Mark Your Calendars for April, May, June 2022. Fiscal Year 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Technical Assistance Webinar Series and Other DHS Resources

 All webinars will cover the same content.

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES Fiscal Year 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Technical Assistance Webinar Series The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, invites faith-based, community, and nonprofit organizations to participate in upcoming webinars regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). The NSGP provides funding support through a competitive process for facility hardening and other security enhancements to nonprofit organizations at high risk of a terrorist attack and promotes emergency preparedness coordination and collaboration between public and private community representatives, as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. FEMA and its partners are committed to providing quality customer service to all nonprofit organization stakeholders, including socially vulnerable, underserved, and under-represented communities. As such, and building on last year’s efforts, GPD is offering the following informational NSGP webinars for all nonprofit organizations interested in learning more about the FY 2022 NSGP priorities, eligibility, and application process. Each webinar will present the same content, including:        Physical Safety/Security: Vulnerability Self-Assessment Information and Tools NSGP Overview: Eligibility, Allowability, and Administrative Requirements FY 2021 NSGP: Summary Recap and Lessons Learned FY 2022 NSGP: Quick Start Guide - Application Assistance Open Forum: Moderated Question and Answer Session Date Time (ET) Adobe Connect Registration Link 4/21/2022 9AM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/esbyls4x82k7/event/registration.html   4/26/2022 2 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/erlgjkwottbz/event/registration.html 5/12/2022 1 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/ezu2u8im9mwa/event/registration.html 5/17/2022 2 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/ewlm5ew3omx6/event/registration.html 5/20/2022 3 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/ev7t7sqlktza/event/registration.html 5/25/2022 3 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/etu06elrl1z2/event/registration.html 6/2/2022 3 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/en4cs3niyj2a/event/registration.html 6/9/2022 1 PM https://fema.connectsolutions.com/e920nt9sm8q8/event/registration.html               Please share this invitation and webinar schedule above broadly. Additional information related to the NSGP can be found at   www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security. The vulnerability self-assessment tool, as well as other helpful safety and security information for nonprofit organizations, can be found at the Hometown Security website at www.cisa.gov/hometown-security. Due to the potential number of participants and the limited capacity of online meetings, the webinar will open 10 minutes prior to the published start time of each event. Prior registration is required. Please only register for the webinar(s) you plan to attend to ensure others have a chance to register and participate. If you are unable to join or the event is at capacity, please join the next available offering. All webinars will cover the same content. The free Adobe Connect app is not required to join or participate in the webinar, but participants are welcome to download and use it. It is recommended that participants use the desktop app as opposed to the mobile app to more easily access materials. If you choose to utilize the app, please ensure you have completed the installation prior to the webinar.  If you have any questions regarding these webinars, or require special accommodations, please contact FEMA-NSGP@fema.dhs.gov.

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’.

 

 

 

Kenya Silently Passes Law Criminalizing Indigenous Seed Sharing

 

Food Insecurity

 

Within the realm of BEMA International.

 

[...SHAME on corporations, governments and donors who peddle these unethical seed systems that preclude people from saving, sharing and adapting seeds. You are all guilty of ecocide.

 

Stop corrupting governments in to ushering their populations in to seed slavery.

 

• Bayer,
• Monsanto Company,
• Syngenta AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa)
• One Acre Fund
• USAID
• African Union IGAD USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
• FAO
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...] 

 

From a LinkedIn Post by Natalie Topa

Kenya Silently Passes Law Criminalizing Indigenous Seed Sharing  By Zowan 254  Published 2 days ago    https://www.cnyakundi.com/kenya-silently-passes-law-criminalizing-indigenous-seed-sharing/          Kenya Silently Passes Law Criminalizing Indigenous Seed Sharing - Cyprian Is Nyakundi   Farmers will now be heavily fined or face a jail term of six months or both if found guilty of selling uncertified seeds. This is according to the recently enacted Seeds and Plant Varieties Act of 2012, Part 2(8) on restrictions on sales of seeds of unindexed plant varieties. www.cnyakundi.com Farmers will now be heavily fined or face a jail term if found guilty of selling uncertified seeds. This is according to the recently enacted Seeds and Plant Varieties Act of 2012, Part 2(8) on restrictions on sales of seeds of unindexed plant varieties. This new law introduced by the government has placed restrictions on the informal seed system, in a bid to ensure that all seeds sold or distributed in the country have been certified.    Technically, the Kenyan Seed and Plant Varieties Act criminalizes the selling or sharing of indigenous seeds. Those found guilty risk a 6-month jail term or a fine of Sh20,000 or both.    Reacting to the news, Kenyans have criticised the move with most (rightfully) viewing it as a tactic by the elite to weaponize food insecurity in Kenya.    In neighbouring countries like Tanzania and Uganda, a farmer is free to sell or share seeds as they wish. How do some of these bills go through parliament without much debate? You might hear them give excuses about how we will use new advanced technologies in agriculture until you read the details and shock hits you. Just like the new legislation on data privacy that reads like an affirmation for free data mining by big tech firms like Safaricom.    Bearing in mind that in the Monsanto, Bayer or Syngenta model you are not allowed to plant seeds from your last harvest. They sue you if you do. You must buy seeds every season. This law is written to create a market for seed companies.

 

 

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’.