Apr 28, 2021
TWO-DAY EVENT: The Ursuline Sisters, The Humility of Mary Sisters and ACTION of Youngstown are working together to present a two-day event to address systemic racism in the Mahoning Valley called “Anti-Racism at the Crossroads: Healing the Great Divide 2.”
The workshop will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is being hosted entirely via Zoom meeting. Last November, Sister Patricia Chappelle and Sister Anne-Louise Nadeau facilitated a conversation on becoming anti-racist. More than 50 participants were invited to reflect on clear definitions, attitudes and behaviors that enabled racism in seven separate systems. This was followed by a presentation on specific ways to transform those attitudes and behaviors.
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Apr 23, 2021
GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP: The Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District kicked off its litter cleanup campaign this month. The summerlong program called the Great American Cleanup is part of a national campaign through Keep America Beautiful. Local volunteers receive trash bags, litter grabbers, safety vests and gloves. All cleanup volunteers will receive Earth Day T-shirts, while supplies last.
Service groups, neighborhood clubs, schools, scouts and communities seek out littered areas and then register their cleanup date to receive supplies. Registration forms are available by calling the district at 330-675-2673 or 1-800-707-2673. Sign up to volunteer on line at www.gottagogreen.org.
Apr 22, 2021
THINK GREEN: Trumbull County Democrats are hosting an Earth Day event including a drive-thru vegetable seed packet giveaway 4 to 6 p.m. today at 36 Youngstown Warren Road, Niles, in the Pinetree Plaza. The public is welcome to pick up seed packets and get a start on a spring garden. The event also will include showing of short films inside the party headquarters and information on how the Biden administration is focusing on the climate crisis and clean energy jobs and technology.
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• To reach the 24-hour information referral and crisis intervention service in Trumbull County, call Help Network at 330-393-1565 or 211.
U.S. bill aimed at countering China aggression set to pass committee stage
04/21/2021 08:14 PM
The U.S. Capitol Building. CNA file photo
Washington, April 20 (CNA) A draft bill that seeks to boost the United States capability to counter China s aggression on the international stage, including its belligerence against Taiwan, is expected to clear the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (U.S. time).
Titled the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, the draft bill calls for the U.S. to reassert its leadership within international organizations and other multilateral arenas and to bolster its diplomacy strategy to address the challenges posed by the Chinese government.