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Priority is "less poverty and more equity," Colombian leader says : "Madrid – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said here Tuesday that his main priority is ensuring that social indicators advance, "less poverty and more equity," with the aim of reducing the number of people living in extreme poverty to less than 9 ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Federal Interference In State Medical Marijuana Laws Is A Low Priority ... WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday reiterated the Justice Department's support for the Ogden memo, which in 2009 declared that the sale and use of medical marijuana in states where it's legal are a low priority for federal ...

Transgender health services top priority in Santa Clara County - Anthony Ross, left, is Santa Clara County's program manager of transgender services in the Office of LGBTQ Affairs. His position is only the second of its kind in the nation. Ross is pictured with Ken Yeager, Santa Clara County Board Supervisor, and Maribel Martinez, director of the Office of LGBTQ  ...

What is the Top Priority for the LGBT Community? Survey Says... : A new survey has revealed that, out of all the issues facing the LGBT community, LGBTs appear most concerned with workplace rights and employment protections. How should this inform political action, what is the danger in this kind of survey?

Child health 'slipping down the priority list' in Wales, says Royal College  -  Child health needs to become a top priority in Wales if the country is to curb rising obesity levels and reduce widening inequalities between the rich ...

Left Coast Rebel: The best approach for fighting poverty is often ... Furthermore, the best approach for fighting poverty is often precisely not to make fighting poverty the highest priority. Instead, it's better to stress achievement and the pursuit of excellence, like a hero from an Ayn Rand novel. These are still at ...

“Our main priority is to prioritize the wellbeing of brown and Black people, so we deliberately chose vendors, creatives and wellness ... View article...

Homelessness won't stop until we make it a political priority : "But the most important thing we can do is to urge our elected representatives to make ending hunger, homelessness and poverty the priority it should be. ...

Perdue opposes anti-LGBT amendment : Bev Perdue announced today her opposition to a proposed anti- LGBT constitutional amendment that would ban recognition of marriage, civil unions and domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples in the state. “My top priority is creating jobs,” Perdue ... QNotes

McGill's half hearted email is an insufficient response to neo-nazism - In late November, flyers were posted near McGill’s downtown campus, with the words “tired of anti-white propaganda? It’s time to make Canada great again!” emblazoned over a maple leaf. The posters included links to white supremacist websites and crossed-out symbols that represent Islam, communism, and homosexuality. In response, Christopher Manfredi, McGill’s VP Academic, sent out an email on December 12 (“Flyers posted near downtown campus”) which denied any association between the posters and the University. The email stated: “To the best of our knowledge none of the flyers appeared on campus; nor do we have any information to indicate that the flyers are associated with any member of the McGill community. Nevertheless, I want to state unequivocally that the message communicated by the flyers, both in their text and the pictograms appearing on them, is contrary to McGill University’s values and firm commitm...

Marriage equality is at risk : This historic decision was a victory for those in favor of LGBT rights everywhere. Fast forward to the 2010 elections. Many Republican candidates claim repealing same-sex marriage is their number one priority in the Iowa Legislature. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Tobacco use by mental health patients: 'This is a priority concern' - Much has changed since the 1970s, when Nancy Reed started working with Oklahomans in search of mental health services. In those days, it seemed ...

Tackling homophobic bullying in schools is an urgent priority  - With devastating honesty, they showed the damage this kind of bullying can cause – the protagonist fielding daily insults and aggression just because ...

Make mental health a priority  - THOUGH mental illness remains one of the most stigmatised illness categories worldwide, it is important to know that gender is a critical determinant ...

'They're sick' - Hanna says many of nation's children have mental ... "Child mental health in the country is not something that is given priority. When we looked at the data, there was tremendous sadness among people under 16  ...

This Comedian Feels 'Emboldened' To Be Gay After The 2016 Election - Writer-performer Justin Sayre is among the ranks of those disappointed by the results of the 2016 presidential election, but he’s found a silver lining. In his latest video for HuffPost Queer Voices, Sayre said the rise of President Donald Trump has given him the “overwhelming urge to be so gay that I start to make people around me uncomfortable.” “It’s nice to think of myself as a threat to American security again,” he said, nodding to Trump’s explicitly anti-LGBTQ agenda. “It’s nice to think that I’m the priority, that what I’m doing is so terrible and wrong that we have to shut this motherf**ker down. So I’m ready!”

Health checks a priority for children before school, says clinical health nurse  - A clinical health nurse is encouraging parents to get their child's health ... Ms Raines said the clinic had been trying to publicise the health checks ...

Chinese Communist leader defends globalization while US talks isolationism - On the contrary, far from extolling global capitalism, Xi’s speech carried a critical edge, pointing to the contradictions of a system that produces material wealth as never before while leading to increasing inequalities and social turmoil. Highlighting the lack of fairness in the international order, Xi called for priority to be given to job creation, innovation, green growth and, above all, tackling poverty. “Over 700 million people in the world,” he noted, “are still living in extreme poverty. For many families, to have warm houses, enough food and secure jobs is still a distant dream. This is the biggest challenge facing the world today.”

Democrats in Texas Make LGBT Issues a Priority  - The Texas Democratic Party is putting gay rights front and center this November at the ballot box with a platform that calls for a ban on gay conversion ...

Top U.S. priority should be fighting inequality  - The 2,716 respondents were evenly split on whether American economic competitiveness is rising or falling when compared with that of other ...