Ficklin Media Report: Tuesday March 20th, 2018

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State Prison Partnerships Can Improve Public health and Safety
In a positive trend, corrections departments are partnering with health care agencies in some states to make it possible for offenders’ conditions to be…
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“In Brazil, you bump up against this narrative of racial mixture, that black identity or white identity is an import — that the concept of racism was imported by Americans,” said Glen Goodman, professor of Brazilian studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Critics say that the myth of a post-racial Brazil silences conversations about deep-rooted discrimination and violence.
The numbers, they say, speak for themselves. Every day, 112 blacks or mixed-race Brazilians are killed, according to the Igarapé Institute. They make up 54 percent of the national population, yet 71 percent of all homicides. Between 2005 and 2015, the proportion of blacks and mixed-raced Brazilians killed rose by 18 percent, while the figure for whites dropped by 12 percent.
Franco was a rarity in Brazilian politics: a powerful black woman.
After her childhood in Mare, she took night classes to earn her high school diploma. She gained a full scholarship to the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio, where she was one of two black women studying sociology.
After a close friend was killed by a stray bullet during a shootout between police and traffickers in 2006, she muscled her way into Rio’s political scene, a sphere dominated by white men despite the city’s ethnic diversity. She was the only black woman on Rio’s city council, in a country where there are no black cabinet members."




A black female politician was gunned down in Rio. Now she’s a global symbol.
Marielle Franco had framed police brutality as a war on blacks. Her slaying has galvanized debate about racial oppression in Brazil.
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New England Donor Services is hosting an evening of Donation Awareness, Testimonials and Dance lessons. Free Admission. A great family night.




Women's History Month


Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance - CIRA will have a public hearing tomorrow on two important bills. Please consider supporting!
On Wednesday, March 21, the Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance - CIRA will launch a campaign to fight ICE activity in CT ðŸ’ªðŸ’ªðŸ’ª
Break the Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline Campaign Launch Press Event ✊
Wednesday, March 21 @ 9:00am
300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Room TBA
What: CIRA and partners will launch a campaign advocating for two bill to help stop the criminalization of our immigrant communities: The TRUST Act (HB5543) and CrimImm Sentencing Reform (HB5544).
JOIN US Let's show them our numbers! ðŸ‘‰www.facebook.com/events/626053291067757/
🚨 PUBLIC HEARINGS on Wednesday March 21 ðŸš¨
SB 13: An Act Concerning Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Women ❤️
* Wednesday, March 21st @ 10 AM
* Where: Room 2C of Legislative Office Building (300 Capitol Ave, Hartford)
* What it does: Protect the rights of women in prison, such as: Prohibits all restraints/shackling during labor or delivery at any time, Creates a system where prenatal, labor, and postpartum services and supports are administered to new and expecting mothers, and more
* RSVP here to get info: http://bit.ly/sb13publichearing
* Testimony guide here: http://bit.ly/sb13testimonyguide
HB5544: CrimImm: Misdemeanor Sentencing Reform ðŸ‘‡
* Wednesday, March 21st @ 10 AM
* Where: Room 2C of Legislative Office Bulding (300 Capitol Ave, Hartford)
* What it does: Decrease the sentence for misdemeanor from 365 day to 364 day so that people don't face extreme immigration consequences such as deportation and detention
Both bills will be in the Judiciary Committee. You can either:
✅Testify in Person: Sign-up for the hearing will begin at 8:00-9:30 AM in the room 2500 on the second floor of the Legislative Office Building.
✅ Submit Written Testimony: Can’t make it in person? Email written testimony in Word or PDF format to JUDtestimony@cga.ct.gov no later than 9:00 AM on Wed., 3/21

Massachusetts Historical Society: MHS Calendar of Events
Throughout American history many groups have struggled to establish their rights as citizens. While the United States was a grand experiment in republican government, in the beginning only a small percentage was allowed to participate.…
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For a great many children and youth, video gaming is an important part the social and learning experiences in and outside the classroom. While video games and gaming culture have much to recommend them, limited perceptions of gaming and in-game cultural representations also help foster negative behaviors and harmful stereotypes around gender, race and culture. In this session we will discuss ways that parents, teachers, and other caregivers can positively engage youth in crit...
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Race, culture, video games & kids! Join the conversation!
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Nikole Hannah-Jones: The Problem We All Live With
Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter who covers civil rights and racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine. Her reporting has widely been credited for reigniting the national conversation around school…
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The Schott Foundation for Public Education
A groundbreaking study from Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality found adults view black girls as young as 5-years-old as less innocent and less in need of protection than white peers, which may lead…
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Race: Building Bridges — Two Stow families teach a community racial acceptance
STOW: Evelyn Nanashe still remembers that day in 1954 when she answered a knock on the door of…
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American Express Appoints Sonia Cargan as New Chief Diversity Officer
After dedicating over two decades of service to American Express (Amex), Sonia Cargan was recently elevated to chief diversity officer at the financial services…
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