Nonprofits & Activism
Riverside County Launches Fentanyl Public Awareness Campaign, ‘Drugs in Disguise’
A press conference was held in Riverside County on Jan. 26 to announce a collaborative public outreach program to address the current fentanyl crisis. So far, the “Drugs in Disguise” campaign has had over 90 presentations and reached nearly 12,000 students and community members.
Charity Takes Food Service to the Road
The world is reeling from inflation not seen in decades, with many people’s budgets taking a hit. In Hobart, the capital of the Australian island state Tasmania, a charity is upping its services to help more of those struggling to make ends meet.
Politicians Make Final Push Ahead of Next Week’s Midterm Elections
In Georgia, the critical Senate race is a toss-up even though incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock had outspent his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker. Republican Governor Greg Abbott focused on immigration in Texas and touted his strategy of sending illegal border crossers to Democratic strongholds. Over in Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis joked that Biden was helping his […]
Top Huawei Lobbyist Donates Over $10,000 to Democratic Campaigns
Thomas Green, a senior counsel at multinational law firm Sidley Austin and a top lobbyist for Chinese telecom giant Huawei, has donated more than 10,000 dollars to eight Democratic campaigns in the past month. This is according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks political spending. The money went primarily to Democrats facing competitive races […]
Nurses Summit on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting
In joint collaboration, the Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN) and Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) will host the inaugural Nurses Summit to Combat and Prevent Forced Organ Harvesting on Nov. 1 and share a unified vision to protect and promote ethical medical and nursing practices worldwide. With the goal of advancing this mission and […]
Round Table Discussion on Forced Organ Harvesting From Living People—Past, Present, Future
Round table discussion on June 9, 2022 Sixteen years ago, the international community was made aware of forced organ harvesting from living prisoners of conscience or the intentional killing of people for their organs. This is an abuse of the medical profession, a violation of ethical standards in medicine, and a criminal practice. As inconvenient […]
LIVE: Panel on ‘State-Sponsored Forced Organ Harvesting of Living People’
Watch second of the two events here. CAP Freedom of Conscience, an NGO with Economic and Social Council consultative status at the UN since 2016, and Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), a Nobel Peace prize nominee advocacy group, are co-organizing two consecutive virtual side event conferences to the 49th session of the Human Rights Council. […]
San Francisco Man Receives Citizen of the Year Award For Fight Against Drugs
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—One of California’s largest non-profit law enforcement training associations has recognized the work of one man in the fight against drug abuse. On Oct. 24, the California Narcotic Officers’ Association awarded Frank Lee the San Francisco Bay Area and California Citizen of the Year Award. Lee is the president of the Organization for […]