News by subject: AVO

The following joint statement was released yesterday: "As nonprofit and philanthropic organizations devoted to improving health and health equity, dismantling structural racism, and advancing social justice, we strongly support Congress permanently...

The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, today applauded the House Ways and Means Committee vote to advance the Charitable...

Catholics for Choice, which uplifts and amplifies the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom, issued the following response from President Jamie L. Manson to comments Pope Francis made today on the debate among U.S....

The success of other provincial governments in lowering COVID-19 hospitalizations with vaccination policies means that Albertans face a more serious threat: Premier Jason Kenney....

Chandos Construction, a B Corp Certified commercial builder in Canada, will require all employees across the country to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19....

There is a climate of insecurity and a clear loss of confidence among First Nation communities currently receiving policing services from the Sureté du Québec. Constant interference in the governance of First Nations policing services by the...

This week, global humanitarian organization Concern Worldwide exposed the corporations and billionaires who could do more to end extreme poverty in its first-ever US advertising campaign. Titled #UnfortunatelyFakeNews, Concern Worldwide launched over...

The commissioners of the 2021 Estates-General on the nursing profession publish today their report which provides the Minister of Health and Social Services and stakeholders of the profession an enlightening review of the situation, or perhaps a...

Hope for Dementia has published a framework to bend the significant growth in dementia cases that has been forecasted by various organizations.  As part of the framework, the non-profit charitable organization is advocating for the prevention of...

The Scotia Group made up of current and former diplomats, judges, lawyers, mediators, policy experts, academics, politicians, businesspeople, and community leaders today published an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres declaring a...

BW Global Group, LLC, (BWGG) a human rights and government accountability advocacy firm in Washington, D.C., today, filed a formal communication with the Office of the Prosecutor ("OTP") of the International Criminal Court ("ICC"). This filing was...

The Scotia Group made up of current and former diplomats, judges, lawyers, mediators, policy experts, academics, politicians, businesspeople, and community leaders today published an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres declaring a...

Ontario midwives have been listed in a CBC report cataloguing the many courtroom losses of the Ford government as public groups bring cases forward to uphold their rights. Many of the cases listed have been appealed by government....

The National Decibel Coalition  (Decibel Coalition) is working with waterfront property owners associations, municipalities and enforcement agencies to have the legislation governing boat motor noise changed to include noise limits measured in...

In response to the recent announcement that the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has changed its name to the "American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology," the American Osteopathic Association reiterates the deep concerns expressed...

Marten Falls First Nation has declared a state of emergency in the community due to a shutdown of the water treatment plant. The community has been without water for 2 days now and people are left without drinking water and sewage is starting to back...

On Thursday, September 16, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) -- the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization ? in partnership with more than 40 U.S. and international groups, plans to hold a news conference...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) applauds the preliminary determination by the New Jersey Department of Treasury's Division of Investment that Ben & Jerry's and its parent company, Unilever, have engaged in a boycott of Israel. Under New Jersey's 2016...

The union that represents almost twelve thousand workers at the Toronto Transit Commission says that the TTC Chief Executive Officer Rick Leary should resign or be fired because of his year-long attempt to cover up the June 12, 2020 near-catastrophic...

There are early signs that the coming flu season could be severe, and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) joins other health experts in recommending that everyone eligible get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the influenza (flu) to...

The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) hosted a virtual session to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, as part of an educational cooperation that aims to explore the...

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is reviewing several policy initiatives in the budget reconciliation process that, if passed, could positively impact patients with kidney disease. The National Kidney Foundation and our advocates...

A new report by international human rights organization Equality Now reveals how rape laws across the Americas are insufficient, inconsistent, and not systematically enforced, and put women, adolescents, and girls at heightened risk of sexual...

The Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC), CanAge, Canadian Nurses Association and HealthCareCAN are calling on all federal parties to champion a new dedicated federal transfer to improve long-term care and home care supports, including...

The successful North Korean missile tests this past weekend remind us that the issue of reunification between North and South Korea is a pressing matter that needs vigilant and steadfast efforts. We are encouraged to see Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon's...

