Tag: communities
King Charles’s coronation: 'Big Lunch' to bring communities toget
Tens of thousands of street parties have been taking place across the United Kingdom to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The so-called Big Lunch is also being promoted as a means of bringing communities together. Al Jazeera’s Harry Fawcett reports from Oxford, the United Kingdom. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…
FACT SHEET: Resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities in the Aftermath of Mass Violence
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to providing assistance to survivors and families, and all those affected by mass violence, including in the aftermath of the shootings in Monterey Park, CA and Half Moon Bay, CA and to providing culturally appropriate resources to all those affected, including those in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. Caring for Survivors The Department…
Are short-term holiday rentals destroying communities? | The Stream
Cities around the world are again competing for tourist business as people resume travel after the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic. But local people in some go-to destinations say the popularity of short-term homestay rentals is a threat to their future. Millions of people worldwide regularly choose to book short stays in rooms or entire properties through online platforms such as Airbnb, Vrbo, and…
Trump-era Opportunity Zones meant to help low-income communities exploited by investors
Former President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax plan created Opportunity Zones — a program of tax incentives to encourage investment in low-income communities. But as Paul Solman reports, that program has not necessarily spurred economic growth and jobs in distressed communities the way it had been envisioned. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6…
The Kenyan communities who take an unusual approach to surrogacy – BBC News
Surrogacy is a stigmatised issue in Kenya, with no specific laws on the issue, and a reproductive health policy only recently launched. Some communities like the Kamba take an unusual approach to surrogacy, where the surrogate mother is married to the woman seeking her surrogacy services. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Kenya #BBCNews
Once called 'untouchable', leprosy survivors in India build communities after society shunned them
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube About 80 people live at the Bahar-Aar Sanatorium just outside Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. They are survivors of leprosy, a disease that for many causes physical deformities, poor eyesight and other health problems. Although leprosy is fully curable today, for decades communities around the world have placed patients into quarantine in leper colonies….