“Not Just Locker Room Talk” New York –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. In response to statements made last night by a surrogate for Donald Trump effectively endorsing Japanese internment, Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy made the following statement: Last night, a Donald Trump surrogate cited the internment of Japanese[Read More…]
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Nutra Manufacturing, Inc. Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Certain GNC Women’s Ultra Mega Time Release Dietary Supplement
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWPF)–November 18, 2016. Nutra Manufacturing, Inc. (“Nutra”) today announced that it is initiating a nationwide, voluntary recall of one lot of GNC Women’s Ultra Mega Time Release dietary supplement product sold in 180 count containers UPC 048107158910, lot number 3044FQ2024, with an expiration date of June 2018 due to[Read More…]
People’s Action Calls For Uncompromising Opposition to Sen. Jeff Sessions As Attorney General
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Isaiah J. Poole, Director of Communications for People’s Action, issued the following statement in light of President-Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general: “The nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general is one more way the Trump administration shows its[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Potential Sessions and Pompeo Nominations
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. In response to reports that Sen. Jeff Sessions will be nominated for the position of Attorney General and Rep. Mike Pompeo for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero made the following statement: “As a matter of organizational policy, the[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Japanese Internment, Muslim Registry Comments from Trump Backer
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. A prominent backer of Donald Trump, Carl Higbie, recently cited the Japanese-American internment camps created during World War II as precedent for reviving a discredited and disbanded Bush-era Muslim immigrant registry and interview program called NSEERS. Cecillia Wang, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrants’[Read More…]
Illinois Ranks #1 in Volunteer Rate Among the Country’s Largest States – Chicago Top in Volunteering among Largest Metropolitan Areas
2.4 Million Illinoisans Give $7.3 Billion in Service SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) is commending the state’s more than 2.4 million volunteers who made a difference through volunteerism last year. The Chicago metropolitan area also had the highest volunteerism rate[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Releases Video Statement on Hate Crimes in the United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a video statement today on the FBI’s newly announced 2015 hate crime statistics as well as on recent media reports of alleged hate crimes and harassment around the country. The statement reminds individuals to report these incidents to both local[Read More…]
Governors State University Student Groups to Host Fall Art and Food Market on November 21
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2016. Give a gift that gives back this holiday season by supporting student work! You can get a jump start on your holiday shopping at ArtForum’s Art Market and Food Market on November 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in GSU’s Hall of Governors. ArtForum is[Read More…]
Stranded by the State Premieres, New Video Series Chronicling Human Impact of Illinois’ Ongoing Budget Crisis
In These Times magazine and Kartemquin Films partner to release director Liz Kaar’s online video series illustrating the personal toll of the de-facto budget cuts in Illinois across a range of issues. The series also grapples with potential solutions to the ongoing crisis. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Today, In These Times[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: President-Elect Trump Selects Senator Jeff Sessions – Staunch Supporter of Failed Drug War – to be Attorney General
Sessions Will Likely Bring Back Harsh Drug Sentences, Block State Marijuana Programs Drug Policy Alliance: This Man is a Threat to Everything We Stand for and Must be Opposed Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. Several outlets reported this morning that Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has been selected by Donald Trump to[Read More…]
