Tending cannabis plants at a medical marijuana farm near Safed, Israel. Credit Baz Ratner/Reuters DPA’s Ethan Nadelmann Says Proposal a Good Symbolic Step Forward, But “The Devil Is In The Details” NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. On Sunday, Israel took a big step toward decriminalizing adult marijuana use. The Israeli Cabinet[Read More…]
Day: March 6, 2017
Arab American Action Network Statement on Trump’s Revised #MuslimBan2 Executive Order
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression is protesting against the Department of Justice Tuesday, March 7 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. At a press conference held today following the release of Donald Trump’s revised executive order, AAAN executive director Hatem Abudayyeh, made the following statement: Donald Trump just signed a revised[Read More…]
Local Youth Rugby Raises 18,155 Books for Bernie’s Book Bank
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. Rugby Illinois challenged youth athletes to make a difference in their local community and give back to those in need. Local rugby clubs across the Chicagoland area and state will came together, collecting books to be donated to Bernie’s Book Bank. Battle of the Books, ran for[Read More…]
20th Anniversary Diversity Dinners to be Held on Saturday, April 22
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. On Saturday, April 22, the Diversity Dinners of the South Suburbs will celebrate its 20th Anniversary. This year’s dinner will be held at Rich South High School, 5000 Sauk Trail in Richton Park, and will include a unique theatrical production, “Incognito” performed by author and[Read More…]
90 Days, 90 Voices Calls for Stories in Response to Trump’s New Immigration Ban
Two weeks after launch, Chicago storytelling website amps up submissions CHICAGO, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. In the wake of the new immigration ban President Trump signed this morning, 90 Days, 90 Voices is asking immigrants and refugees to share their stories on a newly-launched website. Visit the site here: 90days90voices.com[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Condemns Trump Revised Executive Order on Immigration as Another Muslim Ban
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today strongly condemned President Trump’s new executive order on immigration and refugees, saying the order was still effectively a Muslim ban that will be challenged in the courts. “While some of the initial executive order has been revised, the message[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Statement on Trump Administration’s “Muslim Ban 2.0”
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. This new executive order banning travelers from six Muslim countries continues to be President Trump’s promised Muslim ban dressed in facially neutral language. This Muslim Ban 2.0 is still discriminatory, continues to target the Muslim community and will cause ripple effects felt by people perceived to be[Read More…]
VoteVets Vows to Join Efforts to Defeat Latest Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets, is reiterating its opposition to the latest version of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, and is questioning the timing of the release of the ban itself. In a statement, Will Fischer, Iraq War Veteran and VoteVets Director[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez Statement On Muslim, Refugee And Immigrant Shutdown, Part II
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL-04) This is just the same stuff on a different day. If you called xenophobia a rose, would it not smell just as foul? Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s latest executive actions on[Read More…]
As Trump and GOP Congress Seek to Roll Back Worker Protections, Senator Warren Releases Report Detailing Labor Violations by Federal Contractors
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) On Monday, Senate GOP Plans Vote to Make It Easier for Federal Contractors to Hide Labor Law Violations Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday released a report detailing repeated violations of labor laws by companies that receive billions of dollars[Read More…]