The good things from Americans of Conscience.
This list followed the special issue published 3.15.24...focusing upon "Support with Humanitarian Aid for people Facing Violence."
They list many different organizations from which to choose to give support in 15 different areas, as well as appreciation notes for three actions by the Biden Harris administration and Doctors Without Borders.
It is only focused upon the Middle East, I might add. So it is leaving out aid for Ukraine, and Sudan, and Haiti, and other areas where civilians are suffering from armed conflict not of their choosing.
A randomized list of Good Things:
- The United Nations delivers enough food for 25,000 people into northern Gaza.
- Jordan, Egypt, France, and the United Arab Emirates airdrop meals and vital supplies into Gaza.
- U.S. aircraft airdrop meals into Gaza in an emergency humanitarian aid operation.
- Negotiations toward a ceasefire continue.
- President Biden issues an order preventing the deportation of people from Palestine currently living in the U.S. due to “humanitarian conditions…deteriorating” in Gaza.
- The Biden-Harris administration outlines actions to be taken across federal departments to address the rise of antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents at schools and on college campuses.
- Dozens of U.S. city councils nationwide call for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire.
- The U.S. will build a temporary port on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, creating a route for humanitarian aid to reach Gazans.
- Forbes publishes a guide for employers on how to support Muslim employees observing Ramadan.
- Doctors Without Borders provides medical care in Gaza in the midst of ongoing violence and among destroyed healthcare infrastructure.
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Council of American Jewish Museums hold the summit “Museums Respond: Strategies for Countering Antisemitism and Hate” with the goal of informing museum programming across the country.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists coordinates a global show of support for journalists in Gaza, where at least 94 journalists have been killed since October 7th.
- Five advocacy groups supporting Israelis held hostage by Hamas receive the 2024 Genesis Prize, with the $1M award funding medical and psychological treatment for former hostages and their families.
- In an effort to atone for unfairly harsh punishments based on race, the Army overturns the century-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers charged with mutiny.
- The Energy Dept. releases $3.46B in grants for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electrical grid reliability.
- HUD helps update the homes of 1,500 low-income families to be energy efficient using funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
- IN: Students can continue to use the school bathrooms that best align with their gender identity as a related case will not be taken up by SCOTUS.
- MI repeals their “right to work” law, a policy that hindered collective bargaining by workers.
- The town of Neodesha, KS is thriving due to the availability of tuition-free college for high school graduates.
- North Dakota State University will offer free tuition for certain ND and MN students during the 2024-2025 school year.
- A coalition of solar companies and conservationists determine a set of principles to move forward with green energy projects while preserving landscapes and benefiting local communities.
- The digital library app Libby features the Queer Liberation Library, a free compilation of literature, information, and resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
- Farmworkers at Di Mare tomato farm win labor protections under a new law they worked hard to get passed.
- Shipping companies worldwide collaborate in favor of climate-friendly high-tech sails.
Thanks Americans of Conscience
