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It's All Connected, and That's Why It's Overwhelming
Every day my biggest challenge is not sending another email or update or alert out to someone. Important new developments, urgent action requests, and thoughtful pieces of analyis arrive in my inbox or newsfeed on almost an hourly basis, but I have to rein in my urge to share everything because I know no one else has my "luxury" (or is it a curse?) of focusing on these things as their job. Still, despite my best attempts at restraint, the biggest complaint I always hear is that I put out too much. The second-biggest complaint is probably how overwhelming it all is, both in terms of complexity, numbers of issues, and the average person's lack of relative power to do much about any of them.
The truth is it overwhelms me too. For the reasons just mentioned, but also because over the last 40 years I've come to see just how connected every issue is to so many other issues. That's what makes it hard to "focus like a laser beam" on only one or two issues, which is what the JPR Commission and I have agreed is a realistic goal for the coming couple of years. But immigration is connected to poverty and the criminal justice system, and climate change is related to environmental regulation which is related to job creation, and now it turns out migration is being driven more and more by climate change, and it's all related to why wars are fought and why our military budget is so high... you get the picture.
It is overwhelming, but we can't afford to ignore those connections any more than politicians can ignore social media, or business can ignore new technologies. A good example is what has been happening in Iraq under our military invasion, occupation and continuing intervention, and what has been happening in Syria under Assad and now US and Russian military intervention. Their populations have been devastated, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions maimed, traumatized or displaced, and their refugees clog the makeshift camps at so many countries' borders. The bombs dropped and fuel used by the military, and oil wells burned by insurgents all have wreaked havoc on the environment far beyond shattered buildings, leading to poisoned water and exploding cancer rates.
President Trump's proposed federal budget would make deep cuts in nearly every other area of government except for the military, which would get a big boost despite no specific mission requiring one. The U.S. already outspends the rest of the world combined on the military, and its budget is over 60% of the discretionary federal budget (entitlements like social security and medicare are funded through separate taxes, not the discretionary budget). It seems to me that until we realize that might makes neither right nor peace, and begin to take seriously the need to invest in people, jobs and preserving the environment, the underlying problems that contribute to climate change and the migration crisis will never be addressed.
Justice is related to peace which is related to reconciliation which is related to justice. It's hard to care about one issue without having to pay attention to all of them. But we also have to pick our battles, so while we won't stop caring or paying attention to other issues, our energies and actions will stay focused.
"If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have come..."
As policies that affect migrants and refugees have been at the top of the news since President Trump's inauguration, so have SCJs been ramping up their focus on these policies. On Tuesday February 21, five members of the North American Migration Committee were joined by five members of the local community at Sacred Heart Monastery at the Lake to hear the stories of two women who are active with Voces de la Frontera, a Milwaukee group that organizes undocumented members of the Latino community and their allies around the state. Then this past Monday, Frs. John Czyzynski, Tony Russo, Paul Casper and Br. Ben Humpfer (pictured at left) accompanied JPR Director Mark Peters to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's office in Racine to discuss their concerns about the new policies. (Franklin is in Ryan's Congressional District, so as constituents they were granted a meeting although other immigrant advocates have been unable to get one). Below are the women's stories and a report on the meeting with Ryan's staff:
Myriam was there as our translator, and brought her mother Maria along. She shared her story first. She started out in Michigan in 1998, where she studied ESL and received her conditional "green card" (permanent residency status). In 2000, she moved to New York City. Her husband, a U.S citizen, became abusive and after he broke her arm she fled to Milwaukee. In 2006 she became involved in Voces' New Sanctuary Movement, which was started by church people to offer support to the undocumented, raise awareness in congregations, and resist unjust treatment and deportations. Because she no longer had her husband as a sponsor, she eventually received Deportation Order. She felt that immigration workers treated her as just another file to get off the table rather than as a human being. In 2009, however, with the help of a compassionate ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officer and Barbara Graham of Catholic Charities, she was granted Green Card. In 2012, became a U.S citizen. Ever since, she has felt the need to do something for others who are in the situation she was, even if that means only to accompany them and try to offer hope.
Eva, Miriam and Eva (faces not shown for their protection) talk with members of the North
American Migration Committee and residents of Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake on Feb. 21
Next, Eva shared her story. Her husband had been in the U.S since 1996. One month before 9/11, her second son was accidentally burned by oil and required a skin graft. After spending all their savings on treatments in Mexico, Eva became aware of free treatments at Shriners Hospitals in the U.S. Her husband arranged for "coyotes" to lead them to the U.S. Eva and their four boys – 5, 6, 12 and 15 – walked through the night, hid, and did what they had to do to make it across. She said it was so difficult that "if I ever knew what I'd have to go through, I would never had tried it!" They were treated as pieces of merchandise by the coyote. But with no guide if you want to turn around, "once you're here, there's no way back."
They finally arrived in Las Vegas, where they were kept in a trailer waiting for a "full load" of migrants. Then she found out they had to wait longer for her husband to send the rest of the coyote's payment. After three weeks, 9/11 happened, and the coyotes said the agreed-on amount was no longer enough, they would need to pay even more to complete the journey. Eventually the money arrived. Her eldest son had been afraid that they would be separated and they were; Eva and her two youngest were flown to Chicago while the two older boys were sent there by car. It was terrifying to have no control, completely at someone else's mercy.
Finally the money arrived and the family was reunited. Eva's husband was with them for five years. Then, in 2006 immigration officers came to his work site and taken into custody. He was told that he must pay a fee and sign a document to be released on his own cognizance. He did so thinking that when he signed the document and paid the fee, he could go home. But what he had signed were his own deportation papers. In 2008 her husband was deported and the family has not seen him since. On top of everything else, his employer refused to give Eva the pension proceeds she was entitled to.
Eva thought of trying to go back to Mexico to reunite the family, but her husband told her she needed to stay here because they now had 3 grandchildren living here. Eva helped raise them and says one wants to become a counselor to help other kids like him. Three of them are in DACA (via Obama's executive order), and are now very frightened as their name is on a list that could be used to round them up and deport them.
After 2008, she told us, the undocumented community waited for "their great hope" – Barack Obama – but after his first hundred days it was clear he wouldn't be able to do much and in fact began doing more deportations than before. That's when Eva became involved with Voces de la Frontera and the New Sanctuary Movement. She credits them with helping more than anyone, and said their support "keeps her going and gives her hope." Right now, Eva is afraid to go to work, leave the house or drive, but at least she knows she has a number to call for support, court accompaniment, etc. She goes to court with other women and offers any support she possibly can. "I have been helped and I feel compelled to help others. My faith continues to sustain me."
Eva says that the most important thing the Church can do is
"let us come to your parishes to tell our stories."
When she approaches Catholic priests to talk to them about Sanctuary, she says they politely listen, but for most Voces is "too political" and they keep their distance from the group. Most she has met have been unable to offer much help. Eva says that the most important thing the Church could do is "let us come to your parishes to tell our stories." Even after all she's been through, though, Eva told us "I feel grateful and proud to be in the United States. I feel very protected here. I love the parks and the beauty. And if you're good at something, you rise, unlike Mexico where you have to know someone."
At the end of the evening, Fr. Mac thanked the women and asked Maria, who does not know English and had sat silently the whole time, if she would give us all her blessing. She immediately jumped up and called upon God to accompany each of us in our journey in the days ahead. It was a moving ending to a sad yet inspirational evening.
