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Project Totem, Inc.

Project Totem, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which provides language access services to indigent

11/03/2020

Find your polling place at VOTE.org 🔴⚪️🔵 link in bio #投票 #голосование #صوت

09/28/2020

Country of of Armenia and Artsakh is currently under attack and aggression of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Turkey and Azerbaijan have both clearly stated their intentions to again eliminate and destroy the Armenian people and its land. We, as American Armenian strongly stand with Armenia and call on Congr...

09/15/2020

Today, Sept. 15th marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month 2020. In celebration the google feature today is dedicated to Felicitas Mendez a Puerto Rican civil rights pioneer. In 1944 Mendez’s three children were refused enrollment at a local public school based on their ethnicity and skin color. In 1946 Felicitas helped win the monumental lawsuit Mendez v. Westminster which resulted in the first U.S. federal court ruling against public school segregation. We remember and honor Felicitas work today and everyday. 🇵🇷

09/11/2020

“Their careful attempts at staying hidden in life meant that their deaths were likely to go unnoticed as well.” Over 600 undocumented people were reported missing by family after 9/11. Asociación Tepeyac helped that number shrink to 67. They helped families look through hospitals searching for loved ones. Many of these undocumented people remain unknown. Peace to them and their families 🇺🇸 #911

09/08/2020

This country was built by immigrants and today relies on the immigrant workforce to continue its economic success. 8 million undocumented workers comprise 5% of the workforce in the USA. The slogan of the labor movement was “eight-hour day with no cut in pay.” Unfortunately some employers try to circumvent labor laws by refusing to pay an undocumented person, who has no legal recourse because of their immigration status.

08/21/2020

STUDENTS interested in volunteering as a TRANSLATOR ➡️➡️ DM us! This is volunteer opportunity that works around your schedule and has remote options! Help us fulfill our mission of facilitating no-cost translation services to non-native English speakers! Feel free to reach out with any questions as well. We look forward to hearing from you!

08/20/2020

“Build the wall” campaign leads to 4 arrests. Shucks that’s too bad 😜

08/19/2020

World Humanitarian Day commemorates the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Iraq that killed 22 people. This year, the focus of WHD is to honor all the real-life heroes who have continued to help people despite the unprecedented obstacles from COVID-19. These heroes include front-line workers, foreign aid-workers, midwives, social workers, activists, and so many others who help the most vulnerable and hurting areas around the globe as well as the people within our own communities. Part of this year’s celebration is sharing the stories of humanitarian workers who often go unnoticed:

Umra Omar, founder of Safari Doctors, provides monthly medical care to hundreds of people in remote villages around Lamu, Kenya. Umra said, “I think humanitarian work needs to stop being a ‘by the way’ thing. It should be something that we are living as the norm.” During COVID-19 many have expressed their gratitude for all the front-line, essential, and healthcare workers who have risked their lives to save others. But as Umra said, this should not be a ‘by the way’ thing. Understanding, appreciating, and supporting all the work humanitarians do on a daily basis, not just during a pandemic, is necessary in order to stop poverty, climate change, malnutrition, diseases from unsafe water and poor sanitation, and other global issues from continuing to destroy communities. YOU can also make a difference by participating in service projects in your own area or by donating to a humanitarian organization. No good deed is too small.

08/13/2020

International Youth Day! You are the future 💫🌏

08/10/2020

In 1994, the United Nations designated August 9th as International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The theme of yesterday and the year, “COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience,” is meant to show the urgency in protecting these people and their territories. Even before this pandemic hit, indigenous communities from all over the world were disproportionality suffering from a lack of healthcare, sanitary products, and food security. Indigenous peoples “make up less than 5% of the world’s population, but account for 15% of the poorest.” COVID-19 is yet another obstacle they face in keeping their cultures, identities, and communities alive.

Indigenous peoples are also resilient. They have an understanding of, and appreciation for, the environment that we should look to for guidance.
Indigenous peoples from around the world have endured vast discrimination, hence why many live in poverty. We need to help indigenous peoples, now more than ever, by providing basic necessities, protecting their land, and stopping their ongoing marginalization.

08/08/2020

Today in Albany! Support the youth! .try

08/06/2020

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the first and most deadly attack on Japan that left unconscionable destruction in its wake. We must reflect on the blatant racism the United States exhibited in Executive Order 9066 (creating internment camps for Japanese Americans), in order to understand, and hopefully learn from, the historical cost of dehumanization that leads to murder and genocide.
Claude Eatherly was an American pilot who aided in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Eatherly asked the people of Hiroshima for forgiveness years later. Their response? “We have learned to feel towards you a fellow-feeling, thinking that you are also a victim of war like us.” It is important to remember all of the Japanese victims, Japanese American victims, and those who fell victim to the societal flaw of preferring hatred and war over acceptance and peace. In doing so, we can fix current injustices and prevent future ones.
As the saying goes, we must learn from history not repeat it.

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