2022 Bertha Foundation Challenge Fellowships for Activists & Investigative Journalists opportunitiesforafricans.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opportunitiesforafricans.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
21 May 2021 - Bertha Justice Network
Members of the Bertha Justice Network speak out about the current humanitarian crisis in Palestine
We, the members of the Bertha Justice Network, a global network of human rights and movement lawyering organisations working in pursuit of social justice, are observing with the greatest concern the situation in Palestine.
The world is witnessing the forced expulsion of Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem by settlers supported by Israeli armed forces, indiscriminate violence against Palestinian protestors, attacks on Palestinian holy sites, and indiscriminate bombing of Gaza which has been under blockade for 15 years. As of May 19, Palestinian human rights organisations have documented the deaths of 219 Palestinians in Gaza, including 63 children. In the same period, 10 deaths have been recorded in Israel, including 2 children. The United Nations states nearly 75,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had been displaced from
Sex crime charges: A new tactic to silence journalists in Morocco ifex.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ifex.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Graham Crisis Center was awarded grants recently by the Bertha Foundation and Priddy Foundation for improvements at the facility and the purchase of needed new technology for the center.
The Priddy Foundation of Wichita Falls has granted nearly $142 million to nonprofit organizations to improve their services in their communities since 1963, according to the organization’s website. The organization awarded a grant of $37,000 to the Graham Crisis Center last Wednesday which will be given to the shelter in January, according to Executive Director Cathy Partridge.
The funding will be used to buy printers, computers and a larger printer and copier for the center. The funding will also be used to purchase a database for those who utilize the center’s services.