After one too many tubs of Ben & Jerry's ice cream over the past few years, and stumbling across a Ben & Jerry's store in Manly, I've been quite ecstatic for Queensland to open up a store (not including the one secluded in Movie World). Finally, the epitome of all things deliciously happy has opened its doors in the heart of Surfers Paradise.
There is an array of ice cream flavours to choose from including sorbets, strawberry cheesecake, chocolate therapy and chocolate chip cookie dough (my favourite). As well as that, Ben & Jerry's also offer waffles, sundaes, smoothies and shakes.
As the store is quite new, the staff are still getting trained and are not quite as proficient. After ordering my tub of chocolate chip cookie dough and triple caramel chunk, I proceeded to the counter with my tub to pay for it. The staff that served me however, stayed where he was to continue serving other customers and did not come over to put my transaction through. After looking at him for awhile, he finally glanced back at me but still did not come over to charge me. My friends had all paid for their ice cream and had left to sit at the seating area, but I was still left standing there waiting to pay. No one came over to serve or help me so I somehow luckily scored a free tub of ice cream!
Ben & Jerry's also offer the scoops of ice cream in plain waffle cones as well as waffle cones with chocolate sprinkles, hundred & thousands, oreos and nuts.
I would highly recommend coming by and getting yourself a delectable treat.
Having waited months for the opening of New Shanghai in Brisbane, the new restaurant in Queens Plaza has been hyped for delectable Shanghai cuisine. Being situated in the Brisbane CBD, I was curious to see whether the food at New Shanghai would be Westernised or whether they would stay true to their traditional taste.
The dish that immediately caught my attention whilst browsing the menu was the xiao long baos (mini steamed pork buns). J and I have been avidly hunting down xiao long baos in Brisbane that could be comparable to those at Din Tai Fung for months now. After many failed attempts and cursing at Brisbane's lack of palatable xiao long baos, we were extremely excited to see what New Shanghai had to offer.
My mounting excitement was pleasantly surprised as I took the first bite into the xiao long bao. It was absolutely mouthwateringly, delicious! The broth surrounding the tender meat was hot and flavoursome and the pastry was thin enough to still taste and to hold everything together.
The pan fried dumplings and wontons were both very flavoursome. With all the dim sims made in store (you can watch the chefs create these dim sims at the restaurant's front window), they were both fresh and delicious.
As an entree, J decided on the shredded jellyfish and raddish tossed in soy sauce. This dish felt very light and fresh, a perfect accompaniment to the dim sims and drunken chicken.
The drunken chicken was perfect for snacking on, with the alcoholic taste not too overwhelming.
The deep fried crispy skinned chicken was very tender which balanced perfectly with the crispy skin and chilli garlic dipping sauce.
New Shanghai is a reasonably priced restaurant with an enjoyable variety of dishes. It is the perfect place to meet in the city with friends to share a few entrees and main dishes, which gives you an opportunity to have a taste of everything. I would highly recommend trying their xiao long baos and the other dim sims that they have on offer.
With self-serve frozen yoghurt stores popping up all over Brisbane, it was exciting to see Berry Me finally opening its doors in Sunnybank.
Brights pops of pink dominate the interior of the store and is complimented by mint and white. The store looks fresh and young and draws in a lot of attention as it's a pop of colour along a strip of earthy toned stores.
Berry Me frozen yoghurt is 98% fat free and their flavours include: hazelnut, mango, cheesecake, pomegranate, chocolate, green tea, strawberry and original. Their selection of toppings range from oreos to an assortment of fruits.
Pomegranate is probably the flavour I crave every time I come across a froyo store. Berry Me doesn't disappoint with pomegranate still being my favourite flavour there, although the green tea frozen yoghurt is worth trying out. It's a little light in flavour but still delicious nevertheless.
Having been three times in two days, I'm pretty certain this is a dessert joint I will be frequenting on a weekly basis.
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 is filled with more food, love, happiness, opportunities, friends and family.
At the end of each year, I sit down and compile a list of resolutions and goals I would like to achieve. Some resolutions are broken within the first week of the new year, and some are never even attempted at, at all. This year, I've decided that my resolution is to live life without regret. To jump through every window of opportunity, find the positive in every situation and to pursue everything with a passion.
I also have a separate foodie-resolution which is to immerse myself into the culture of the food I eat and learn how to be a better cook. There is nothing more satisfying than being able to recreate a favourite dish from a restaurant.
I wish you all the best year yet! Keep the smiles and laughter flowing throughout the year.
It's Christmas Eve today and with the year coming to an end soon, I thought that there was no better time to restart this blog than now. It has been a busy few months filled with uni, work, boyfriend, friends and family but now, the holidays are finally here! Working in retail during the busy Christmas season entails long hours, some cranky customers and a lot of patiences so I'm glad it's finally drawing to an end and I can get ready to relax on Christmas Day and burn a big hole in my bank account on Boxing Day.
Do you have any plans for Christmas? J and I will be cooking a three course lunch for my family tomorrow and most likely spend the rest of the afternoon playing games. We haven't had time to cook together in a while so I'm absolutely ecstatic for our date in the kitchen tomorrow.
In the last half year, I've been travelling interstate and consuming basically everything so I can't wait to start blogging about it. A little bit late than never right? As well as that, restaurants have been popping up everywhere in Brisbane which is extremely exciting as I have new places to visit, try out and get my waistband expanding.
I hope you all have a wonderful, feasting Christmas and a happy new year!


