Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2017. No one should alter the body of an un-consenting person without acute medical need. The Bloodstained Men and Their Friends will be sharing this message while protesting the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) at its annual conference this weekend at McCormick Place Convention Center in[Read More…]
Opinion
Drug Policy Alliance: Google is Capitalizing off Rodrigo Duterte’s Horrific Drug War in the Philippines
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017 By: Derek Rosenfeld When a sitting president likens himself to Hitler, it should get your attention. Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has proudly said he’d “be happy” to exterminate 3 million people who use or sell drugs in his country. His horrific campaign to rid[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Recovers $14 Million in First Half of 2017 for Over 100,000 Consumers Harmed by Illegal Practices
Bureau Supervision Requires Some Companies to Change Practices to Prevent Future Violations Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that recent supervisory actions resulted in $14 million in relief to more than 104,000 harmed consumers from January through June 2017. Findings in today’s Supervisory[Read More…]
Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking ‘Stark Reality’ for Migrant Children Trying to Reach Europe – UN Report
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2017 – More than 75 per cent of migrant and refugee children trying to reach Europe via the Central Mediterranean route face appalling levels of abuse, exploitation and trafficking, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, calling on the continent to[Read More…]
Removing Barriers to Economic Opportunity for Americans with Criminal Records Is Focus of New Multistate Initiative
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2017. Today, the Center for American Progress, the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Community Legal Services (CLS) announced the launch of a three-year, multistate initiative to remove barriers to economic opportunity for Americans with criminal records and their families, building on the bipartisan momentum growing[Read More…]
NOW Proudly Endorses the Black Women’s March and March for Racial Justice
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2017. Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: The National Organization for Women is proud to officially endorse the March for Black Women, and the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ). The events will take place concurrently, and in solidarity with one another, on September 30, 2017.[Read More…]
Kids React To Walkmans
BLOG COMMENTARY-(ENEWSPF)- Just enjoy. The video tells the story.
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Rescinding DACA was Not about Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017 By: Melissa Franqui and Eunisses Hernandez Since the election, time and time again, Trump and members of his administration have touted “law and order” rhetoric, to advance an agenda that aims to expand criminalization, deportations and promote white supremacy. While many of the public was still[Read More…]
How Federal Policies Make It Harder for Houston’s Communities of Color and Low-Income Families to Return Home
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. As the Houston area looks to rebound after Hurricane Harvey, a new column from the Center for American Progress shows how some federal policies can make the road to recovery tougher for communities of color and residents who live paycheck-to-paycheck. The column explains how the[Read More…]
Analysis: Majority of Flooded Texas Superfund Sites in Low-income Neighborhoods, Communities of Color
HOUSTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2017. A majority of polluted Superfund sites flooded in Texas by Hurricane Harvey are in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color, according to U.S. Census data analyzed by the Center for Biological Diversity. Today’s analysis found that nine of the 16 Superfund sites reported flooded by the U.S.[Read More…]