Since then, the Trump Administration has issued a new executive order regarding deportation of the undocumented, and the Dept. of Homeland Security has followed up with a memo "taking the shackles off" ICE agents, who are reportedly now targeting any undocumented person, not merely those with serious criminal records as under the Obama Administration, which itself deported more people than any administration before. Speaker of the House helps set the Republican legislative agenda and is seen as a leader of his party, so we were pleased to get a meeting with two staffers from Wisconsin and his key aide on immigration, who joined us by phone from Washington, DC. This report was recently sent to over a dozen members of the SHML SCJ community in Franklin, who had agreed to co-sign the letter we left with Ryan's staffers.

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2021 Could Be 'Best Year Ever' for America's Nonprofits, New Report Suggests
September 20, 2021 September 17, 2021 /Leave a comment
RALEIGH, NC — A new report on charitable giving suggests America's nonprofit organizations are on track for possibly their best fundraising year ever, even in the midst of the pandemic. The new study of people's giving intentions across the nation shows a whopping 90% of donors expect to give the same — or even more…
America's Nonprofits Face 'Severe Shortage' of Fundraisers
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RALEIGH, NC — A new report on America's multi-billion-dollar nonprofit fundraising industry suggests it is on the brink of a staffing crisis that could affect millions of people. America's 1.5 million-plus charitable organizations face a "severe shortage of qualified fundraisers" that could seriously restrict their efforts to raise critically needed funds — and impact millions…
David Platt, Francis Chan Join 50 Plus International Mission Organizations to Bring Awareness to an Old Cause in a New Way
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WHEATON, IL — On May 23, 2021, through its "A Third Of Us" campaign, the Alliance for the Unreached, a nonprofit collective made up of 50+ organizations, is inviting people across the U.S. to join a Facebook Live event at 1:11 pm (in each US time zone). The 1:11 Prayer Challenge is designed to raise…
157 Organizations Honored as '2020's Certified Best Christian Workplaces'
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MERCER ISLAND, WA — Today, the Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) honored 157 faith-based organizations as Certified Best Christian Workplaces for 2020. Says BCWI CEO and Co-founder Al Lopus, "Today, we honor extraordinary organizations whose leaders took a wise, courageous, and necessary step. Faced with the simultaneous challenges of managing remote workplaces, shrinking budgets and…
Charitable Giving Study Offers 'Reassurance and Warning' to Faith-Based Nonprofits
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RALEIGH, NC — A major new study reveals "an overwhelming majority" of donors don't expect COVID-19 will curtail their charitable giving for the rest of the year. But experts warned nonprofit organizations not to be complacent in their fundraising efforts, saying there will be "winners and losers" in the quest for donations. The comprehensive, nationwide…
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76 Organizations Honored as 'Certified Best Christian Workplaces'
MERCER ISLAND, WA — Today, Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) honored 76 faith-based organizations as Certified Best Christian Workplaces for 2020. These organizations met the certification standard determined by exemplary ratings from their employees who completed BCWI's groundbreaking Employee Engagement Survey between January and July 2020. All organizations evaluated their workplaces based on BCWI's proprietary…
One Non-Profit That's Fighting Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Justice Mission (IJM) is a faith-based organization whose goal is to rescue innocent people from the curse of human trafficking and the bondage of slavery in our lifetime. That is a lofty goal for a single organization, but IJM's accomplishments are not achieved in isolation. Winning this war takes the…
Christian Organizations, Churches, Rush to Join COVID-19 Crisis Communications Support Group
April 15, 2020 April 15, 2020 /Leave a comment
Amid coronavirus outbreak, InChrist Communications sets up free 'Crisis CONNECT Network,' weekly webinars CHARLOTTE — Christian organizations, churches, and other faith-based nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are rushing to join a "crisis communications support group" set up to help them navigate the coronavirus storm. The online "Crisis CONNECT Network," created by national integrated communications…
Record Number 189 Organizations Honored as 'Certified Best Christian Workplaces'
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MERCER ISLAND, WA — Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) honored 189 faith-based organizations as Certified Best Christian Workplaces for 2019. These organizations met the certification standard determined by exemplary ratings of their employees who completed BCWI's groundbreaking Employee Engagement Survey between January and December 2019. All 189 organizations evaluated their workplaces based on BCWI's proprietary…
Millions of Non-Reading Children Worldwide Will Hear the Bible in Their Language
November 26, 2019 November 26, 2019 /Leave a comment
WARRENTON, MO — Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is excited to announce a partnership with Faith Comes by Hearing (FCBH). FCBH has recorded the full Bible or parts of it in over 1,300 languages (and counting) so that readers and non-readers can hear the Bible for themselves using an app or other device. CEF has hundreds…
New Hope for Bekaa Valley – Heart for Lebanon Opens Ministry Center for Refugees
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BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC— On October 1, 2019 Heart for Lebanon will open a new Hope Ministry Center in the heart of the Bekaa Valley, home to approximately 350,000 of the poorest refugees in Lebanon who have fled the violence of war. The situation is considered the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Current statistics…
Nonprofits Need to Turn Creative Ideas into Action, Innovation Leader Says
Online "Innovation Forum" on April 24 aims to help cause-oriented nonprofits carry ideas through to completion, says think-tank Generous Mind COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The leader of a think-tank that promotes creative ways of sharing new ideas challenged nonprofit groups to stop talking and put their life-transforming ideas into motion — with the United Nations…
Christian Nonprofit Celebrates 8,000 Church Projects Internationally
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HAMPTON, VA — International Cooperating Ministries (ICM) in Hampton recently approved its 8,000th building project to assist Christians in difficult areas. With a vision to establish a healthy church within walking distance of everyone in the world, the 33-year-old charity is currently operating in 91 countries. The 8,000th church project will provide hope for one of Egypt's…
Profiting from the Poor: The Scandal of the "Sleep Mafia" Blanket Vendors
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DELHI – Countless families in Asia have little or no insulation or indoor heating. Those who sleep on the streets are even more exposed to the cold. Blankets provide comfort and protection and serve as tangible expressions of Christ's love. It is estimated that more than 100,000 men, women, and children sleep on the streets…
New Service Offers Nonprofits 'Better Bottomline Through Better Online'
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InChrist Communications adds Journity 'digital engagement' expertise, enhancing website visitors' experiences to suite of services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Christian marketing and public relations agency InChrist Communications (ICC) is partnering with internet engagement expert Journity to help faith-based clients improve the online engagement of website visitors — and their bottomline. ICC is adding Journity's "digital engagement"…
Donor Leaders Reminded Effective PR Still Crucial in Fueling Nonprofits' Mission
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Communications strategist emphasizes ongoing importance of traditional news coverage as social media efforts expand DALLAS—Social media may have opened up new ways for nonprofits to share their message, but a traditional public relations strategy remains crucial in ensuring groups are well funded for their mission, leaders are being reminded this week. There's a direct link…