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Add onion and garlic and sauté 2 to 3 minutes.
Add carrots and celery and sauté another 2 to 3 minutes.
Add beans, sardines, 2/3 of chopped kale and can of diced tomatoes.
Add water and bring to a boil uncovered.
Lower heat and let simmer 30 minutes.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police were called to a local Walgreen's after a gun was fired Thursday evening.
The incident reportedly happened at the store in the 2400 block of Jackson just before 8:30 p.m.
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By Victoria Noakes Jun 28, 2017
New Designers survey reveals concern over Brexit and London cost of living
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A survey of some of the best design graduates from across the UK, exhibiting this week at New Designers in London, has revealed significant concerns about the cost of living in London, where traditionally the majority of creative jobs have been harboured, paired with an uncertainly over the impact of Brexit on the creative industries.
Asked about where they intend to work post-graduation, of the 27.5% who intend to set up in London, 79% cite 'more exciting creative opportunities' as the reason. However more than 2/3 plan to avoid the capital, with over 1/3 saying that the most significant factor in their decision was that it is 'too expensive to work and live in London'. Whilst this presents a major challenge for creative businesses looking to recruit new talent in London, it suggests a shift in the role regional centres will play in attracting and nurturing, creativity, design and innovation moving forward.
Questioned about Brexit, only 12.8% believe that the UK's creative economy will benefit from the government's deal while 63.3% did not. Another 23.9% stated uncertainty to the effect it will have.
Sarah Monk, portfolio director of New Designers, comments: "Graduates always face uncertainty as they start to find their way in the commercial world, but the spectre of Brexit coupled with an unattainable housing market makes for a particularly unsettling economic environment. We can be sure, however, that a design education has equipped them with the problem solving, entrepreneurial and creative skills that they will need to make their way in the world. There is certainly still a thirst for fresh creative talent in the businesses who recruit and commission from the show and we warmly welcome our new sponsors this year including Sainsbury's Home, Tesco, Joseph Joseph and Joules."
Clare Hopkins, head of creative at Hallmark, recruits from New Designers and says: "Hallmark Cards are based in Bradford, West Yorkshire where we have just moved to brand new studios. There are many pros to being 'Up North', one being the cost of living which is much lower than in and around London. As well as Bradford itself, we're also on the doorstep of the amazing music, art, culture and nightlife available in Leeds, York, Manchester and Hull, which is 2017's UK City of Culture."
Michelle Bowen, director of UK Young Artists, a New Designers Associate Awards sponsor, says: "As a national organisation based in the East Midlands we recognise the negative impacts that living and working in London has on young creatives and whilst we do not want to see London losing is cultural cache, we do welcome how new regional centres of excellence such as Nottingham have benefited from new graduates staying or coming to the city and the positive impact that this brings to many aspects of city life. As an organisation that works globally - on uniting UK artists for invaluable intercultural exchange, the Brexit referendum result came as a disappointment. Now, more than ever, we must come together and continue to build bridges, cross borders and break down walls."
Despite concerns, the survey also revealed confidence in the talent of the UK's creative workforce. Asked about the secret to the country's strong creative sector, worth £87.4bn to the economy each year, 28% credit 'excellent creative education in universities', most of which are represented within New Designers each year. Many also believe that 'we have an entrepreneurial creative culture' (20%), 'a design-led businesses culture' (21.3%) or that 'the UK is an inherently creative country' (21.3%).
2/5 of the new graduates hope to run their own creative business within the next five years, while another 1/5 plan to secure work with a major brand – many of which are recruiting from the show, including John Lewis, Kingfisher, Hallmark, Joseph Joseph, Pentland Brands, Mars, Sainsbury's Home and Tesco. Employers will be spoilt for choice, 1/3 already have over 3 months work experience in the creative industries, highlighting the growth in entrepreneurial, brand aware young designers.
Andrew Tanner, design manager at Sainsbury's Home says: "I started my career back at New Designers in 1997 so this show is incredibly close to my heart. We're keen to attract the best new design talent into our in-house design team, who are responsible for over 80% of Sainsbury's Home products. This is why we have partnered with New Designers – it is the platform for the most creative and innovative design graduates from across the nation. Through the Sainsbury's Home Young Designer of the Year Award, we will be welcoming a rising star into our ranks as junior designer with a one year, salaried work placement."
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Navy Confirms: UFO Videos Are Real And Never Should Have Been Released To The Public (Video)
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While the videos are unclassified, the Navy says they were never cleared for release.
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that three online videos appearing to show encounters between US Navy aircraft and UFOs are real. The videos, which were taken by Navy pilots, show "unexplained aerial phenomena," that were never cleared for public release.
The videos, along with observations by pilots and radar operators, "appear to provide evidence of the existence of aircraft far superior to anything possessed by the United States or its allies," writes Christopher Mellon, a former defense official in the George W. Bush and Clinton administrations and an adviser to To the Stars Academy.
The three videos are titled "FLIR1," "Gimbal," and "GoFast." They show two separate encounters between Navy aircraft and UFOs.
One clip, "FLIR1" shows a dark, pill-shaped object hovering for several seconds before scooting sideways extremely fast. The second, "GoFast" shows the observing aircraft's sensor lock onto a fast-moving target as the pilots are heard in the background excitedly wondering what exactly they've stumbled across. And the third "Gimbal" shows an oblong object moving steadily before stopping and rotating as the pilots observing it exclaim in surprise.
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One video was taken in 2015 off the East Coast by a F/A-18F fighter jet using the aircraft's onboard Raytheon AN/ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) Pod. The other clip, also recorded with a Super Hornet ATFLIR pod, was taken off the coast of California in 2004 by pilots flying from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. In the videos, air crews loudly debate what the objects are and where they came from, Popular Mechanics reported.
"The Navy designates the objects contained in these videos as unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAP), Gradisher said, explaining that UAP is used instead of UFO as the "basic descriptor for the sightings/observations of unauthorized/unidentified aircraft/objects that have been observed entering/operating in the airspace of various military-controlled training ranges."
Basically, they are saying that they don't know what they are, but there's no evidence they're alien in origin. But there is no evidence they are not alien.
"GoFast" shows the observing aircraft's sensor lock onto a fast-moving target as the pilots are heard in the background excitedly wondering what exactly they've stumbled across.
"Gimbal" shows an oblong object moving steadily before stopping and rotating as the pilots observing it exclaim in surprise.
Since the videos came to light the To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science and the New York Times got a hold of them as well as a consortium of former intelligence officers, celebrities, and scientists who are promoting the investigation of UFOs and other "scientific mysteries." The Pentagon objected, stating earlier this year that the videos "should still be withheld" as they were "never officially released to the general public," but at this point the videos have been widely circulated and the public is demanding answers.
Earlier this year the Navy set up guidelines for reporting "unidentified aircraft" entering US airspace, ensuring no encounter would go undocumented in response to a plethora of reports, and lawmakers have reportedly requested briefings on the issue as the Pentagon's history of chasing UFOs under secretive programs like AATIP has become public knowledge.
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Flogging Molly je sedmičlenná hudební skupina zformovaná v Los Angeles. V hudbě Flogging Molly se snoubí energický punk rock a tradiční irské melodie. Flogging Molly spolupracuje s hudebním vydavatelstvím SideOneDummy Records.

Historie
Kapelu založil Irský rodák Dave King společně s kytaristou Tedem Huttem, baskytaristou Jeffem Petersem a houslistkou Bridget Regan. Společně napsali a nacvičili první písničky jako "Black Friday Rule" nebo "Devils Dance Floor". Flogging Molly hrála každé pondělí v irském baru Molly Mallone's. Ted Hutt a Jeff Peters však kapelu časem opustili, protože jejich původní kapela dostala nabídku k natočení alba. Dave a Bridget pak hledali nové členy kapely a vznikla současná formace Flogging Molly.

Během turné k albu "Float" se Dave oženil s Bridget na skromném obřadu v Tokiu.

V roce 2007 opustil kapelu akordeonista Matthew Hensley, aby se mohl více věnovat svému osmiletému synovi. Matt sám mluvil spíše o tom, že nebude s kapelou jezdit na turné. Nyní již však s kapelou opět hraje a na turné jezdí také.

Pojmenování
Název vychází ze jména baru, ve kterém kapela hrávala ve svých začátcích. Frontman Dave King kdysi v rozhovoru pro magazín Kerrang! řekl, že kapela měla pocit, jako kdyby svůj domovský bar každé pondělí mrskala (anglické "to flog" – mrskat) svou energickou hudbou.

Hudba
Flogging Molly se může chlubit naprosto specifickým hudebním projevem. Frontman Dave King říká: "Kdybychom neměli mandolínu, akordeon, housle a flétnu, byl by to punk rock. Kdybychom neměli kytaru, baskytaru a bubny, byla by to tradiční irská hudba." Hudba kapely je velice melodická, takže je snadné na ni tancovat, zároveň kombinuje živé irské melodie s energií a divokostí punku a chytrými poetickými texty.

Jejich hudba je ovlivněna především kapelami a interprety jako jsou The Dubliners, Horslips, Johnny Cash, a The Clash.

Celkově se jejich písničky pohybují od "pirátských", jako je "Salty Dog", "Cruel Mistress", nebo "Seven Deadly Sins", přes drzé "What's Left of the Flag", "Drunken Lullabies", nebo "Rebels of the Sacred Heart" až k poměrně melancholickým skladbám, jako "Far Away Boys", "The Sun Never Shines (On Closed Doors)", či "Float". Texty se obvykle zabývají tématy jako je Irsko a irská historie, alkohol, politika, láska, smrt nebo Katolická církev. Písničky "What's Left of the Flag" a "The Likes of You Again" byly napsány jako pocta otci Davea Kinga, který zemřel během Kingova dětství.

Pro kapelu je také charakteristická divokost živých vystoupení, její projev na pódiu je spontánní a koncert od koncertu se hrají písničky trošku jinak. Dave King také s oblibou prokládá vystoupení krátkými proslovy, vtípky a podobně.

Členové
 Dave King – zpěv, akustická kytara, bodhrán, banjo.
 Bridget Regan – housle, tin whistle, irské dudy(Uilleann pipes), zpěv
 Dennis Casey – elektrická kytara, zpěv
 Matt Hensley – akordeon, tahací harmonika
 Nathen Maxwell – basová kytara, zpěv
 Bob Schmidt – mandolína, banjo
 George Schwindt – bicí, buben

Diskografie

Studiová alba
 2000 Swagger
 2002 Drunken Lullabies
 2004 Within a Mile of Home
 2008 Float
 2011 Speed of Darkness
 2017 Life Is Good

Živá alba
 1997 Alive Behind the Green Door
 2006 Whiskey on a Sunday
 2007 Complete Control Sessions
 2010 Live at the Greek Theatre

Kompilace
 2007: Complete Control Sessions

Flogging Molly v popkultuře

Ve filmu a divadle
 Písnička "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" se objevila ve filmu Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005).
 Šest jejich písní se objevilo ve filmu Red Roses and Petrol.
 Píseň "The Kilburn High Road" je inspirovaná divadelní hrou The Kings of the Kilburn High Road od irského dramatika jménem Jimmy Murphy. Dave King písničku napsal poté, co mu Bridget dala přečíst kopii scénáře, kterou získala od herce hrajícího ve hře hlavní roli, se kterým v té době chodila.
 Píseň "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" byla použita v jednom dílu Stargate Universe konkrétně S01E09 "Life"
 Píseň "If I Ever Leave This World Alive" zazněla ve filmu "PS: Miluji tě" (2007).

V počítačových hrách
 Píseň "Drunken Lullabies" se objevila ve hře Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
 Píseň "To Youth (My Sweet Roisin Dubh)" je obsažena ve hře FIFA 2005.
 Píseň "Seven Deadly Sins" figuruje v traileru ke hře The Saboteur

V reklamě
 Písnička "Salty Dog" byla použita v rádiových reklamách na pivo Guinness u příležitosti dne Svatého Patrika v roce 2008.
 Písnička "Drunken Lullabies" byla použita v rádiových reklamách na Killian's u příležitosti dne Svatého Patrika v roce 2008.

