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[nerves-nebula]

immm not good at outfits but i will try because Atchkie deserves cute lil outfits

#nnstuff #nnart #loose stitches related #atchkie #nnoc

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Ju-Hyun Park

Cuba was first placed on this list under the Reagan administration in 1982. In 2015, the Obama administration rescinded Cuba’s SST status as part of a broader push for normalization of relations. However, a lame-duck maneuver by the Trump administration in January 2021 placed Cuba back on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. This designation has continued under President Biden.

Now, 57 member organizations of the National Network on Cuba (NNOC) have launched the #OffTheList campaign to remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List.

#Cuba #OffTheList #UnblockCuba #imperialism #Joe Biden #SSOT #blockade #Donald Trump #protest #solidarity #internationalism #NNOC #struggle la lucha

[dandelionrevolution]

I’m not sure how reliably I’ll be able to keep up with it, but I’ve been wanting to start posting weekly or monthly Good News compilations, with a focus on ecology but also some health and human rights type stuff. I’ll try to keep the sources recent (like from within the last week or month, whichever it happens to be), but sometimes original dates are hard to find. Also, all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.

Anyway, here’s some good news from the first week of March!

1. Mexican Wolf Population Grows for Eighth Consecutive Year

““In total, 99 pups carefully selected for their genetic value have been placed in 40 wild dens since 2016, and some of these fosters have produced litters of their own. While recovery is in the future, examining the last decade of data certainly provides optimism that recovery will be achieved.””

2. “Remarkable achievement:” Victoria solar farm reaches full power ahead of schedule

“The 130MW Glenrowan solar farm in Victoria has knocked out another milestone, reaching full power and completing final grid connection testing just months after achieving first generation in late November.”

3. UTEP scientists capture first known photographs of tropical bird long thought lost

“The yellow-crested helmetshrike is a rare bird species endemic to Africa that had been listed as “lost” by the American Bird Conservancy when it hadn’t been seen in nearly two decades. Until now.”

4. France Protects Abortion as a 'Guaranteed Freedom' in Constitution

“[A]t a special congress in Versailles, France’s parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to add the freedom to have an abortion to the country’s constitution. Though abortion has been legal in France since 1975, the historic move aims to establish a safeguard in the face of global attacks on abortion access and sexual and reproductive health rights.”

5. [Fish & Wildlife] Service Approves Conservation Agreement for Six Aquatic Species in the Trinity River Basin

“Besides conserving the six species in the CCAA, activities implemented in this agreement will also improve the water quality and natural flows of rivers for the benefit of rural and urban communities dependent on these water sources.”

6. Reforestation offset the effects of global warming in the southeastern United States

“In America’s southeast, except for most of Florida and Virginia, “temperatures have flatlined, or even cooled,” due to reforestation, even as most of the world has grown warmer, reports The Guardian.”

7. Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net

“Cash aid without conditions was considered a radical idea before the pandemic. But early results from a program in Stockton, Calif., showed promise. Then interest exploded after it became clear how much COVID stimulus checks and emergency rental payments had helped people. The U.S. Census Bureau found that an expanded child tax credit cut child poverty in half.”

8. The Road to Recovery for the Florida Golden Aster: Why We Should Care

“After a five-year review conducted in 2009 recommended reclassifying the species to threatened, the Florida golden aster was proposed for removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery in June 2021, indicating the threats to the species had been reduced or eliminated.”

9. A smart molecule beats the mutation behind most pancreatic cancer

“Researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.”

10. Nurses’ union at Austin’s Ascension Seton Medical Center ratifies historic first contract

“The contract, which NNOC said in a news release was “overwhelmingly” voted through by the union, includes provisions the union believes will improve patient care and retention of nurses.”

This and future editions will also be going up on my new Ko-fi, where you can support my art and get doodled phone wallpapers! EDIT: Actually, I can't find any indication that curating links like this is allowed on Ko-fi, so to play it safe I'll stick to just posting here on Tumblr. BUT, you can still support me over on Ko-fi if you want to see my Good News compilations continue!

