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From the City of Toronto:
"Councillor Pam McConnell (Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale), City of Toronto staff and community members joined event partners Toronto Community Housing and The Daniels Corporation today to celebrate the opening of the new Regent Park.
"This park and its amenities provide a much desired natural recreational space for the community of Regent Park, allowing all a greater opportunity to enjoy the outdoors," said Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. "The City continues to reaffirm its commitment to increasing natural amenities in Toronto's urban landscape."
"Today's celebration was a delightful reflection of the way this space can be used to bring people together to enjoy art, music, food and recreation," said Councillor McConnell. "With the opening of this park, we also honour the contribution that Regent Park residents have made to the design of their neighbourhood gathering place."
Toronto Community Housing provided the land to the City's Parks, Forestry and Recreation division to develop into park space. The six-acre park is a $6.2 million investment by the City and includes a playground, splash pad, multi-purpose green space, plaza for community events, dog off-leash area, community gardens, greenhouse, bake oven, walkways and lush landscaping.
"This new park is a key part of how revitalization is fostering a vibrant community in Regent Park," said Greg Spearn, Toronto Community Housing's Chief Development Officer and interim President and CEO. "It's a place at the heart of Regent Park where residents, neighbours and people from across the city can come together to be part of a community that thrives."
"Regent Park, with the bake oven, greenhouse and community gardens, will provide a community gathering place where people, ideas and food can be shared and celebrated," said Louise Moody, Executive Director of the Christian Resource Centre, the Chair Organization of the Regent Park Food Partnership. "The Regent Park Food Partnership is delighted by the opportunities to engage local residents in animating the new park."
The new park's amenities and Regent Park Food Partnership, comprised of over 25 community groups and individuals, will create numerous opportunities for people to get involved in planting, growing, harvesting, cooking and sharing food, as well as enjoying farmers' markets, musical and public gatherings, and more.
"Regent Park is quickly becoming one of Toronto's best communities to live, work and play," said Martin Blake, Vice President of The Daniels Corporation, which is Toronto Community Housing's Development Partner in the Regent Park Revitalization. "The new park joins the incredible amenities that already exist in this community including Daniels Spectrum and the Regional Aquatic Centre along with the soon-to-open community centre and athletic grounds. All of these amenities nurture a true sense of community and we expect this fantastic outdoor space to be a favourite for all ages!"
The park opening event, called The Magic City, was sponsored by Toronto Community Housing and The Daniels Corporation and brought to life by choreographer Bill Coleman of Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, with musical direction by John Oswald featuring the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Bramwell Tovey, the Regent Park School of Music and over 400 performers of all ages from the Regent Park community. Community performances were supported by Artscape and Daniels Spectrum.
Regent Park is the ground-breaking example of how Toronto Community Housing's approach to city building can transform a community into a successful, mixed-income, mixed-use neighbourhood, with rental buildings, market condominium buildings, townhomes, commercial space, community facilities, active parks and open space.
The new park spans the block from Dundas Street to the south, Sumach Street to the west, Sackville Street to the east and Oak Street to the north.
The Weston Family Parks Challenge:
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation initiated the Weston Family Parks Challenge in 2012 announcing $5 million, in aggregate over three years, to enhance Toronto’s green spaces while encouraging private-public partnership for the long-term sustainability of Toronto’s parks.
Year one accomplishments are notable with over $1.3 million in funding being allocated to innovative park projects across the City. Click here to learn more about previous grants under the Parks Challenge.
Building on this success, the Ontario Trillium Foundation has announced $1.25 million in new funding for projects as part of the Weston Family Parks Challenge and to strengthen the capacity of Toronto Park People. Ontario Trillium Foundation’s support will be available over the next two years to provide greater incentive for communities to revitalize their connection to each other and nature.
The Weston Family Parks Challenge will provide $120,000 over two years to support an innovative and collaborative partnership in Regent Park to engage the community with the City of Toronto’s newest park. The contribution of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will support community engagement efforts to ensure the long term sustainability of this new park space as part of the Revitalization of the Regent Park neighbourhood.
“The generous contribution of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will ensure this new greenspace in the Regent Park neighbourhood will be off to a successful start when it opens in 2014” said Liz Curran, Community Food Centre Manager at CRC. “The funding being provided by the Weston Foundation will ensure that the local community is engaged with the wonderful new amenities in this park, which will become a community hub for all who live in the area.”
