I pose this question in my new op-ed in The New York Times, but I invite all of you to become part of this conversation, to ask yourselves how you contribute to the problem, and consider what you are willing to give up to move us closer to a world of equality and justice. Join the conversation

Workers on the Move: Addressing Global Workforce Challenges Through Labor Mobility Partnerships. June 2020

Workers on the Move: Addressing Global Workforce Challenges Through Labor Mobility Partnerships

Friday, June 26, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Eastern Time Watch online at https://www.cgdev.org/event/workers-move-addressing-global-workforce-challenges-through-labor-mobility-partnerships PRESENTERS Lant Pritchett, Co-founder, Labor Mobility Partnerships Rebekah Smith, Co-founder, Labor Mobility Partnerships PANELISTS Gonzalo Fanjul, Co-founder and Head of Research, PorCausa Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator for Ontario, Senate of Canada Julia Onslow-Cole, Global Government Strategies and Compliance Partner, Fragomen MODERATOR Michael Clemens, Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development ABOUT THE EVENT Between 2050 and 2080, OECD countries will need at least 400 million new workers to maintain current pension and health schemes, resulting from a shrinking working-age population and a growing elderly population. Meanwhile, working-age populations in developing countries are growing faster than job creation, meaning large numbers will need to find jobs elsewhere. This creates an opportunity; workers who find jobs in richer countries can expect to increase their income by 6 to 15 times, making mobility a powerful tool for alleviating poverty. However, the question looms of how labor market needs of this scale can be met. The current migrant population in OECD countries is at 119 million – far short of the estimated 400+ million needed in the not-distant future. All stakeholders would benefit from a system through which actors cooperate to better facilitate labor mobility, but face risks and constraints from cooperation which prevent this. In this event, we will discuss these constraints to coordinated action on labor mobility, and how external support could help address these constraints. In response to existing gaps in this support, we will discuss the design of a new organization, Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP) which will work with governments, the private sector and employers, ‘mobility industry,’ financiers, and civil society to increase rights-respecting labor mobility, ensuring workers can access employment opportunities abroad.  If you have questions for our panelists, please submit them to events@cgdev.org, tweet @CGDev #CGDTalks, or submit your comments via YouTube. Register This event will be streamed live. Register above to receive a reminder about the webcast before the event. The video will stream and remain available at https://www.cgdev.org/event/workers-move-addressing-global-workforce-challenges-through-labor-mobility-partnerships. Close-captioned-enabled video will be posted following the conclusion of the event. Share this event #CGDTalks

Family Disaster Plan. June 2020

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American Red Cross Family Disaster Plan

You and your members and staff are encouraged to start developing a family disaster plan. Using the link above, download and fill out the attached template from the American Red Cross to develop the plan of action and to identify responsibilities for each household member. Once the plan is developed, family members should practice as many elements as possible to ensure readiness when severe weather hits.  You can also use the Red Cross Emergency App to keep your family safe during severe weather and other emergencies.  The apps can be found at: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/mobile-apps.html

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Earl R. Brown | National Partner Relations & Agreements| National Disaster Partnerships