Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP26

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What bold actions must we take to save the world? How do we build back greener?   Join us at the seventh edition of The Economist Events' sustainability event series, Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP26 as we can ask—can governments, corporations and private businesses change how society works in order to meet the Paris agreement targets on time? Register free

 

8,000 live event attendees 1,000 average viewers per session 110+ speakers 25+ sessions

 

Day 1 Advancing to net zero Day 2 Responsible consumption and production Day 3 Moving from fossil fuels to renewables Day 4 UN decade of ecosystem restoration

 

 

Nigel Topping High level climate action champion for UN climate talks, COP26 UK Government Inger Andersen Executive director, UNEP and under-secretary general United Nations Kitack Lim Secretary general International Maritime Organization Erna Solberg Prime minister Norway

 

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CDC and OMH Partner to Launch the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index. August 3, 2021

In July, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). This tool can be leveraged to support the identification of racial and ethnic minority communities at greatest risk for disproportionate impact and adverse outcomes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minority Health SVI is an extension of the CDC SVI that combines the 15 social factors included in the original CDC SVI with additional factors known to be associated with COVID-19 outcomes. The factors were developed using five-year estimates of demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), and are organized into six themes: Socioeconomic Status Household Composition and Disability Minority Status and Language Housing Type and Transportation Health Care Infrastructure Medical Vulnerability To learn more about social vulnerability and how the Minority Health SVI was developed, download the fact sheet from the OMH website. Learn More

Black Fraternal Order of Honduras (OFRANEH) Award Presentation. 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Gala Oct 13, 2021

 

 

Charles,

On October 13th at 7 pm EST, join the IPS community and Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi at our virtual 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Gala to honor the extraordinary work of our international awardee – the Black Fraternal Order of Honduras (OFRANEH).

 

Since 1978, OFRANEH has served as the representative organization and a leading voice in Honduras for the self-determination and dignity of the Garífuna people in Honduras, a matrilineal people who are both Indigenous and Afro-descendent. Their ancestral territory in Honduras along the northern coast is under constant threat from African palm plantations, Canadian and U.S. tourist operations, mining, energy extraction projects, and drug trafficking.

 

For decades, OFRANEH has served as a pillar of the Garífuna community. They’ve coordinated critical aid for this underserved population, including  hunger and disaster response and political advocacy.

When the Black Lives Matter movement flooded the streets in cities all over the United States following the police murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, in Honduras, OFRANEH was lifting up the message that “Garífuna lives matter too” following the disappearance of four of their leaders in July 2020 from the community of Triunfo de la Cruz on the northern coast.

 

Join us as we honor OFRANEH as part of the virtual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards ceremony on October 13th.

 

Purchase $30 early bird tickets today.

Photo provided by OFRANEH

 

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, OFRANEH has remained a pillar in Garífuna communities, organizing holistic medical response and prevention teams across Garifuna territory on the north coast of Honduras. These teams also coordinated mutual aid through food, supplies, and medical equipment to both urban and rural centers – including extremely vulnerable incarcerated populations.

 

This year, OFRANEH announced the formation of the Garífuna Research and Search Committee for the Disappeared of Triunfo de la Cruz, “SUNLA,” or “Enough” in English  – coordinating with national and international experts across a wide range of disciplines to fight for truth and justice for the disappeared and their families. 

 

For these reasons and many more, IPS is proud to honor OFRANEH as our 45th Letelier-Moffitt International Awardee.

 

Purchase $30 early bird tickets today, and join us in celebrating OFRANEH!

 

If you are in the DC area, at 10 am on September 19 at Sheridan Circle in DC, IPS and friends will gather to remember Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt.  This year, we will be joined by OFRANEH's representative in New York, Carla Garcia.

 

Onward,

 

Tope Folarin, Executive Director

Accepting Applications for Courses 2021-2022. U.S. Fire Admin National Fire Academy

 

Student Recruitment National Fire Academy Resident Course Vacancies NFA Training News | Aug. 3, 2021

The U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy is accepting applications for multiple recently added resident deliveries and 1st semester resident course vacancies. Newly Added Resident Deliveries Include: ·        R0147 - EMS Incident Operations ·        R0150 - Management of EMS ·        R0154 - Safety Program Operations ·        R0200 - Leadership Strategies for Community Risk Reduction ·        R0254 - Special Operations Program Management ·        R0297 - Command and Control Decision-Making at Multiple Alarm Incidents ·        R0308 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Natural and Man-Made Disasters ·        R0312 - Command and Control of Incident Operations ·        R0314 - Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Target Hazards ·        R0335 - Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery ·        R0378 - Demonstrating Your Community Risk Reduction Program's Worth ·        R0390 - Fire Inspection Principles 1 ·        R0393 - Fire and Life Safety Plan Review ·        R0445 - Fire and Emergency Services Training Program Management ·        R0491 - National Fire Incident Reporting System: Program Management ·        R0492 - Emergency Resource Deployment Planning (SOC) ·        R0629 - Youth Firesetting Prevention and Intervention ·        R0645 - Leadership and Supervision ·        R0655 - Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials / WMD Incidents ·        R0763 - New Executive Chief Officer Click here for a complete list of the resident courses with vacancies and delivery dates scheduled between October 2021 through March 2022. How to Apply: ·        Students must apply using the electronic application form available on the NETC Online Admissions Application website  ·        Block 3: Student Identification (SID) Number: If you do not already have a FEMA SID, please follow the directions at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid ·        All applications require electronic approval from the head of your sponsoring organization. ·        Applicants should not make plans to participate in this course until you have been notified in writing by the Admissions Office. (Please add NETC-AdmissNotifications@fema.dhs.gov to your “safe senders” list to ensure you receive notifications pertaining to your application. ·        For help completing your application, contact our Admissions Office, Monday – Friday between 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET, at 800-238-3358, ext. 1035 or by email at netcadmissions@fema.dhs.gov Due to high demand, course vacancies can quickly fill. If interested, apply as soon as you can!