See the projects funded to date: parkpeople.ca/content/weston-family-parks-challenge-%E2%8...
Learn more about the Weston Family Parks Challenge: parkpeople.ca/node/220
Photos Courtesy: Heather Lewis (heatherlewisphotography.ca) for Toronto Park People.
On 29 September 2020, David Shearer, the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan said that tangible progress in the peace process across South Sudan is a crucial issue, while speaking at a press conference held at the UNMISS headquarters, Juba.
Other key issues that SRSG Shearer briefed on included unhindered access for the UN peacekeeping operation to conflict hotspots, economic stability for the South Sudanese as well as the ongoing re-designation of UN Protection Sites into more conventional camps for the internally displaced.
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Connecticut college presidents, members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a ceremony hosted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) to honor United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for their commitment to opening access to higher education for their employees.
BornFebruary 12, 1855 BirthplaceBrockport, New York
DiedMarch 4, 1944
Grave SiteHigh Street Cemetery, Brockport, New York
ContributionWorked to secure equal rights and opportunities for all women, especially African-American women.
Quotation"I dare not cease to hope and aspire and believe in human love and justice ..."
Frances (Fannie) Barrier would always look back on her youth in Brockport, New York as a time of innocence. At the same time, she also believed that these childhood experiences of "social equality" ill-prepared her for the racism that she faced later in life. Her growing awareness of the unfair treatment African American women received led her to pursue a lifetime of activism and strengthened her commitment to improving their lives.
The youngest of Anthony and Harriet Barrier’s three children, Fannie Barrier often recalled "old home and school associations" as "sweet and delightful." Her father was a barber who later became a coal dealer, came to Brockport as a child from Pennsylvania, where he was born, and claimed to be of French descent. Her mother had been born in Chenango, New York and married Mr. Barrier in Brockport.
All three Barrier children went to and graduated from Brockport public schools. Fannie Barrier went on to the Brockport Normal School, a teacher college (now called SUNY Brockport), and was the first African-American to graduate from there in 1870. The children also attended church and Sunday School at the First Baptist Church in Brockport. Theirs was the only African–American family in the congregation, and each of them was very active. Fannie Barrier frequently sang or played the piano. Anthony Barrier was a clerk, trustee, treasurer, and deacon of the church and Harriet Barrier led a women’s Bible class.
After graduation, Fannie Barrier went to teach in the Washington D.C. area, hoping to help the freedmen. Life there was very different from what she had experienced and she was "shattered" by the discrimination she encountered. She enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Washington to study portrait painting, and found herself surrounded by screens that separated her from the other students. In response to her complaints, she was informed that that was the only way she could remain in the class. She had a similar experience at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where she wanted to further her piano studies, but was asked to leave after all the students from the southern states threatened to quit if she stayed.
She returned to her teaching, and met S. Laing Williams, her future husband, in Washington, D.C. He was a native of Georgia and worked in the United States Pension Office. He was also a law student at Columbian University (later George Washington University Law School). They were married in her Brockport home in August 1887, returned to Washington, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois. S. Laing Williams was admitted to the Illinois bar and began a successful law practice.
No longer teaching, Fannie Barrier Williams became very active among the Chicago reformers. She was director of the art and music department of the Prudence Crandall Study Club, an exclusive organization formed by Chicago’s elite African-American community. Barrier Williams was able to extend her view well beyond this privileged group to the needs of all women. With her husband, she worked for the Hyde Park Colored Voters Republican Club and the Taft Colored League. An associate of both Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, she represented the viewpoint of African-Americans in the Illinois Women’s Alliance and lectured frequently on the need for all women, but especially black women, to have the vote.
Recognizing the lack of services available to women, Barrier Williams helped to found the National League of Colored Women in 1893 and its successor, the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in 1896. These organizations provided kindergartens, mothers’ groups, sewing classes, childcare centers, employment bureaus, and savings banks for women who would not have had access to them elsewhere. Similarly, when she became aware of the lack of African-American physicians and nurses in the hospitals, she helped to create Provident Hospital in 1891, an inter-racial medical facility that included a training school for nurses that admitted African-American women. She was also instrumental in the creation of the Frederick Douglass Center in 1905, a settlement house, and the Phillis Wheatley Home for Girls. The latter became part of a national movement, and the hospital and settlement house still serve the Chicago community today. She was also the first African-American and the first woman on the Chicago Library Board.
