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Trouble viewing? Click HERE to view online August 2019MT Community Development UpdateThere are great upcoming opportunities for conferences and professional development in our field that include the following: The 2020 NACDEP conference will be in Portsmouth, NH on May 31 to June 3. The 2020 CDS Conference will be in Fargo, ND in July 12-15. The IACD is announcing the next World Community Development Conference will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from June 29 to July 1. Reports & ResourcesUSDA Agency's Relocation Could Affect Grantmaking Abilities, Union Says |
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A new report from The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, headquartered at California State University in Santa Barbara, has found that hate crimes rose 9% in 30 major American cities in 2018. That is the steepest rise since 2015 and the total number of hate crimes has now gone up for the fifth consecutive year. That is despite overall U.S. crime rates continuing to fall across the cities included in the report.
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America today faces a two-headed problem: economic inequality and housing inequality. The former has soared to heights not seen since the Gilded Age. The latter, as home prices spike in coastal superstar cities and lag in much of the country's middle, has become a main feature of our divided, winner-take-all geography. The two phenomena are intertwined and mutually reinforcing. Together, they act as a brake on the performance of the economy and limit both migration and upward mobility.
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Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion - laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices - increased markedly around the world. And social hostilities involving religion - including violence and harassment by private individuals, organizations or groups - also have risen since 2007, the year Pew Research Center began tracking the issue.
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Across the US, government use of facial recognition technology, which critics say poses a serious threat to Americans' civil liberties, is on the rise. A new report released Thursday from digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future visualizes how often US law enforcement agencies use this software to scan through millions of Americans' photos -- often without their knowledge or consent.
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August 21, 2019
Webinar - Online
Sponsor: Community Action Partnership
Sept. 7-13, 2019
San Diego, CA
Sponsor: NSC
Nov. 6, 2019
La Vista, NE
Sponsor: National Safety Council
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Deadline: Sept. 13, 2019
Funder: Main Street Foundation
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2019
Funder: Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: Sept. 26, 2019
Funder: U.S. Department of Justice
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August 9, 2019 USA News
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August 10, 2019 Billings Gazette
August 10, 2019 Billings Gazette
MSU Extension - Community Development |