News by subject: AVO

The following statement can be attributed to National PTA President Yvonne Johnson: "National PTA is disappointed to see the ruling...

The Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) issued a statement titled "A Historic Victory for Asian and All Americans," praising the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark rulings on the lawsuits filed by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against...

Edward Blum, the founder and president of Students for Fair Admissions made the following remarks: "The opinion issued today by the United States Supreme Court marks the beginning of the restoration of the colorblind legal covenant that binds...

Yvonne Johnson, a passionate and dedicated education and child advocate from Wilmington, Del., has been installed as the 58th president of National PTA, the nation's preeminent volunteer child advocacy association. Johnson's installation took place...

Chevalerie, animal rescue, the leading non-profit organization dedicated to saving horses from neglect and slaughter in Quebec, is launching their heart-rendering campaign "Hear Their Suffering". The initiative aims to raise much-needed funds to...

Following President Joe Biden's executive orders that effectively eliminated immigration enforcement measures along the southern border, a new era of sustained mass migration has been rolling unimpeded across the American frontier. According to The...

The Concord Coalition today said new long-term projections released today by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveal deep structural problems underlying the federal budget and the economy that will keep the debt on an unsustainable path and...

Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a report revealing a disturbing lack of transparency from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding their enforcement of hospital price transparency...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the continued online harassment of Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui....

Unifor served the Detroit Three (D3) automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis notice to bargain today on behalf of 18,000 members whose collective agreements are set to expire in September 2023. "Unifor will open negotiations with the D3 at a...

California gasoline prices have dropped significantly and stabilized relative to national gas prices in the wake of the Governor's call, and enactment of, California's anti-gouging law, according to an analysis by Consumer Watchdog. "The...

Do No Harm, a medical watchdog group opposing divisive ideology in healthcare, announced that its petition condemning the recent publication of a shocking and offensive article in the New England Journal of Medicine has garnered signatures from more...

Some 30 members of Local 10004 of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) demonstrated in front of the offices of their employer, C Division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to protest the withdrawal of the physical union office the...

A new report released today shows how major geographic smoking disparities are impacting residents of 12 contiguous states throughout the Midwest and South, creating a region dubbed "Tobacco Nation." The report from Truth Initiative, the national...

Preserving the quality and independence of the judiciary has been a hallmark of the American Board of Trial Advocates' efforts for decades, and the organization believes that confidence in the nation's judicial system is profoundly important. In the...

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)...

Catastrophic climate change proclamations by UN Sec. Gen. Antonio Guterres such as...

Communities United for Smart Policy Chairwoman Mary Bono released the following statement responding to a new Associated Press report outlining how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's lack of enforcement has allowed Chinese manufacturers to flood...

This morning, The Body Shop joined the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, MP Adam van Koeverden, beauty industry partners, Cruelty Free International and other advocacy...

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is pleased to see that the Competition Bureau Retail Grocery Market Study Report did not make any finding that grocery profits have been excessive or that grocers have padded margins during this inflationary period....

Unifor has uncovered more contracting out of permanent, unionized jobs on the site simplyhired.ca, the fourth such discovery this year by the union. "Scott Moe needs to answer to SaskTel customers and the people of Saskatchewan: why the rush to...

Climate Proof Canada congratulates the federal government on the official release of the country's first National Adaptation Strategy and the Government of Canada Adaptation Action Plan. Both documents were released when the nation's capital has been...

The City of Prince George, B.C., has been selected as the municipal winner of the 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy. The award highlights the city's repeated and devastating failures to effectively conduct...

The Teamsters Union categorically denies the baseless allegations made by Yellow Corporation in its frivolous lawsuit filed today....

The adult children of accomplished Maryland lawyer and investment banker Francis (Frank Jr.) X. Gallagher, Jr., today sued the Archdiocese of Baltimore, affiliated St. Mary's Seminary and University, and its owner, Society of St. Sulpice for causing...

Grocery prices have increased at their fastest rate in more than 40 years, and Canadians are feeling the pinch. Today, the Competition Bureau has published its market study report ? Canada Needs More Grocery Competition ? which recommends that all...