Odkazy

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Externí odkazy

 Molly Malones
 Oficiální stránky kapely
 stránky vydavatelství Side One Dummy Records

Americké punkové skupiny
Celtic punk
Folk punk
Hudební skupiny z Kalifornie
Hudební skupiny 1990–1999
Hudební skupiny 2000–2009
Hudební skupiny 2010–2019

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Making Midland's medallions
Taskforce honors City of Modern Explorers past, welcomes future
Victoria Ritter, Midland Daily News
Four medallions, located on the US 10 bridge spanning across Eastman Ave. in Midland, pay tribute to the Dow family's contributions to the city. Designed by local artist Jim Ardis, the medallions were installed in 2004.
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Motorists driving on Eastman Avenue under the US-10 bridge might notice two pairs of copper medallions posted on either side of the road. Commissioned by a group of locals and designed by a Midland artist, the medallions represent Midland's rich history and its ties to the Dow family.
With numerous visitors and newcomers coming to Midland – with more than 50 countries represented in Dow alone – several residents wanted to focus on creating entry signs around the city. A group of 14 people came together in late 2000 to create the Entryway Initiative Taskforce. The committee represented different sectors of the community, including city government, foundations and businesses. Together, they established entryway signs, directing visitors around the city.
One day, former city manager Jon Lynch approached fellow task force member John Bartos with a small medal, embossed with the phrase "City of Modern Explorers," citing a desire to put something similar up on the US-10 bridge spanning Eastman Avenue. When the bridge had been constructed, four circular indentations were included on the support beams, but were left bare for future use.
Bartos met with Junia Doan, another member of the Entryway Initiative Taskforce, to find an artist to create four medallions that would pay a subtle tribute to the Dow family's contributions to the city. They reached out to Jim Ardis of Midland, who had worked with them on the Centennial Park in Downtown Midland. Ardis, who was already drafting ideas for bronze decorations on the bridge, eagerly created 32 designs and spent the better part of two days selecting the final designs with Doan.
"Ever since I moved to Midland, I noticed the use of copper. After living here for a while, I realized it was the Dow family that caused that, especially Alden Dow. I thought we should have something to commemorate him," Ardis said.
The two final designs pay tribute to different aspects of the Dow legacy, each pair stationed on opposite sides of the bridge. One pair of medallions shows three light towers designed by Alden B. Dow that are used in landscaping. On the border of these medallions is the eastern white pine, Michigan's state tree.
The second medallion pays tribute to Alden's father, Herbert H. Dow, who founded Dow Chemical. These medallions depicts a conical flask with the chemical compound of polystyrene in the middle. Polystyrene is used in making Styrofoam, which Dow Chemical invented in the 1940s. These medallions' borders include smaller representations of Alden's light towers.
While looking for phrases to include on the murals apart from "City of Midland" and its founding year of 1889, Doan returned to the city's nickname, "City of Modern Explorers," which was used as early as 1930. She explained how she appreciated the sense of open-mindedness that the expression implies.
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"It's a more interesting way of viewing opportunities and challenges. You can explore and keep exploring until you find some satisfaction or remedies. It's a very positive attitude to be an explorer. I think that's a gift that Midland can share now in that phrase upon arrival," Doan said.
In March 2004, shortly before the 100th anniversary of Alden Dow's birth, the Entranceway Initiative Taskforce awarded the contract for the medallions to Ardis. The Midland Area Community Foundation, along with other local organizations, funded the project. The medallions were installed later that year.
A team, including Ardis, cleans the medallions every four years so they never go dull. Their last cleaning was six weeks ago.
"It's a labor of love. It's not often I can reconnect with old artwork. I enjoy it," Ardis stated.
Doan appreciates the concept of so many people giving their talents and time to help the medallion project come to fruition. Sharon Mortensen, president and CEO of the Midland Area Community Foundation, shared her sentiments.
"When you make a place beautiful and you show that you care about it, people respond to it in kind. It really builds an atmosphere and a sense of community," said Mortensen.
Victoria Ritter
Victoria Ritter grew up in Midland and after earning a degree in English at Grand Valley State University, returned. She joined the Daily News as its newsroom clerk, and eventually began editing obituaries, and in 2016 wrote her first article. She loves the arts, from reading and creative writing to catching a movie or singing in her church choir.
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Q: Update code wont work in php and mysql Hi Guys could please check my code I have written, the problem is it won't update the data in DB, it just reloading and not giving any error.
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Jo Quinton-Tulloch
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Director of the National Media Museum, Jo Quinton-Tulloch, has over 20 years of experience in Museums. She began her career as a member of the public facing Learning team at the Science Museum and has since gone on to deliver world class programming and exhibitions in the UK and USA (at the Science Museum in London, the Boston Museum of Science in the United States and the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth) ranging from small temporary displays to multi-million pound, award-winning permanent galleries.
Jo strongly believes that museums have a key role to play within communities. Not only do they preserve and conserve cultural heritage but they offer opportunities for people to learn, share and be inspired. Her focus in her role in Bradford has been to forge new, sustainable partnerships across the city and region which reposition the Museum as a centre of excellence in STEM learning related to the Museum's collections in the technology of light and sound.
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They fear massive layoffs at the INE due to the approval of 'Plan B'
The conversion of the District Boards of the National Electoral Institute (INE) from permanent to temporary, as proposed by the "plan B", leave in the job uncertainty to 11 thousand 50 people.
A similar situation is experienced by 2,048 employees of the 12 directorates and technical units of the national headquarters that are ordered to merge or restructure.
In addition, in the Local Boards there will be a staff reduction, because the members, who direct the work, are reduced from 5 to 3, and with it, the personnel that helps them.
According to the morenistas, the reform to the secondary legislation approved by the Chamber of Deputies, which must be reviewed by the Senate, will generate a savings of 3 billion pesos.
However, electoral advisers assure that puts the operation of the INE at riskbecause they attack areas that represent "their arms and feet" throughout the country.
Under current legislation, the District Boards they evaluate compliance with the programs of the Federal Register of Voters, Electoral Organization, Electoral Training and Civic Education.
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In electoral processes, federal and local, They are in charge of proposing the number and location of the polling stations, training the citizens that make up the boards of directors, and proposing the number of electoral assistants.
They also support the field work of the Oversight, Electoral Litigation, Prerogatives units, among others.
According to advisers, the District Boards They have 12 fixed positions, in addition to the staff that help, which varies depending on the district.
"The District Bodies go from permanent to temporary, which reduces their number from 300 to approximately 260 during the non-electoral period," establishes the reform promoted by the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Morena.
However, the reformed articles of the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures leaves empty, since it ensures that it will be the General Council that determines which will be permanent and which will be temporary.
"The Institute is domiciled at the Mexico City and will exercise its functions throughout the national territory through 32 local bodies, one per federative entity, and up to 300 auxiliary bodies called auxiliary offices, maximum one per single-member electoral district, which may be permanent or temporary, as determined by the General Council. in the application of this Law", he argues.
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For counselor Jaime Rivera, as the law is drafted, the intention is to disappear them, and when an electoral process approaches, recreate them, which will affect the operation.
This, he explained, because this staff is hired by competition and, a good part, is from the National Electoral Professional Service, so it guarantees experience.
"Remove the permanent nature of the District Boards it is to destroy feet and arms with which the INE guarantees the field work and technical preparation of elections. It would destroy the ability of the INE to make choices," he warns.
"And to make them temporary is to return to the district committees prior to 1990, which were made up of people appointed from government spheres, such as the Ministry of the Interior, and were recruited for political loyalty, not for technical capacity."
According to staff of the INEonce the reform was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, "labour terror" began in the areas that will be restructured or merged, since it implies cutting personnel.
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Concern is growing over the new provision that the benefits of electoral body workers, such as insurance for major medical expenses and individualized separation, will be suspended.
Many employees consulted affirmed that they are considering resigning, but 10 days ago the voluntary retirement program closed, the fund of which is intended to reintegrate the TESORERY of the Federation.
Morena accuses revenge of the INE for a million-dollar fine
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One of the actors in the Iraqi Theatre Company's production of Romeo and Juliet, opening at the Swan Theatre this week as part of the World Shakespeare Festival, said in a radio interview, 'Shakespeare is an Iraqi.' He went on to say that he is also an African. Shakespeare is global in the twenty-first century, and the Festival is celebrating that. He has not only entered into the cultures of all the world but into the souls of their individuals.
In my years of teaching I often challenged students to name one human situation that Shakespeare didn't address. Apart from the obvious explorations of love, death and war the subsequent discussions covered such topics as terrorism, abduction, foreign invasion, racialism, anti-Semitism, social injustice –things that seem so contemporary to us. Moreover, in every case the observations he made defined those themes once and for all. Not only that but he provided the language necessary to talk and think about them for ever after. It's a great pity that politicians ignore his convincing demonstrations of the futility of war, the hurt suffered by those who have to endure discrimination, the destructiveness of social division and so on.
In that sense Shakespeare touches all of our lives. As for myself, I owe the very language I speak and the way I think about things to Shakespeare. When we stop to consider, there is no doubt that the richness of the English language – its idiom and rhythm – is in large part due to Shakespeare. No single individual has had such an influence on the development of modern English and it's impossible to contemplate the idea of his never having existed.
In my early teaching days I attended several of the workshops that Cic Berry, who was the Royal Shakespeare Company's voice coach, ran for teachers. She used several activities that drew teachers into the emotions when speaking the words. The experience was very intense. I later met and worked with Rex Gibson, the director of the Shakespeare and Schools Project, which was set up to explore and develop the kind of methods used by Cis Berry, to be used in the classroom. Knowing Rex and working with him was a huge honour and he has been the main influence in my Shakespeare life and work.
Shakespeare is with me all the time. No day goes by without my consulting him automatically and unconsciously as I go about the business of life.
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It's hard to imagine modern slavery in our world. We understand that. So we collected some publicly available video here, showing the stories to raise public awareness. Click pictures to watch the video.
The Price of Free. (2018). (1h27m). This documentary tells the story of child labour in India. Over 260 million children are enslaved across several industries, including carpet and garment industries, and sex work. These children were unable to go to school as their families relied on their work, therefore making them vulnerable to exploitation by human traffickers. Once sold on the promise of good wages, the children are treated like cattle, and forced to face physical and mental abuse whilst working gruelling hours in factories. The documentary tells the stories of several of these children, many of whom have spent several months in the factories. Despite several missions to save the children, workers face difficulties as village heads and police officers are often involved in the trade. Ultimately, the tendency in the consumer world for cheap products has been the driving cause of child exploitation, as a massive profit can be obtained from using child workers. The documentary highlights the importance of consumer power, which can empower governments to change the law.
#Human trafficking, #forced labour, #hazardous child labour.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, restriction of movement, isolation, abuse of vulnerability, deception, physical violence, intimidation & threats, excessive overtime, withholding of wages.
Forced labour: Western brands told to drop clothes made by Uighurs in China. (2020). (3 mins). China has been accused of detaining Uyghur people in the northwestern state of Xinjiang. Inside these detention centres, Uyghur people are subjected to both torture and forced labour. Mr. Abdul Qadir Juma, a former translator and poet, is one of these victims. His brother, Mr. Mama Jaan, describes the forced labour conditions his brother now works in making headphones for the government. The factories in Xinjiang are prison-like, with guards monitoring detainees and restricting their movement. These abuses are also occurring in the Chinese cotton industry. Uyghur people are frequently transferred without consent to work in cotton factories from "re-education" camps. It is estimated that millions of Uyghur people have been sent to these camps. Increasing global pressure has resulted in over 180 organisations urging against using cotton textiles and garments sourced from Xinjiang. The Chinese government, however, continues to claim that this labour is part of the "poverty alleviation programme".
#Forced labour, #human trafficking.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, restriction of movement, abuse of vulnerability, excessive overtime.
Britain's Modern Slave Trade. (2017). (27 mins). Modern slavery in the UK is pervasive across many industries, including nail salons, car washes, cannabis farming and prostitution. Trafficking is a major part of this, with smugglers utilising carriers and vans to transport victims. Regardless of the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in 2015, public awareness of modern slavery in the UK remains limited, and the problem remains pervasive. This video shares three stories from victims in the UK. Tuan was a victim of trafficking and was forced to work in a cannabis house aged 15. Despite being rescued by the police, he was enslaved again and subjected to starvation, physical restraint and filthy living conditions. Originally from Romania, Anna was rescued from forced prostitution in 2014, where she had been facing both psychological and physical abuse. Also from Romania, Claudio worked as a car washer for five months. He was forced to work long shifts and live in inhumane conditions, with no option to escape as he was an illegal immigrant and his employer was withholding his passport. As this video shows, migrants in the UK are particularly vulnerable to slavery and exploitation.
#Forced labour, #forced criminality, #labour exploitation, #human trafficking, #sexual exploitation.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, abuse of vulnerability, deception, withholding of documents, restriction of movement, physical & sexual abuse, debt bondage, withholding of wages, and excessive overtime.
Inside the Congo cobalt mines that exploit children. (2017). (6 mins). The global production of cobalt is firmly linked to modern slavery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cobalt is a material used in Lithium-ion batteries, and is used by multinational corporations such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, for smartphones, laptops, and other electronic devices. However, cobalt mines are unmonitored and hazardous, and are linked to child labour, particularly in the southern Congo. Children are frequently forced to work up to 12-hour days just to eat, a privilege that is often withheld as starvation and physical abuse remain common. The inhalation of cobalt dust and direct contact with the material has long-term health implications, as children are not provided face masks or gloves for extraction and are expected to tunnel underground for more material. Mining also causes water pollution for nearby villages and causes health issues ranging from rashes to tumours. Cobalt remains a million-dollar enterprise and is mainly sold to Chinese traders and exported to China for engineering and processes. As the price of the material is a priority, external buyers give little thought to the child labour and working conditions in the mines, enforcing the cycle for years to come.
#Forced labour, #hazardous child labour.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, intimidation & threats, abuse of vulnerability, physical & sexual violence, and excessive overtime.
Troubled Waters: Inside the child slavery trade. (2019). (23 mins). Slavery in Ghana manifests itself today among the most vulnerable group in society, children in poverty. This often involves selling and trafficking children for fishing labour. Children are bought from other traffickers, and fishermen themselves may later also engage in trafficking. Children are forced to paddle, dive, pull up nets and collect fish. In many cases the children drown attempting to collect nets. The children are priced at $250-500, and ironically, many traffickers sell children to afford to send their own children to school. The depravation in Ghana that has damaged the economic prospects for many is directly to blame for child slavery, as it creates a scenario where for many, the only choice is to sell their children or traffic someone else's children to survive. The government has taken little action, however, to change this scenario or implement laws to stop this. Without change, poverty will continue to enforce child slavery in Ghana, as even children that are rescued will be returned to slavery, as they have no other options.
#Human trafficking, #hazardous child labour, #labour exploitation.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions and abuse of vulnerability.
Silicon Valley's Online Slave Market. (2019). (51 mins). In Kuwait, apps such as 4Sell, Haraji, and Instagram are being used to advertise and sell domestic workers. Despite Kuwait's strict laws, local agents and domestic owners have continued to engage in this practice. Workers are constantly monitored, have their passports withheld, are given little to no time off, and frequently go unpaid before being sold on again. Tech giants such as Facebook, Apple, and Google are reportedly banning activities pertaining to modern slavery, however, migrant workers are continually posted on social media as a commodity. The video tells the story of Fatou, a 16-year old Guinean girl. She doesn't speak Arabic, and is shown sitting with her owner, unaware that she is being sold. Whilst Kuwaiti law states that only domestic workers over the age of 21 can be hired, most owners hired and enslaved teenage girls. Fatou was returned to her home country 3 months later and described her experience as "hell" just to bring money back to her family in Guinea.
#Forced labour, #hazardous child labour, #debt bondage.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, excessive overtime, retention of documents, withholding of wages, intimidation & threats, abuse of vulnerability, restriction of movement, isolation, debt bondage.
Bitter Chocolate. (2020). (42 mins). This documentary shows the dark side of the chocolate industry and its sweet, luxury product. When rainforests are cleared, child laborers harvest cocoa beans on illegal plantations. Cocoa is produced under the most dubious conditions. In Ivory Coast, the dark side of cocoa and chocolate production is hard to miss. Many people – including children – are driven here from neighbouring Burkina Faso by drought and famine to find work. They often come alone, without their families, in search of work on one of the many cocoa plantations. They work with sharp machetes, carry heavy loads, are exposed to toxic herbicides, and lack protective clothing. Major international cocoa companies and giants of the chocolate industry such as Nestlé, Cargill and Ferrero simply watched as 90 percent of the Ivory Coast's primeval forests were destroyed. In 2001, the companies agreed to stop child labour, wage dumping and the further clearance of rainforests for five years. But 20 years later, the commitment is yet to be implemented.
#forced labour, #hazardous work, #human trafficking #child labour
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, excessive overtime, abuse of vulnerability physical violence
The Baby Stealers . (2020). (51 mins). This is an eye-opening documentary unveiling modern slavery in the heart of Nairobi. It is a result of a year-long investigation by BBC Africa Eye that has uncovered the shocking evidence of a thriving underground network in Kenya that snatches babies from their mothers and sells them for a profit. The secretive and highly lucrative trade preys on the country's most vulnerable, stealing children from the streets and even the maternity ward of a major government hospital. It is trade in human lives preying on the most vulnerable women in Kenya.
#child trafficking #baby stealers #human trafficking
Indicators: #abuse of vulnerability
Ghost Fleet VR. (2019). (8 mins). Ghost Fleet VR is an immersive look at the true story of modern slavery in the Thai fishing industry, told through the experience of one man's harrowing ordeal to escape a prison of water after 10 years at sea. It is inspired by the feature documentary Ghost Fleet which follows a small group of Thai activists who risk their lives to find justice and freedom for enslaved fishermen. It depicts the harsh and violent living and working conditions that the fishermen are exposed to. Being far from sight–in faraway seas, they are harassed, beaten, threatened, and forced to work in horrendous inhumane conditions. This documentary is a 360 video – so you can scroll the screen or move your mobile device around you to get the best visual experience.
#Human trafficking, #forced labour, #exploitation #fishing industry
Indicators: Deception, retention of documentation, debt bondage, excessive overtime, withholding of wages, physical and sexual violence, abusive working and living conditions.
