December 7, 2012
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Work with Dignity
Economic and community development must put people first. As the Declaration on the Right to Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1986 makes clear, communities must be both the beneficiaries and participants. Yet, national and local media continue to chronicle the cost and absurdity of publicly subsidized development that either fails to produce public benefit, fuels public... Keep reading »
December 6, 2012
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Health
On Saturday, December 15, the United Workers and the Maryland chapters of Physicians for a National Health Program and Healthcare-Now are launching the statewide campaign “Healthcare Is a Human Right Maryland.”
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December 6, 2012
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Education
December 4, 2012
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Economic and Social Rights
It’s been barely a week since the administration held its public budget hearings, and there has been no analysis yet of what is needed to “address the needs of the people of Vermont” for the coming year. Keep reading »
December 4, 2012
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Economic and Social Rights
Reels for Rights, a collective effort housed at NESRI and led by media makers, organizers, and human rights groups, was launched this past weekend.
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November 30, 2012
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Economic and Social Rights | Work with Dignity
This week, NESRI’s partner, the United Workers marks its tenth anniversary by remembering its past, celebrating the present, and looking forward to the future with words from its leaders, archival video, and music. Keep reading »
November 20, 2012
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Economic and Social Rights
Residents spoke at video-conference sites across Vermont on Monday evening, stressing social service needs they said the state should take into account when preparing the next state budget.
Residents weighed in during a second public meeting called to invite citizen input into the budget process, repeatedly advocating for finding ways to meet health care needs, primarily for those with disabilities... Keep reading »
November 20, 2012
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Economic and Social Rights
The state held the second of two public forums Monday to give Vermonters a chance to weigh in on budget priorities.
The forums, mandated by the legislature last session, require the Governor to hold public meetings on budget priorities before the budget is written and presented to the legislature. Keep reading »
November 19, 2012
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Education
School administrators reported a small drop in suspensions last year when compared to the year before, but a more significant drop in longer-term suspensions. Civil rights advocates said the declines were an improvement, but still decried the high proportion of special education students and students of color who account for a majority of the suspensions.
According the the Department of... Keep reading »
November 16, 2012
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Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shoshi Chowdhury, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY, 347-832-8391 shoshi@nesri.org
Jennifer Carnig, New York Civil Liberties Union, 845-553-0349, jcarnig@nyclu.org
New Data Shows Decrease in Suspensions, but Students, Parents and Teachers Say Numbers are Still Too High Keep reading »
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