Barrier Williams achieved considerable recognition when she waged a battle for the representation of African-Americans at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. She succeeded in having two staff appointments designated for African-Americans and having African-American interests included in the program. She herself was appointed as Clerk in charge of Colored Interests in the Department of Publicity and Promotions. She was also invited to present two major addresses, one to the World’s Congress of Representative Women and the other to the World’s Parliament of Religions. In the first, The Intellectual Progress of the Colored Women of the United States Since the Emancipation Proclamation, Barrier Williams disputed the notion that slavery had rendered African-American women incapable of the same moral and intellectual levels as other women and called on all women to unite to claim their inalienable rights. This was followed by a discussion and words of praise from Frederick Douglass.
The second speech, "What Can Religion Further Do to Advance the condition of the American Negro?" called upon churches, particularly those in the South, to open their doors to all people, regardless of race. She also proclaimed a continuing belief in the ability of religion and faith to correct society’s problems. Perhaps it was this belief that gave Barrier Williams the courage to challenge every day injustices. When she was nominated to the prestigious Chicago Women’s Club in 1894, she and her friends received various threats. Barrier Williams continued to fight for inclusion, not because the club mattered to her so much, but because she believed that she owed it to her friends who supported her not to quit, and to all African-American women to show perseverance. She was admitted in 1895, the same year she established the National Federation of Afro-American Women with Mary Church Terrell. This group also became a part of the National Association of Colored Women. At the National Colored Women’s Congress in 1895, these women, along with Ida Wells Barnett, had broken with Booker T. Washington, and allied with W.E.B. Dubois. They believed Washington compromised with the "white supremacist" South too much. In addition to condemning discrimination and lynching, these women passed a resolution calling for a fully integrated women’s movement.
Barrier Williams retained her friendship with Dubois and was among the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Her work to secure women’s rights was recognized when she was the only African-American selected to eulogize Susan B. Anthony at the 1907 National American Women’s Suffrage Association convention. She continued to fight for women’s rights, and to implement programs and associations that could improve their lives. She remained in Chicago, even after the death of her husband in 1921, and then returned to Brockport in 1926 to live with her sister. She continued to advocate for African-American women, if only from the sidelines, until her death in 1944.
Entrance Walk to GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Constitution Gardens along Lincoln Memorial North Elm Walkway, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
For too long a time now I work in spurts of organization...I have been 80% organized untl the twins but 3 years of being sic(preggo) and no sleep 18monts later..My organization has slipped away and and Mounting into monumental proportions..(to me)I am overwhelmed. I keep stumbling with flylady and know that each stumble set me up for today> TODAY right now I am making a WHOLE HEARTED commitment to myself,myfamily,myhusband,myfamily,friends,and the Mother Earth.... to NOT be a PERFECTIONIST and to take ONE step at a time.
I will Declutter,Reuse,Recycle,Stop buying needlessly,Reduce my foot print. I am integrated every tiny bit helps..one step at a time
I intend on having a harmonious,Warm,Magical,Romantic,Enriching,CLEAN to every corner.(not in one day or at one whole time) Beautiful HOME to Grow my little ones in warmth of Heart and Spirit. Doing this will give me TIME with them, ME, Hubby, Connection time with Friends Family...
I will have time to CREATE and My Heart will Sing since there's no trace of"guilt" for fear I a not doing something eles or not deserving this time.
I will make this fun for me by embellishing my FLY Baby Steps...so my GEMINI twins will play and pick up!
Here I go to Shine my sink I am jumping in!
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12 October 2009, Rome - World Food Day Event: Delivering on Commitments to Eradicate Hunger and Malnutrition by 2050, organized by the International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH) held in the Iran Room during the High-Level Expert Forum on "How to Feed the World in 2050", 12-13 October 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy.
