News by subject: AVO

The Maine Lobster fishery is one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world, thanks to the hard work by generations of lobstermen to protect both the lobster resource as well as Maine marine environment for more than 150 years....

Leaders from the worlds of politics, activism, business, culture, and sport will come together on the 21st of September, the United Nations' International Day of Peace, to mobilise a global audience in collective efforts against violence. Appearing...

NPO-Academy, the leading center in further education for the European non-profit sector, is excited to announce the expansion of its expert-led courses and seminars to managers and employees of non-profit organizations throughout the United States...

Global peace leaders, diplomats, educators and artists gather online Tuesday, September 20 to petition the United Nations make Global Peace Education Day an annual United Nations event. The yearly Global Peace Education Day conference spotlights the...

At the recently concluded Samarkand summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), China expressed its readiness to work with the global countries to deepen practical cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, infrastructure, and...

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is working to ensure kidney patients make their voices heard in this November's midterm elections. The NKF Election Center empowers kidney advocates across the country to find information quickly and easily on...

Hundreds of mass shooting victims, survivors, physicians and gun safety advocates from across the country will gather in front of the U.S Capitol from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, to call on the Senate to pass S. 736, the federal assault...

The Center for Bioethics and Culture has produced a powerful documentary film, "The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters," giving the audience an intimate look into the lives of young women who came to believe they were born in the...

Award-winning journalist, broadcasting policy expert, and Palestinian activist, Laith Marouf will release a Public Statement addressing the personal attacks and false accusations made concerning his opinions, as shared selectively and widely by the...

On Saturday, September 17, roughly 100 yoga practitioners and concerned citizens gathered outside lululemon headquarters at 11:00 AM PST to participate in "Yoga for Coal-Free Fashion," billed as "the world's biggest yoga protest." The intention...

On the afternoon of September 15 local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to exchange views on China-Russia relations and international and regional issues of...

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech on Friday at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, emphasizing the need to follow the guidance of the Shanghai Spirit as we forge ahead....

California Governor Gavin Newsom took action to uncover why Californians are paying so much for their gasoline when he signed legislation today requiring oil refiners to disclose their profits from refining oil into gasoline monthly. SB 1322 (Allen),...

Texas's leading advocacy coalition working at the intersection of public health and underage alcohol and substance use prevention, Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth (TxSDY), presented as one of the leading organizations at this year's Alcohol...

Today, through a video released on their website and social media platforms, the Chapel Hill Organization for Clean Energy (CHOCE), a division of Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League revealed their "We Can't All Wear Moonsuits" ad campaign.  The...

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) hosted a policy summit to examine practice changes and trends in legislative and regulatory efforts that affect patient access to...

A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that one in ten students in our nation's public schools are considered Limited English Proficient (LEP), requiring an annual expenditure of $78 billion to provide remedial...

If you're riding transit in any Canadian city, the public announcement system will tell you the next stop, it will ask you to stand clear of the closing doors ? it might also tell you that wearing a mask is still strongly recommended. ...

Many of the core attitudes about work have shifted since 2020, despite having held steady for a decade or more before then. These move are small, but indicate a change in how at least some Americans view work and their work-life balance:...

In his first trip overseas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping went to Central Asia to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held this year in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. Calling...

Today, Rob Cheng, CEO of American cybersecurity firm PC Matic, issued the following statement applauding recent cybersecurity language included in the FY-2023 Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bill:...

During its first year and a half in office, the Biden-Harris administration has created an unprecedented border, immigration, national security, public health, and humanitarian crisis along our southern border. Some 5 million illegal entries have...

In the historic tradition of using music to fuel collective action, longtime musical collaborators and bandmates Tracy Blackman and Tina "Bean" Blaine ? performing together as 2TSpark ? announce the release of their song "It's My Body" on September...

Alex Haditaghi, founder of Radius Financial and one of Canada's eminent leaders in the mortgage industry, recently issued an opinion piece based on his two decades of experience witnessing the various cycles of the marketplace. He warns that the...