Live Web Event to Help Nonprofits Learn How to 'Develop a Culture of Innovation'
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New ideas, new ways are vital for greater impact, says organizer of online forum to be held in World Creativity and Innovation Week COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Nonprofits wanting to further their impact need to make themselves more open to new ideas and new ways of doing things, says the organizer of an online forum…
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Serving in Storm-torn Arkansas
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ARKANSAS – Samaritan's Purse is responding in northeast Arkansas where tornadoes caused widespread damage and loss of life. The charity is calling for pray for these hurting communities and for volunteers to serve in Jesus' Name. Clayton Steelman – Samaritan's Purse: We're here with Samaritan's Purse in Northeast Arkansas responding to the devastating tornadoes that…
Christmas Gifts Bring Joy to East Ukraine's War Zone
EAST UKRAINE — This Christmas as families in East Ukraine are impacted by the continued conflict with increasing military tensions on the border with Russia, Great Commission Media Ministries is continuing to bring hope to this troubled region through their Power to Change outreach campaign. Their founder Hannu Hauka travelled to East Ukraine to help…
Japan: Christmas, a time for Witness
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JAPAN — Christmas may be a totally commercial season in Japan, but people are open to the true meaning of the celebration. So Japanese Christians are finding many creative ways to share about Jesus' birth and why He came to earth. The Christmas season provides a unique opportunity for Christian witness in Japan. This is…
Disaster Response Team Serves Afghan Evacuees in Albania
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Samaritan's Purse has been on the ground in Albania for over six weeks, serving the more than 400 Afghan family evacuees who have temporarily resettled along the country's coastline. Their team of disaster response specialists is distributing critical relief supplies, operating a medical clinic, and facilitating trauma care courses designed to promote…
Caring for Flood Victims in Washington
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WHATCOM COUNTY, WA — Samaritan's Purse volunteers are coming alongside and caring for flood victims in Whatcom County, Washington, to help them clean up their damaged homes and let them know that God loves them and hasn't forgotten them. But more volunteers are urgently needed. Jaime Keoshian, Samaritan's Purse: My name is Jaime Keoshian with…
The Happy Grandmas Make Special Gifts for Operation Christmas Child
MIAMI, FL — Barbara Korn and Margarita Sosa, who call themselves the Happy Grandmas, sew cuddly stuffed animals to pack in Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to let children know that God loves them just the way they are. Margarita Sosa: Hola. I am Margarita. Barbara Korn: Hi. I'm Barbara. Margarita and Barbara: And together, we…
Serving in Jesus' Name After Alabama Floods
PELHAM, AL — Samaritan's Purse disaster relief response in Floods in Pelham, Alabama, closed on November 4. 83 volunteers helped 84 homeowners, with three people placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. One homeowner, Penny Gibson thanks the Lord for the Samaritan's Purse volunteers who helped clean up her house, becoming the hands and…
Encouraging Homeowners and Veterans in Louisiana
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HAMMOND, LA — Team Patriot members with Samaritan's Purse are serving homeowners in Louisiana whose properties were damaged by Hurricane Ida by removing debris, cutting up downed trees, and tarping roofs. They are also ministering to and encouraging their fellow veterans who are working alongside of them. Eric Marcengill – Samaritan's Purse: My name is…
'Frontline' Pastors 'Risk Everything' to Aid Orphans, Widows, War-Torn Families
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LOVES PARK, IL — A U.S. organization is aiming to help 1,300 "frontline pastors" and ministry workers in Russia and the former Soviet Union this winter who, it says, are "risking everything" to aid orphans, widows, and suffering families. During the pandemic, local pastors across Russia and the former Soviet Union have trekked hundreds of miles…
Ministering to Families Devastated by Northern California's Caldor Fire
GRIZZLY FLATS, CA — California's Caldor Fire burned 479 of the 660 homes in Grizzly Flats. Samaritan's Purse volunteers helped homeowners recover precious items from the ashes and shared with them the hope found only in Jesus Christ. Woman's voice: You could feel the heat coming. You could hear it– the fire– coming up the…
Send Me Where No One Wants to Go
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BRADENTON, FL – The Lord answered that fervent title prayer from Carole Ward in 2001. As soon as she knew that He wanted her to go to Northern Uganda and South Sudan, she began to feel the pushback and resistance from well-intentioned church leaders and government officials. Entirely operated by indigenous leaders of Uganda and…
Serving Christ Along the Silk Road
GREENVILLE, SC – Silk Road Catalyst is a Multi-National family of Disciple-Makers engaging the Gospel-Deprived in and from the Silk Road Region through a Presence of Legitimacy. The original Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe during the Han Dynasty in 130…
Refugee Housing Community Includes German Christians
GERMANY — Millions of refugees fleeing war and economic hardships in the Middle East and Africa have made their way to Europe. They must learn a new language and learn how to deal with schools, transportation, banks and everything else. But a Christian foundation in Germany has created a unique housing project to help refugees…
Fish 'n' Chips Evangelism
CONROE, TX – It has been more than 2,000 years since Jesus invited Peter, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him along with the promise that He would transform them into fishers of men. (Matthew 4 & Mark 10) Although it has not been recorded, what He taught them about becoming fishers of me, there…
Vapor Ministries
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SYLACAUGA, AL – You've seen the numbers before. They are beyond our comprehension. 785,000,000 people have no access to clean drinking water. 3,600,000,000 people have no access to essential health services. One-third of all children suffer from malnutrition. 40% of the world has little or no access to the Gospel. Why don't we more readily…
Pray.com Partners with Unite Health Share Ministries to Inspire Gratitude, Spirituality and Faith
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LOS ANGELES — Pray.com, the world's most popular faith-based mental and spiritual health resource, today announced a partnership with Unite Health Share Ministries (UHSM), to help members and staff maintain their holistic health and well-being. UHSM is a faith-based health care nonprofit founded on Christian beliefs and values, and through this partnership, UHSM amplifies its…
The Trash Mountain Project
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – More than 15 million people worldwide live out their entire existence – work, home, play – in garbage dump communities. They wake up in the morning to the same stench of rotting and decaying garbage that they remembered yesterday. Try to grasp the reality. These are not a few people who live…
Military Chaplain Brings Light of Christ into Ukraine's War Zone
AVDEEVKA, EAST UKRAINE — While bombings and gunfire can be heard almost every night in the town of Avdeevka just a few miles from the war zone on the border with Russia, a volunteer military chaplain continues to put her life on the line to serve those in Ukraine who are seeking to protect their…
New Faith-Based Outreach Eyes Migrants, Others in Texas Bible Belt
CRETE, IL — A ministry that shares the Bible with people in far-flung corners of the world is embarking on a new faith outreach — this time, in the heart of America's own Bible belt. As desperate migrants from Central America and other countries flood into Texas, Bible League International (BLI, www.bibleleague.org) says thousands of…
Franklin Graham Holds Closing Night of Route 66 God Loves You Tour in Southern California
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USA — At a time when many people are experiencing fear, uncertainty, and hopelessness, the God Loves You Tour has traveled 2,000 miles along America's Route 66 and Franklin Graham has shared a Gospel message in eight cities along the historic highway. More than 55,000 people attended the free evenings of music and hope that…
Is Your Church Ready for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church?