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U.S. Embassy Jakarta staff held an educational discussion with architecture and engineering students at @america August 7 on the New Embassy Compound, which will replace the current Embassy structure. The project is an important symbol of America’s commitment to an enduring Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesia. The new Embassy in Jakarta will utilize the highest standards of design, landscape, and sustainability. The entire Embassy design integrates green building techniques and will be one of the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certified buildings constructed in Indonesia. Among the advanced technologies incorporated into the Embassy are rain water harvesting, bio-retention areas for storm water, porous paving, photovoltaic (solar) panels, and building sunscreens. The event was a good opportunity to discuss architecture and engineering as possible career paths for students. [U.S. State Dept.]
Credit: Aisha Iqbal / Clinton Global Initiative
My Commitment Is... - CGI U 2013
Students showcase their Commitments to Action at the 2013 CGI University meeting at WashU.
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"USCA has made a commitment to produce 10 national events in 2014 that will establish a consistently formatted series for enthusiasts of all skill levels. From simple membership, social and vendor interaction activities, to serious competition, the USCA will offer something relevant to all street car and performance enthusiasts, manufacturers, and service providers."
This has been a turning point in the history of the Headquarters Multinational Corps Northeast (HQ MNC NE). With the successful completion of the exercise „Brilliant Capability 2016”, the Corps – Custodian of Regional Security – has become operationally capable to assume command of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, also referred to as the “spearhead force”. I strongly believe that our team effort will provide tremendous value to NATO. – said Lieutenant General Manfred Hofmann, the Corps Commander, on the occasion of the Distinguished Visitors Day, which took place in Szczecin, 2nd June.
As part of a shared commitment to advance the health and vitality of the St. Johns River, Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute (MSRI) and the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) are partnering to launch an educational initiative called Connected, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of the St. Johns River as a vital natural resource.
“The St. Johns River is the heartbeat of our city and our region, and as a community, we are all connected to the river in some way,” said MSRI Executive Director Dr. Quinton White, who has studied the St. Johns River and its diverse wildlife for more than 40 years. “As neighbors across the river, Jacksonville University and JAXPORT both understand how important the river is to our thriving city. We share a common goal of ensuring the river is healthy for future generations, because our environment and economy depend on it.”
Every year, the river carries 10 million tons of cargo through JAXPORT, pumping more than $31 billion into the regional economy. It’s also home to thousands of species that depend on the river for survival. Powered by funding from JAXPORT, Connected brings together research, education and global commerce in a mission to educate and engage the community on a broad range of topics related to the river.
“I am pleased to see two organizations that are dear to my heart come together for such an important partnership,” said JAXPORT Immediate Past Chairman Jamie Shelton, who also serves as Chairman of the JU Board of Trustees. “I look forward to seeing the incredible educational opportunities that will come from this partnership, and the positive impact it will have on the health and vitality of our river for generations to come,” Shelton continued.
“I am a firm believer that there is a nexus between commerce and protecting the environment,” said JAXPORT CEO Eric Green. “As the largest commercial user of the harbor, we are proud to do our part to help facilitate the connection between environmental stewardship and economic opportunity, ultimately benefiting our river and community.”
As Northeast Florida’s leading environmental research institution, the Marine Science Research Institute at Jacksonville University offers scientific expertise and educational resources to further the mission of the Connected partnership at local schools and community groups. MSRI faculty will offer informative lectures, interactive activities, and resources for educators on topics that include: ecosystems and wildlife found in and around the river; hydrology and water cycles; the river’s role in our city’s history; and its importance to the regional economy.
“Through Connected, we will partner with local schools and community organizations to bring river education to all ages,” said Dr. Melinda Simmons, assistant professor of marine science at Jacksonville University. Simmons will lead local outreach and education efforts throughout Northeast Florida. “Connected is far more than just a series of lectures. It is an open invitation to explore and engage with our beautiful St. Johns River with the goal of inspiring all members of our community to value and protect it.”
To kick off the Connected initiative and establish a baseline for measuring success, Jacksonville University’s public opinion research and polling expert, Dr. Raymond Oldakowski, conducted a survey to assess current community awareness and opinion of the St. Johns River. Of nearly 470 randomly-selected individuals who were surveyed, nearly 80 percent placed a high value of importance on the river as an asset to Jacksonville. More than 99 percent of those surveyed said it is “somewhat” or “very” important for people in Jacksonville to learn about the river, while one in four respondents said they are “not at all knowledgeable” about what they can do to protect the health of the river.