The Manual Scavengers Of Mumbai. (2016). (35 mins). This documentary by the ScoopWhoop depicts the miserable lives of manual scavengers in India. It highlights the inhumane working conditions and the dreadful environment in which the sewer cleaners in the city of Mumbai work. Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually collecting and handling excrement. It is a practice of cleaning of human waste by communities considered low caste. Despite the law (Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013) prohibiting this discriminatory practice, it still exists today. There is an urgent need to ensure that local officials enforce the laws to end this practice. Additionally, the government should implement existing legislation aimed to assist manual scavenging community members to find alternative, sustainable livelihoods.
#Forced labour, #exploitation #manual scavenging
Indicators: Deception, withholding of wages, physical and sexual violence, abusive working and living conditions.
Migrants for Sale: Slave trade in Libya | Counting the Cost. (2017). (9 mins).
In this video, Mahmoud Abdelwahed reports from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The video shows how dreams and aspirations of having a better life may result in poor, hell-like conditions, where African migrants are being sold in slave markets. According to the Al Jazeera reports, the trade works by preying on the tens of thousands of vulnerable people who risk everything on what is being described as the deadliest routes on earth. The migrants shown in the video were rescued by Libya's coast guards in the Mediterranean and brought to the detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
The migrants have taken a tough journey through the desert and fled war, poverty, and unemployment in their countries. Further, they paid their smugglers to get to Libya to try to cross the Mediterranean, to Europe. With the financial and security collapse in Libya, human trafficking and smuggling have become a growing trade.
#Human trafficking, #smuggling, #exploitation #migration
Indicators: Deception, retention of documentation, debt bondage, withholding of wages, physical violence, abusive working and living conditions.
Still I Rise. (2018). (1h 42 mins).
This video explores the relationship between racism and sex trafficking with dynamic women closest to the problem and the solutions. Over the course of five years in the Bay Area, we follow the lives of brilliant pioneering advocates, Holly Joshi and Leah Albright-Byrd. Leah is a national anti-trafficking leader informed by her experience of being trafficked on the internet and the streets as a teenager. Her resilience and compassion energize her to launch Bridget's Dream, a survivor-led Christian organization that serves commercially sexually exploited girls, women, and gender-expansive folks.
For more information, please see: Still I Rise – the film
#Sex trafficking, #Human trafficking #online abuse #racism
Indicators: Deception, sexual violence, abuse of vulnerability
Romania's sex trafficking trade: 'There is no other life they know' (2020). (6 mins).
This video showcases how women and girls become victims of Romania's sex trafficking trade. It shows a report by ITV News on the Sexual Exploitation of females in Romania, who at 14/15 years old are put to work as sex workers in brothels before being sold to exploiters across Europe, including the UK, to be sex workers. The video also shows a 14-years old who is pregnant to a man who abused her in a brothel. The desire for a better life is so acutely felt by Romanians, and their desperation can lead people to the mercy of a trafficker. The government estimated there were between 10,000 to 13,000 victims of trafficking in Britain, however, according to the charity Justice and Care and think tank the Centre for Social Justice the true figure is much higher.
#Sex trafficking, #Human trafficking #child-sex trafficking
GLAA Modern Slavery (2017). (8 mins).
This video from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) shows how the victims of modern slavery may not be immediately visible – but it is important to take action. Modern slavery is hidden in every city across the UK, in many businesses. Could you spot the signs? The video compels us to be more vigilant and active in our surroundings and the people around us. If your suspicions are raised, your choice to act or not to act can have serious consequences.
#Forced labour, #Modern slavery #exploitation
Indicators: Deception, Withholding of wages, physical violence, abusive working and living conditions.
Concrete – Tackling Modern Slavery in the Construction Sector (2017). (11 mins).
This video is a true story from the construction sector showing how polish workers were exploited having been promised work in the UK. The video is from Stronger Together. Anti-human trafficking/forced labour video tells the story of Jani and Izak who were victims of modern slavery. This film can be used in induction and worker training programmes and is available with multi-language subtitles. Such exploitation can be reported to police, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), and even a trusted manager or a worker representative.
#Forced labour, #Human trafficking #Forced construction work
Indicators: Deception, Withholding of wages, retention of documentation, physical violence, abusive working and living conditions.
Exploiting the Poor – Sex Slavery in Europe | DW Documentary (2021). (28 mins).
This video shows the prevalence of sex slavery in Germany. Many young girls with the desire to escape poverty, end up in the hands of sex traffickers. Women from Romania in particular, sometimes fall prey to criminal networks while seeking a better life in Germany. For the most part, the criminals go undetected – because sex work is a perfectly legal job in Germany, provided it is consensual. But estimates suggest that up to 90 percent of the women are forced into the sex trade. Human beings are a lucrative commodity for organised crime. Compared to drugs or weapons, they cost very little. And they can be sold not just once, but repeatedly, every day. Young women seeking to escape poverty in their home countries end up in German brothels. Most of them come from Romania or Bulgaria. Unscrupulous human traffickers lure them with the promise of a well-paid job only to force them into sex slavery.
#Sex trafficking, #Human trafficking #Sex slavery
Indicators: Deception, sexual violence, abuse of vulnerability, physical violence
Human Trafficking in Singapore. (2017). (7 mins). Human trafficking and forced labour remain common in prosperous countries such as Singapore. The girl shown in this clip, Lili, was trafficked for sex work in Singapore. Initially, she was told she would work as a babysitter or cafe waitress. Upon arrival aged 14, however, she was forced to work as a prostitute. The agents forced her to work, and her lack of knowledge of English prevented her escape. Lili was forced to live with four other girls in an apartment controlled by her pimp, until one of her clients helped her to escape. Lili has now been helped by Hagar Singapore, an organisation that helps trafficked women in Singapore. Her agent has been arrested, however, the problem still persists.
#Human trafficking, #sexual exploitation, #child sexual exploitation.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, restriction of movement, isolation.
My stolen childhood: understanding the trokosi system. (2018). (25 mins). This video describes Trokosi, a practice of sending virgin girls to fetish shrines to pay for the crimes of their family. At these shrines, the young girls become 'wives of the gods' and are enslaved to the priests and shrine elders without remuneration. It is believed that the girls become spiritually bound to the shrine, and thus earn forgiveness from the gods. If the girl runs away or dies, her family must replace her with another virgin girl. In most cases, the girls are sent without their consent, and must undertake a variety of physical labour and sexual exploitation from priests. This practice occurs in Ghana, Togo, and Benin, by various ethnic groups and tribes. Across West Africa, thousands of women have been enslaved in this system for over 300 years, and it remains prevalent despite being outlawed in 2018. The video tells the story of Brigitte, who was forced to leave her Togolese family aged 7. She was later rescued and adopted by an American family, however, she describes feeling empty without her original family and culture by her side. #Forced marriage, #sexual exploitation, #forced labour, #hazardous child labour, #child sexual exploitation.
Indicators: sexual violence, restriction of movement, isolation.
Invisible chains – bonded labour in India's brick kilns. (2017). (11 mins). India is one of the world's largest brick producers, with an estimated 23 million labourers in the brick industry. Seasonally, thousands of families travel across India to work in brick kilns and are subjected to exploitation. Families are recruited and given a loan, trapping them in debt bondage and forcing them to keep working to pay off the debt. Workers are paid per 1000 bricks, irrespective of how many hours are involved. Subsequently, children are forced to work up to 14 hours a day to try and meet the required quotas, taking them away from their education and subjecting them to gruelling conditions. In many cases, wages are withheld, and documentation is not provided. Additionally, women are invisible in this industry, despite making up 40% of the workforce. Workers are frequently threatened, and in some cases abducted or assaulted for complaining or refusing to work. Whilst forced labour is a penalty in India, prosecution rarely occurs.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, withholding of wages, physical & verbal intimidation, abuse of vulnerability, debt bondage, and excessive overtime.
Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex. (2019). (51 mins). This video tells the story of Grace, a Kenyan woman who was one of the many victims of the smuggling network trafficking African women to India. Grace was trafficked under the guise of working in tourism and was instead forced into debt bondage and sexual slavery. Grace was trafficked by a madam, who brought her to India and confiscated her passport. She claimed Grace owed her nearly $4000, forcing her into bonded labour as a prostitute to pay off the debt. The footage collected shows Grace's work in illegal sex clubs, individual clients' homes, and the flat Grace shared with the other trafficked women. This issue stretches beyond the individual recruiter. Eddie Aneideh, a key member of the All India Nigerian Students and Community Association (AINSCA), a branch of the Nigerian embassy, was identified as the chairman of the brothel. Also implicated are African travel agencies that create fake ID's and health reports, African officials, and the recruiters and madams directly involved with the girls. This indicates a widespread problem.
#Human trafficking, #debt bondage, #sexual exploitation.
Indicators: Deception, retention of documentation, debt bondage, withholding of wages, physical and sexual violence, abusive working and living conditions.
13TH. (2020). (1h40m). '13th' encompasses a wide range of topics, but centres around how modern slavery occurs in the US through mass incarceration and the prison system. Despite slavery being outlawed in 1865, a 'loophole' in the 13th Amendment allows for individuals to be enslaved if they have been imprisoned. The documentary details how this amendment intertwines with racial dynamics in America, allowing for the ongoing and continual criminalisation of people of colour in the US, particularly black people. With a prison population of over 2 million and 25% of the world's prison population, the exploitation of criminality and prison labour has become a highly profitable business. The documentary goes beyond just modern slavery, however, and describes the criminalisation of civil rights leaders and the "war on drugs". This highlights how across the 20th Century and into the 21st Century, a system has been created to incarcerate black people en masse, ensuring the profit off of black bodies not only through their presence in the system, but also through their unpaid slave labour.
#Forced labour.
The Dark Secret Behind Your Favorite Makeup Products. (2019). (19 mins). Growing demand for mica, a mineral dust in makeup products, has fuelled child labour and exploitation in India. Despite its illegality, child labour is being used as it is cheaper, thus providing a greater profit. In one of the poorest states in India, Jharkand, child labour has become a norm, as most families live under the poverty line. In Pooja's example, her family cannot afford to feed themselves, and sent her to the mines aged 8 to work. Pooja and her friends are given ice picks, hammers, and baskets, and must undertake strenuous labour in extremely hazardous conditions with limited protection. Once the mica has been extracted, it is sold to exporters and traded mainly to China. Despite the profit mica brings, the estimated 20,000 children working in the mines make ¼ of a dollar daily for their work. Not only is this labour exploitation, but it deprives the children, some as young as 4 years old, of their education and traps families into the cycle of poverty and slavery.
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions and excessive overtime.
Kakkoos. (2017). (1h 49mins). Kakkoos is a 2017 Tamil documentary The film follows the daily lives of people engaged in manual scavenging, a practice officially abolished in 2013 but which is still a common practice. It depicts the miserable lives of the manual scavengers in India. While men do more physically demanding work of cleaning sewers and septic tanks, women, mostly in villages, clean excrement from houses. This practice has its roots deeply embedded in the caste system in India, critically highlighting the intersections of caste, labour, and gender.
Slaves in Italy? (2019). (28 mins). This documentary shows the prevalence of modern slavery in the Italian agricultural sector. Yvan Sagnet from Cameroon once worked as a low-wage farmhand. Now he is fighting for the rights of seasonal farmworkers, taking criminal recruiters, or gangmasters, to court. Hundreds of thousands of seasonal farm workers from Africa and Eastern Europe work on Italy's fields, making them vulnerable to modern slavery. Their hard work provides the country with tomatoes, oranges, and olive harvests. But sadly, the workers are exploited and often forced to live under inhumane conditions in ruins or shanty towns called ghettos. Sagnet has been an activist for the rights of the farmworkers and against the gangmasters. Despite death threats, he has set up an organization called NoCap, a label to certify produce farmed under ethically acceptable conditions. Further, he has taken his fight against exploitation and modern slavery to the courts. However, the Italian justice system has responded to this very slowly. It is a long way to win the fight.
#forced labour, #inhumane working conditions #human trafficking #exploita
Indicators: Abusive and violent working & living conditions, excessive overtime, abuse of vulnerability, physical violence
Face to Face with Slaves (2017). (31 mins). This documentary/film is about two volunteer filmmakers' journey to the front lines of slavery around the globe to meet survivors and activists face to face. Their poignant half-hour film uncovers the inhuman brutality of hidden slavery in Nepal, India, Ghana, and the Congo–and bears witness to the inspiring grassroots movement that is bringing thousands of people from slavery to freedom. The documentary is a great initiative of 'Free the Slaves' and inspires more action-oriented research, advocacy, and grassroots engagement to end modern slavery, globally.
#Human trafficking, #forced labour, #exploitation #slavery
Fear, Hunger and Violence. (2020). (9 mins). This documentary by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) shows the brutal and harsh reality of human rights violations in the fishing industry. The documentary unveils the horrendous truth in the Ghanaian fishing industry where Ghanaian crew reports shocking human rights abuses aboard Chinese-owned trawl vessels, from beatings to lack of drinkable water. Foreign ownership of trawlers is illegal in Ghana, but Chinese companies are using Ghanaian front companies to control the industry. Around 90% of the industrial trawlers in Ghana are ultimately owned and financed by Chinese companies in this way. All of the crew members EJF interviewed had witnessed physical abuse at the hands of the senior crew. This documentary highlights the urgent need for transparency measures and enforcement of strict laws in the fishing industry to ensure that vessels operate legally, sustainably, and ethically.
#forced labour #human rights abuse #labour exploitation #hazardous work
Indicators: Abusive working & living conditions, restriction of movement, abuse of vulnerability, deception, physical violence, intimidation & threats, excessive overtime, withholding of wages.
Interviewing a Romanian Sex Trafficker | Ross Kemp Extreme World. (2015). (5 mins).
This video shows the interview of a man who is responsible for trafficking young women. He doesn't only traffick girls to the West but also acts as their pimp. The interview takes place in Bucharest's largest prison to meet a trafficker who's serving a four and a half year sentence. The conversation shows the degree of the cruelty of sex traffickers.
Sex trafficking is a type of human trafficking and is a form of modern-day slavery. It negatively affects the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. The video shows how sex traffickers use violence, threats, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to compel adults and children to engage in commercial sex acts against their will.
#Human trafficking, #sex trafficking, #sexual exploitation
Indicators: Deception, physical and sexual violence, abusive working and living conditions.
I Am Little Red. (2018). (2 mins).
I Am Little Red is a 10-minute animated short aimed at children most at-risk for sex trafficking (e.g. foster-care, runaway, LBGTQ, homeless, and adopted children), with the goal of prevention and awareness. The documentary film is an ideal vehicle to create awareness and dialogue about online child-sex trafficking. It was designed as a primary prevention tool to be used among middle school students (ages 11-14) of all genders to reduce their risk of commercial
sexual exploitation.
For more information, please see: https://www.iamlittlered.com/
#Child-sex trafficking, #sexual exploitation #online abuse
Colorado Child Trafficking Survivor Reveals Horrifying Trafficking Ordeal. (2017). (6 mins).
In this video, Jessa Crisp, a Colorado-based survivor of child sex trafficking has come forward to reveal that police are many times instrumental in sex trafficking operations. When she was a child, her family was part of a group who sexually abused her. She was later trafficked. To make matters even more hopeless for the woman, she was unable to report the abuse or go to the police because there were numerous police officers who were actually involved in the kidnapping and abuse. Jessa never gave up because she has been strong and determined to live the life of her aspirations.
#Child-sex trafficking, #sexual exploitation
Indicators: Deception, sexual and physical violence, abuse of vulnerability
A victim's journey – Miriam's story (16 mins).
In this Modern Slavery Police Transformation Unit (MSPTU) video, a victim of modern slavery describes her journey through exploitation and is reunited with the police officer who was the first to listen to her story. She shares how she went to the UK and became a housemaid, working 16-18 hours a day. She was closely watched and monitored and not allowed to step outside or receive a call (or make one back to her home country).
#Human trafficking, #domestic servitude
Indicators: Deception, retention of documentation, withholding of wages, physical violence, abusive working and living conditions.
Can You See Me? [Car Wash – UK] (2016). (3 mins).
An A21 Charity dramatised videos show how and where modern slavery could be taking place in everyday life. Forced labor often occurs when the formal sector meets the informal economy. Nail bars and car washes are prime examples of established industries where unofficial or casual practices may take place. The video shows forced labour and exploitation in car washing work in the UK. The long hours of work and physical abuse are very rampant. Modern slavery is a hidden crime, yet it is happening in plain sight. Can you see it?
#Forced labour, #exploitation
Indicators: Withholding of wages, physical violence, restricted freedom of movement, abusive working and living conditions.
What is Forced Organ Harvesting in China – Explainer [UPDATED] (2021). (7 mins).
This is a compelling 2D animation video that explains forced organ harvesting in China.
Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale. Falun Gong practitioners have been one – and probably the main – source of organ supply. There is extensive evidence suggesting that hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been killed for their organs in China. And the crime is still going on.
Further, the vulnerability of the Uyghurs to be used as a bank of organs is also obvious. This organ trafficking is a human rights abuse that affects all of us. As global citizens, it is our responsibility to speak out against forced organ harvesting in China.
#Forced organ harvesting, #Human rights abuse
Indicators: Deception, physical violence
Slavery at sea: Thai fishing industry turns to trafficking | Guardian Investigations. (2015). (14 mins). This video presents a Guardian investigation that has linked Thailand's fishing industry with the vast transnational trafficking syndicates profiting from the misery of some of the most persecuted people on Earth. The situation of human trafficking and slavery at sea is beyond worse. Hundreds of Rohingya migrants were sold from jungle camps on to Thai fishing boats producing seafood sold across the globe. As Thailand's fishing sector faces crisis, fishermen are also moving closer to the traffickers, converting their boats to carry people and facilitating huge off-shore trafficking camps.
#Human trafficking, #fishing industry, #Rohingyas #labour exploitation.
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James Franco has a well-documented passion for dabbling in various areas of the arts, and thanks to THE THING Quarterly, he now has his own limited edition art multiple. Issue 14 of SF's "object-based publication" is by Franco. It consists of a 6×8.5-inch table mirror with a wallet sized photo of deceased actor Brad Renfro and accompanying text handwritten in lipstick by Franco. The text reads "Brad Forever." The issue also includes a 9.5 x 27-inch black and white fold-out poster of James receiving a carving of the word "BRAD" in his arm by tattoo artist Mark Mahoney.
THE THING editors, Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan, told Flavorwire that Franco said he and Renfro looked at their 2002 film, Deuces Wild, as "their Mean Streets". Renfro died of a heroin overdose at 25 in 2008, and though he had starred in some interesting films (Bully, Apt Pupil), he was left out of the year's Oscar's obituaries. Perhaps as a way to create a lasting legacy for his friend, as part of this project, Franco had Mahoney carve "BRAD" into his right arm with an Italian switchblade.
Franco came out to San Francisco where "for an intense 5 hours, with a small crew of 10 people, James hand-wrote with lipstick on each issue." For $75 here, you can buy this unique art object adorned in lipstick by James Franco. I can't say that a small mirror with a photo of a shirtless young man really fits my collecting criteria, but no doubt this is a really interesting idea and a great fit for the right person. Flavorwire also reports that in the next few days, THE THING will release 100 signed Latama switchblades with "Brad Renfro" in multicolored text along the handle and "forever" in black along the blade. If you happen to be starting an ironic gay gang, this has your name (and also Brad Renfro's) written all over it.


