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“Outside-in-America”: Reports on homeless crises in the States

October 14, 2017

The Guardian online has a series about homeless in America called “Outside-in-America.” This series is a useful study on homelessness in America, because quality investigative news stories, including long interviews with homeless people in the United States, are a rarity. In America, the topic is generally restricted to small independent newspapers, whose urban presence is increasingly deliberately marginalized by the […]

Category: Human Rights, Media, News Tags: exploitation, homelessness, housing first

Trump EOs spur environmental and labor deregulation at public cost

September 19, 2017

President Trump rode into office promising a new-era of deregulation and tax-cuts for big businesses. He has made good on these promises in the form of Executive Orders and Memorandums, approximately 50 of them so far. In collaboration with the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Republican controlled Congress has also taken full advantage of the Congressional Review Act to […]

Category: Climate change, Environment, Human Rights, Labor, National, News, Technology Tags: climate change, divestment, Environmental Justice, fossil fuels, social justice

2017 Tax Marchers vow to make Trump answer to U.S.

April 25, 2017

Partners from 350.org and Rise Up May 1st tell us why more marches and community actions are necessary to build solidarity On a sunny Saturday April 15th, thousands of people gathered at the National Mall for the 2017 April 15th Tax March. The protest began at noon at the U.S. Capitol West Front Fountain. According to TaxMarch.org, the theme this year highlights President Trump’s conflicts […]

Category: Asian American, Human Rights, National, News Tags: corruption, environment, exploitation, human trafficking, peace education

ICRC Peace Prize Centennial and American Founder Clara Barton

March 3, 2017

January 2017 marks the centennial of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s Nobel Peace Prize for its prisoner-of-war program during World War I. Far from being a torture program such as at Guantanamo Bay, the ICRC was nominated by French professor Louis Renault for its provisions of humanitarian relief to soldiers, including food, medicine, treatment, and communications. According to […]

Category: Beyond Science, Human Rights Tags: feminism, peace education

March for Women’s Rights rivals Million-Man March

February 3, 2017

The day after billionaire Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s populist Republican President became a moment of reckoning with the public no further away than the avenues adjacent the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The business tycoon and media star must have been stunned by huge crowds gathered in cities across the country on January 21st. There were 600 marches […]

Category: Asian American, Elections, Human Rights, National, News Tags: feminism, human rights

High rent forcing low-income D.C. residents out

January 25, 2017

D.C. Council votes to limit access to emergency housing Even though public-private partnerships such as the New Communities Initiative offers a wholesome approach for select District of Columbia residents, there are too many low-income tenants falling through the cracks. D.C. Housing Authority estimates there are 42,000 people on its waiting list—so many the agency stopped accepting applications in April 2013. […]

Category: Human Rights, News, Regional Tags: homelessness, housing first

#SchoolNotPrisons Show Livestream

September 30, 2016

There will be a live show in Los Angeles 6pm September 30, 2016 by grassroots artist foundation #Schools Not Prisons. In partnership with the California Endowment of the Arts, activists, and community leaders from around the state, these shows are to help draw attention to the fact that we need to Spend less money on prisons and more on schools […]

Category: Entertainment News, Human Rights

Sam Hill Wrong in Flagstaff

July 22, 2016

There are a lot of ironies built-in to this story about what in “Sam Hill Wrong in Flagstaff.” First, my arrival was adventitious, due to a broken-down Greyhound bus, and tired of certain troublesome creatures on the bus. Second, generally I had a swell time in Flagstaff: it’s beautiful, the air is fresh and clean. Third, my complaints originated from […]

Category: Asian American, Culture, Human Rights, Regional Tags: race

IPPNW Townhall Combats Growing Danger of Nuclear War (Pt. 2)

April 13, 2016

In Part 1, Dr. Helfand talks about three nuclear war scenarios and why we are increasingly at risk for a global-scale nuclear calamity. In Part 2, Dr. Helfand of IPPNW describes specific courses of action, including ways to educate the public and influence policy-makers about the growing danger of nuclear war.

Category: Asian American, Human Rights, International, NATO, Technology, World War Tags: Nuclear Radiation

7th Annual Central Valley Conference Against Human Trafficking

February 28, 2016

Fresno, CA–The Central Valley Against Human Trafficking (CVAHT) held their annual convention in Fresno this February 24, 2016. Present were social workers from many parts of the Valley including Kern, Tulare, Madera, Merced, and even from Los Angeles. Guests included Keynote speaker Kay Buck, a leading advocate in the fight against human trafficking, as well as local representatives from the […]

Category: Human Rights, Regional Tags: human trafficking

Asian-American Forum combats human trafficking massage parlors with lesson plan

January 26, 2016

A few month ago, Asian American Forum (AAF) offered a challenge. Which Asian American journalist will come up with the next article about human trafficking and Asian massage parlors? January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness month and AAF has published a Unit Plan on Human Trafficking with Asian Massage Parlors: The Skinny LP in its Winter 2016 issue. […]

Category: Asian American, Culture, Human Rights Tags: Asian-American, corruption, exploitation, feminism, human trafficking

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