Category: Activism

USDA clears Pitt research labs after animal complaint

The care and treatment of animals in research laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh is in full compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations, the university said this week. Pitt issued a news release Thursday on the results of an unannounced USDA inspection from Feb. 28 through March 3 that was in response to a 17-page complaint from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

156 Civil and Human Rights Groups Call for Stronger Response to Hate Incidents

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 155 civil and human rights groups today called upon the Executive Branch to respond more quickly and forcefully to hate-based incidents, which have been occurring at an alarming rate in recent months. The statement follows: “Our diversity is part of what makes America great, and incidents motivated by hate are an affront to the values we share.

ACLU To Host Training For Illegal Immigrants, Others About How To Resist Trump’s Policies

The American Civil Liberties Union, which used the courts to put a halt on President Trump’s first executive order barring specific refugees entrance to the United States, is organizing a “resist” training for illegal immigrants and citizens next week. “The American Civil Liberties Union will host “The Resistance Training: An ACLU Town Hall” tomorrow to organize and empower communities around the country in defense of their constitutional rights.

Global Warming is Killing Environmentalism

I have written many times that someday we will look back on the early 21st century and decide that the obsessive focus on Co2 and global warming gutted the environmental movements effectiveness for a generation. While we focus on overblown fears of global warming, warming that may be more expensive to stop than it actually hurts us, r eal environmental problems we know how to solve go neglected .

The Daily Briefing: Activists host a In Memoriama for the Sen. Rob Portman town hall that never was

About 200 people filled the rows of the First Unitarian Universalist Church on Sunday night in honor of Sen. Rob Portman’s town hall that never was. The In Memoriam, hosted by activist organization Indivisible Columbus, was a tongue-in-cheek gathering for local speakers to deliver eulogies on everything from immigration rights to facts, education, and representative democracy.

Ex-VP Al Gore drives resurgent climate activism in Denver as Trump…

Former vice president and climate change specialist Al Gore speaks to an audience of almost 1,000 people during his Climate Reality Leadership Corps training at the Colorado Convention Center March 2, 2017 in Denver. T A pushback against President Donald Trump’s attacks on rules to protect the environment gained momentum in Denver Thursday as former vice president and climate-change sentinel Al Gore launched a three-day mobilization of activists.

Hollywood mobilizes against Trump

But the call to action in this town is hitting a new level during the early days of President Donald Trump’s administration. The entertainment industry’s general antipathy toward Trump was on full display Sunday at the Oscars, where references to the President’s controversial actions during his first month in office were center stage.

Karlie Kloss among stars to wear blue ribbons at Oscars

Hollywood’s must have Oscars red carpet accessory: Karlie Kloss, who is dating Jared Kushner’s brother, among several stars to protest Donald Trump’s travel ban by wearing blue ribbons Supermodel Karlie Kloss, who is dating the brother of Trump advisor Jared Kushner, was among the several stars to wear the ribbon in support of the American Civil Liberties Union. Best actress nominee Ruth Negga wore her blue ACLU ribbon pinned to her red Valentino dress as she walked the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre on Sunday.

1967, a metaphor for military slaughter

THE international human rights outfit, Amnesty International, AI, has engaged the Nigerian military authorities in a war of wits, accusations and counter-accusations since our armed forces embraced a full-scale campaign to overcome the Boko Haram Islamist threat in Northern Nigeria. The first sign of tension emerged shortly after former President Goodluck Jonathan, in January 2014, signed the bill outlawing homosexuality in Nigeria.

U.S. Gave Hundreds of Millions in Financing to Supplier of Mines Accused of Slave Labor

Over the past decade, the U.S. supplied an industrial chain said to involve slave labor, human rights violations and environmental destruction in Africa with $315 million in taxpayer-supported credit . Between 2007 and 2015, the US Export-Import Bank provided 48 insurance policies to the New Jersey-headquartered Connell Company to pursue deals with at least 17 mining companies in seven sub-Saharan countries.

Amnesty says Trump’s “poisonous” rhetoric makes world a darker place

Amnesty International said yesterday U.S. President Donald Trump’s “poisonous” rhetoric on his way to winning the White House led a global trend towards increasingly divisive politics in 2016 that had made the world a “darker” place. In its annual report covering 159 countries, the human rights group said principles of human dignity and equality had come under assault from politicians seeking election and it zeroed in on Trump, who took office on Jan. 20. “Donald Trump’s poisonous campaign rhetoric exemplifies a global trend towards angrier and more divisive politics,” Amnesty said in a statement issued in Paris.