FALLS CHURCH, VA — Christian Freedom International (CFI) has designed a free church Prayer Kit to equip churches for the "International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church." This annual event — held on the first Sunday in November — unites churches to pray for Christians worldwide who face persecution. "The catastrophe in Afghanistan — with Christians…
Restoring Health and Hope in Haiti
LES CAYES, HAITI — When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked western Haiti the morning of August 14, more than 2,000 people were killed and over 12,000 were injured. Healthcare services on that part of the island were also incapacitated. Samaritan's Purse immediately responded to the tragedy, airlifting tons of critical relief supplies, including plastic tarp…
Largest Private Gift Ever to Christian Medical Missions
NEW YORK — African Mission Healthcare expresses gratitude to Jewish entrepreneur Mark Gerson and his wife, Rabbi Erica Gerson, for committing $18 million dollars to support the lifesaving work of African Mission Healthcare (AMH), a nonprofit Christian Medical Missions organization envisaged by Gerson and his friend Dr. Jon Fielder, who become friends 30 years ago…
Churches Confront 'Raw Trauma' in Shadow of 'Forgotten' War
LOVES PARK, Ill – Churches in the first-ever country to adopt Christianity as its national religion are confronting "the rawest imaginable trauma" in the wake of a "forgotten" war. With the news dominated by Afghanistan — and the recent focus on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in the U.S. — the victims of the lesser-known…
Helping Homeowners Sift Through the Ashes in California Dixie Fire Aftermath
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GREENVILLE, CA — When the first sparks of the Dixie Fire ignited in Plumas County, California, in July, no one could have predicted that it would burn clear across the Sierra over the next two months and consume nearly 1 million acres to become the second-largest wildfire in the state's history. The conflagration destroyed over…
Virtual Bible & Archaeology Fest XXIV
WASHINGTON — The Biblical Archaeology Society, publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) magazine, will host its signature event online this fall. The 24th Annual Bible and Archaeology Fest on October 16–17, 2021 offers live talks from leading Bible scholars and archaeologists from around the world via Zoom. Paid participants can enjoy a weekend of accessible, online learning…
MORE for Missionary Kids in Canada
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DELTA, BC – MORE Network Services is one of only a few missional organizations in North America that specializes in facilitating the growth of missionary kids (MKs). Now in its 10th year, MORE is achieving its goal of mission-sending and training organizations, churches, and individuals to work "collaboratively and congenially" with each other. Network members…
Ratio Christi – Defending the Faith on Campus
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Call it terrorism
The shooting in Colorado was, undeniably, an act of terror. We in the media should not describe it by another name
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/call_it_terrorism/
I woke up this morning to an explosion of text messages, tweets and voicemails, each of them asking the same thing: Are you OK? The answer is yes and no.
Yes, I'm physically fine -- thank whatever higher power there is, I was not among the 50 people shot at a nearby Colorado movie theater, mainly because while I was planning to go see the latest Batman picture this week (and perhaps at that theater), the babysitting challenges of having a 19-month-old son logistically prevent me from seeing a midnight movie premiere.
But no, I'm not emotionally fine. I don't know the status of all of my friends or of my extended radio family, many of whom may have been there to see "Dark Knight" and instead experienced the darkest night of all. And just as important, whether I personally knew the victims or not, 50 of my fellow Coloradans shot down while watching a superhero flick is both an unspeakably awful tragedy and yet another jarring reminder that terrorism is everywhere.
For all the legitimate questions that will be asked in the coming days (Why are there so many mass shootings in America? Why is it so easy to buy weapons-grade tear gas canisters? How much is this related to the availability of guns?); for all the insulting media coverage that will try to ramrod the dead Fargo-style into the woodchipper of the presidential campaign (New York Times headline: "In Wake of Colorado Shooting, a Concern Over the Proriety of Campaigning"); and for all the demagogues who will use this tragedy for their own gain (pro-gun GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert is today blaming the shooting victims for not being armed) -- there is only one harrowing conclusion we can come to for certain immediately after such a heinous act: Terrorism has no specific nationality, geography, race or creed.
Not surprisingly, police and reporters have been quick to tell us the opposite -- that the suspected shooter was likely just a "lone wolf" and that "this act does not appear to be linked to radical terrorism or anything related to Islamic terrorism," as ABC News put it. This newspeak is supposed to reassure us that this is anything but terrorism -- that terrorism is something that happens only in faraway places or huge cosmopolitan cities, not in an Anytown, USA, in the American heartland; that terrorism never comes at the hands of a "24-year-old white American male" named "James Holmes"; it comes only at the hands of dark-skinned "evildoers" with hard-to-pronounce names; that terrorism comes only from calculating operatives who represent organized political interests, not from "crazy" individuals who calculatedly act on their own ideology or psychopathy. In this, we are expected to be sedated by such reassurances, to ignore the ever-growing list of such "lone wolves," and to reject a much wider definition of terrorism, no matter how much the reality of shooting after shooting after shooting screams at us to accept it.
But with bodies strewn across an Aurora movie theater and a nation clearly terrorized, we must ask: what is terrorism, if it is not a man in a riot mask and bullet-proof vest, armed with tear gas canisters and weapons, meticulously executing a military-style assault on a crowded movie theater?
Confronting that question, of course, is mind-bending and painful -- in the age of "War on Terror" agitprop that purposely defines terrorism in one specific, narrow and politically convenient way, it's akin to the cognitive difficulty of pondering the size of the universe ... or, perhaps, death itself. It takes us out of our comfort zone and forces us to consider the causes of all kinds of extremism and violence -- not just the foreign Islamic kind that we so flippantly write off as alien. Indeed, at a time when so many bloodlusting Americans cheer on our government proudly assassinating the imams who allegedly inspire Muslim terrorism, a shooting like this (if, indeed, it had nothing to do with Islamic extremism) begs us to wonder why we don't feel similarly bellicose or enraged at the inspirations fueling so many other forms of terrorism -- whatever those inspirations may be.
These contradictions and omissions, of course, are why such a question will almost certainly be ignored in the now-practiced kabuki theater of horror porn -- the kind where vote-seeking politicians issue meaningless platitudes, ratings-stalking reporters breathlessly recount the gory details and attention-starved pundits preen in front of cameras to prognosticate about the electoral implications of mass murder in a presidential swing state. Carefully avoiding the T-word, it is a conspiracy of distraction and reduction, playing to our reflexive desire for soothing diversions and simple answers. The conspirators expect that when the cameras eventually pan away from the cataclysm, we will slip back into hyper-sleep for another few weeks, until the next massacre hits, and then the cycle will begin anew.
Their expectations are, sadly, probably correct -- but with a theater full of innocent victims in a square-state suburb, they don't have to be, nor should they be.
David Sirota is a senior writer for the International Business Times and the best-selling author of the books "Hostile Takeover," "The Uprising" and "Back to Our Future." E-mail him at ds@davidsirota.com, follow him on Twitter @davidsirota or visit his website at www.davidsirota.com.
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Städteinitiative: Zürich sets the ambitious goal of reducing car's share of traffic by 10 percent
The Städteinitiative is a privately launched referendum requiring the city of Zürich to reduce the modal shift of car usage in the city by 10 percentage points within 10 years. The referendum was unexpectedly accepted on 4th September by 52.4% of votes (31,493 in favour).
Among the measures suggested by the promotors of the initiative are creating more space for pedestrians and cyclist at the expense of car lanes, closing down certain roads at night, additional bus lanes for trolleybus routes 32 and 33, the extension of tram route 15 to Affoltern and trolleybus 34 to Hauptbahnhof, and also requiring that more new housing developments be designed to support car-free lifestyles.
Much scepticism has been voiced about the vote. The city needs the cooperation of the cantonal government for many transport developments, both in terms of planning and for financing – and the canton is generally less enthusaistic than the city about restricting car use, although it does actively support and advance public transport projects such as the development of tbe S-Bahn and tram extensions. In November last year an initiative to accelarate the construction of the Rosengarten tram line which would have massively restricted space for cars on a major road without providing an alternative route was rejected. Understandably, that initiative was also unpopular with the cantonal government. The promotors of the present initiative are confident that the cantonal government can be convinced of the necessity of the initiative's measures. The modal share of cars is presently at about 36%, and would have to drop to 26% if the initiative is to be satisfied.