Gig workers in Ontario are fighting back against app-based giant Uber for unlawfully interfering with their rights to organize, end their misclassification, and choose their own union. On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers...

A Viewpoint published in JAMA Pediatrics asserts that the numerous bills filed in 2021 and 2022 seeking to block access to gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents have far-reaching repercussions for clinicians who...

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act, H.R.7789/S.4205, to encourage collaborative relationships between...

Last week the Trade Association for Logistics (TALP) conducted a vote of no confidence in FedEx Ground CEO John Smith and surveyed approximately 1,200 FedEx Ground contractors regarding their business financials over the course of 4 business...

Thanksgiving weekend is the first Shoot Pass Support, Charity Hockey Event, featuring two games, a wing night, and a try-hockey event. The first of its kind, this event brings together domestic violence shelters and women's organizations encouraging...

A group of sheriffs from around the country ? including several who just visited the border ? will hold a press conference on Friday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. E.T. They will be accompanied by Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX), Congressman Michael Cloud...

As part of the 2022 election campaign, the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés, in collaboration with the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ), is organizing a political debate on September 19th about priority labour...

Yes on 30: Working Families and Environmental Voters to Expose Greedy Billionaires and CEOs, a coalition of labor organizations, community, and environmental groups, today launched www.ProtectCAnotBillionaires.com featuring billionaires and CEOs...

TORIDOLL Holdings Corporation, one of the world's largest restaurant companies based in Japan, has released a groundbreaking global animal welfare policy pledging to source 100 percent cage-free eggs and egg products for its restaurant locations...

The National Council filed an amicus brief today in Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States (22-5105), a challenge to the constitutionality of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA), currently on appeal in...

Ontario's doctors have recommended to government three timely solutions for some of the most pressing issues in health care....

At today's United We Stand Summit at the White House to counter hate-fueled violence, a bipartisan group of former Directors of the White House Domestic Policy Council from the last three presidential administrations announced Dignity.us,  a...

As ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency, dramatically cuts its climate pollution, environmental groups have intensified pressure on bitcoin to meet or beat ethereum's environmental performance. Ethereum's...

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) is an influential...

Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the murder, September 11, of two Haitian journalists: Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue....

Cadiz Inc. ("Cadiz", the "Company") announced today that on September 13, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California affirmed its tentative ruling in two cases filed against the US Department of the Interior ("Interior")...

Andreozzi + Foote has filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of a former client of attorney Corey Kolcharno, a former Lackawanna County assistant district attorney, and his law firm, Fanucci & Kolcharno. Recently, Mr. Kolcharno was arrested for sexual...

Gunster Strategies Worldwide and British University in Georgia are partnering to help educate key decision-makers, upcoming leaders, and university students on how to use international advocacy to influence change....

Unifor Local 609 members responsible for operating and maintaining the light beam at the Canadian Light Source have applied for mediation after the employer refused to address concerns about inflation eroding their wages. "Wages must stay ahead of...

Yesterday, the United Specialists for Patient Access (USPA) organized a virtual lobby day to meet with over 100 members of Congress and staff to discuss the proposed cuts to clinical labor and EM in the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1770-P). USPA...

Nearly 150 Teamsters from around the U.S. ascended Capitol Hill today to meet with lawmakers and urge them to enact legislation that would rein in massive corporations like Amazon while empowering workers to join together and advocate for better...

We are pleased to announce World Cord Blood Day 2022 (WCBD 2022) will take place on November 15th,...

Dominion Energy, one of the nation's top polluters, has immediate plans to condemn the land of several African-American heirs and working class citizens as part of their proposed pipeline project, which would run along the Great Pee Dee River and...

Samuel Chen announces his return into the publishing scene with the release of "How to Destroy America" (published by Archway Publishing), a book that calls out the misguided policies of Donald Trump's America and argues that the country's survival...

The Surgical Care Coalition (SCC) issued the following statement after the introduction of H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, by Representatives Ami Bera, MD (D-Calif.) and Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Ind.) that addresses the nearly...

FlyersRights.org, the largest airline passenger organization, on Monday argued its case in front of a three judge panel in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Section 577 of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act states that the FAA...