May 14, 2021 / 09:32 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The Congolese community in Indianapolis is hoping to bring attention to a yearslong problem overseas: an ethnic cleansing in eastern Congo.
Indianapolis and other cities across the world gathered Friday for what’s called SOS Day. The global community has said “never again” when it comes to genocide, but protesters said the problem still exists in Congo, where death and devastation has taken place for years.
The group of protesters outside the Indiana Statehouse on Friday was part of a larger effort to bring attention the ethnic cleansing of the Banyamulenge people of Congo. In the last five years, according to the Mahoro Peace Association, thousands have died and been displaced, but it’s a story not being widely told.
Op-ed: Here s why more Indiana women running for office is good for all Hoosiers Rima Shahid
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With the campaigns of 2020 barely behind us, it might seem too soon to think about the next round of elections, but it’s not.
A handful of candidates and incumbents for everything from county sheriff to U.S. Congress already has announced plans to run in 2022, and you can be sure countless others are drafting announcements.
And that means it’s the perfect time to prepare more women to step into the political arena. After all, is a representative democracy truly representative if half the population can claim only about 20% to 30% representation?
Indiana ranked fifth nationally in Chief Executive Group s 2020 Best & Worst States for Business.
The Connecticut-based publisher of Chief Executive magazine surveyed hundreds of CEOs from around the country about where they liked and disliked doing business.
Indiana ranked behind Texas, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina. The Hoosier state also came in fifth in 2019 and 2018. While manufacturing remains a strong driver in the Hoosier state, Indiana is striving to diversify its economy with a greater focus on innovation and tech, Chief Executive magazine noted. ActiveCampaign, eHealth and Zotec recently set up new operations in the state.
Founded last May, the state-run program has provided $34 million in working capital to small business owners and entrepreneurs thus far. Indiana received more federal funds from the CARES Act to keep the program going.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed legislation that would have stripped local health officers of their independent authority to impose disease prevention measures during an emergency.