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Overlooked: Human Trafficking of Indigenous People (Not Our Native Daughters)

Visit the website: Not Our Native Daughters In the whispers of the wind, a tale unfolds, Of missing souls, their stories left untold, A haunting lament, through the ages it flies, Of indigenous women and children, lost in the skies. Mystic breezes carry their names on their breath, Echoing across lands, whispering the depth, Of sorrow and loss, of shattered dreams, Where silence reigns, and justice teems. The wind's mournful wail, a solemn refrain, For the daughters and sisters, who can't...

How Can We Further Progress on Disability Rights? (rwjf.org)

A group of disabled and non-disabled people of various races, ethnicities, genders and ages pose for a photo in front of Capitol Hill. Photo Credit: Ameya Okamoto To read more of Dr. Alonzo Plough's article, please click here. People with disabilities deserve the same rights and opportunities as everyone, including access to affordable housing, employment opportunities, safe transportation, quality education and healthcare. And disability rights advocates have tirelessly fought to uproot...

An Overheating Planet Requires Extreme Climate Solutions [bloomberg.com]

Firefighters in Phoenix provide treatment for a resident having trouble breathing on day when temperatures reached 119F (48C). The city has endured a record-setting streak of days above 110F this month. Photographer: Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg By Eric Roston and John Ainger, Bloomberg, July 27, 2023 First came the hottest June in recorded history. Now it’s the hottest-ever July . This year is already highly likely to replace 2016 atop the heat ranking . Scientists suspect the last several...

Happiness Break: A Mindful Breath Meditation, With Dacher Keltner [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

By Dacher Keltner, Illustration: from article, Greater Good Magazine, July 27, 2023 Mindful breathing exercises are a simple, effective, and fast way to shift our mindset and improve physical and mental well-being when practiced regularly. Today’s Happiness Break host: Dacher Keltner is the host of the award-winning podcast, The Science of Happiness and is a co-instructor of the GGSC’s popular online course of the same name. He’s also the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center...

Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command [cnn.com]

By Donald Judd, Photo: Susan Walsh/AP, CNN Politics, July 28, 2023 President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes. The order, which the administration is calling “the most significant transformation of the military justice system since the UCMJ was established in...

Human rights tribunal approves $23B revised First Nations child-welfare compensation deal [cbc.ca]

The new deal adds $3.4 billion to the $20 billion previously offered by the federal government. In total, it covers approximately 300,000 First Nations children, youth and families on-reserve or in the Yukon who were discriminated against from 1991 on. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) By Darren Major, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, July 26, 2023 The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approved a $23.4-billion revised agreement to compensate victims of the underfunded First Nations...

What addiction does to people’s brains — and how to help them [sfchronicle.com]

A drug user holds her syringe as she prepares to use heroin at OnPoint NYC, a supervised drug injection site in New York City. Gabrielle Lurie, Staff / The Chronicle By William Andereck, David Smith, and Steve Heilig, San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2023 Sadly, they are called “frequent flyers” — severely ill patients with serious medical conditions who routinely cycle in and out of hospital emergency departments. On any given day, their affliction could be an overwhelming infection,...

Treatment Options for Patients with Severe Alzheimer’s Disease

Having an individual who is diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s disease can cause extreme burden on caretakers. Alzheimer’s is the decrease in brain availability. Alzheimer’s disease is a stressor in itself, because the disease causes individuals to have difficulty with cognition, ultimately reducing memory and events. There are a number of concerns in the treatment process involving this disease. The question of involving medicine to improve the treatment process of an individual with...

July Meeting Recap

July 13, 2023: Today we welcomed new members, reviewed the Resilient NC website, shared upcoming community events and stakeholder training opportunities, including details about the Tri-County Resiliency Summit, and encouraged continued input towards revising the Environmental Scan. Please use the passcode below to access the recording of today's meeting. Passcode : ROARJuly2023! 2023 COMMITMENTS TO ROAR EVERY stakeholder is encouraged and invited to COMPLETE the 2023 Commitments Document .

Street and working children!!!

Talking about Street and working children in Pakistan. Practice based research in March 2023. The businessmen sometimes try to save labor costs by hiring underage workers. We found several meat shops, packing factories, plants nurseries etc have been cited for hiring workers as young as 14. Street children are extremely vulnerable to sexual exploitation and in some countries are intentionally disabled and put on the street to beg, since crippled children are more likely to get donations.

The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen Issues Four Calls-to-Action in Open Letter to College Presidents Demanding Lineage-Based Affirmative Action for Descendants of U.S. Slaves/Free Negroes

🚨📰 NEWS RELEASE: The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen Issues Four Calls-to-Action in Open Letter to College Presidents Demanding Lineage-Based Affirmative Action for Descendants of U.S. Slaves/Free Negroes Pamela Denise Long, National Coordinator for The Coalition of Concerned Freedmen stated, "Historians largely frame 1960's Affirmative Action as a response to Negroes' sustained resistance to the unconstitutional Jim Crow era that began after the sabotage of Reconstruction (via the...

Depression in Boys Often Overlooked by Traditional Screening [mindsitenews.org]

By Courtney Wise, Photo: from article, MindSiteNews, July 27, 2023 Hello, MindSite News parenting newsletter readers! We had a pleasant surprise when we got back from our summer break – this newsletter, “Spotlight on Kids, Youth and Family,” had won a 2023 silver award in the National Health Information Awards competition. We’re honored to be in the company of other NHIA winners, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and Daniel Tiger. And today we take a look at how boys may be...

Newly disabled people aren’t given a ‘how-to’ guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps. [19thnews.org]

By Jasmine Mithani, Illustration: Jelena Živković/GETTY IMAGES, The 19th*, July 26, 2023 Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu began doing disability doula work long before they ever heard the term. From the time they were in middle school, they remember “being responsible for big, intense crisis situations” with their friends. Throughout high school, a close friend self-injured. Kaufman-Mthimkhulu would drive to her house and listen. They would also take care of their friend’s wounds, spend time...

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