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August 2019
MT Community Development Update
There 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.
-Paul Lachapelle MSU Community Development Specialist
Reports & Resources
USDA Agency's Relocation Could Affect Grantmaking Abilities, Union Says
Daily Yonder | READ STORY
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will lose so many employees in its move to Kansas City that it could affect its ability to distribute grants to land-grant universities and other institutions, according to a press release from the union that represents NIFA workers. The American Federation of Government Employees, which NIFA workers voted overwhelmingly to join last month, says that up to 70 percent of the institute's workers might quit rather than make a permanent move from Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City area.
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Hate Crime Is Rising In 30 Major American Cities
Forbes | READ STORY
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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The Double Whammy: Housing and Income Inequality
City Lab | READ STORY
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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A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World
Pew Forum | READ STORY
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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Here's where the US government is using facial recognition technology to surveil Americans
Vox | READ STORY
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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Upcoming Events
Census 2020 and Community Action
August 21, 2019
Webinar - Online
Sponsor: Community Action Partnership
National Safety Council Congress & Expo
Sept. 7-13, 2019
San Diego, CA
Sponsor: NSC
2019 Safety and Health Summit
Nov. 6, 2019
La Vista, NE
Sponsor: National Safety Council
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Grants, Awards, Jobs
Main Street Foundation Grants
Deadline: Sept. 13, 2019
Funder: Main Street Foundation
National Farmworker Training Program
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2019
Funder: Environmental Protection Agency
Community Policing Development Grant
Deadline: Sept. 26, 2019
Funder: U.S. Department of Justice
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National / International News
U.K. Economy Shrinks for First Time in 7 Years as Brexit Worries Mount
August 9, 2019 USA News
Interactive border wall mural tells stories of deported
August 10, 2019 Associated Press
Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence
August 10, 2019 NPR
Montana News
Another Manhattan earthquake sparks fresh concerns
August 9, 2019 KTVQ
Montana pig farms take US-China trade war on the snout
August 10, 2019 Billings Gazette
Montana Supreme Court order favors large Billings solar farm
August 10, 2019 Billings Gazette