By Jessica Ceballos Campbell on February 22, 2017
Nation Watch: February 23, 2017
As social actions around the world demonstrate, the people listen, the streets listen. A vast, strong community seeks a world of greater compassion and justice. Politicians listen too, when there are enough people in real and virtual streets.
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Human Rights
“Trump administration rescinds Obama rule on transgender students’ bathroom use.” Source: The Hill
“10 members resign from Trump panel on Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders.” Source: The Hill
Environment
Trump Administration is expected to take executive action to roll back the EPA’s Clean Water Rule. Source: Washington Post
Senate confirms Scott Pruitt as head of Environmental Protection Agency. Source: The New York Times
Health Care
A federal judge blocked a Texas plan to cut medicaid to Planned Parenthood and other clinics providing family planning services. Source: Dallas News
Immigration
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly signed memos increasing the number of immigrants who are considered priorities for deportation. Source: The Hill
Media / Press
The Trump administration releases a “Mainstream Media Accountability Survey” as part of his plan to limit press activity. Source: The White House
International
Republicans back bill requiring congressional approval to remove or lessen U.S. sanctions on Russia. Source: The Hill
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Prepared by Jessica Ceballos Campbell with Adam Leipzig.
Top image by Hassified, under Creative Commons license.
Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jessica Ceballos y Campbell is an L.Á. born writer, publisher, designer, consultant, community advocate, and cultural wanderer. She curates and hosts literary/arts programming that seeks to build, bridge, and sustain our communities, at Highland Park's Avenue 50 Studio and throughout Los Angeles. She is 1/4 of the experiment in publishing known as Writ Large Press, and she holds a seat with the Highland Park Neighborhood Council where she also heads their Arts & Culture committee. Her work has been (or will be) published by Tia Chucha Press, PEN Center USA/Rattling Wall, Further Other Book Works, CCM:Entropy, Los Angeles Magazine, La Bloga, and Brooklyn n Boyle, Hinchas de Poesia, among others.
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