May 12, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Adrian Baker, the first to be charged in connection to the May 30 riot last year, has been sentenced.
He was sentenced to 120 days in jail, three years probation and $6K in restitution.
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Grand Rapids rioter gets 120 days in jail for ‘wanton and pointless’ vandalism
Adrian K. Baker is one of 22 people charged in the May 30-31, 2020 riot in Grand Rapids. In addition to jail, Baker has to pay for a smashed window. Author: John Hogan Updated: 3:02 PM EDT May 12, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The first person prosecuted for the Grand Rapids riot was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in jail for what the judge called “a huge mistake.’’
“This was a huge mistake you made,’’ Kent County Circuit Court Judge Curt Benson told 19-year-old Adrian K. Baker. “There are consequences if you just start wantonly smashing up innocent businesses.
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Psychological study from adam&eveDDB and PRETTYBIRD director Margot Bowman follows a girl caught unprepared for her period at school
A psychological study is at the heart of a new campaign by Hey Girls, the social enterprise founded by Celia Hodson to tackle period poverty. The idea, created by adam&eveDDB, revolves around a film called ‘Seeing Red’ which has been carefully crafted to evoke anger that motivates positive action.
The proposed dictionary definition of period poverty , as shown in the film, is a lack of safe access to period products due to financial or social constraints. Period poverty affects 1 in 10 in the UK and surged in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. In fact, a survey by the charity Plan International UK showed that as many as one third of 14 to 21s in the UK struggled to access or afford period products during lockdown.
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Filmmaker and Director Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu will talk about the role of storytelling in her film “Kapaemahu” in a panel discussion presented by the Mother Tongue Film Festival on May 14. (Still from “Kapaemahu,” courtesy of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu)
An evening with Food Journalist Mark Bittman, the Mother Tongue Film Festival and a virtual science café; stream these free programs and more this May through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Sixth Annual Mother Tongue Film Festival
Ongoing Filmmaker and Director Christopher Auchter will talk about the role of storytelling in his film “The Mountain of Sgaana” in a panel discussion on May 14. (Still from “The Mountain of Sgaana,” courtesy of Christopher Auchter)
Unions join forces after plans to axe 15 jobs at Sandown school revealed
One staff member said they were I “appalled by the treatment of the staff over the past few years”, as the future of 15 jobs is under threat in latest consultation
GMB, Unison, NASUWT and NEU UNIONS are concerned following the resumption of budget-slashing consultation meetings.
GMB: Proposals raise more questions than give answers
The Bay, which took over the former Academies Enterprise Trust, Sandown Bay Academy, has developed proposals which raise more questions than give answers, the GMB says.
The proposed changes could see up to 15 jobs axed, with remaining staff suffering detrimental changes to their working hours and other terms and conditions.