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vrijdag 30 juni 2023

WORLD WORLDWIDE USA New York NY New York City NYC thecity THE CITY News Journal Update - THE CITY SCOOP: State Prisons Also Stay Mum on Deaths Behind Bars

 

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Dear New Yorkers,

The city Department of Correction isn’t the only jail system keeping advocates, elected officials and reporters in the dark when a person in custody dies. 

While the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) typically reaches out to close relatives within 24 hours of a death, members of the public sometimes wait weeks before learning of the latest death behind bars. And the state prison system has never put out the word to the media when prisoners die.

Critics say the information blackout comes at a cost.

“They are not reporting it to us,” said state Assemblymember Harvey Epstein (D-Manhattan), who is drafting legislation to require DOCCS to notify state lawmakers quarterly. “So if there are problems going on, we can’t improve those situations.”

The proposed measure comes as the city’s Correction Department abruptly stopped telling reporters about deaths behind bars, as THE CITY reported last month. 

Read more here.

In other news:
 

City Budget Deal May Be Close

The City Council and Mayor Eric Adams are expected to shake hands on a new budget later today, THE CITY has learned. The deal includes a restoration of the $36.2 million in proposed cuts to the city’s three library systems, according to multiple sources.

Council leadership said they fought for the restoration of the cuts in the approximately $107 billion budget. A spokesperson for Mayor Adams, Jonah Allon, told THE CITY that “we have been working with City Council to evaluate if adjustments can be made through the budget process.”

The libraries already face a $1 billion gap for repairing their decrepit buildings, THE CITY reported earlier this week. The Council is expected to vote on the budget Friday.

— Katie Honan

Some other items of note:

 
  • New York’s beleaguered public housing authority has long struggled to conquer toxic mold, one of the greatest scourges to the homes of many of the city's 450,000 NYCHA residents. Now, there are signs of real progress: The pace of tenant requests for repairs has dropped dramatically since 2019, as a federal judge’s oversight prompts unusual management discipline. But more work remains to be done.

  • Chris Banks, a lifelong East New York resident, did it on his fifth try. On Tuesday, he finally outpolled either Charles or Inez Barron, the political power couple who have held seats in that neighborhood for decades and who Banks had challenged since 2012.

  • This week’s primary elections produced big upsets — in contests with extremely low voter turnout. In the latest episode of the FAQ NYC podcast, Ben Max joins hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down everything that happened in an election that most New Yorkers missed. 

  • While likely not to produce an orange sky like NYC experienced earlier this month, wildfire smoke in Canada has put millions of Americans under air quality alerts this week. It’s a good idea to check the air quality in your area, and THE CITY has also put together guides to monitoring indoor air (like in your apartment) and staying safe if you need to go outdoors.

  • For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker.

Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather

Thursday's Weather Rating: 7/10. All right! High temperatures in the low 80s with a much more limited chance of isolated showers compared to prior days. The humidity remains a bit higher than we'd like, but overall it's not too bad. The vibes are on the rise today!

THE KICKER: Looking for summer reading recommendations? The Brooklyn Public Library offers a free service called Bklyn BookMatch — fill out an online questionnaire about your reading preferences, and a librarian will reply with a customized list of five titles you might like.
 

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday.
 

Love,

THE CITY

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WORLD WORLDWIDE UK EU STATEWATCH News Journal Update - Webinar: Surveillance technology and artificial intelligence: what impact for people on the move?

 Surveillance technology and artificial intelligence: what impact for people on the move?

Monday 10 July, 15:30-17:00 BST/16:30-18:00 CET

Register here

European borders have been the stage of decades-long efforts to militarise and securitise the control of migration. Huge sums of public money have been invested in deploying security and defense tools and equipment to curb arrivals towards the EU territory, both via externalisation policies in countries in the Middle East and North Africa and at Europe’s borders themselves.

In this strategy of “muscling-up” the borders, technology has played a crucial role. Often presented as promising, objective and infallible, technology is used to surveil, control and allegedly even predict mobility in the Mediterranean region, while making a distinction between those who are allowed to enter the Schengen territory from those who aren’t. But is it so? And what are the consequences for the people subjected to these technologies?

Programme: 

  • Chris Jones, Statewatch: presentation of Statewatch and EuroMed Rights’ report Europe’s techno-borders
  • Antonella Napolitano: presentation of EuroMed Rights’ report Artificial intelligence: the new frontier of the EU’s border externalisation strategy
  • Caterina Rodelli, Access Now: where are we at with the AI Act?

Followed by a Q&A and discussion.

Languages: interpretation provided in English and French.

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WORLD WORLDWIDE BELGIUM WERCHTER Radio StuBru Program News Journal Update - FESTIVAL ROCK WERCHTER

 

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WORLD WORLDWIDE USA LGBTQNATION COVERSTORY EXCLUSIVE LGBTQ+ Homosexualité GAY News Journal Update - Exclusive: When children of queer parents discover their DNA

 


When children of queer parents discover their DNA


'We do feel like family. We are also kind of strangers.'

