Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
Why did affirmative action go away? – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sulllivan, MSOL, contributing writer “Discrimination still exists in America…[The Court’s] decision does not change that.” – former President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. On the heels of the powerful Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order (EO) 10925, ensuring “affirmative action” for any organization doing…
Read MoreComplaint filed with Office of Civil Rights to investigate Title IX violations in Rhode Island
The Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity filed an official complaint with the Office for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education last evening, calling for an investigation into alleged Title IX violations by nine named state actors. Referring to President Trump’s recent Executive Order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” and…
Read MoreRay Rickman, “The Civil Rights Kid” – Presentation TONIGHT
Ray Rickman will be featured in a Special Presentation, “The Civil Rights Kid” TONIGHT, April 27th from 4-5pm. The ZOOM presentation is free and open to the public, with pre-registration. The presentation is part of the Lifetime Learning Series, Brown Bag Webinar Lecture Series for Spring 2022 Come Hear One Man’s Story – A True…
Read MoreProvidence Water faces civil rights complaint over disproportionate lead exposure risk – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI No one disputes that lead poisoning of children is a terrible and preventable chronic disease, one that causes life-long damages. No one argues with the fact that lead in drinking water is a correctable scourge. And, most everyone agrees that Rhode Island has put into place some of the best laws…
Read MoreProposed $50,000/day fine against RI for Civil Rights Consent Decree Noncompliance – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News The US. Department of Justice has proposed fines up to $1.5 million a month against the state of Rhode Island for failing to comply with a civil rights consent decree protecting adults with developmental disabilities during the last seven years. The proposed fines are part of a preliminary filing…
Read MoreRay Rickman’s quest for civil rights: “The Civil Rights Kid”
Virtual Presentation: The Civil Rights Kid Wednesday, March 3rd, 7-8pm, via Zoom Join Ray Rickman in a tour de force presentation as he takes you on his quest for civil rights, from the 1966 “March Against Fear” in Mississippi with James Meredith, where he almost lost his life at the hands of the local sheriff,…
Read MoreRI Advocates & RIDD Council Seek Governor’s E.O. to ensure patient rights of disabled
Photo: Gov. signs bill “Achieving a Better Life Experience” (ABLE) account program for individuals with disabilities federally recognized investment accounts Editor’s Note: There are two articles here – the first from Advocates for adults with developmental disabilities – the second from the RI Developmental Disabilities Council By Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News – contributing writer…
Read MoreNew Consent Decree Coordinator wanted to break through the silos in 2014 civil rights compliance
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News Photo: RI State House, Country Time Rhode Island is looking for someone to coordinate its compliance with a 2014 federal civil rights agreement affecting adults with developmental disabilities – for the sixth time in as many years. The state created the position of Consent Decree Coordinator at the insistence…
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