Written by Special to the Town Crier
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian have scheduled a series of virtual panel discussions in May under the theme “Understanding the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Experience,” featuring a group of AAPI leaders and community members.
The three discussions aim to provide a foundation for understanding the AAPI community, including its culture and history, origins of prejudice and violence, and notions of identity within the AAPI community.
The panels are slated 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20 and May 27. According to organizers, the panelists’ titles are for identification purposes only and are not intended to suggest organizational endorsement.
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The World Affairs Council of St. Louis â a non-profit organization which assists the community in understanding global culture, policy and business ârecently hosted the virtual International Leadership Visitors Program to honor 2021 International Women of Courage award winner Mayerlis Angarita of Colombia.Â
World Affairs STL was selected as one of only 12 councils in the U.S. to participate in this Visitors Program opportunity, which connects the awardees with American counterparts to share strategies and ideas to empower women around the globe.
World Affairs STL hosted Angarita, who has advanced peace and human rights in Colombia. She founded Narrate to Live, a civil society organization that now serves more than 800 women victims of conflict. After the most recent attempt on her life, Angarita engaged the highest levels of the Colombia government to advance a comprehensive action plan to prevent violence agains
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H.B. No. 6657: Connecticut’s remedy to human trafficking
Ending human trafficking and protecting endangered children must become a policy priority in Connecticut. This year the judiciary committee introduced H.B. No. 6657: An act concerning human trafficking. This bill raises some important and necessary statutory remedies to issues regarding human trafficking in Connecticut.
For many, human trafficking means the sexual exploitation of young men and women. In reality, it is much more than that. Human trafficking is defined as any situation of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, and/or abuse of power. Often overlooked, labor trafficking the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to induce another individual to work or provide service. Common types include agriculture, domestic work, restaurants, cleaning services, and carnivals.
Three-part series on Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences kicks off May 13 paloaltoonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from paloaltoonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.