Before my son was born, my wife and I had all the typical worries of first-time parents, but there was also something on my mind the parenting books didn't cover: What happens the day my son inevitably submits DNA to 23andme and finds other kids conceived from the same sperm donor? Should we encourage him to build relationships with them? Will he think of those kids as his siblings? How will it affect our family?LGBTQ Nation's new cover story by queer parent and GLAAD-nominated journalist Emily St. James explores these questions, introducing us to queer families who have already navigated these murky waters. The subjects don't offer easy answers, but they serve as a reminder that LGBTQ+ families aren't in this alone.Featuring original illustrations by Kellie Simms, who was raised by two moms and a dad, this story highlights how LGBTQ+ people have revolutionized the family unit into something wholeheartedly centered on love, something without strict boundaries that allows a myriad of unique relationships to flourish.Molly SprayregenAssociate Editor, LGBTQ Nation

“I was raised with the philosophy that blood doesn’t matter." says Sofia Carianna. "I’m not related to three out of my four parents at all, so the philosophy was always nurture over nature, 100 percent. When I met my half siblings, it’s not that I realized that was wrong, because I don’t think it was. There’s just a connection to them that is undeniable.” Illustration by Kellie Simms for LGBTQ Nation
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WORLD WORLDWIDE BELGIUM BRUSSELS GREENPEACE News Journal Update - Greenpeace T-shirt, recht op protest & Vlaamse bossen

 

Lees meer in onze nieuwsbrief van juni

Als de afbeeldingen in deze e-mail niet correct worden weergegeven, lees hem dan online.

 Greenpeace Newsletter

Nieuwsbrief van juni 2023

 
Vlaamse bossen vogelvrij voor de kap

Elke dag verdwijnt in Vlaanderen een voetbalveld aan bos Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek dat we samen met Bos+ publiceerden. Slecht nieuws, want Vlaanderen is al een van de meest bosarme regio’s in Europa. Op basis van onze analyse geven we aanbevelingen voor een beter Vlaams bosbeleid, want een ambitieus beleid is uiterst belangrijk om de klimaatcrisis in te perken en om onze biodiversiteit te beschermen.

LEES ONZE ANALYSE

 


 
Ontdek onze nieuwe webshop

Onze webshop is nu twee weken open! Benieuwd? Dan is dit het perfecte moment om een kijkje te nemen! Je kunt je eco-verantwoorde T-shirt bestellen in verschillende Greenpeace kleuren. Met een Greenpeace T-shirt toon je je engagement voor een groenere toekomst, én steun je ook onze projecten.

 

BEZOEK DE WEBSHOP

 


 
Opkomen voor ons recht op protest

Minister van Justitie Vincent Van Quickenborne heeft een wetsvoorstel klaar dat het recht op protest wil inperken. Protest is een drijvende kracht achter maatschappelijke verandering. Als we onze planeet leefbaar willen houden, is die verandering meer dan ooit nodig.

 

LEES DE BLOG

 


 

 
Financiële steun voor schone lucht: 14 burgerprojecten geselecteerd

We bezochten enkele burgerprojecten gefinancierd door het Schone Lucht Fonds! Dit fonds, dat in september 2022 werd opgericht door Greenpeace en BePlanet na een overwinning tegen de Vlaamse regering, biedt financiële steun aan 14 burgerprojecten die werken aan een betere luchtkwaliteit en een gezondere leefomgeving.

 

ONTDEK DE PROJECTEN

 

 
  
 

Overwinningen

 
 

• België - België stopt met de export van pesticiden die verboden zijn in de Europese Unie. Dat staat in een koninklijk besluit dat onlangs door de Ministerraad werd goedgekeurd.

• Greenpeace België - De Vlaamse overheid moet strengere maatregelen nemen om de waterkwaliteit in Vlaanderen te verbeteren. Dit vonnis komt er nadat we samen met 4 andere milieuorganisaties (WWF, Natuurpunt, BBL & Dryade) aan de alarmbel trokken in de Nitraatzaak.

 
 
  
 

Agenda

 

 

 

 

05 tot 09/07/2023 - Code Rood : Week van massale actie tegen Engie, het meest vervuilende bedrijf van België.

Greenpeace komt naar jouw favoriete festivals. Bezoek onze stand:

• van 06 tot 09/07/2023 - Festival Les Ardentes in Rocourt

• van 27 tot 30/07/2023 - Esperanzah Festival in de Abdij van Floreffe

 
 
 
 

ACTIE VAN DE MAAND 💗

 
Activisme is geen misdaad
                 

Meer dan 200 mensen verzamelden op 7 juni voor de rechtbank van Brugge. Dit deden ze om 14 activisten te steunen die worden vervolgd voor hun deelname aan een geweldloze actie van Greenpeace België. Tijdens de actie blokkeerden de activisten de gasterminal van Fluxys in Zeebrugge. Ze kloegen de activiteiten van het bedrijf aan, die indruisen tegen de klimaatdoelstellingen en de mensenrechten.

MEER WETEN

 

  
 

Om onze volledige onafhankelijkheid te bewaren, weigeren we elke financiële steun van bedrijven of overheden. Al onze inkomsten komen dus 100% van sympathisanten.

 
 IK DOE EEN GIFT 
      
 

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