Today, the Fibroid Coalition submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule for the CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS?1751?P). The Fibroid Coalition urges CMS to abandon these proposed cuts....

Alternative electric supplier Star Energy Partners LLC will pay a $300,000 settlement for alleged misleading marketing practices and agreed to stop pitching its products or enrolling customers in Illinois for two years. The Illinois Commerce...

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a video featuring Governor Ron DeSantis, during which he discusses the impact COVID-19-related policies had on jobs and unemployment in the state of Florida. In the video, Gov....

Some hopeful news as The California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, AB 416, passed the California Senate last week with an astounding vote of 30 to eight. ...

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today released its "5 Guiding Principles for Crypto," which should guide policymakers' consideration of any new laws and regulations for cryptoassets....

Mask & Vax Patriots (MVP ? https://maskvaxpatriots.com/) announced the official launch of its dedicated campaign to destigmatize mask-wearing and vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Delta Variant surging, MVP asks Americans to educate...

When Barb Downey went on a cruise for people who are Deaf, she was surrounded by 4,000 people who communicated in sign languages from around the world. While there were interpreters on board, Downey said each person figured out a way to communicate...

Trout River resident and Green Party member, Tanya Lee Rogers is endorsing the People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate Darrell Shelley in the upcoming 2021 federal election. Rogers is an unexpected ally who says her belief in democracy is more...

While 77% of U.S. adults take vitamins and supplements, these widely-used products have not been eligible for purchase with a flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA). However, new bipartisan legislation introduced by...

American inventors from all walks of life will be rallying in six U.S. cities on Thursday, September 16, 2021 to shine a spotlight on the America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA). "Signed into law on that day 10 years ago, the AIA has nullified the rights...

Glass House Brands Inc., ("Glass House" or the "Company") (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U)...

After more than six months of stall tactics, OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says it's time for management at Children's Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville (CMHLG) to get serious about finalizing a fair deal for front-line heroes at...

Citing multiple scientific studies and an abundance of evidence showing the harmful impact of oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene, the "Toxic 3 Os" commonly found in chemical sunscreens, a coalition of 60 environmental groups, community leaders,...

As students return to school after a year of the most gun violence on record, Sandy Hook Promise is launching its latest PSA to underscore that being a teenager is not the carefree life it once was portrayed to be. By subverting the famous ode to...

A news report from chinadaily.com.cn: To develop the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is an important decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Xi Jinping. It is a strategic necessity for creating...

More than 350 environmental justice advocates, environmental groups and renewable energy companies today announced the formation of Residential Renewables for All, a coalition focused on expanding access the economic, health, and emissions benefits...

The?Free to Learn Coalition launched a new hard-hitting ad during Sunday's Washington Football Team (WFT) season opener on ahead of the Loudoun County School Board meeting on Tuesday, September 14.   The new ad takes aim at Loudoun County leadership,...

Diversified CPC International (DCPC), an industry leader in the production and distribution of propellants, refrigerants and specialty gas products, is urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to empower domestic manufacturers...

The Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC), AdvantAGE Ontario, CanAge, Canadian Nurses Association and HealthCareCAN are advocating for the development of a pan-Canadian health and human resources strategy that recognizes the significant...

Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA, welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week. Five-year-old vervet monkey, Maliki, was surrendered after he bit his former owner. He is the third pet monkey the nonprofit has...

Chinse President Xi Jinping has been advocating that the whole Chinese society should respect teachers and value education.    His warm interactions with educators have long been storied.  In his visits to schools and...

On Thursday, September 9, 2021, After at least four years of investigations and trials, Dr. Hu Anming, a nanotechnology expert who was a professor at the University of Tennessee (UT), was acquitted by a federal judge, following a mistrial this year....

Col. David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.), the President of Fork Union Military Academy, has released an open letter recalling the events of September 11th in 2001, and how those events have directly affected the alumni, students, and staff of the boys...

The Debate Broadcast Group has released the following statement regarding last night's English-language debate and concerns regarding a question put to Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet by debate moderator Shachi Kurl:...

Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed on a decision in Epic v. Apple by the Ninth Circuit:...