New Market Funds, manager of one of the first funds in Canada to bring market-based investors to the table with non-profit partners to create new affordable housing, is pleased to announce its third investment in a new fund -- 363 apartments in...

On June 22, the bargaining committee for Canada Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Service Officers at Local 2182 reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Canada that will see no concessions and a 10.75% wage increase over four...

Asian American parents, community members and students, representing a coalition of organization, will rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12 PM the day of the release of the...

Leaders of the CLEAR Coalition announced their opposition to legislation that would allow so-called "skill games" across Pennsylvania. A copy of their letter to lawmakers is below. Dear Lawmaker: On behalf of the more than 900,000 Pennsylvanians and...

Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey has joined the Forward Party's Board of Directors. Her background in business, government, and education, as well as her non-profit leadership,...

The Concord Coalition today is heartily welcoming the announcement by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Ranking Member Brendan Boyle (D-PA) that they are launching a bipartisan budget process reform effort. ...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers of what to expect when crossing the border for Canada Day or U.S. Independence Day long weekend. The CBSA invests significant effort planning and preparing for peak periods, such as holiday...

A union meeting took place today in Shawville, Outaouais, where 100 school bus drivers, members of the Local 106 of the Teamsters Union, approved the latest offer from Autobus Lasalle, a subsidiary of Sogesco, by 81%. Autobus Lasalle is responsible...

On Friday afternoon, as Toronto Pride Weekend 2023 was getting underway, Fairmont Royal York managers began approaching employees wearing union pins with the pride rainbow and demanding that they remove them from their uniforms. Managers informed...

Catholics for Choice, which uplifts and amplifies the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom,...

A Call to Men, an organization that has mobilized thousands of men to become aspiring allies to women and girls around the world, in partnership with award-winning social impact agency Picture Motion, is launching a grassroots screening tour of the...

Closing 100bn is a first of many steps needed to support the Global South COP28 President congratulates leadership of President Emmanuel Macron for bringing the world together again, to push for a new deal to level the financial playing field.Summit...

The Teamsters are commending U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, as well as the Democratic Senators on the committee, for voting in favor of passing the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act....

The Appraiser Qualifications Board yesterday voted to adopt the Second Exposure Draft of proposed changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria. The new edition will become effective on January 1, 2026....

NetJets pilots are expected to perform international, extended overwater and mountainous airport operations like their Part 121 peers, but this is where the similarities end. Not only do NetJets pilots, whose professional interests are represented by...

A night that united the Global North and Global South, 'Power Our Planet: Live in Paris' lit up the iconic Champ de...

In response to a lawsuit filed today by the Murphy administration against the boards of education in Middletown, Marlboro and Manalapan, Steve Dnistrian, candidate for the New Jersey State Senate in Legislative District 11 in Monmouth County,...

An analysis by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) of the most recent Census Bureau data reveals that at least 16.8 million illegal aliens now reside in the United States. This figure represents an increase of 1.3 million just since...

Project ANAR led a diverse coalition of more than 20 Afghan community, faith-based organizations, and groups consisting of immigration, refugee, and veteran advocates, in calling on Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to investigate Joshua...

The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (the Partnership) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) today commended Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) for introducing the Preserving Access to Home Health...

Consumer Watchdog has called upon the Governor's Department of Finance to strike a $500,000 allocation in the legislative-approved budget for the San Francisco "Bottle Bank" mobile recycling program....

Today, almost one year since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) launched the Abortion Access Legal Defense Fund (Abortion Access LDF) to help pay legal expenses for abortion patients and...

Pro CA Coalition founders Amy Gonzalez and Andrea Gross filed a lawsuit earlier this week against Columbus Academy ("CA") and Melissa Soderberg, CA's Headmaster ("Soderberg"), for alleged Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; Violation of the...

Today, Justice + Joy National Collaborative (Justice+Joy), formerly National Crittenton, released findings from In Our Words: The Impact of Overturning of Roe v. Wade on Girls, Young Women, and Gender-Expansive Young People of Color. The discussions...