The University of British Columbia’s Social Justice Centre is suing a prominent Jewish organization and one former contractor for defamation after pro-Hamas stickers bearing the SJC’s logo were placed on campus in November.
Then, abortion has been legal in Canada for over thirty years, and as the issue once again rises to the surface in the U.S., plenty of Canadian politicians have promised that right will never be taken away from women. But according to Karen Segal with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, there is a difference between having the legal right to an abortion and being able to access one.
New Bern resident Jon Segal is one of those leaders and was recently recognized by Craven Community College as a Community Fabric Award winner for individual leadership in the community.
The work of area volunteers and unsung heroes was honored Wednesday during the New Bern Sun Journal’s 52 Faces of Community Recognition Drive-Thru Celebration at Union Point Park.
Now in its fourth year, the event spotlights those individuals featured in the paper’s weekly 52 Faces of Community feature, which focuses on those who have made a positive difference in the community.
Antoinette Boskey-Chadwick was also chosen as this year’s recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service. The award honors “Outstanding Americans who are making a difference.”
She will represent Craven County this summer at the national Jefferson Awards event this summer. Past Jefferson Award winners include Tharesa Lee, Ben Watford, and Patti Peebles.
In a pandemic era which drastically changed the social atmosphere of fundraisers such as Thursday’s Empty Bowls, individuals like Reba Aylward and smaller New Bern area businesses continue to step up and provide baseline funding to ensure their success.
http://www.emptybowlsnewbern.org/ has always been possible through a combination of ticket-holders and the sponsors, a group of corporations, small business and individuals who have contributed more than half of the $300,000 raised over the past decade to aid hunger efforts and support the art.
This year, Chairman Patti Peebles said there was an increased effort by individuals and small businesses.