Tag: justice
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Neng Now leads Ripples Project at DAPL
Tags: justiceBeyond the Page is funding a year of free humanities programming focused on racial equity and social justice called The Ripple Project. These programs – which will take place across … Read Full Article
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Curse of the Pogo Stick (Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery 5)
Following a rash but perhaps not unexpected moment of insolence, Dr. Siri is forced to go on a road trip with Judge Haeng and the Justice Department. On a deserted jungle trail they are ambushed and … Read Full Article
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Online mapping tool aims to pinpoint environmental inequities
The goal is to help identify areas where ensure that the negative effects of policies and actions don’t fall only on certain people — a concept known as environmental justice. Read Full Article
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Grants for BIPOC-owned businesses
As part of its $100 million commitment to advance social justice and equity, Comcast announced on Sept. 14 that it will award $1 million in grants to 100 small businesses owned by people of color … Read Full Article
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Are your Sacramento leaders upholding social justice values? This report card survey wants to find out
Sacramento’s elected leaders made sweeping commitments to social justice issues in the face of a national racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd. The Sacramento County Board of … Read Full Article
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Wausau City Council Passes “We Are Wausau” Resolution, Refers Environmental Justice Resolution to a Committee of the Whole
Tuesday evening the Wausau City Council held lengthy discussions on two resolutions that also included over an hour of public comment at the beginning of the meeting. One of the resolutions was the … Read Full Article
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‘I am not going to give up’: Zurg Xiong will die if he doesn’t begin eating. He says it’s a quest for justice.
Zurg Xiong never considered himself an activist before staging a hunger strike, currently in its third week, on the steps of the courthouse in Yreka. Read Full Article
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Man shot, killed by California officers prompts calls for justice from Minnesota’s Hmong community
Soobleej Kaub Hawj was killed in late June. Now a man is on hunger strike to protest the shooting and injustices happening in Siskiyou County. Read Full Article
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California man shot, killed by officers prompts calls for justice from Minnesota’s Hmong community
Soobleej Kaub Hawj was killed in late June. Now a man named Zurg Xiong is on hunger strike to protest the shooting and injustices happening in Siskiyou County. Read Full Article
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Federal lawsuit filed against Siskiyou County Sheriff, CAL FIRE
Hundreds gathered and called for justice after 35-year-old Hmong man Soobleej Hawj was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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Siskiyou County’s Hmong community prepares for rally in Yreka stirred by police shooting
Organizers of the Saturday rally say that they will be demanding justice for the death of 35-year-old Soobleej Hawj, killed in a confrontation with law enforcement during the Lava Fire evacuations. Read Full Article
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New Initiative to Fund Indigenous Girls and Their Families with Abundance and Intention
Grantees from Grantmakers for Girls of Color include Protect the Sacred (a project of HARNESS), Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples, Hmong American Women’s Association, Xinachtli Comadres … Read Full Article
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Chef Francesca Hong Is Proving that Food Is Political
The newly elected Wisconsin state representative is fighting for a living wage for restaurant workers and economic justice for all. Read Full Article: article source
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Wausau could be first Wisconsin city to pass environmental justice measure, but some call it divisive
The disputed resolution aims to recognize the disproportionate burden of environmental hazards and contamination on low-income neighborhoods. Read Full Article: article source
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Can Technology Save us From Racism?: UW’s last RED talk of the year on race, digital revolution
I think it’s important to understand the relationships between these forms of activism — online and on the streets — and how they are building towards justice together,” Communication Arts professor s … Read Full Article