#hopepunk #good news #wolf #wolves #mexican wolf #conservation #solar #solar power #birds #abortion #healthcare #abortion rights #reproductive rights #reproductive health #fish and wildlife #turtles #alligator snapping turtle #snapping turtle #river #reforestation #global warming #climate change #climate solutions #poverty #social safety net #flowers #endangered species #cancer #science #union

[southafricatribune]

NNOC withdraws coach from boxing delegation to Italy

http://dlvr.it/T3QXx7

[vhstapeworm]

nnoc. nocdo you ever think about maybe i was boring

DON"T SAY THAT TO ME.

#noc's asks #I do #I do a lot #I will start throwing myself into a wall

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#Lillian evanti

[artigas]

You should know that I started watching Peaky Blinders bc I saw all your posts about it and my first thought was “oh lit a fun gang show” but I just finished season 3 and now I’m sitting here at 1am SOBBING and even though I have morning classes tomorrow I’m gonna start season 4 🙃 But honestly thank you for bringing this show to my attention. I can’t explain how much I love it, the characters and their interactions, the different plot lines, the music, all of it. It’s just the best

Oh my goodness!!! That’s hella exciting, I’m so amped you got into Peaky Blinders!! It really is just such a blast, isn’t it? I wouldn’t have known about it unless it had been for my friend @crucifythenburn. Now I spent my days wasting away … thinking about whatever Tommy Shelby is gonna fuck up next. 

The show is so good, isn’t it? It has flaws, of course, but what it does well it does really well. The music is spot on, the narrative is really saitifying, the comedic moments are iconic…Tell me everything though!! What characters do you like most?? Did you enjoy season three or did you get lost in that messy plotline like I did? How do you feel about Michael? You love my darling Alfie, don’t you? (If you do not, please lie to me) Also!! If you’re starting season four, that means you’re gonna meet my fave villain!! I can’t wait!! still dying over “oh lit a fun gang show” … i love you ….thanks for reaching out!! I hope I hear from you again!!

#love how every episode just !!! DINGS ya know? #it really slaps #no but for I would love to hear more from you!! #maybe message me sometime and let's ramble about this wonderful show together!! #i-nnoc-u-ous #here's the mail it never fails

[okaywavesentertainment]

PMB sends goodwill message to Obaseki

#breaking headlines #breaking news #breaking news newspaper headlines #breaking news. politics today #current headlines #current newspaper recent news #new breaking news #Nigeria news breaking news #pmb sends messages nnoc director

[growling-suggestion]

Moodboard for @i-nnoc-u-ous !!!!

Send me requests!

Not accepting any more!

#not a suggestion #i-nnoc-u-ous #visual #moodboard requests #profanity

[freemotwresources]

Thorolf “Redbeard” Biornson was an infamous 10th century viking captain whose brutal raids along the east coast of Great Britain had brought him considerable wealth. When he died, his sons were so afraid of his legendary greed that they loaded most of his treasure onto his funeral ship, then set her adrift into the sea. 

Half a year ago, the national oil company of Norway (NNOC) has commissioned its newest offshore drilling platform in the Norwegian Sea. In doing so, however, they have unwittingly disturbed Thorolf’s final resting place, prompting him to rise as a “draugr”–a powerful Norse revenant–and to punish all whom he sees as looters of his hoard. 

The draugr’s first victim is the Norwegian diver Tale Hagen who conducted the sea floor inspection that originally woke the monster and who was the only one to have actually seen the remains of his funeral ship. A few nights later, the draugr ascended to the platform deck and viciously murdered Tale. 

The mystery as written takes place in February 2016 and may have to be adjusted for a different season.

Taken from the document.

#mikhail aristov #koveras alvane #classical mythology #torturer #monster of the week #mysteries

[nerves-nebula]

here's my presentation for religious architecture class AKA an elaborate excuse to think about my fictional religion as homework... neither the saint nor the religion have a name yet but !!! yknow!! i'm getting there!!