"What are the ingredients for a healthy life?" I ask this question to young children, college students, women's groups and other audiences I address. I first assumed that people's expectations would be physical needs like food and shelter. Instead, I learned that primary concerns are things like: friends, family, laughter, and spiritual support. As an educator and ecologist, I am learning from my students that the most important survival ingredient may actually be a sense of community.
"What are the ingredients for a healthy life?" I ask this question to young children, college students, women's groups and other audiences I address.
I first assumed that people's expectations would be physical needs like food and shelter. Instead, I learned that primary concerns are things like: friends, family, laughter, and spiritual support. As an educator and ecologist, I am learning from my students that the most important survival ingredient may actually be a sense of community. The place where I got to know this most vividly is in my work leading Grow Your Own!, The Ecology Center's school garden support program.
Grow Your Own! was born in 2012 to address a problem: local teachers and parents were building school gardens that were lying empty from disuse.
The mission of GYO! thus became support for school gardens and their leaders through guidance, curriculum, and resources to foster gardens that were at the same time beautiful, educational, and functional.
This grassroots movement has evolved beyond every expectation thanks to hearing local leaders' needs, and has grown from 3 schools in 2012 to 20 schools in 2014, reaching over 12,000 individuals. Based on a mentorship model, our staff regularly visit each school, offering help and knowhow with anything from planning a garden space to teaching a cooking class.
We partner with local high schools to offer a Garden Mentor program where older students teach gardening to younger ones.
This year we launched a new website to more widely distribute our lessons and resources.
The past three years have shown what makes or breaks a school garden program, and that is people. It's easy enough to build a garden and inspire kids through visits. The challenge for adults lies in building a network of teachers, parents, and administrators who feel connected enough to tend the plants, use the space, and do the small recurring tasks of maintenance.
We all face unprecedented demands on our time but the same time, people of all ages seem hungry to connect to causes or to a community that feels deeply real and authentic. The opportunities are right here in front of us.
Many of us are familiar with the old African saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." Where is the village in our modern lives?
"School gardens are certainly the most accessible places for anyone's re-introduction to the broadest possible spectrum of ideas and issues that affect humanity and the natural world…School gardens are literally a multi-functional form of commons, and in this way they naturally are a context for the reintegration of parts and pieces of our lives that must add up to a greater whole if we are to survive and thrive.
Since children spend up to 10 hours of their days in schools, the school garden can provide the most immediate, even singular, ecosystem that they will connect to in their childhood.
Although kids' time outdoors and access to open space is diminishing, experts are finding that green environments are essential to human health.* The complex environment of a garden provides opportunities for a wide range of learning fields, from nourishing our bodies through food growing, acquiring empathy through interaction with wildlife, learning pattern recognition through weather and elements, and developing social skills through collaborative work.
* Kuo, F. E. (2010). Parks and other green environments: essential components of a healthy human habitat: National Recreation and Park Association.
At this time, educators see that workplaces are changing, and the kinds of skills required for good jobs or even survival seem to be evolving faster than we can grasp.
New curriculum and initiatives like Common Core and Project-Based Learning (PBL) focus on building holistic intelligence and capacity in children through open investigation and problem solving. These are similar to techniques that traditional cultures have been using to educate children for thousands of years.
A growing body of research is proving scientifically what our ancestors knew through practice- that outdoor spaces like school gardens hold essential developmental micronutrients not easily obtained indoors.
* Kimbro, R. T., Brooks-Gunn, J., & McLanahan, S. (2011). Young Children in Urban Areas: Links Among Neighborhood Characteristics, Weight Status, Outdoor Play, and Television-Watching. Social Science & Medicine.
** McAleese, J. D., & Rankin, L. L. (2007). Garden-based nutrition education affects fruit and vegetable consumption in sixth-grade adolescents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107, 662-665.
*** Burdette, H. L., & Whitaker, R. C. (2005). Resurrecting free play in young children - Looking beyond fitness and fatness to attention, affiliation, and affect. Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159(1), 46-50.
The benefits of school gardens extend beyond our children. Meaningful work is an essential ingredient of adult health and is abundant in the garden.
Warren Brush, founder of the education center Quail Springs Permaculture, for instance cautions us never to eliminate the physical hand-work of weeding, fixing bikes, weaving baskets, etc. regardless of how high we progress in our career ladders. In his experience, these types of repetitive bodily work create the time and space to engage in the important conversations for which many of us today feel we have so little time.
The garden at Huntington Beach High School is a model of a school garden functioning as a community hub.
In teacher Greg Goran's class, teens earn income and gain social experience by raising vegetables and fish through aquaponics. The garden supplies organic produce to nearby restaurants, enriching the local economy and food web. Students share their expertise by hosting monthly tours for other schools and community groups.
It's easy to explain the importance of eating locally-grown food.
But as lead of The Ecology Center's Grow Your Own! program, I am eager to show that ecologically it can be just as important to host a potluck or help a teacher lead a class in the garden. These small daily acts are the base of creating community- what I believe is the golden survival skill of this century.
Whether by growing meals, saving seeds or harvesting rainwater, the garden is where we can learn to work together again. We are not just designing a garden, we are designing a culture. When people come to our school gardens, I want them to envision a new way to live.


