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Jesse Jackson calls for continued Ferguson protests in Seattle, more minorities in tech companies

2014-12-01 19:47:20| IT Services - Topix.net

He's also using a visit Monday and Tuesday to call for more minorities in the tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.com. The Seattle Times reports that Jackson spoke Sunday at Mount Zion Baptist Church about addressing root issues that give rise to racial and economic disparities.

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Minorities aren't well represented in environmental groups, study says

2014-07-30 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: Minorities and people of color have not managed to break the "green ceiling" inside environmental organizations, and remain underrepresented on their staffs, according to a report released Monday. The report found that while people of color make up about 38 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 12 percent to 15.5 percent of the staffs of environmentally focused foundations, nonprofits and government agencies. None of the largest environmental organizations has a person of color as president,...

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'Under water': Bay Area Latinos, minorities most vulnerable to sea rise

2014-06-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New America Media: Intro: Did you know that as a result of global warming in the last century sea level has risen over 20 centimeters(7 inches)? That process is now accelerating and threatens to cause severe flooding that could affect neighborhoods with high Latino populations here in the Bay Area, as Pilar Nino reports in her special series "Under Water.' This is the first of a two-part series. To read Part 2, click here. Pilar Nino:There's no doubt that our proximity to the ocean is one of the major attractions...

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United Kingdom: Defence officials prepare fight poor, activists and minorities (and commies)

2014-06-13 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Yesterday I wrote about the Pentagon's dubious role in funding social science research that could be applied to active military operations in the context of the increasing propensity for global systemic crises to challenge US interests. Several key research projects highlighted the extent to which US security agencies, assisted by civilian academic institutions, view entire populations particularly those involved in political activism as potential terror suspects who, therefore, deserve to be...

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