#nnstuff #nnart #hanheppi #nnoc #quinn #art college

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Let’s GO to Cuba – experience it for yourself

By Cheryl LaBash

This May Day, come to Cuba, the internationalist nation that sends doctors and builders, not bombs and destroyers. The 2024 U.S. Contingent to the International May Day Work and Solidarity Brigade is waiting for you.

#Cuba #socialism #May Day #delegation #solidarity #NNOC #Cheryl LaBash #Struggle La Lucha

[dignitycollege1-blog]

Union Organizing in the Health Care Industry - New Unions and Alliances Among Rivals

Though our nation's economy has recently lost millions of jobs, the health care industry has continued to add them. Not surprisingly, unions are eager to sign up health care workers. In the last 10 years, the rate of union wins in the health care industry has grown faster than the national average. Unions are uniting to lobby for labor-friendly legislation to promote increased union membership in the health care sector.

In addition to traditional organizing, health care union organizers are using more radical corporate campaigns that target hospital donors, shareholders, community groups, and even patients. The unions push these target groups to put pressure on hospital owners to allow unions to organize their employees. Many critics have argued that some of these agreements with employers have greatly limited workers' power and emphasized the union's cooperation with management.

The following article provides an overview of the major unions involved in the health care industry, as well as strategies to ensure your organization is prepared and remains successful.

Service Employees International Union The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) began in 1921 primarily as a janitor's union and branched out to include government, security, and health care workers. By 2000, it was the largest, fastest-growing union in the United States, with much of that growth stemming from a series of strategic mergers with smaller unions. In June 2005, the SEIU and six other unions left the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) to form the Change to Win coalition. Citing the need for a renewed effort to organize workers, Change to Win purports to be focused on achieving fair wages, health care benefits, and secure retirement for all employees. The coalition also encourages workers to unionize on an industry-wide basis, consolidating smaller unions within larger unions.

SEIU Healthcare In 2007, the SEIU announced plans to launch a new health care union to serve approximately one million members, such as nurses and service workers at hospitals and nursing homes. SEIU Healthcare combined financial and personnel resources from the 38 local SEIU Healthcare unions. Of the SEIU's 1.9 million members, 900,000 work in health care. In September 2008, the SEIU reported it would begin several high-profile projects to bring business leaders, health care providers, community organizations, and elected officials together to work on the nation's health care system. SEIU leaders were part of a May meeting held by President Obama to discuss a health care overhaul. More recently, SEIU members attended town hall meetings to speak out in support of the proposed health care reform. In August, the SEIU was part of a group-largely funded by the pharmaceutical industry's lobby-that launched $12 million in television advertisements to support Obama's health care proposal. This group, the Americans for Stable Quality Care, could spend tens of millions more this fall. more info here cna classes online in california

SEIU and NUHW The SEIU attempted to consolidate three local units representing home health care workers into one unit last December, taking authority away from the local units. The SEIU accused the local unit officials of financial misconduct, and in response, the leaders of the local units criticized the SEIU's practice of centralizing power at its Washington headquarters and making corrupt deals with employers. In January, a 150,000-member SEIU local unit in Oakland was put under trusteeship by the SEIU, and the local officials of that unit were dismissed. The ousted officials formed a new union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW).

The NUHW announced the first workers had cast votes in favor of representation by the new union in March. A majority of 350 union-represented workers at four nursing homes in northern California managed by North American Health Care wanted to end their labor relationship with SEIU and join the NUHW. The day after this announcement, the SEIU filed unfair labor practice charges against the four nursing homes, charging that administrators of the facilities had illegally withdrawn union recognition and colluded with a competing labor union. In that same month, a National Labor Relations Board regional director ruled against the NUHW, saying that the contract between the SEIU and the hospital chain prevented the effort by a new labor union to represent 14,000 Catholic Healthcare West workers. Despite the ruling, the founding convention to formally launch the NUHW took place in April 2009. According to the NUHW, approximately 91,000 California health care workers have signed petitions filed at the labor board, stating they would like be members of the new union.