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Farming is an extremely risky business at the best of times, but in recent years it's become even more difficult to make a decent profit.
In the past five years, for example, farms with incomes of less than $100,000 have lost money and 52 percent of Ontario farmers find themselves in this category.
In order to make ends meet, these farmers must turn to other sources of income to subsidize their farms.
For Ontario farmers who have gross farm incomes of less than $100,000, 65 percent of their net income is earned off-farm.
Which is why the 2009 "Value Plus" workshop held Feb. 6-7 at the Emo Inn was so important for local farm producers and rural-based entrepreneurs as it gave them the opportunity of learning about methods of adding to their income.
Entitled "Growing Your Opportunities—A Quest for New Farm Value," and offered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in conjunction with the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, it was well-attended by people from across the district.
The workshop offered participants a unique way of following a new product from conception to integration into the marketplace.
It also helped entrepreneurs identify new value-added ideas, methods of putting their ideas into action, unique ways to connect with the right market channels, and how to find new ways to market their products and services.
The group also learned that being successful in farming in the future will depend relatively more on excellent farm management skills and relatively less on simply being a technically-efficient producer.
Skills such as business planning, financial control, human resources management, marketing, and value-added ideas will be vital determinants of success for farm producers and rural-based entrepreneurs in an ever-changing agricultural sector.
The content of the workshop was based on two publications from the CFBMC, "Building Added Value, Through Farm Diversification" and "Farm Business Planning: Understanding, Preparing and Using," which were co-authored by R. Gary Morton and Bev Connell.
The two-day workshop, which is being held in 29 other locations across the province, assisted the participants in applying the concepts found in these two books and allowed them to study many success stories of real-life farm innovators (or as the program calls them, "Agra-vators") and how they developed and marketed their own "Value Plus" products.
Gary Sliworsky, the local agricultural rep for OMAFRA, felt the workshop was very successful.
"There was some good discussion on ideas and topics throughout the two-day workshop," he enthused.
Participants were guided through a number of exercises to give them practical strategies to help develop new value-added ideas for their farm/ranch business.
They followed a hypothetical product called a "squidget" through the value-added development process—from its initial conception all the way to its success as a "value plus" product in the marketplace.
George Schrijver, the main presenter, hoped the participants would take two important things away from the workshop: a desire to develop new value plus products and a commitment to the developmental process.
Morton and Connell, the co-authors of the "Value Plus" process, firmly believe every ranch/farm has some hidden value that, when found, developed, and polished up, has the potential to bring new value back to the business.
From all accounts, the workshop participants profited greatly from the chance to network, learn, and exchange ideas and best practices with their peers and the presenters of the program.
At the end of the workshop, Schrijver acted as a "gate-keeper" at the door. As the participants filed out, he personally asked each one whether they had received what they needed from the course.
If you have an idea you think could be turned into a viable product, but just couldn't make the workshop, all is not lost. The OMAFRA Business Management website at www.ontario.ca/agbusiness can provide you with all the tools you'll need to make the necessary business decisions.
You can download free farm business fact sheets, business calculators, and cost-of-production budgets for a wide range of products.
If you are looking for information on how to market your value-added product, this website definitely will point you in the right direction.