‘Poisoned’ Russian opposition activist leaves hospital for treatment abroad

A well-known Russian opposition activist who was left in a critical condition this month after an apparent poisoning has now left Russia for treatment abroad, his lawyer said. The case of Vladimir Kara-Murza attracted international attention and condemnation on Capitol Hill earlier this month when he was rushed to the hospital – poisoned, his doctors said, with an unknown substance.

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join…

The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council took public comment before voting to join or not join the legal battle against President Trump’s executive order prohibiting refugees from entering the U.S. The San Diego City Council agreed on Tuesday to join the legal battle against President Donald Trump ‘s executive order prohibiting refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The order was blocked temporarily last week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Despite Liberal Freakout, Mexican Foreign Minister Says Deportations Actually Down Under Trump

Despite widespread panic among liberals regarding enforcement of immigration law under President Trump, the pace of deportations under Trump is actually slightly lower than under Obama, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said in a television interview, according to Reuters . Nevertheless, Mexican consulates in the U.S. have been swamped with calls from worried Mexicans concerned they may get deported under Trump.

What to do if immigration officers come knockinga

The American Civil Liberties Union advises not opening your door unless the agents can show a warrant signed by a judge. What to do if immigration officers come knocking at your door The American Civil Liberties Union advises not opening your door unless the agents can show a warrant signed by a judge.

Report: Russia considers sending Edward Snowden back to U.S. to ‘curry favor’ with President Trump

Snowden called the NBC News report “irrefutable evidence” that he wasn’t colluding with Russians, despite allegations from the U.S. House of Representatives. Report: Russia considers sending Edward Snowden back to U.S. to ‘curry favor’ with President Trump Snowden called the NBC News report “irrefutable evidence” that he wasn’t colluding with Russians, despite allegations from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Anti-gay Jeff Sessions confirmed as Trump’s attorney general

Despite activists and groups such as the Human Rights Campaign lambasting him for his record on equal rights, the Alabama senator has officially been elected to the prestigious position with a vote of 52 in favour to 47 against. Sessions’ record on LGBT+ rights is abysmal – he voted against marriage equality, is in favour of allowing discrimination in the name of religion, and called discriminatory measure Don’t Ask Don’t Tell “pretty effective”.

Environmentalists Want Your Baby Dead

In an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight , the executive director of the Sierra Club, Michael Brune, advocated abortion to reduce human population , saying that abortion “helps to address the number of the people that we have on this planet. We feel that one of the ways in which we can get to a sustainable population is to empower women to make choices about their own families.”

F-MCCa s Barto Lecture Series welcomes: Rosa Clemente

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Barto Lecture Series, in conjunction with Student Activities Board, will host guest speaker Rosa Clemente speaking on “Politics in Our Time.” Clemente, a native of the South Bronx, has spent her life dedicated to scholar activism.

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Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations marks an early defining moment for his presidency and an inflection point in America’s posture toward Islam and the outside world that could resonate in history. The move, which also temporarily bars refugees from entering the US, ushers in the first clash between Trump’s populist and proudly politically incorrect leadership style and what his critics see as bedrock values that define the nation.

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Protesters block an intersection near Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, after earlier in the day two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Fri… .

Turkey urges Germany to deny asylum to coup-linked soldiers

President Donald Trump’s plan to fight terrorism by temporarily stopping citizens of seven nations from entering the country has gotten off to a chaotic start British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union say they are still trying to determine how many people are detained in the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump’s travel ban California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market Liberals are digging in for a long battle against President Donald Trump and the GOP and trying to harness the energy of … (more)

Sunday Toons of the Orwellian Moment

Scientists warn of nukes, climate change and Trump. So do we. Also: Bannon tells press to ‘keep its mouth shut’ and still more dangerous ‘voter fraud’ bufoonery from the Liar-in-Chief… It begins: Trump re-launches controversial pipelines, imposes lock downs on science- based federal agencies; PLUS: New US Amb.

Two Iraqis file lawsuit against Trump order banning travellers, refugees

Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017. Photo – Reuters Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017.

Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget

The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell said in an interview with The Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions to the agency’s workforce – currently about 15,000 employees nationwide.

Hundreds of New Jersey Women and Allies March on Trenton

On Sat., Jan. 21, hundreds of women, their families, and their allies arrived in our state’s capital city to participate in the Women’s March By Pastor Bill Laky – In November, a reader asked, “How can/should one reconcile Christian faith with belonging to a political party (or even TRENTON — On Sat., Jan. 21, hundreds of women, their families, and their allies arrived in our state’s capital city to participate in the Women’s March on Trenton. The day’s events included 40 powerful speakers, musical guests, and a march to the steps of the State House.