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Meeting Michelle Obama at the Culture of Democracy Summit
With 2 of my 4 fellow #WhenWeAllVote #CultureOfDemocracy Volunteer Award Nominees, Becki Sameroff Robinson, Jenalla, and Founder #MichelleObama.
So happy to have met these three amazing women. Do we look happy? #overseasvoters #AlabamaVoters #CaliforniaVoters #whenweallvote
Culture of Democracy Awards
I’m honored to be on this inaugural list. We can’t say enough about the role dedicated volunteers play in shaping our democracy
That’s why we’re proud to announce the #CultureOfDemocracy Award nominees for outstanding volunteer leaders. Get your
The Culture of Democracy Awards will honor brands, sports teams, volunteers, companies and more at the inaugural Culture of Democracy Summit in Los Angeles
(Washington, DC): When We All Vote announced nominees for the first Culture of Democracy Awards. The winners will be announced at the inaugural Culture of Democracy Summit June 10th-13th in Los Angeles California. The Summit will bring together industry leaders across sectors for a national conversation about protecting and expanding democracy ahead of the midterms and include an in-person keynote speech from When We All Vote Co-Chair and Founder Michelle Obama.
On Monday, June 13th the full day in-person Culture of Democracy Summit will begin at 9 a.m. PT at the Banc of California stadium culminating with the awards ceremony and Mrs. Obama’s keynote speech that evening. This all day event will include on-site activations, food and an after party for attendees.
The Culture of Democracy Awards recognizes leaders across industries and communities doing critical work to strengthen and protect democracy through voter registration, mobilization and culture change. The awards will be designed by artist Brandan “BMike” Odums. The full list of Culture of Democracy Award nominees is below:
Grassroots Organizations: Honoring When We All Vote partners working on the ground to mobilize voters at the state level
- Alabama Forward
- Black Voters Matter
- Florida Rising
- Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda
- Move Texas
- Urban League of Philadelphia
Community Partners: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding community partners
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
- GirlTrek
- Harness
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.
Volunteers: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding volunteer leaders
- Adrianne, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in Washington, DC
- Becki, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in California
- Jenalla, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in Alabama
- Lateshia, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in Florida
- Pat, When We All Vote Volunteer Chapter Leader in Mississippi
Sports: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding athletic partners
- Atlanta Dream, WNBA
- Bubba Wallace, NASCAR
- Jayson Tatum, #MyStartingFive
- Milwaukee Bucks, NBA
- Sacramento Kings and RISE, NBA
- Shaquille O’Neal, #MyStartingFive
My School Votes: Honoring outstanding students and teachers for their participation in My School Votes
- Chris, Educator at Midtown High School in Georgia
- Ivory, Educator at Jonesboro High School in Georgia
- Jeremiah, Student at Renaissance High School in Michigan
- Meisha, Educator at Aspira Bilingual Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania
- Tiffany, Student at Elite Scholars Academy in Georgia
- Tina, Educator at Stilwell School of the Arts in Georgia
Music: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding music industry partners
- Common
- D-Nice
- EarthGang
- Fat Joe
- Sony Music Group
- Universal Music Group’s Task Force For Meaningful Change
Entertainment: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding entertainment partners
- Goldman Global Arts
- Hamilton
- Live Nation Urban
- MTV Entertainment Studios
- United Talent Agency Foundation
Fashion and Beauty: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding fashion and beauty industry partners
- Aurora James, Founder, Brother Vellies and Fifteen Percent Pledge
- BYCHARI
- Gap
- Levi’s
- Melody Ehsani
Business Leaders: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding corporate partners
- Glossier
- Lime
- Patagonia
- Postmates
Creative Alliance: Honoring marketing agencies using their expertise to help shape the culture around voting.
- Anomaly
- Johannes Leonardo
- Portal A
- Rhythm
- Village Marketing Agency, a Wunderman Thompson Company
Media: Honoring When We All Vote’s outstanding media partners
- Baller Alert
- BET
- POPSUGAR
- The Shade Room
- Watch The Yard
Tech and Platforms: Honoring outstanding technology and platform partners who enable voter education and mobilization
- BallotReady
- Change.org
- Community
- Impactive
- Mobilize
- Snapchat
- Tumblr
The virtual day of the Summit will be open to the press, and reporters interested in attending in-person on June 13th should email press@civicnation.org. A limited number of in-person press passes will be available. The Summit is being produced by Live Nation Urban and MKG, and ticketing is being supported by When We All Vote partner, Eventbrite. All Summit events, with the exception of a smaller gathering, will be held outside and all events will follow all CDC Covid-19 protocols. More announcements about speakers and the agenda are forthcoming. Tickets and more information are available here.
ABOUT When We All Vote:
When We All Vote, an initiative of Civic Nation, is a leading national, nonpartisan initiative on a mission to change the culture around voting and to increase participation in each and every election by helping to close the race and age gap. Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to register new voters across the country and advance civic education for the entire family and voters of every age to build an informed and engaged electorate for today and generations to come. We empower our supporters and volunteers to take action through voting, advocating for their rights, and holding their elected officials accountable.
