UPSIDE: First FilAm SF Supervisor resigns amid controversy
FilAm political empowerment advocates had cheered the appointment of the political newcomer though some wondered about her readiness to take over a district shaken by the recall of their sitting supervisor over the closure to traffic of the Great Highway. … Until Nov. 13, when Alcaraz’s resignation was announced.
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Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea unveils abuse of Filipino seafarers
When Eril Andrade left this small village, he was healthy and hoping to earn enough on a fishing boat on the high seas to replace his mother’s leaky roof.
Seven months later, his body was sent home in a wooden coffin: jet black from having been kept in a fish freezer aboard a ship for more than a month, missing an eye and his pancreas, and covered in cuts and bruises, which an autopsy report later concluded had been inflicted before death.
Story from Ian Urbina, New York Times.
It Can Wait: Pledge to Keep Your Eyes on the Road, Not on Your Phone.
Pledge to keep your eyes on the road, not on your phone.
Take the pledge and pass it on in September!
One glance down at your phone can change everything. AT&T recently released research that found that seven in 10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. As part of the expansion of It Can Wait to include more smartphone distractions, AT&T released new videos that show the potentially deadly consequence of even glancing at your phone while driving.
FWN is proud to support AT&T’s It Can Wait campaign!