MAURICIO POCHETTINO apologised to Tottenham supporters and described it as his worst day in management. For Rafa Benitez it was one of his best. How could you walk away from all this, the Spaniard was asked? We shall soon find out if he can.
When after the final whistle, the PA system blares out Morrissey proclaiming 'there is a light that never goes out' you know it has been a season to forget. It has been, but it ended on a high and gave the Newcastle manager a tantalising glimpse of what might have been and what could yet still be, should he stick around.
Tottenham, who needed a point to clinch second, their best finish for more than half a century, were blown away by a combination of their own ineptitude and hosts who, with their relegation sealed and nothing to play for, produced their best with the shackles off.
Tottenham were pipped for runners-up spot by Arsenal, who finished above their rivals for a 21st consecutive time. If Pochettino's side were bothered, they did not show it, even against 10 men for the final 25 minutes, after Aleksandar Mitrovic saw red for an over-the-top challenge on Kyle Walker.
Owner and manager met for brief discussions an hour or so after the final whistle, according to sources.
Only six times in the last 21 years have teams been relegated with their tally of 37 points, two adrift of Sunderland, whose fans organised a fly past with a banner 'Auf Wiedersehen Prem.
Tyne to go' as Newcastle finished the last six games unbeaten, the 13 points accumulated from Benitez's 10-game reign would be more than enough to seal survival when extrapolated over a 38-game season.
Georginio Wijnaldum found the corner of the net from a Mitrovic knockdown, before the striker doubled the advantage with a diving header as half-time approached. Tottenham threatened to make a contest of it when Erik Lamela found the net from a narrow angle on the hour, but they failed to exploit their numerical advantage after Mitrovic exited.
Wijnaldum, who tops his club's scoring charts with 11, restored the two-goal lead from the spot after Moussa Sissoko went to ground theatrically under challenge from Jan Vertonghen, before substitute Rolando Aarons and Daryl Janmaat added close-range goals in the final five minutes.
Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Darlow 7; Janmaat 8, Taylor 7, Mbemba 7, Dummett 7; Tiote 7 (Shelvey 62, 7), Colback 7; Townsend 7, Sissoko 8 (Sterry 84), Wijnaldum 8 (Aarons 76); Mitrovic 6. Goals: WIjnaldum 19, 73pen, Mitrovic 39, Aarons 85, Janmaat 88. Sent off: Mitrovic 67.
Tottenham (4-1-4-1): Lloris 5; Walker 5 (Chadli 71), Alderweireld 5, Vertonghen 5, Davies 5; Dier 6; Lamela 6, Eriksen 5, Mason 4, Heung-Min Son 4 (Onomah 46, 4); Kane 5. Goal: Lamela 61. Booked: Lamela.
STAT: Newcastle versus Tottenham is only the second time in Premier League history that a team has scored five plus goals in a match when they have had a red card.