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Beaver township-Newaygo County
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Population Charts
According to the most recent Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan demographics data available from the United States Census Bureau released in the American Community Survey in December of 2019, Figure 1 Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a population of 443 which is the second smallest as measured by population of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest population in the area is Fremont which shows a population of 4,060 ( quite a bit bigger). Figure 3 uses the Beaver township-Newaygo County population data for a comparison of the population growth/population change estimates from the years 2010 to 2018 and Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan depicts a decline of 66 (13%).
The total Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan greater area population percent change for all areas for the years from 2010 to 2018 is shown in Figure 4 and for Beaver township-Newaygo County depicts it has a population percent change of -13.0% which is the smallest in terms of population percent change of all the other places in the surrounding region.
Looking at the Beaver township-Newaygo County population density (measured as people per square mile) and providing comparisons to both the national and state average population density in Figure 5, Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan depicts it has 14 people per square mile which is the smallest in terms of population density of all the other places in the greater region. The next higher as measured by population density is Walkerville very much bigger with population density of 208. The city with the highest population density in the area is Hart which depicts a people per square mile of 1,205 ( substantially bigger). Figure 6 provides Beaver township-Newaygo County demographics for the overall median age for all people in the region and Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has an overall median age of all people of 45.6 which is at the top of all other places in the surrounding region. The Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan population data for median age broken out by gender for both men versus the median age of women is shown in Figure 7. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan depicts a median age of men only about 4.9% smaller as the median age of women.
The next demographic analysis (Figure 8) looks at large generational Beaver township-Newaygo County population groups (and can be useful internet research for employment related research or identifying areas with retirees). Key findings in this chart includes that Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the percentage of people less than 20 years of age the second smallest as measured by people less than 20 years of age of all the other places in the local area at 23.7% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by people less than 20 years of age of all the other places in the local area as measured by people between 20 and 29 years old at 6.1% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of people between 60 and 69 years old at 21.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has in the mid range of other places in the area in order of people 70 years of age or older at 9.9% of the total.
Figure 9 illustrates the overall diversity breakdown for Beaver township-Newaygo County population and ethnicity groups in the area. (note: Hispanic/Latino is broken out separately in the next diagram and also the group denoted as Native ethnicity includes Native American, and Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.) Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the percentage of Black population less than most other places in the metro area at 1.4% of the total. Figure 10 shows the Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Hispanic (including non Hispanic whites) population household ethnicity in the region and Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a people who are Hispanic or Latino of 2.5% which is less than most other places in the area. Figure 11 compares the ratio of the amount of men to the amount of women and depicts total male population 20.4% larger as the total female population.
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Marital Status and Families Charts
Figure 12 shows the detailed marriage characteristics broken down by %residents who are married, never married, single, divorced, and widowed. Beaver township-Newaygo County has the largest proportion of total percent married at 65% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of never married percent at 15% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent divorced at 16% of the total. Also, it has the second smallest in order of total percent of people married of all the other places in the area in order of percent widowed at 4% of the total. Figure 14 compares the average household size using the average number of people in a family for Beaver township-Newaygo County households. Beaver township-Newaygo County depicts it has an average family size of 3.0 which is the second smallest in terms of average family size of all the other places in the metropolitan area. The city with the highest average family size in the area is Hart which shows an average family size of 3.5 (15.6% larger).
Figure 15 shows the overall ratio of Beaver township-Newaygo County households for families to the total number of Beaver township-Newaygo County households and that Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a percent of people who are in a family of 68% which is the second most families percent of all the places in the greater Beaver township-Newaygo County region. The city with the highest percent of people who are in a family in the area is Walkerville which depicts a families percent of 86% (26.7% larger).
Looking at Beaver township-Newaygo County households that are headed by a husband and wife as a percent of all families in Figure 16, Beaver township-Newaygo County depicts it has a percent of people in a husband and wife family of 81% which is more than all other places in the greater Beaver township-Newaygo County region. Figure 17 shows Beaver township-Newaygo County demographics for the head of household for each place using a breakdown of married-couple, male-headed alone, and female-headed alone. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of households at 81.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of households at 7.3% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of households at 11.3% of the total.
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Mothers and Children Charts
The next section of charts provide a detailed look at mothers and baby births that occurred over the past 12 months. Figure 18 shows the rate of women aged 15 to 50 years old who have given birth. Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a percent of women who gave birth of 5.0% which is the second smallest in order of percent of women who gave birth of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent of women who gave birth in the area is Walkerville which shows a birth rate of 14.3% (approximately 2.9 times bigger). Figure 19 shows the breakdown of the mother's age for all baby births that occurred in the last 12 months and it has the largest proportion of percent of births to mothers aged 30 to 34 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
In Figure 21, the percentage of all births in the last 12 months to mothers that were unmarried is shown (unwed mothers.) Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a percent of unwed women who have given birth of 50% which is in the middle range of other places in the area. The city with the highest percent of unwed women who have given birth in the area is Walkerville which shows an unwed mother birth rate of 100% (about twice as large).
Unwed mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months are also shown broken down by age group in Figure 24. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of unwed mothers aged 20 to 34 at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 25 shows the comparative demographic rate of unwed mothers who have given birth in the last 12 months are broken down by racial group (including the Hispanic birth rate.) Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the percentage of White unwed birth rate less than most other places in the surrounding region at 50.0% of the total.
Figure 26 shows unwed mothers in poverty (based on median household income definition) who have given birth in the last 12 months. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of unwed births and living at 200%+ above poverty level at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1.
For all births to unwed mothers, Figure 27 breaks down the education level of the mother by less than high school through college and post graduate attainment it has the largest proportion of percent of unwed mothers with some college or an associates degree at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Marital Status Charts
The next set of demographic data looks at the marital status for Beaver township-Newaygo County households which is useful for internet research. Figure 28 compares the total number of single people in each area. Beaver township-Newaygo County shows it has a percent of people who are single for any reason of 35% which is the smallest in terms of percent of people who are single for any reason of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent of people who are single for any reason in the area is Baldwin which shows a percent single of 71% (about twice as large). Comparing percent of people who are single for any reason to the United States average of 50%, Beaver township-Newaygo County is approximately three-fourths the size. Also, measured against the state of Michigan, percent of people who are single for any reason of 51%, Beaver township-Newaygo County is approximately three-fourths the size.
Figure 30 compares the single people in each area broken down by never married, divorced, and widowed. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the smallest proportion of percent never married at 15% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent divorced at 16% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people never married of all the other places in the greater region in order of percent widowed at 4% of the total. Figure 31 shows the demographics for the number of single men adults in each area broken out by never married, divorced and widowed. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the smallest proportion of men who have never been married at 18% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of men who are divorced at 17% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Hart (18%), and #1 White Cloud (19%) are larger. Third, it has the smallest proportion of men who are widowed at 1% of the total. Figure 32 shows the number of single women adults in each area broken out by never married, divorced and widowed. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the smallest proportion of women who have never been married at 12% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of women who are divorced at 14% of the total. Third, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region when ranked by women who are widowed at 8% of the total.
Figure 33 shows the Beaver township-Newaygo County demographics for the ratio of the number of single men between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group for the Beaver township-Newaygo County metro area. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the percentage of single men 18 to 24 in the middle range of other places in the local area at 26% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region when ranked by single men 25 to 29 at 9% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of single men 35 to 39 at 19% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fremont with 23%. Also, it has less than most other places in the area as measured by single men 40 to 44 at 2% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of single men 60 to 65 at 12% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 34 shows the Beaver township-Newaygo County population data for the ratio of the number of single women between the age of 18 and 65, in each area, broken down by age group for the Beaver township-Newaygo County metro area. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the smallest proportion of single women 18 to 24 at 6% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of single women 25 to 29 at 3% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of single women 30 to 34 at 39% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the area when sorted by single women 35 to 39 at 6% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of single women 45 to 49 at 15% of the total and is ranked #1.