In 2020, When We All Vote ran a robust, multifaceted campaign and reached more than 100 million people to educate them about the voting process and get them registered and ready to vote. The initiative also led in voter education, registration, and volunteer engagement and as a result, 512,000 people started or completed the voter registration process, and nearly 500 media, corporate, and nonprofit partners joined its efforts.
Michelle Obama launched When We All Vote in 2018 and is joined by fellow Co-Chairs Stephen Curry, Becky G, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, H.E.R., Liza Koshy, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Chris Paul, Megan Rapinoe, Shonda Rhimes, Bretman Rock, Kerry Washington and Rita Wilson.
When We All Vote is a key initiative within Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and works with Civic Nation Action, a 501(c)(4). These organizations are homes for changemakers who inspire, educate, and activate people around the issues that will define this generation.
ABOUT Civic Nation:
Civic Nation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit home for changemakers who inspire, educate, and activate people around the issues that will define this generation. Civic Nation empowers and educates individuals, companies, institutions and organizations to drive culture, systems, and policy change, working towards a more inclusive and equitable America. Seven initiatives are a part of the Civic Nation family: When We All Vote, United State of Women, ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, End Rape On Campus, It’s On Us, Made to Save and We The Action. Learn more.
We Get an Update from Omek: Ukraine Crisis and the African Diasopra
Angela and Adrianne check in with Kemo from OMEK about the situation in Ukraine, what’s happening now with African students, and how you can still help.
We also talk about OMEK’s Africa Day Celebration.
Omek – Home of the global bicultural community https://myomek.com/
Do you want to help, or are you Looking for help? OMEK UKRAINE RESOURCE LIST https://omek.carrd.co/
Celebrating Africa Day in Amsterdam & Online 25 – 29 May 2022 https://www.africaday.events/
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Women’s Wellness Initiative in Sweden
My name is Soror Lind. I am a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Welcome to the information page for the Women’s Wellness Initiative I am running in Sweden. I am a military wife and a member of our Sorority’s Military Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee Task Force. I am the lead for coordinating and maintaining contact with our active duty and retired Sorors and military family outside of the United States.
Since joining our illustrious Sorority in 2020, this is my first international service project. I chose Women’s and Girls Shelters across Sweden that serve domestic abuse victims. Why is this important? Here are some facts from the World Health Organization.
Violence against women
Key facts – Here is the source and link for more information.
- Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women’s human rights.
- Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
- Most of this violence is intimate partner violence. Worldwide, almost one-third (27%) of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship report that they have been subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner.
- Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health, and may increase the risk of acquiring HIV in some settings.
- Violence against women is preventable. The health sector has an important role to play to provide comprehensive health care to women subjected to violence, and as an entry point for referring women to other support services, they may need.
Additional shelters to support may be added. Some shelters provide housing, while others offer different services. You are able to choose which shelter you want to support by either donating hygiene articles or money directly to the shelter.
In Sweden, women’s and girls’ shelters are organized by Roks.
Roks, the National Organisation for Women’s Shelters and Young Women’s Shelters in Sweden, is the largest member organization for women’s shelters and young women’s shelters in the country. Roks aims at safeguarding the common interests of the shelters in their work against male violence toward women.
Roks strives to shape public opinion, and actively works to make the public aware of the reality that the shelters face, as well as to conduct outward dialogues around the issues concerning the shelters. There are currently around 100 women’s and young women’s shelters within the organization.
Roks is a feministic organization working on the rights of women and young women’s rights and liberation, as well as equality on all levels.
The Women’s Shelters
Each shelter is independent with its own working methods. However, what all the shelters have in common is an emergency helpline where women and young women can call if they need support. All callers can choose to remain anonymous should they so wish, and no one is registered.
The women’s shelters offer support based on the individual needs and wishes of each woman. Perhaps she needs to talk about her situation and her current relationship. She might even need advice about a police report or a custody dispute. It could also be about being the victim of sexual abuse, either recently or several years ago. The women working at the shelters provide conversational support and advice and can also go along as support when visiting the police, lawyers, and social services for example. Many shelters also offer sheltered housing for women and their children.
A number of shelters also have a separate legal hotline. Some shelters have text telephones to cater to women with impaired hearing. Other shelters specialize in receiving adults subjected to incest.
The Young Women’s Shelters
There are approximately 30 young women’s shelters within Roks, of which around ten are independent organizations. The young women’s shelters work in much the same way as the women’s shelters but turn to younger women who, for example, have been subjected to threats, ill-treatment, and sexual abuse, or, for some other reason, need to talk to another girl. They also actively work towards making the public aware of the girls’ living conditions. The Young Women’s shelters have their own website at www.rokstjejjourer.se
How you can help regardless of your geographical location
If you are reading this, you may be in a position to help. Below, you are able to learn more about the shelters we are supporting.