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10 Fundamental Components of Recovery
By: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1) Self-Direction:
Consumers lead, control, exercise choice over, and determine their own path of recovery by optimizing autonomy, independence, and control of resources to achieve a self-determined life. By definition, the recovery process must be self-directed by the individual, who defines his or her own life goals and designs a unique path towards those goals.
2) Individualized and Person-Centered:
There are multiple pathways to recovery based on an individual's unique strengths and resiliencies as well as his or her needs, preferences, experiences (including past trauma), and cultural background in all of its diverse representations. Individuals also identify recovery as being an ongoing journey and an end result as well as an overall paradigm for achieving wellness and optimal mental health.
3) Empowerment:
Consumers have the authority to choose from a range of options and to participate in all decisions—including the allocation of resources—that will affect their lives, and are educated and supported in so doing. They have the ability to join with other consumers to collectively and effectively speak for themselves about their needs, wants, desires, and aspirations. Through empowerment, an individual gains control of his or her own destiny and influences the organizational and societal structures in his or her life.
4) Holistic:
Recovery encompasses an individual's whole life, including mind, body, spirit, and community. Recovery embraces all aspects of life, including housing, employment, education, mental health and healthcare treatment and services, complementary and naturalistic services, addictions treatment, spirituality, creativity, social networks, community participation, and family supports as determined by the person. Families, providers, organizations, systems, communities, and society play crucial roles in creating and maintaining meaningful opportunities for consumer access to these supports.
5) Non-Linear:
Recovery is not a step-by-step process but one based on continual growth, occasional setbacks, and learning from experience. Recovery begins with an initial stage of awareness in which a person recognizes that positive change is possible. This awareness enables the consumer to move on to fully engage in the work of recovery.
6) Strengths-Based:
Recovery focuses on valuing and building on the multiple capacities, resiliencies, talents, coping abilities, and inherent worth of individuals. By building on these strengths, consumers leave stymied life roles behind and engage in new life roles (e.g., partner, caregiver, friend, student, employee). The process of recovery moves forward through interaction with others in supportive, trust-based relationships.
7) Peer Support:
Mutual support—including the sharing of experiential knowledge and skills and social learning—plays an invaluable role in recovery. Consumers encourage and engage other consumers in recovery and provide each other with a sense of belonging, supportive relationships, valued roles, and community.
8) Respect:
Community, systems, and societal acceptance and appreciation of consumers —including protecting their rights and eliminating discrimination and stigma—are crucial in achieving recovery. Self-acceptance and regaining belief in one's self are particularly vital. Respect ensures the inclusion and full participation of consumers in all aspects of their lives.
9) Responsibility:
Consumers have a personal responsibility for their own self-care and journeys of recovery. Taking steps towards their goals may require great courage. Consumers must strive to understand and give meaning to their experiences and identify coping strategies and healing processes to promote their own wellness.
10) Hope:
Recovery provides the essential and motivating message of a better future— that people can and do overcome the barriers and obstacles that confront them. Hope is internalized; but can be fostered by peers, families, friends, providers, and others. Hope is the catalyst of the recovery process.
Mental health recovery not only benefits individuals with mental health disabilities by focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn, and fully participate in our society, but also enriches the texture of American community life. America reaps the benefits of the contributions individuals with mental disabilities can make, ultimately becoming a stronger and healthier Nation.
National Mental Health Information Center
1-800-789-2647, 1-866-889-2647 (TDD)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services
www.samhsa.gov
Recovery is cited, within Transforming Mental Health Care in America, Federal Action Agenda: First Steps, as the "single most important goal" for the mental health service delivery system.
To clearly define recovery, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Interagency Committee on Disability Research in partnership with six other Federal agencies convened the National Consensus Conference on Mental Health Recovery and Mental Health Systems Transformation on December 16-17, 2004.
Over 110 expert panelists participated, including mental health consumers, family members, providers, advocates, researchers, academicians, managed care representatives, accreditation organization representatives, State and local public officials, and others. A series of technical papers and reports were commissioned that examined topics such as recovery across the lifespan, definitions of recovery, recovery in cultural contexts, the intersection of mental health and addictions recovery, and the application of recovery at individual, family, community, provider, organizational, and systems levels. The following consensus statement was derived from expert panelist deliberations on the findings.
Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential.


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Cedar Glen, California is an unincorporated community in located in the San Bernardino National Forest resort area of San Bernardino County immediately east of Lake Arrowhead.

The community lies at an elevation of 5403 ft (1647 m).

The town's ZIP Code is 92321 and it lies entirely within area code 909.  The nearest highway is California State Highway 173 which bisects Cedar Glen and passes through Lake Arrowhead.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 552 people and 590 housing units.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.6% White, <0.1% African American, <0.1% Native American, 9.2% Asian, 4.2% Pacific Islander, <0.1% from other races, and <0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were <0.1% of the population.

Comedian Jon Dore resides in Cedar Glen.

Education
Cedar Glen is served by the Rim of the World Unified School District.

Government
In the California State Legislature, Cedar Glen is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Cedar Glen is in .

Weather
Cedar Glen has a roughly Mediterranean climate.

References

Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California
Unincorporated communities in California