PHR Statement on Escalating Violence Engulfing Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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In response to continued reports of excessive force being used in the Occupied Palestinian Territories resulting in injuries and deaths, and reported attacks on and denials of access to health care, Physicians for Human Rights has issued the following statement: Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is deeply alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating situation engulfing Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, causing death and destruction. The current crisis, which began when Palestinian families were threatened with imminent forcible removal from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah by Israeli police and military, further escalated to include indiscriminate and excessive use of force and interference with the delivery of emergency medical care to injured Palestinian civilians.
May 6, 2021
Whether one is a lover of great music, the visual arts, excellent foods and wines, or fun and unusual adventures, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s Fine Living 2021 online auction offers something for every taste.
Prominent items up for bid include in-home performances by bass-baritone Kevin Short, who has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, and by Mid-Atlantic Symphony musicians playing classics or jazz as quartets, trios or solo. Another bidder will have the opportunity to conduct the orchestra during its annual Holiday Joy concert in December.
Other items range from paintings and prints by talented local artists to baskets of fine wines and foods. The auction also offers online master classes with New York City Ballet Concertmaster Kurt Nikkanen and with Mid-Atlantic Symphony musicians, and the opportunity to share a breakfast, lunch or dinner with Music Director Julien Benichou.
USDA ARS The webinars will highlight opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and others.
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Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 02, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought disaster upon small businesses and the people and communities dependent upon them, with Fortune estimating over 100,000 businesses closing.
Even before 2020, the forces of high finance, competition from corporations and smartphone apps were pressing on small businesses, according to Keith Taylor, University of California Cooperative Extension specialist. But promising solutions exist.
A new free webinar series, Community Economic Development Innovations for a Post-pandemic Economy, will highlight some of these opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and other interested members of the public.
Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Kraus has ties to Holyoke
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Award-winning videographer Kathryn S. (O’Leary) Kraus, a Westfield native raised in Holyoke, now makes her home in Largo, Florida.
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But life has taken her far from where she graduated from Holyoke High School in 1989.
She has received an Emmy Award nomination, two Aegis Awards and numerous AP Awards, and now she is the co-director and co-owner of K4K Films and the director of photography and lead editor.
Two K4K Films feature films, “Punk Strut – the Movie” and “A Reel Life,” are now represented by Philippe Louis Galliano of The Movie Agency and distributed in English-speaking territories by Bayview Entertainment.
Tyler J. East, born Jan. 24, 1991, passed away on April 5, 2021.
Tyler was a kind, warm and loving person. He had a huge heart and an old soul, with a smile and twinkle in his eyes that would light up the room. Anywhere he went, he would stand out like a sore thumb, being he was a giant, gentle giant, who loved animals and rescued many in his short life.
Tyler was a gifted athlete and was always in competition with his older brother, Cody East. Tyler played sports from the age of 10; he accomplished many titles and medals; he was very driven and had one speed â fast!