As pastor of City Covenant Church, a small church in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit, Pastor Semmeal Thomas has previously had difficulty mobilizing resources to help his congregation and the community at large. Then, about ten years ago, Thomas started working with an organization called the Brightmoor Alliance. The collaboration …
Read More »But connect: what it means to be a community
Marie brownhill Game Industry News publishes the best blog posts from people writing about the game industry. Articles here may originally appear on Marie’s blog, Fan Collective Unimatrix 47. “… But to connect” serves as a sort of midseason finale as Discovery will be on hiatus until February 10, and …
Read More »Three local leaders give their thoughts on the coming year | Community | Savannah News, Events, Restaurants, Music
Shirley Sessions Mayor, Town of Tybee Island “The only constant is change… Whether it’s changing from 2021 to 2022 and beyond, the only thing we are sure of is that there will be change. I learned the importance of adapting to this change and making it work in a positive …
Read More »The treatment of journalists by the police should send shivers down your spine
Earlier this month, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia became the first working journalists to receive the award. Nobel Prize of Peace from german Carl von Ossietzky in 1936. In their acceptance speeches, Ressa and Muratov highlighted the critical and symbiotic role that a free …
Read More »Arrests of Bexar County law enforcement officers increase 20% in 2021
Read more stories from 2021 here. Twenty-five peace officers from Bexar County’s two largest law enforcement agencies were arrested in 2021, marking an increase from the previous year, according to records compiled by KSAT 12 Defenders. The tally, which includes BCSO deputies and SAPD agents arrested out of duty or …
Read More »Filipino community leaders tell Maria Ressa: “You are not alone”
“Ressa, Ressa,” di ka nag-iisa “, sing Filipinos from all walks of life in Oslo as posted byThe Oslo office The following photo report originally appeared in The Oslo Desk. Photo by Ka Man Mak Filipino journalist and co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Ressa, met leaders of …
Read More »When Chicago won’t invest in black neighborhoods, the community steps in
The Whole Foods saga is perhaps the most revealing and surprising expression of this spirit. In 2013, the grocery chain shocked the city by announcing that it would be opening a store in Englewood, and I covered the story for Chicago’s public radio station, WBEZ. No one had seen it …
Read More »Community calendar: technology and coffee, Santa’s house for the holidays
Technology and coffee, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Chickadee Coffeehouse & Deli, Barnum. Barnum Community Education is hosting the free event. Community members can come to the site for help with their cellphones, e-readers, tablets, laptops, social media platforms and more. Community education staff and Nathan Rimolde from RTS will …
Read More »Community calendar: tree lighting, listening session, technology and coffee
Community tree lighting ceremony and cart ride, 4 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright. Community listening session, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Carlton County Government Services Building, 1307 Cloquet Avenue, Cloquet. County Carlton has partnered with the Center for Public Impact to learn more about how government can support rural …
Read More »Revolutionary crypto industry partnership to support law enforcement in the fight against cybercrime
LONDON, November 15 2021 / PRNewswire / – Digivault, a leading provider of digital asset custody and Active Reality, the world’s first end-to-end solution to recover, manage and realize seized crypto assets, today announced a new partnership to make the digital asset ecosystem more secure by helping global enforcement agencies …
Read More »Prem Rawat addresses meeting on peace education in Mexico as partnerships grow
Prem Rawat met with supporters of the peace education program in Mexico, where the wellness course is adopted by various groups to reduce violence and cultivate hope. Training should give you the potential you already have. The peace education program aims to realize your potential, to know and understand what …
Read More »UPDATE: Religious leaders in Minnesota pray for peace and justice in Floyd trial
MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed on March 7 for peace and justice during the upcoming trial of a former white city policeman accused of the death of George Floyd, an African American. He died in police custody last May. The Archbishop met …
Read More »Minnesota religious leaders pray for peace and justice in police officer trial
Minneapolis – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis prayed for peace and justice on March 6 during the upcoming trial of a former white city policeman in the death of George Floyd, an African American, while he was in police custody. He met with more than 100 …
Read More »Minnesota Religious Leaders Pray For Peace And Justice In Upcoming Trial Of Former White Policeman In George Floyd Death
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis leads a prayer at the Hennepin County Government Center during a gathering of pastors and clergy on March 7, 2021, ahead of jury selection in the trial of the Former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is on murder charges in the …
Read More »Prem Rawat meets with Italian officials to discuss peace education program in prisons
Nudges for Peace: Prem Rawat and Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede discussed how the peace education program can help foster personal rehabilitation in correctional facilities and beyond. It is about recognizing what can help people who are in desperate circumstances, so that our communities, our societies, and even our countries and …
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