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Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group
Montana Department of Justice
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August 26, 2025
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 23-state coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel grants to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) which has been funding climate advocacy...
Activists Find Winning Strategy in Surprise First Half
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
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August 19, 2025
U.S.-based activists in particular achieved an uptick in success rates amid the turbulence sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and policy shift, with many adopting new tactics and advancing stronger director candidates to achieve...
Government earmarks SEK 100 million to civil society in Ukraine and its neighbourhood
Government Offices of Sweden
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August 13, 2025
SWEDEN, August 13 - The Government is strengthening its support to civil society organisations in Ukraine and its neighbourhood by earmarking SEK 100 million within the Strategy for Sweden’s Development Cooperation with Civil Society in 2025–2029....
South Korean Peace Activists Urge End to Seoul-Washington Military Drills
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean peace activists have called on Seoul and Washington to immediately cease their joint military exercises, warning that these drills only intensify military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. On Monday, combined South Korean and...
ThinkCareBelieve: Week 32 of America and Trump 2.0
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 30, 2025
Washington, DC, Aug. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Link to ThinkCareBelieve's Article: https://thinkcarebelieve.blog/2025/08/30/week-32-of-america-and-trump-2-0/ There has not been one dull moment in Week 32 of America’s exciting progress toward...
Helsinki+50 Conference underlined the role of civil society
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 2, 2025
HELSINKI, 1 August 2025 – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, Finland organized a high-level conference at Finlandia Hall on 31 July 2025. The conference, hosted by the OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of...
Cupertino Activist Claudio Bono Proposes Bold $25B Loyalty-Point Strategy and Nonprofit Resource Sharing to End US Homelessness, Calls for Federal Review
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 13, 2025
Cupertino, CA, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A bold proposal aiming to end homelessness in the US within three years is gaining attention as its architect calls on the Trump administration to make it a national priority. GiveaRoof.org logo...
DHS Debunks False Claims About Federal Emergency Management
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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August 30, 2025
The media is laundering conspiracy theories launched by a political activist organization that cares more about its bottom line than helping Americans in need Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued the following statement in response...
Olympian, Activist, and Healer Dr. Phil Shinnick Releases Memoir: Beating the Odd—Stories of Truth and Justice
EIN Presswire
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August 8, 2025
A Journey Through Olympic Dreams, Global Travels, and Lifelong Activism Comes to Life in Powerful New Book SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Phil Shinnick, American Olympian, social psychologist, healer,...
Pro-Palestinian activists protest in front of major media organizations for passive language on Gaza genocide
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, a group of pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside the headquarters of major U.S. news organizations in Washington, DC, accusing the media of biased reporting on Israel’s military actions in Gaza. The demonstration took...
Microsoft Sacks Four Workers After Protesting Israel Ties
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Microsoft has dismissed a total of four employees following a protest at its Washington state headquarters where demonstrators, campaigning against the company's business in Israel, breached the office of President and Vice-Chair Brad...
Israel deports all arrested activists from Gaza assistance vessel
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has deported the last two foreign activists detained from the Handala, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessel that tried to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, ending five days of detention under harsh conditions, according to legal...
Family of Turkish-American Activist Criticizes US Senator
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) The relatives of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American advocate who was fatally shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, have sharply criticized US Senator Maria Cantwell for voting against two congressional motions that aimed to...
Microsoft Dismisses Six Employees Over Protest
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Microsoft has dismissed four workers following a protest regarding the company's alleged links to Israel, with two additional employees fired after a break-in at President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith's office at the company's headquarters...
DHS Statement on Activist Judge Delaying TPS Termination for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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August 2, 2025
For decades, TPS has been abused as a de facto amnesty program to allow unvetted aliens to remain in U.S. indefinitely WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after a federal judge in California...
Resuscitating Nursing: New Book Offers Tactical Roadmap for the Profession
EIN Presswire
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August 28, 2025
Nurse-turned-activist Ashley Grogg launches a step-by-step roadmap to restore ethics, advocacy, and integrity to nursing, correcting the course of healthcare. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Burnout, moral...
Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga: G20 Women to Africa
South African Government
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August 30, 2025
Keynote address by Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, at the G20 Women to Africa event, held in partnership with Standard Bank and Time Africa, under the Theme: “Collaborative...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Launch of the Just Energy Transition Skills Desk, Advisory Forum and Multi-Door Initiative
South African Government
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August 29, 2025
Programme Director; Minister of Small Business and Development, Mrs Stella Ndabeni; Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube; Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe; MEC Jacob Mamabolo, MEC...
DHS Responds to Arrest of U.S. Citizen That Attempted to Run Down CBP Agent
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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August 30, 2025
Our law enforcement officers are facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them as they carry out operations WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms the arrest of 24-year-old Olivia G. Wilkins, a U.S. citizen, after she...
Commission for Gender Equality hosts stakeholder engagement on challenges facing LGBTQIA+ persons in Eastern Cape, 3 Sept
South African Government
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August 29, 2025
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) in the Eastern Cape, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, will host a stakeholder engagement to discuss the safety and plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,...