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What can the UK learn from COVID19? Part 1.
9th May 2020 COVID19, or coronavirus as its more commonly known, is a virus that affects the lungs and the airways (NHS). Rumoured to have originated in China due to infected animals, COVID19 has spread worldwide panic and has forced governments to impose necessary travel restrictions, and complete lockdowns and social isolation.
By Jack A. Sibley6 years ago in The Swamp
Clean & Sanitary Water
IWSH is the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene foundation. The foundation focuses on health, prosperity, and to help provide a better world with clean and sanitary water globally. IWSH beliefs along with CAWST, WE and the United Nations Goal 6 all have one goal in common and that is to help create a better world. With the help of these other organizations it brings in a larger skilled workforce to design and build the much-needed water and sanitation systems. These three organizations have broader connections globally which allows for larger opportunities for them to accomplish their goals. This will be a new change since IWSH mainly has worked with the USA, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Indonesia in the past.
By Christine W6 years ago in The Swamp
Let ME!!!
Last Sunday. That’s the first we had been able to do a much-needed litter pick from early December when the winds revealed just how much trash the so-called highest level of the food chain had dropped, ditched and dumped. I have zero tolerance. If it’s possible…my 9-yr. old has even less.
By The Dani Writer6 years ago in The Swamp
It’s Been 128 Years Since the Homestead Strikes, and Amazon Has Learned Nothing.
Amazon has decided to show where they stand when it comes to their employees striking for paid leave and better working conditions. This past Monday, workers at the Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center, a building with over 4,000 employees, held a walkout to protest the continued operation of the facility. Chris Smalls, the walkout’s organizer, called for the building to be closed and cleaned after at least one employee tested positive for COVID-19. Smalls was fired shortly afterward, which has received massive backlash from both the public and state officials including both New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Along with them, leaders of the AFL-CIO, the main U.S. labor federation, are calling for independent monitors to investigate the conditions within the facility.
By Dylan Genthner6 years ago in The Swamp
Building a better Britain
Building a better Britain Change things for the better Before any structure, that is meant to last, can be built; it needs stable, firm ground to build it on. It needs to be sure the foundations are not going to move. So the first step towards a better Britain is to ensure stability. Stability of population and stability of economics are the firm ground that can be built on. Consistency of purpose and clearly defined objectives, with contingency plans; need to be understood and agreed by the great majority of the population. Governance needs to be truly democratic and not controlled by mixture of elite bureaucrats, the mega wealthy controllers of finance and a select few politicians. The setting up of the stabilizing factors has to be agreed by national referendum and enshrined in law so that only a clear majority in a other referendum, can change the settings. Democracy is governance by the majority.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
The DNC Is Gaslighting Us About Progressives
Ever since the 2020 primaries started the DNC has establishment has been unified behind a singular message. The message isn’t about the ambitious policies they are going to implement, or how they are going to improve the lives of the average voter, or even how they can positively influence the world.
By Walter Rhein6 years ago in The Swamp
Why Ottawa's Homelessness Crisis requires immediate attention and intervention
Pictured above is Jenny. For safety reasons, she chose not to show her face. After Jenny’s partner passed away in April, she and her 2-year-old son were given 48 hours to vacate their home. Her son now lives hours away while she spends her days sitting on the cold pavement of a street corner that she knows is protected by street cameras. Her nights are spent at a homeless shelter.
By Samah Saci6 years ago in The Swamp
The Arctic Isn't Yours To Lease. First Place in Speak Up Challenge.
Dear President Donald Trump, I am writing you concerning the recent decisions your administration made involving the expedited move to lease out land in the areas of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the National Petroleum Reserve, and the waters of the Beaufort Sea to big oil and gas corporations. Republican President Dwight Eisenhower federally protected this land more than 50 years ago. Since then, there has been dispute between many federal offices and companies attempting to take control of the land to either protect it or unearth the oil which rests beneath it.
By Austin G Graham6 years ago in The Swamp