The NUHW also claims that, in response to these decertification drives, the SEIU has resorted to harassment and intimidation and tactics similar to union prevention. The SEIU argues that the new group has unfairly restrained and coerced workers, as well as complained to the National Labor Relations Board. A decisive battle between the two unions will come in 2010, when the SEIU-UHW contract with Kaiser Permanente expires and the opportunity for decertification elections reopens. Kaiser, the largest health care provider in California, has 50,000 workers that could potentially become members of NUHW.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee The California Nurses Association (CNA) began as a state chapter of the American Nurses Association (ANA) in 1903. The ANA has a federated structure: Nurses do not typically join the organization directly, but instead join their respective state organization, which has membership in the ANA. After several years of believing the ANA was not providing them adequate financial support to increase collective bargaining activity in California, the CNA broke ties with the ANA in 1995 and formed its own union, becoming the first state organization to secede from the ANA. Since its break from the ANA, the CNA has acquired a reputation as one of the most aggressive labor unions in the country. In 2004, the CNA began establishing itself in other states under the name National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC). The CNA voted to seek affiliation in the AFL-CIO in 2007. CNA membership has doubled over the last seven years and represents 80,000 members from all 50 states.

UAN-NNOC In February, CNA/NNOC, United American Nurses (UAN), and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) announced the formation of another new union: the United American Nurses-National Nurses Organizing Committee (UAN-NNOC). With a combined membership of more than 150,000 affiliates in 19 states, it is the largest nursing union in the history of the United States.

National Federation of Nurses The National Federation of Nurses (NFN) was officially launched in April at an event in Portland, Oregon. The NFN represents more than 70,000 nurses in six state nurses' associations, including New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Based on a federated model (much like the ANA), the NFN recognizes the independence of each member organization. Membership is open to state nurses' associations and other labor organizations that represent RNs. The NFN is tied to the ANA, which outlines standards for nursing practices, but has historically opposed nurse unionism and includes managers in its leadership. Since nurse union leaders expect many of the 15 unions with nurse memberships to flood hospitals with authorization cards if the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) passes, they want to establish their own national union to ensure nurses are organized by nurses.

SEIU and CNA: From Violent Disputes to Cooperative Agreements The SEIU signed a neutrality agreement in March 2008 with an Ohio Catholic hospital to organize 8,000 workers. The day before voting was scheduled to begin, members of the CNA distributed leaflets to discourage workers from joining the SEIU. After the workers received the leaflets attacking SEIU and its arrangement with management for an election, SEIU called off the vote. Then at an April 2008 conference in Detroit, SEIU staff and members protested at a banquet of CNA members, resulting in violence. The two unions have also launched raids and counter-raids across the country, and both have sent mailings to thousands of nurses (including nurses in other unions, as well as nurses whose unions are currently trying to organize) attacking each other.

After more than a year of fighting, the SEIU and CNA signed a cooperation agreement in March. They will work together to bring union representation to all non-union RNs and other health care employees, as well as improve patient care standards. The unions have also agreed to refrain from raiding each other's members and will work together toward common goals, including lobbying for congressional passage of the EFCA. SEIU and CNA will coordinate campaigns at the largest health care systems and launch an intensive national organizing campaign. Catholic hospital chains will likely be among the first targets.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/2920815

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[culturalappreciator]

Mary Cardwell Dawson, founder of the NNOC (National Negro Opera Company)

#mary cardwell dawson #classical #opera #black & white photography

[ujcdecuba]

Convocan en EE. UU. conferencia contra política hostil hacia Cuba

Convocan en #EEUU conferencia contra política hostil hacia #Cuba

WASHINGTON .— La Conferencia Internacional para la Normalización de las Relaciones entre Cuba y Estados Unidos se realizará los días 21 y 22 de marzo en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Fordham, en Nueva York, convocada por organizaciones y personalidades contra la política hostil hacia Cuba.

Cheryl LaBash, codirectora de la Red Nacional de Solidaridad con Cuba (NNOC), adelantó a…

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#Bloqueo #Cuba #EE.UUVsCuba

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