Contact: Christie Beveridge Howell, christie@upforlearning.org WINOOSKI, VT – On the morning of Wednesday, January 18th, newly sworn-in US Representative Becca Balint visited Winooski to meet with students and take a tour of the city’s renovated school. UP for Learning Youth Facilitators, and members of Winooski’s Antiracism Steering Committee Auishma Pradhan and Mea Ree Jan, took part in an extended conversation with Balint, sharing their experiences, and learning about Balint’s road to becoming the first woman and openly LGBTQ person to represent Vermont in Congress. Their discussion was recorded by Ned Castle, a Burlington-based filmmaker who is documenting stories with UP
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Shocking Disparities Galvanize Maryland’s Child Advocacy Community; Advocates for Children and Youth Host Summit to Focus on Advancing Equity
With COVID-19 highlighting or exacerbating disparities, there are organizations and community members working to advance equity for all young people with bold, innovative solutions. This virtual Summit, featuring Chef Jeff Henderson award-winning chef and founder of the Chef Jeff Project, gives attendees a view into this transformational work through storytelling, research and advocacy approaches. Baltimore, MD, May 10, 2021 (PR.com) Maryland ranks 43rd for children living in poverty in which nearly 160,000 young people live in under-resourced families. Black youth arrest rates are 3 times higher than White youth. Black infant mortality is 3 times higher than with White babies. These and other well-being indicators for Maryland are reported in the Annie E. Casey s Foundation s Kids Count Data Center.
10 Inauguration Day AM Reads January 20, 2021 6:30am by Barry Ritholtz
Its finally here: Inauguration day! Kick off the new presidency with our morning reads:
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Biden Should… What’s one surprising thing Biden should do as president? 14 wonks and journalists from left, right and center to offer creative ideas for the next president not necessarily the obvious policy measures at the forefront of political discussion. Plus: 7 artists illustrate their own proposals. End the War on Drugs, Convene a Racial Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Cancel All Student Debt, Use Bitcoin to Help the Poor Let the Space Race Continue, Distribute Vaccines, Spend Money on Rural Areas, Address Climate Change, Tackle Gun Reform, Learn from the Rest of the World, Develop a Plan to Repair Civil Society (Washington Post)