The Islamic State militant group, in what the UN called a genocide, killed thousands of Yazidis and sent thousands more into exile or sexual slavery. It also destroyed much of their built heritage and cultural history.
The miniature art gallery will be “something like a cross between a diorama and a sidewalk pop-up shop.”
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
“This is a nationwide crisis, and a pattern that is happening everywhere. This is urgent. People get used to what happens, and we don’t want to get used to this – it isn’t Okay,” said Put People First! PA’s Heather Schumacher.
The shooting Wednesday occurred during one of his trademark appearances at a college in Utah.
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
High school teachers in Pennsylvania and Virginia said some students had already stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.
“The future of our democracy rests in the hands of the next generation. But if they’re not well-informed or prepared, it’s likely they won’t participate at all,” said state Rep. Tim Brennan.
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
The conference’s goals are to respect animals’ emotions and intelligence; increase reliance on plant-based foods; be kind to Earth, its inhabitants, and ourselves; and strengthen the human-animal bond.
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