Austin’s first-ever community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon (Photo by John Anderson)
When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created along with it a $300 million anti-displacement fund, aiming to offset the increase in housing costs expected along the corridors served by new rail and rapid bus routes. While that investment makes up a small slice of that $7.1 billion pie, it s the largest program of its kind to be launched in the U.S., and it nearly doubles the amount of city tax dollars that voters have approved for affordable housing.
As the city s first community displacement prevention officer, Nefertitti Jackmon will have the task of overseeing that fund. She describes the opportunity as equally exciting as it is daunting. Indeed, the fund will be closely monitored not just locally, but also nationally because of its unprecedented scope. Jackmon was encouraged by the vote and s
U.S.-UK Hypocrisy on Display
by Assange Defense Committee / May 13th, 2021
The U.S. government is still appealing their stunning defeat in Julian’s extradition case. While the world waits for the UK courts to act, activists continue to draw attention to Julian’s plight.
Psaki Grilled on Assange
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was grilled yesterday on press freedom and Julian’s case. Psaki deflected
New York Post reporter Steven Nelson’s question by stressing the “independence” of the Justice Department.
Activists Making Things Happen!
#FreeAssange billboards! Led by
Misty Winston, they’ve raised thousands in grassroots donations to put up the first billboard in Columbus, Ohio!
Two Million Revolutionary Bricks Go into Annual Production Following Funding Award
From KenoteqMay 13 2021
Kenoteq, a clean-tech spin-out from Heriot-Watt University, has been awarded £1 million in funding by Zero Waste Scotland to commercialise production of its revolutionary brick made of recycled construction waste, the K-Briq, to more than two million bricks per year.
Image Credit: Kenoteq
The unique, multi award-winning K-Briq™ is made from over 90% recycled demolition and construction waste materials. It produces a tenth of the CO
2 emissions of a traditional fired brick and requires less than a tenth of the energy in its manufacture.
The Circular Economy Investment Fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland with funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the Scottish Government, offers investment for SMEs based in Scotland and supports innovative work that will deliver circular economy growth.
/PRNewswire/ MortFlix announces its launch as America s only streaming media network dedicated to the housing industry. Multiple channels of exclusive.
by Vasudha Madhogaria - Apr 16, 2021 09:48 AM
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Snapshot
If journalists or the media want to do political activism or politics, why not come out in the open and put their ideas to the democratic test?
Why hide behind the facade of journalism to package their politics? Something s not adding up here!
An accountant s mind from the very start is tuned to find patterns, look out for errors and identify discrepancies, almost as if seeking them. Even if everything does add up, or seemingly appears to, one cannot simply rule out the possibility that things might actually be out of balance.