[Gender Discrimination News]
FedEE: “According to the World Bank, global female labor force participation has fallen continuously from an already low 51.04% in 1992 to 47.86% in 2018.”
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ASSEMBLYMAN WEPRIN AND ACTIVISTS FIGHTING SEX ABUSE INFORM QUEENS COMMUNITY ABOUT CHILD VICTIMS ACT
[Child Sex Abuse News]
Queens Assemblyman Weprin: “It is my hope that local community members will be able to use the information from this seminar to seek justice for themselves or help others in their community seek justice. The Child Victims Act is a historic victory for child sex abuse survivors and we need to make sure that people know how to use it to hold their victimizers accountable.
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EPA OFFICIALS SCHEDULE AUGUST 8 MEETING TO DISCUSS CAYUGA COUNTY GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION SITE CLEAN-UP
[Environmental News]
EPA will host Aug. 8 meeting at Union Springs High School (located at 239 Cayuga Street, Union Springs, New York) to discuss clean-up plan for groundwater contamination in the area.
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STANLEY NELSON’S “MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL” WILL PREMIERE AT FILM FORUM ON AUGUST 23
[Film News]
Stanley Nelson’s film MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL will premiere at Film Forum on August 23.
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IMAGENATION AND FILMS BY FIRELIGHT WILL FEATURE HARLEM SCREENING OF “BOSS: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS”
[Film News]
Free film screening of “Boss: The Black Experience in Business” will be held at Marcus Garvey Park, on Aug. 8
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FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS ON MASS SHOOTINGS AND GUN VIOLENCE: “WE MUST STOP THIS”
[Gun Violence]
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: “A society that fails to protect our communities, our families, and our children is a society in a moral crisis.”
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ADVOCATES PROTEST INHUMANE CONDITION AT NEW YORK CITY JAILS DURING SUMMER HEATWAVE
[Correction News]
Activist Darren Mack: “As long as anybody is detained or incarcerated in this country, we must fight to guarantee they are not trapped in inhumane, torturous conditions.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO NEW YORK CHARITIES ONLINE PLATFORM
[Fraud News]
NY Attorney General James says New York Charities has failed to distribute hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past several months.
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RIGHT WING EXTREMIST STEPHEN MILLER GUIDES TRUMP EVISCERATION OF ASYLUM PROTECTIONS
[Immigration News]
Senior White House policy advisor Stephen Miller apparently wants to ” curb the number of migrants who win initial entry to the U.S., according to an internal email obtained by NBC News.”
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