You can read more about my Sorority Sigma Gamma Rho’s Women’s Wellness Initiative from this link: bit.ly/MIAHWWISE
You can donate directly to the shelter you would like to support. Those details are below.
You can purchase hygiene articles from Amazon from our list to be delivered to the shelter from this link: bit.ly/MIAHWWI2. Choose Cecilia Heikkinen’s Gift Registry Address for delivery.
If you are familiar with a women’s or girls’ shelter in Sweden we have yet to work with, please share this page with them and email me via adrianne.georgelind (at) sgrhoneregion.org. I am super happy to add them to our list if they accept our help.
Thank you! or tack as we say here in Sweden.
Thank you for choosing to support women, their children, and girls that seek help when they are in a domestic violence situation. Every bit helps the women’s and girls’ shelters serve them and us. I will update this page with donation totals.
Free Web Hosting Advantages
Trying to select a reliable free web host can be a daunting task especially with so many service providers and options available nowadays. The task may be more difficult than it is.
Let’s take a look at some of the most popular features that a free web hosting provider should offer:
Disk space and bandwidth
Disk space refers to the amount of storage space allocated to you by your free web hosting provider. This space will be used to store your website files, including text files, images, audio, etc. that you use for your website.
Bandwidth refers to the amount of data transfer allowed on your website. I mean, every time a visitor types your website name in his browser, browses, downloads and browses his files, he consumes the amount of bandwidth.
For example, if your website contains a lot of graphics (such as photographs), you will need more storage space and more bandwidth.
Website Builder & FTP
If this is your first website and you have little experience, look for a free web hosting provider that offers a free website builder app where you can create your own website simply by choosing a template and adding your own text and images.
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It’s your website’s file transfer protocol from your computer to your free web hosting server, or vice versa. This allows you to upload finished website files (including images and other multimedia files) from your computer to your service provider’s server. It also allows you to download your files from your web hosting server back to your computer. A good free web hosting provider should provide open FTP access 24/7.
E-mail
Yes, your free web hosting provider should provide you with email services – so you can set up your email accounts In addition to an easy mail interface (so you can log in and manage your emails using your web browser), a mail service should include Email also has POP3 and SMTP access so you can set up and access email messages using your mobile devices.
Support and professionalism
You should always choose a free web hosting service with good support and a constant presence.
While no host can offer 100% guaranteed uptime (think of issues outside their control, like city power outages), they should keep website and email downtime to a very minimum. These actions may include 24/7 server and network monitoring. While you may not fully understand these technical aspects, look to see if your free web hosting provider has listed them somewhere on their website. If not, ask them about it.
the price
If you are looking for a free web hosting provider, then you should expect to pay absolutely nothing for all the essential features mentioned above. But they may display ads on your site so that they can benefit from your site visits to profit
When Internet users want to view your website, all they need to do is type your website address into their browser. Their computer will then connect to your server and your web pages will be shown to them through the browser.
Most web hosting companies require you to have your own domain (www.example.com) in order to be their customer. If you don’t have a domain, web hosting companies will help you buy one.
the word for webhosting : شركة سعودية رسمية لاستضافة المواقع
We Stand With Meghan
Bellydance workout class: LET’S DO US! Series
You are invited to let loose and have fun with a Bellydance workout class led by Chantal Dos Santos on June 25, 2020, during the LET’S DO US! series created by Black Women in Europe (®) to be a part of our solution for surviving and thriving in these uncertain COVID-19 days, weeks, and months.
Chantal Dos Santos
Chantal is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on dance. She has been active in improvisation, Contemporary dance, Afro-Caribbean, and Oriental Dance in addition to a variety of world folk dances. Chantal is recognized by the Canada Council for the Arts as a Cultural Connector and has been funded by both the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council to undertake choreography projects in Canada and abroad. As a teacher, her course offerings have included: Holistic Bellydance, Afro-Caribbean Dance, Dance Improvisation, Movement Meditation, Supple & Strong: Hip and Pelvic Floor Training, and SocaFit. Chantal splits her time between Canada, Barbados, and Germany. Find out more about Chantal’s work at cdsmovement.com and under her stage name ‘Jomana’ at bellydancebarbados.com.
Bellydance Workout
Using fundamental Bellydance movements, this gentle yet full-body workout focuses on mobilizing your body and enlivening your spirit. Suitable for all levels of ability, this workout emphasizes the balanced wellness of mind, body, and spirit.
Registration is required and limited to 100 participants.
Research shows youth with migration background outperforming ethnic Danish youth in education
New research shows that young people with a non-Western background are more likely to achieve higher education than ethnic Danish young people. Overall, migrants and refugees have lower educational levels than ethnic Danes, and children with non-Western backgrounds get lower grades in school. But a study by the independent think tank DEA finds that the opposite is true after controlling for parents? income and other socioeconomic factors.
In other words, a young person growing up in Denmark with non-Western parents is more likely to end up getting a higher education than an ethnic Danish peer if their parents have the same level of income.
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