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GA POLITICS: Kick-Off of John Lewis Good Trouble Marches and Votercades Through Georgia
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Just a day before they must fight in court against the purging of Georgia voters, the Transformative Justice Coalition and Rainbow PUSH Coalition will join the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, community leaders and organizers from across the state for a press conference to kick-off the John Lewis "Good Trouble" March and Votercades to mobilize voters for the U.S. Senate runoff races and Public Service Commission race on Jan 5, 2021.
NYC Mayoral Candidate for 2021 Cleopatra Fitzgerald Campaigns for Back to Life to Real Solutions
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Cleopatra Fitzgerald is a New York City native and she's announcing her 2021 run for mayor. The Cleopatra Fitzgerald For The Five Boroughs campaign message is: "Back to life to real solutions."
Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival Tunes up in Pompano Beach Florida
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department is proud to present the 3rd Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival, an enriching and entertaining showcase of the best local and national spoken word artists and writers. While poets will be competing live at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center from December 10-12, due to COVID-19, the festival will be live streamed to the public.
Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda Expands GOTV Activities for Georgia Senate Runoff
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda), Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections.
Dominion Energy Surry Power Station has been recertified as a 2020 Virginia STAR Worksite
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Dominion Energy Surry Power Station in Surry, Virginia, has been recertified as a Virginia STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition.
Pompano Beach CRA Wins Florida Redevelopment Association Award for Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Enhancement
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Pompano Beach CRA is proud to announce that the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Enhancement is the 2020 winner of the Best Transportation Transit Enhancement category at the annual Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) Awards, which were bestowed November 19, 2020.
Johns Manville Receives Second ‘Star’ Designation Under the Virginia Dept. of Labor and Industry’s Voluntary Protection Program
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Johns Manville in Richmond, Virginia has been approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was honored with their first Certificate of Recognition issued on January 21, 2015.
NonProfit EveryLibrary’s ‘One Book, One Congress Campaign’ Raises Awareness of Role of Libraries
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- What if every member of Congress read the same book? And what if that book was about libraries? That's the question that EveryLibrary posed as the basis for their recently launched One Book, One Congress campaign. Every $20 raised by the One Book, One Congress campaign will be used to send a copy of the book "Inspiring Library Stories" to a member of Congress.
The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group Unveils Bill To Protect Children With Disabilities: Bill H. 132 (Shawnie Bill)
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group, an over-watch children's advocate agency based in Seekonk, MA, has been working vigorously alongside State Representative, Steven Howitt (R), Bristol County to implement Bill H. 132 (Shawnie Bill) that would close loopholes in our Mental Health Care system in Massachusetts. Because of these loopholes, abuse of incapacitated children and adolescents occur daily.
NUSTAR L.P. Virginia Beach Terminal Receives the Virginia ‘Star’ Designation
eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that the NuStar L.P. Terminal in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been certified as a Virginia STAR Worksite under the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), the agency's highest level of recognition for excellence in safety and health management systems.