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Citizenship Demographics Charts
The next section of demographic information provides detailed data Beaver township-Newaygo County residents including: immigrants, citizenship, immigration, country of origin, non citizens and more. To start, Figure 35 shows a high level view of citizenship. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has one of the largest proportions of citizens born In US at 99% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being White Cloud with 100%. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of citizens born In US of all the other places in the local area in terms of non-citizens at 0% of the total.
In Figure 37, the demographic percentage of Beaver township-Newaygo County residents who were not born in the United States is shown (i.e. percent foreign born.) Beaver township-Newaygo County depicts it has a percent of population who was born in another country of 0.7% which is the second smallest in order of percent of population who was born in another country of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent of population who was born in another country in the area is Hart which depicts a percent born outside United States of 6.0% ( appreciably bigger). Comparing percent of population who was born in another country to the United States average of 13.5%, Beaver township-Newaygo County is only about 5.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Michigan, percent of population who was born in another country of 6.7%, Beaver township-Newaygo County is approximately a tenth the size.
Figure 39 provides a detailed analysis of non citizens by breaking them into two age groups: Under 18 and over the age of 18. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of non citizens over 18 years old at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. The next diagram (Figure 41) shows the year of entry that non citizens entered the United States. The year of entry can show the rate of flow at various points of time in the past for when they entered the U.S. it has the largest proportion of non citizens who entered the US between 1990 to 1999 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
For all foreign born people who have gone through naturalization (the process of becoming a legal U.S. resident citizen), Figure 42 shows the year when they became fully naturalized U.S. citizens. it has the largest proportion of people naturalized before 1990 at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.
Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan Birthplace Demographic Charts
Figure 43 displays a map of the globe and shows Beaver township-Newaygo County demographic information for large regions of the world that people from this place originally came from. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of from Europe at 33% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 44 categorizes the location for where foreign born people originally come from based on very large continental geographic areas. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of from Europe at 33% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people born in Europe of all the other places in the local area when ranked by from the Americas at 67% of the total.
Figure 45 is a table that breaks out all the people who were foreign born by which large geographic region where they were born. Beaver township-Newaygo County Michigan has the largest proportion of people who were born in Western Europe at 33.3% of the total and is ranked #1.
Beaver township-Newaygo County, Michigan Demographics Data
Figure 1: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI and Area 2018 Population Data
Figure 2: Map of Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI and Area
Figure 3: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Population Change 2010 to 2018
Figure 4: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI 2010 to 2018 Population Percent Change
Figure 5: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Population Density
Figure 6: Median Age in Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI
Figure 7: Median Age by Gender in Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI
Figure 8: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI and Area Age by Generation
Figure 9: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI and Area Ethnicity Makeup
Figure 10: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Hispanic Population
Figure 12: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Marriage Status
Figure 14: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Average Family Size in Household
Figure 16: Husband and Wife Families as Percent of All Families
Figure 17: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Head of Household
Figure 18: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Birth Rate (Last 12 months)
Figure 20: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Teenager Birth Rate
Figure 21: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Unwed Mothers as % of All Births
Figure 22: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Unwed and On Public Assitance
Figure 24: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Unwed Mother Births By Age Group
Figure 25: Beaver township-Newaygo County, MI Unwed Mother Birth Rate By Race
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American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Kuwait Chapter in coordination with TUV Nord Middle East, organized a training program on 'Authorized Gas Tester'. The program was conducted on 24 February at ASSE Kuwait Chapter's training Hall, Souk Sabah, Fahaheel, Kuwait.
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Kuwait Chapter is Kuwait's premier voluntary & non-profit organization providing professional guidance, training and consultancy; in the field of Health, Safety and Environment; to the industrial and social sectors in the region. ASSE Kuwait Chapter continuously organizes training on various HSE related topics, adhering to its solid social commitment by enhancing the knowledge inventory.
The gas tester role is critical to ensure safe working conditions in permit controlled confined space or for hot work activities. This is one of the most needed training by Oil & Gas Companies around the world. It was carried out through a 3rd Party agency which is approved by many Companies in Kuwait and in Middle East.
Ramu Muvvala, Deputy head of ASSE Kuwait Chapter's Training Committee, inaugurated the program and briefed about the day's program. The chapter president, Rama Krushna Chary welcomed the participants and briefed about the chapter's role in enhancing the career among ASSE members, and introduced Mohamed Maher Abd-Elrahman Eltemamy, the trainer for the session. Mohamed Maher Abd-Elrahman Eltemamy, an authorized trainer, has a Bachelor's in Chemistry and possess many international certification in various HSE training and consulting like ( GradIOSH), IDipOSH , NEBOSH EnvDip ,Dip.RSA & He is NEBOSH , IOSH ,CIEH, IIRSM, IADC ,NEHA ,NSC.
The training turned out to be very helpful for the safety professionals in their career, especially in Oil and gas industries where the risk of flammable and toxic atmosphere is very high. The participants, who emerged successful in the assessment; received certificate and pocket cards. Twenty three ASSE members utilized this distinct opportunity and benefited from the program.


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COVID-19 OPA Stakeholder Update 3
Minimise the spread of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of social distancing measures has meant significant changes to the way people interact.The Office of the Public Advocate has received a number of calls seeking advice on how these measures may impact a protected person's movements.Everyone's circumstances will be different and there is no one size fits all approach that can be taken in the current environment.Legislative change has been needed to help ensure supported accommodation facilities and guardians can take the necessary steps to keep protected persons safe from COVID-19.
What are the changes?
The Government has introduced the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 to allow for aged care, mental health and disability service providers to apply for temporary approval to restrict the movement of a protected person.Applications should be made where there is concern that a protected person does not have the capacity to adhere to public health measures (such as social distancing) that are designed to minimise the risk of transmitting COVID-19.These measures will help keep both the community and the protected person safe from the potential spread of COVID-19.Applications can be made to the guardian or, where there is no guardian, to the newly-created Authorising Officer. Leading disability advocate Professor Richard Bruggemann has been appointed to this position, and will endeavour to implement measures that do not unduly restrict a protected person's movements, but still ensure appropriate public health measures are adhered to.
What do the orders do?
A supported accommodation facility can apply to the Authorising Officer or the person's Guardian for authorisation to detain a protected person that can last up to 28 days.Authorisation will allow persons to take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to detain a protected person.The goal will be to implement the least restrictive approach that balances the protected person's freedom with both the person and the broader community's right to be protected from the possible spread of COVID-19.
Factors that will be considered
When authorisation is sought, the Public Advocate or the Authorising Officer will consider all relevant background information.This would include:
A protected person's history
How their capacity may impact on their interactions with others in public
The health risk this might pose to the protected person or other people
Any other mitigation measures providers have introduced to try and address any concerns.
Extensions to orders
Where an order extending beyond the initial 28 days is sought, an application must be made to the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT).
We appreciate there is a delicate balance between restricting an individual's movements and allowing activities that may pose a risk to both the individual and the broader community. We will work to reach solutions that involve the least restrictive approach, while ensuring all appropriate public health measures are met. More information is available at https://covid-19.sa.gov.au/restrictions-and-responsibilities/at-risk-facility-residents
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As part of ensuring community access to the centre we offer some casual hire spaces to the wider community. The spaces for hire are the Dance studio located in the NCCI main building at 81 Cullen Street, the Birth and Beyond Meeting Room located at 54 Cullen street behind the street front shops and the grounds at the NCCI main building complex at 81 Cullen Street.
