Monday, November 8, 2021

BEMA International with the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH). Recovery\Homelessness a State of Emergency

 

BEMA International membership

To support our members that are currently, and have experienced forms of recovery\homelessness at some point in their life.  The Black Emergency Managers Association International are joining with the National Coalition for the Homeless ( NCH, https://nationalhomeless.org/ ) to end and prevent homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met.

As a ‘state of emergency’

  • from the COVID-19 crisis where an increase of eviction is still ongoing,
  • from the impacts of climate change and disasters for displaced, migration, and transition

we play a key role in ensuring this basic need of individuals and families are met.  Members of the and our whole community.

 

Black Emergency Managers Association International


 

Washington, D.C.  20020

bEMA International

 

Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)

 

A 501 (c) 3 organization

 

 

 

 

 

“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’. 

Counterfeit Drugs a $30 billion business

WHO analyzed “100 studies from 2007 to 2016, covering more than 48,000 samples, [which] showed 10.5 percent of drugs in low and middleincome countries to be fake or substandard. With pharmaceutical sales in such countries running at nearly $300 billion a year, this implies that trade in fake medicines is a $30 billion business

Illicit Organ Harvesting a $1.2 billion\yr industry.

Global Financial Integrity watchdog, the Council of Europe says the illicit trade in human organs is worth between $600 million and $1.2 billion every year


The big and shady business of organ harvesting
Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Oct. 17, 2019 LOS ANGELES
 
Organ donation form.Photo credit: Magnus D (CC BY 2.0)
Did you tick the donor box when you got your driver’s license? That may mean that upon your death, an organ harvesting company can rush to get your bones, organs, or tissue at the morgue, even before your body is seen by the coroner. According to a multi-part investigation by the LA Times, those companies are selling body parts for big money. And in some cases, the procurement companies have upended death investigations. 

-------------------------------------------------
Full Coverage: The Times’ investigation into how companies that harvest body parts upend death investigations


Companies that harvest human organs, bones and other parts have moved into government morgues across the country to gain access to more bodies. In some cases, procurement teams are taking body parts before coroners are able to conduct an autopsy, even in the midst of sensitive investigations such as possible homicides. The procurement companies say there has never been a case in which a death investigation has been harmed by the procurement of body parts. Yet, The Times found more than two dozen cases in which investigations were complicated or upended by procurement, in just two Southern California morgues.

In the rush to harvest body parts, death investigations have been upended Oct. 13, 2019
The Times found a rising number of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended after transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy.



How organ and tissue donation companies worked their way into the county morgue Oct. 13, 2019
How firms helped rewrite a law to make it difficult for coroners to stop them from harvesting body parts.



body parts
Key cases where death probes were complicated by harvesting of body parts Oct. 13, 2019
The Times found dozens of cases in which autopsy investigations were hindered or delayed by the procurement of tissues or organs — something the industry claims never happens.


Worried about how your body parts will be used? Here’s what you can do Oct. 13, 2019
Worried about the risks of organ donation? Here’s what you can do


keep body parts harvesting records secret
Executives coached coroners on how to keep body parts harvesting records secret
Oct. 13, 2019
Executives coached coroners on how to keep body parts harvesting records secret



when firms harvest bodies before autopsies
Summary of findings: What can go wrong when firms harvest bodies before autopsies Oct. 13, 2019
Los Angeles Times reporters found two dozen cases in which a death investigation was harmed by the procurement of body parts.


BUSINESS
Do you have a story to share about the donation of tissues or organs during a death investigation? Oct. 13, 2019
Tell us here.


BUSINESS
County supervisors to examine body part harvesting in the morgue after Times investigation Oct. 30, 2019
L.A. County supervisors order an in-depth report on body part procurement in the morgue after Times investigation.


BUSINESS
Coroner employees say body part donation interfered with death investigations 
Feb. 8, 2020
In internal complaints, emails and other documents, pathologists, investigators and other coroner employees detailed how procurement interfered with their work.


BUSINESS
Before harvesting body parts, procurement firm must preserve evidence, coroner says Feb. 11, 2020
A company that procures body parts from the deceased in the Los Angeles County morgue will begin preserving evidence in death investigations by taking photos of bodies, the county’s chief medical examiner-coroner told the board of supervisors Tuesday.



“When children learn to devalue others, they can devalue anyone, including their parents.”


Friday, November 5, 2021

Vulnerable Population Community. Register for Disaster Response and Disability: Approaches for Citizen Responders.

 

 

 



 

 

Washington, D.C.  20020

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

 

 

 

 

 

Community\Civil Society Imperative.  The impacts of climate change are increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters.  Individuals, families, and communities must take a proactive approach and behaviors to save lives, their  communities, their culture and heritage.

 

 

 

Monday, October 25, 2021

NSBA Leadership Council Opportunity

The National Small Business Association (NSBA) is seeking leaders from the small business community to become part of NSBA’s Leadership Council. This is a great way to get involved in small business advocacy as well as  promote yourself and your business both nationally and in your community.

Specifically we are seeking members who may know their member of Congress, have experience in leadership positions in other organizations, have had some experience in dealing with the media and most importantly are passionate about small business.Our goal is to have at least one Leadership Council member in each Congressional District. The needs of small business has to be communicated to our political leadership in an effective manner so that  loans, grants, contracts and small business relief measures are a national priority as we emerge from the pandemic. Congress also needs to understand the impact of tax and regulatory policies on small business. 

We have developed a survey to better understand your leadership qualifications. To be considered please complete the Leadership Council Survey.


The NSBA Leadership Council is the premiere network of small-business leaders from across the U.S. who meet on a regular basis to identify key issues that are important to the small business community.   Our members bring a wide variety of skills and interests to the table.  Some of our members like to work in the background while others like to be in front of the camera.  We need all types because we have a message that needs to be communicated. We need to get the attention of our elected officials and educate them on our real-world issues including the impact of Covid-19 on small business and why small business must play a leading role in improving our nation's infrastructure. 

If you are interested in becoming a spokesperson for small business and gain visibility for you and your firm while helping advance the small-business community before lawmakers and members of the media please consider this opportunit

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. We look forward to talking with you soon.

Please click here to take the survey. We will review your answers and will respond to you shortly. 

To find out more about The National Small Business Association please click here to visit our website. 





RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Search This Blog

ARCHIVE List 2011 - Present