New Basic Income/ Community News/Temporary #Ceasefire
New Basic Income/ Community News/Temporary #Ceasefire
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This past week, The Greater Washington Community Foundation announced funding for the Prince George’s County basic income pilot program.
Here is an excerpt:
Today, The Community Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Thrive Prince George’s, a two-year, $4 million guaranteed-income pilot that seeks to provide greater economic stability and mobility for families in the region. The program, which is spearheaded by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, Prince George’s County Executive and Council, and the Meyer Foundation, will provide monthly payments of $800 to 50 youth (age 18-24) who have aged out of foster care and 125+ seniors (age 60+) for a 24-month period with no strings attached and no requirements tied to employment.
What organizations will participate?
[The program] has also partnered with Court Appointed Special Advocate Prince George’s County (CASA) and United Communities Against Poverty (UCAP), two community-based organizations in Prince George’s County that will lead the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of participants, distribute cash payments, and provide optional benefits counseling to ensure existing safety net services are not compromised by participation in this income-boosting pilot. Other partners include Prince George’s County Department of Social Services, which provides stable environments for at-risk children and adults, Prince George’s ChangeMakers, who has long advocated for the adoption of a guaranteed income program in Prince George’s County, and Capital Area Asset Builders, who works to create opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals in the region.
I had a chance to interview Janna Parker, deputy executive director of PG Change Makers. You can read that interview here.
Community News
Prince George’s Democrats select Del. Nick Charles to fill vacant seat in state Senate
Excerpt: The Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee selected Del. Nick Charles on Monday to fill a vacant seat in the Maryland Senate.
The committee will forward Charles’ name to Gov. Wes Moore (D), who has up to 15 days to confirm the appointment. Central Committee Chair Antwan Brown said he will forward Charles’ name to the governor’s office Tuesday.
Charles, 40, an Air Force veteran, has served in the House of Delegates for more than four years representing the 25th legislative district, which includes District Heights, Forestville and parts of Upper Marlboro.
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Ex-College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn to serve 30 years for child sexual abuse materials
Excerpt: Former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn was ordered to serve 30 years in prison Monday for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
Wojahn was sentenced to 150 years in prison with all but 30 years suspended. He will be eligible for parole after 7.5 years, Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Karen Mason ruled.
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Here’s what happens to recycled items in Prince George’s County
Excerpt: Recycling is a regular part of life, but what happens to materials after they fall into blue cans can often seem like a mystery.
Here is a look at what happens inside a Prince George’s County recycling facility and what can be recycled in the county.
Recycling trucks collect materials from curbside bins and then drive to the Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility in Capitol Heights, one of multiple facilities in the county. This is where recyclable materials are sorted, packaged and marketed to customers around the world.
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Inmates at a Maryland prison reflect on their educational progress
Excerpt: Heading into the holiday season often leads people to take stock of where they are in life.
And that’s the case for several students in the Bowie State University degree program at Maryland’s Jessup Correctional Institution.
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Council votes against stricter cannabis dispensary regulations in Prince George's County
Excerpt: A bill seeking stricter laws for cannabis dispensaries in Prince George's County failed Tuesday, and some are celebrating.
If the Prince George's County Council passed the bill, a prospective cannabis owner would not be able to open up in a shopping center or near schools or day care centers.
War
Biden admin officials see proof their strategy is working in hostage deal
Excerpt: A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning after negotiators worked out the final details of the deal, which will lead to the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson for the foreign ministry of Qatar, announced the ceasefire would start at 7am local time on Friday (0500 GMT).
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There’s a big reason Joe Biden is losing younger voters: Israel and Palestine
Excerpt: The 2024 presidential contest should not be close. Joe Biden’s opponent, Donald Trump, is a bigot, a liar and a crook, with dozens of credible sexual assault allegations, a disastrous track record of enabling sadistic racism in both his policy and his rhetoric, a frank admission of his own authoritarian ambitions, and 92 pending felony charges.
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What are the details of the truce between Israel and Hamas?
Excerpt: Mediator Qatar has announced that a four-day truce between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, based in the Gaza Strip, is set to begin at 7am local time (05:00 GMT) on Friday.
The brief pause in the fighting, which has raged since October 7, has been welcomed after weeks of intense bombardment and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
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Did Hamas Operate Under Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital? A Tour of the Tunnels Leaves No Room for Doubt
Excerpt: AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL, GAZA CITY – When the first Israeli tanks crossed into the Gaza Strip late last month, Israel's political and military leaders were already deliberating how their forces would operate in Al-Shifa Hospital. How would they expose what Israeli intelligence had pointed out over and over…
Community Events
Human Rights Commission Meeting
This regularly scheduled Human Rights Commission meeting will be held over Zoom. The Zoom link is on the agenda. Please contact the Clerk to the Commission at OHRStaff (at) co.pg.md.us with any questions or accommodation requests. Please ensure any accommodation requests are made to the Clerk no fewer than three business days in advance of the meeting.
Agenda Monday November 27 2023 (open).pdf
Date: November 27, 2023
Times: 5:30 p.m.
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Cable Television Commission Meeting
Date: November 29, 2023
Times: 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Agenda - November 29 2023.pdf
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Redevelopment Authority December Board Meeting
Redevelopment Authority December Board Meeting will be taking place in-person and on-line via zoom. Please register for zoom access @: https://mypgc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodO2orT4vH9A0-CogSnQ7SCtKPGGg1ZGE
Contact Lakeisha Smith via email @ ldsmith@co.pg.md.us for further details.
Date: December 5, 2023
Times: 9:00am 10:30am
Door time: December 5, 2023
Location: Location details and map
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Life After Release Free Expungement Clinic Every 1st Saturday of the month.
Life After Release will hold an expungement clinic Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic will take place at Creative Suitland located at 4719 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746.
The criminal records expungement clinic is a chance for members of the community to meet with an attorney to have their criminal records expunged. The goal is to have a petition for expungement drawn up after meeting with an attorney.
This event has been successful in the past, and we’re looking forward to this one. It provides the opportunity for people to walk away on the road to having certain criminal charges off their record. The only requirement is that these be Maryland residence, with the tenacity to see the process through. There might be further qualifications to have a record expunged, but that is what the attorneys are there to assist people in determining.
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO RECEIVE SERVICES!
If you are a member of the media and have questions about this, please contact Life After Release at 240.200.4472 or lifeafterreleasemd@gmail.com.
Time: Tuesdays and Saturdays
1 – 3 p.m. EST
Location: This event’s address is private.
Sign up for more details.