Current and future bookings can be accessed via the online calendar, Dance Studio bookings are marked green, Birth and Beyond bookings are marked brown and grounds bookings for event hire are marked in blue. We host a large number of community classes and events through our casual bookings and are proud to be able to host the diverse activities and support groups who use our community centre.
The Dance Studio is located 81 Cullen street Nimbin. This is a large space (91.04m2) perfect for dance classes, yoga, meetings, training or workshops. Facilities include: cd/mp3 player, mirror wall, ballet bar, storage cupboards, tv & dvd player, 3 collapsible tables and 20 chairs.
Click Here to view Current Bookings. Note there is a separate calendar page for each room.
The Birth & Beyond meeting room is located at 54 Cullen Street Nimbin, which is the same building as the Nimbin Apothecary and Nimbin Environment Centre. This is a medium-size room (75m2) perfect for smaller classes, film screenings, yoga, training, and meetings. Facilities include: kitchenette with some crockery/cutlery, an urn and water filter, projection screen, heater, 43 chairs, 2 collapsible tables and cushions on request. Please note that adjoining rooms are used for consulting and massage, so very noisy activities (e.g. drumming) are not possible during the day.
Our Casual hire spaces and the the NCCI grounds are also available for hire for special events and festivals. We host the monthly Nimbin Market and also provide market space during the Nimbin Mardigrass and Nimbin Roots Fest. We have power outlets set up and available in the NCCI grounds for stall holders and a powered covered stage. Rates for events hire vary and can be negotiated depending on the nature of the event and the hiring organisation.


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RSG Plans New Employment Policy
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The Rivers State Government has instituted a new employment policy with the inauguration of a 11-member committee made up of stakeholders and experts both in the public and private sectors.
Inaugurating the committee yesterday at the conference hall of the State Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment, the Commissioner, Dr. Leloonu Nwibubasa said they are to drive the new job policy of the Chief Nyesom Wike-led administration.
Part of the mandate given to the committee is to come up with a quarterly set of objectives that will enhance the employment policy of government.
Moreover, Dr. Nwibubasa tasked the Committee to liaise with other stakeholders, and to broaden the scope of service delivery so as to engage the public.
He reiterated the desire of the Wike led government to reducing unemployment in the state.
In the words of the Commissioner, "employment creation has a divine mandate because when God created man, he gave him responsibility to tend the Garden of Eden".
Challenging the Committee to formulate practicable policies he pointed that, it's a build up to the first employment roundable held last week, stressing that the quarterly meeting would now be part of the strategy towards assessing and aligning plans to curb unemployment.
Nwibubasa therefore admonished the Committee members to take their jobs seriously, reminding them that they were chosen based on experience and passion.
Responding on behalf of the committee, Chief Nabil Saleh, who is also State President of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (PHACIMA) assured that they would live up to expectation.
Chief Saleh emphasised the desire of the private sector to support government in tackling the menace of unemployment.
Members of the Committee include, Mr. Monday, Yiimonah as Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Dorgbaa, Executive Secretary of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Akilo Ayokoride of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Mrs Mercy Abu, Managing Director of EPI.
Others are Mr. Chamberlain Oguzu, Napoleon Akpe, Prof. Alafuro Epelle, Mr. Paul Adima, Zonal Head of South-South, NECA and Kennedy Dike Group Human Resource Manager of Notore Plc.
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The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has declared that Rivers State is one of the most peaceful States in the country because of the blessings of God that flow from the prayers of Christians.
Speaking during the 2020 Diocesan City-wide Mega Crusade of the Diocese of the Niger Delta North in Port Harcourt, last Saturday, Wike said the relative peace in Rivers State was because God has honoured the prayers of the servants of God.
The governor said: "All through last year, despite the security challenges in the country, Rivers State remains relatively peaceful. The security of Rivers State is not because of the security agencies, but due to God's enablement.
"The peace that comes from God is necessary for all business activities to thrive and people to engage in education."
Wike said that his administration would continue to partner with the church to further the development of the state.
He noted that Rivers State remains a Christian state and would continue to do exploits for the good of the people.
"You have heard this several times before and I will repeat it here before thousands of Christian faithful who are Anglicans. Rivers State is a Christian state.
"No matter the intimidation and conspiracy, we will continue to declare that Rivers State is a Christian state. We are reaping the blessings of God", he said.
Wike urged Christian faithful not to relent in their prayers for the peace, security and development of Rivers State.
The Rivers State governor commended the management of Elechi Amadi Polytechnic for providing the venue for the all-important city-wide crusade.
He lauded the Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta North for the city-wide crusade which has blessed the souls of thousands of Rivers people.
Speaking at the crusade, Rev Uma Ukpai said that God was one of the citizens of Rivers State, noting that God would continue to fight the battles of Rivers people.
He thanked God for the life of Rivers State governor for his commitment to the work of God, and urged Rivers people to continue to praise God to attract more blessings.
The Guest Preacher, Rev Uma Ukpai prayed specially for the peace, security and development of Rivers State, and committed Rivers State to God for the prosperity and peace of the state.
The 2020 Diocesan City Wide Mega Crusade of the Diocese of the Niger Delta North in Port Harcourt had the theme, "All Things Are Possible".
Popular Gospel Musician, Chioma Jesus, led a medley of praise and worship songs at the crusade.
Order Buhari, 36 Govs To Publish Assets, SERAP Asks Court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja, to order President Muhammadu Buhari; the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to "make public details of their assets, specifically property and income, contained in their asset declaration forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) since assuming office."
In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/65/2020 filed last Friday, SERAP is seeking: "an order for leave to apply for judicial review and an order of mandamus to direct and/or compel President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to make public their summary of assets; disclose whether they have had any reason to review and update their asset declarations submitted to the CCB, and if the declarations have been made as constitutionally and statutorily required."
SERAP is also seeking: "an order to compel President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to disclose whether they have received any confirmation of the verification of their asset declarations by the CCB and to disclose whether they have taken any steps to encourage members of their cabinet to also submit their asset declarations to the CCB, and to make such declarations public."
The suit followed SERAP's Freedom of Information (FoI) requests dated January 3, 2020, expressing concern that: "The non-public disclosure by public officials of their summary of assets undermines the effectiveness and integrity of the constitutional and statutory obligations to submit asset declarations, especially given that declarations are designed to curb grand corruption, and weakens the public trust in the asset declaration regimes."
According to SERAP, only two states — Lagos and Niger states — have responded to its FoI requests.
But both states declined the requests to make public the assets of their governors and deputies, on the ground that "the FoI Act is inapplicable to state governments, their agencies and officials, and that only houses of assembly of states are constitutionally empowered to make laws on public records of states."
Also, while reacting to SERAP's FoI request to President Buhari, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had said: "SERAP asking the president to declare assets publicly, on the basis of what law? The president will do what the law requires of him and what the law requires is that he should declare his asset which he has done. Declaring publicly is not in our laws; it can only be a voluntary thing."
SERAP is also seeking: "a declaration that the failure of President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies to provide SERAP with the requested information on their assets constitutes a breach of SERAP's right under the FoI Act, 2011, and such further order(s) the honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances."
The suit filed on behalf of SERAP by its counsel, Kolawole Oluwadare, read in part: "The advantages that the general public would gain from being informed about the summary of assets declarations submitted to the CCB outweigh any perceived privacy or inconvenience, if the court orders the details to be made public as sought by SERAP.