Other important findings from the survey include:
The health of the river was ranked as the issue of highest importance to survey participants, exceeding the river’s perceived value as a source for jobs, recreation and a visual amenity. Approximately 87 percent of those surveyed ranked the health of the river as “very important” to the city.
While a majority of respondents view government agencies as most responsible for protecting the river (57 percent), they also gave significant and equal weight to the role of the business community (46 percent) and individuals (46 percent) in protecting the health of the river as well.
The majority (52 percent) described the health of the river as “good” but in need of improvements in some areas, while 39 percent believe the river is in need of “major cleanup”.
“There are extremely encouraging takeaways from this survey: most people in Jacksonville place a high value on the importance of the river to our community and our economy, and many of us believe in a shared responsibility to protect it,” said Dr. Simmons. “We know nearly one in four people simply don’t know enough about what they can do as individuals to improve the health of the river, and with our partners at JAXPORT, we have an opportunity to educate them.”
A healthy river drives a healthy economy as well. Cargo activity through JAXPORT, one of the most vital seaports on the east coast, sustains 138,500 Florida jobs with an average salary of $70,000, well above the state average. JAXPORT also plays a significant national security role as one of the country’s 17 Strategic Seaports authorized to move military cargo for national defense, foreign humanitarian aid and disaster relief. It is the only port in Florida with this designation, which requires 24/7 on-call status for emergency response.
About Jacksonville University
As northeast Florida’s premier private institution of higher education, Jacksonville University is consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Regional Universities in the South, with back-to-back Top 30 rankings in 2020 and 2021. Founded in 1934, the University offers more than 100 majors, minors, and programs, including in-demand degrees in Marine Science, Biology, Nursing, Business, Engineering, Finance, and Psychology, as well as those in the highly specialized fields of Aviation, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Film, Animation, and Healthcare Administration. With its four colleges, eleven schools and two institutes, Jacksonville University’s 235-acre riverfront campus is minutes from downtown and from beautiful area beaches.
About JAXPORT
JAXPORT is Florida’s largest container port by volume and one of the nation’s busiest vehicle-handling ports. Located in the Southeastern United States at the crossroads of the nation’s rail and highway network, JAXPORT is the global gateway to Florida, the nation’s third-largest state. The port offers service from dozens of ocean carriers, with competitive transit times to 140 ports in more than 70 countries.
On October 23, 2013 at La Gaite Lyrique, Paris, L'Oreal launched its sustainability vision, initiatives, and commitments, an initiative led by Alexandra Palt (global head of sustainability and corporate social responsibility for L'Oreal) and Jean-Paul Agon (Global CEO, L'Oreal).
Following the launch and announcement, L'Oreal also hosted a Summit on Reimagining Consumption, bringing together corporate leaders in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, to discuss creating a culture and practice of sustainable business and sustainable consumption.
Womensphere CEO Analisa Balares took part in the launch as a member of L'Oreal's new "panel of critical friends" - an international panel of experts and advisory group on sustainability chaired by Jose Maria Figueres, current CEO of the Carbon War Room and former President of Costa Rica.
For more information on L'Oreal's sustainability initiatives, please view the announcement and details on the commitments here: www.loreal.com/press-releases/loreal-announces-its-new-su...
16 March 2022 New York NY USA
Nordic ministers signing a commitment on a Green and Gender-Equal Nordic region:
Gry Haugsbakken, Statssekreterare Norge.
Thomas Blomqvist, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality, Finland,
Eva Nordmark, Minister for Employment and Gender Equality, Sweden
Trine Bramsen, Minister for Transport and minister for Gender Equality, Denmark, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market, Iceland Sima Sami Bahous Executive Director of UN Women.
Photo: Pontus Höök/norden.org
We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you on successfully conquering Thorong La Pass - 5,416 meters above sea level!
Walking through such high altitudes in the mountainous region is an incredibly challenging task, and your determination, perseverance, and teamwork have truly shone through.
The Thorong La Pass is not just a physical challenge; it tests one's mental strength, endurance, and resilience. Your dedication and commitment to reaching this milestone are truly commendable. You have demonstrated courage in the face of adversity and have achieved something truly remarkable.
Congratulations!!
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