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City of Irondale funding Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice non-profit now tracking ICE agents
1819 News
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Residents of the City of Irondale have been paying for the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice to support programs that now include a warning system to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the behest of the city's Mayor...
World must unite at Bonn talks to deliver on climate goals despite US exit – NGO
Clean Energy Wire
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June 13, 2025
The international community must put on a united front at the upcoming climate negotiations in Bonn to prove it can pursue effective climate policy even without the US, environmental NGO Germanwatch said. Delegates from around the world will come...
Millions in Germany's cities affected by extreme heat – environmental NGO
Clean Energy Wire
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June 13, 2025
Millions of residents in Germany’s cities are being exposed to moderate or extreme heat stress caused by high temperatures, dense surface sealing and too little greenery, according to the second "heat check" of NGO Environmental Action Germany...
Mizoram registered 93.71% blood donations from voluntary donors in 2024-25
The Assam Tribune
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June 13, 2025
Aizawl, June 13: Mizoram continues to lead India in voluntary blood donation, with an impressive 93.71% of all blood collected in the state during the 2024–2025 financial year coming from voluntary donors. The state has consistently ranked among...
Non-profit Local First Arizona is moving. Why? To where?
AZ Central - Arizona
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Local First Arizona is moving its headquarters from downtown Phoenix to a larger space near 16th Street and Missouri Avenue. Local First Arizona, which supports local businesses, will own its new building. The organization's former headquarters in...
Over €230,000 in funding announced for Mayo community groups
Connaught Telegraph
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Published: Fri 13 Jun 2025, 11:25 AM 226 voluntary and community organisations to benefit under Local Enhancement Programme Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary TD, has announced funding of over €230,000 for 226 community,...
HCM City youths join volunteer activities in Laos
Vietnam News Agency
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HCM CITY — More than 100 young people in HCM City have begun a trip to neighbouring Laos for volunteer activities until June 28. A total of 103 volunteers, including youth union members, students, young people, civil servants, doctors, and...
Hyderabad: Tension in Punjagutta as community hall school for poor children locked by local leaders
Telengana Today
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June 13, 2025
Tension broke out in Punjagutta after local leaders locked a GHMC community hall used for educating poor children. Volunteers from Sushila Devi Memorial Trust were forced to conduct classes outdoors. Police say they have not received any...
Vernon Davis honored for NFL distinction and community service with induction into Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame
The Times of India
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Vernon Davis (via Getty Images) Former San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos tight end Vernon Davis was added to the 2025 Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame class. Vernon Davis played for 14 seasons before his 2019 retirement. He was officially...
America’s migrant workers are terrified to work but unable to stay home
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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New York (CNN) — In the early morning on Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents chased farmworkers through a field in Oxnard, California. Agents tackled and restrained workers amid rows of produce, as seen in video from CNN...
Farm campaigners reach £100,000 milestone in fundraising bid
Shropshire Star
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June 15, 2025
Between £800,000 and £1.5m is needed by the end of September to put 117 acres of Babbinswood Farm, near Oswestry, into community ownership. The alternative is open market sale, which campaigners say risks huge change for the farm and its native...
Support needed to help address homelessness in George
George Herald
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June 12, 2025
The goal is to help the homeless achieve sustainable livelihoods and become productive members of society The George Municipality is calling on all organisations to join the effort to get homeless people, such as this one photographed outside the...
Community fed up with Morris Street 'garbage dump'
George Herald
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June 12, 2025
There are vagrants who have houses who want to live on the street and we have vagrants who have families and who are chased away. We also have vagrants who are drug users and then we have vagrants who get involved with criminal activities GEORGE...
Somy Ali on supporting LGBTQIA+: You deserve safety and dignity
The Times of India
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Actor-turned-activist Somy Ali reflects on her ongoing work with LGBTQIA+ survivors of abuse and displacement through her NGO. From offering shelter to creating safe spaces during Pride Month, she emphasizes the power of empathy and long-term...
Once-Segregated Theater Becomes a Creative Community Hub for All
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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June 13, 2025
Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known as the birthplace of the blues. The small town in the heart of the Mississippi Delta is rich with artistic legend and legacy – it’s said to be where blues icon Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange...
Gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
Eye Witness News
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Soweto's children call it the "yellow mountain": for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities. The yellow dust that blows off...
Bantry Credit Union proudly supports West Cork Jesters
The Southern Star
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WEST Cork Jesters is one of the great additions to the sporting and community life of West Cork in recent years. It all began with a game of tag rugby at CoAction in Bantry in 2018. That game, and the wonderful journey that has followed, was...
S.Africa's gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
Modern Ghana
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Soweto's children call it the "yellow mountain": for decades, a gold mine dump that towers over the Snake Park neighbourhood of South Africa's largest township has been polluting the area and poisoning communities. The yellow dust that blows off...
SA’s gold mining past poisons Soweto community, residents say
African Insider
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June 13, 2025
The yellow dust that blows off it stings the throat. Studies have found it contains traces of toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and uranium – a legacy of the 1880s gold rush that founded Johannesburg and Soweto.The local Snake Park Cerebral...
How Ahmedabad NGO mobilised 200 volunteers & collected 900 units of blood within hrs of Air India crash
The Print
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June 13, 2025
Ahmedabad: Just an hour after the Air India plane crashed Thursday, a group of 200 volunteers spread out to collect units of blood in anticipation of a large number of injured victims. The group from the NGO, Sahaay, with the help of the Ahmedabad...