"By a combined reading of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the FoI Act, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies ought to be directed and compelled to make public their asset declarations as submitted to the CCB.
"The reliefs sought are constitutionally and statutorily grounded and based on Nigeria's international transparency obligations. The reliefs sought do not clash with the rights to privacy and data protection. Both rights are not absolute and can be restricted provided there is a basis in law and a legitimate public interest justifies the restriction. Prevention of grand corruption and exposing unexplained wealth of officials are serious and legitimate public interests.
"SERAP and indeed the general public have a legitimate interest in ascertaining and scrutinizing the veracity, exactitude and honesty of information contained in asset declarations submitted by public officials to the CCB. Without public disclosure of summary of assets, this would have no practical importance.
"Public disclosure of summary of assets submitted to the CCB would help uncover any irregularities and trigger formal verification of declarations by the CCB and other anti-corruption agencies, be entirely consistent with government's expressed commitment to prevent and combat corruption, provide a safeguard against abuse, and serve as an incentive to public officials to provide exact information when filing and submitting their asset declarations.
"Any perceived claim of interference with the right to privacy is sufficiently foreseeable for the purposes of the legal requirements for asset declarations by public officials, given that public-disclosure of summary of assets would undoubtedly contribute to the legitimate aim of asset declaration regimes to prevent corruption, as it would ensure transparency regarding the details of those assets."
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the suit.
Death In Cell: Force Hqtrs Orders Fresh Autopsy On Late Mechanic
The Police High Command has ordered that a fresh autopsy be conducted on late auto-mechanic, Chima Ikwunado, who died in police custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with his family present this time around.
The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this when he appeared on a live television programme monitored by The Tide in Port Harcourt, at the weekend.
Mba said the force was yet to carry out any disciplinary action on the officers alleged to have tortured Chima to death because, according to him, investigations are still ongoing.
He, however, admitted that the head of the Eagle Crack Team of the police in Rivers State has been summoned to Abuja for questioning.
According to Mba, "The officer-in-charge of that crack team has been summoned to Force Headquarters, Abuja. I am significantly involved. He has made his statements; he has furnished us his case files. He has tendered some documents, including a post-mortem report that was conducted on the body (late Chima's)
"But we needed to complete our investigations. We are also proposing repeating the post-mortem examination, and perhaps, this time around, we want to make sure that the representatives of the family of the deceased are involved."
Mba, however, condoled with the family of late Chima Ikwunado and the people of Rivers State, pointing out that it was the duty of the police to ensure that the life of every Nigerian was preserved.
"The only thing I can tell the deceased family, friends of the deceased and every citizen out there, particularly in Port Harcourt, is to say that our heart goes out to the family.
"The death of any Nigerian is painful, it doesn't matter how it occurred. Even when we engage with kidnappers, armed robbers, and perhaps, in course of the shootout they die, we don't celebrate such deaths. Because, our core calling is not to take live. Our core calling is to preserve life," the FPRO explained.
In the same vein, the Rivers State Police Command says it was yet to release the copse of the late mechanic because his family has not come to claim it.
The Tide recalls that the family of late Chima Ikwunado had accused the police of refusing them access to his remains.
But spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, while speaking on a live radio programme in Port Harcourt, at the weekend, denied the allegation, and urged the family members to visit the commissioner of police to demand his corpse.
"When you want to discuss, it is not by castigating the police or saying police didn't do this or that. It is important that the family should come and see the commissioner of police, and say that 'we want the body of our son that died in police custody'.
"But they have not done that. They have not seen the commissioner of police. So, are we going to release the body to a ghost?
Omoni, also denied that police operatives tortured the suspect (late Chima) in order to get a confession from him, insisting that torture was not part of its procedure.
"Torture is not part of our procedure in eliciting confessions from suspects. If someone commits an offense, interview and interrogations are what we do. I worked in Critical Investigation Departments like State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), even Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
"I was officer-in-charge of Legal (O/C Legal) sometime before I was made the PRO. If you want a suspect to tell you the truth of what happened, you don't need to torture him. You don't need to subject him to any kind of harsh treatment.
"By the time you are asking him questions, he will be playing into your hands. He will be telling you what he did without even knowing it," Omoni stated.
However, the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has warned journalists in the state against any form of romance with the police over the killing of Chima Ikwunado and the continued detention of his four colleagues who are currently remanded in prison custody.
This was contained in a statement signed by the council's Secretary, Mr Ike Wigodo, and made available to newsmen, at the weekend, in Port Harcourt.
The statement noted that journalists should shun any form of invitation by the E-Crack Police Team, but should concern themselves more on how to unravel the circumstances behind the death of the mechanic in police custody.
It also advised on what it described as team work in order to resist any sort of temptation that may arise in the process of interacting with the police.
"It has come to the notice of NUJ, Rivers State Council that the E-Crack unit of the police is inviting some journalists, including some national dailies to come and see a video", it warned.
It further charged members of the council to ensure fairness and balance in their reportage, rather than taking sides.
According to the statement, any invitation from the police should be via the NUJ leadership in the state to ensure proper and thorough work and to promote team work.
"Please, disregard such invitation as such should come through the NUJ. Members of NUJ should beware that any invitations from E-Crack on this matter is unacceptable. NUJ should fight together as a family", it appealed.
Some journalists who reacted to the alleged police invitation, condemned it in its entirety, and said it must stop forthwith.
Others described it as "blood envelop invitation", which they said ought not to be heard within journalism circle.
The Tide learnt that the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the state is hell-bent in their support of the Ikoku traders to shut down operations today, should the police fail to release the corpse of late Chima to his family.
It would be recalled that the E-Crack unit of the Rivers State Police Command has been in the news since last week over the death of a mechanic in their custody during alleged 'torture' to extract confessional statement.
The Tide gathered that some of the remaining four suspects, arrested along with Chima, also had fresh injuries allegedly sustained during interrogation to extract confessional statements while in custody at the E-Crack Team's Mile 1 Police Station base.
Chima's colleagues now remanded in prison custody following their arraignment in court, include, Victor Ogbonna, Osaze Friday, Ifeanyi Osuji, and Ifeanyi Onyekwere.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active passes through FCC, should launch soon in the US
By Sagar Bakre	 On Jul 1, 2017
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, which made an appearance on GFXBench a week ago with its specifications, has received FCC certification. Now that the Galaxy S8 Active is FCC certified, it should launch soon in the US.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has received FCC certification and has been listed on the FCC website with model number SM-G892A which is the same model that appeared on GFXBench last week. For those unaware, the Galaxy S8 Active is the rugged version of the Galaxy S8 launched in March this year. It comes with IP68 rating and way more resistant to drops than the regular S8.
Apart from that, design-wise, the S8 Active comes with a protective casing (see image above) which offers protection against the drops and falls. Speaking of the specifications, according to GFXBench, it comes with Snapdragon 835 SoC, 4 GB RAM, Android 7.0. Nougat, 5.4-inch display with 2008 x 1080 pixel resolution, 64 GB internal storage, 12 MP rear camera, 8 MP front camera, and of course, the awkwardly placed fingerprint scanner at the back right next to the camera.
Having said that, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active will only be available for purchase in the US exclusively through AT&T. There's no word yet from Samsung regarding the launch of S8 Active in the US, however, now that it has been FCC certified, we expect it to be launched by the end of this month or the beginning of next.
By the way, if the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active was available in your country, would you buy it? Or would you rather go with the regular Galaxy S8?
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