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khalilhumam · 4 years ago

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On the Path to End Violence Against Women: Supporting civil society organisations to combat Gender-Based Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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On the Path to End Violence Against Women: Supporting civil society organisations to combat Gender-Based Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Ghalia, 49 years old, lives in Gaza and has been involved in Oxfam’s interventions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Photo credit: Kieran Doherty: Oxfam

Violence against women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) does not only stem from deeply-rooted patriarchal norms, but also from the experience of the Israeli occupation. Existing literature shows a direct link between the increase in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and exposure to occupation-related violence. The more people are exposed to violence from the occupation or perpetuated by settlers, the more likely they will take it home with them. The correlation between political violence and patriarchal structures means levels of violence in Gaza are higher than in the West Bank. Three consecutive wars and an ongoing Israeli blockade have taken away people’s freedom of movement and ability to trade, leading to a deterioration of the economic situation, and a lack of economic and human security. Those have in turn increased Palestinians’ levels of stress particularly at home, making women more vulnerable to domestic abuse. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue of violence against women worldwide, as it did in OPT. Many civil society and women’s rights organisations have reported an increase in the number of phone calls and consultations sought by SGBV survivors during lockdowns. For example, the Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC), witnessed throughout the lockdown period an increase in the number of women who reported threats to their lives, particularly noticeable one month into the state of emergency. A recent study conducted by the Oxfam-led Naseej project confirmed for instance that in East Jerusalem, 99% of respondents agreed that violence against women and girls (VAWG) increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as 84% of respondents from Jericho and the Jordan Valley, and 77% from Hebron. Such figures indicate that the levels of violence in these areas have been much higher in the year 2020. With the decreased capacity of service providers throughout the pandemic due to the restrictions of movement and lockdowns, the impact of VAWG will be harsher.

Typology of SGBV in Palestine

Data from the 2019 Violence Survey of Palestinian Society conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), indicates that 29% of currently/ever-married women (aged 18-64) reported that they had experienced SGBV at least once in their lifetime. The survey also found that 9% of women currently married or ever married (18-64) experienced sexual violence from their husbands. However, all CSOs interviewed for the Naseej study (16 organisations) agreed that the prevalence of violence in Palestinian society is much higher than what was published in the survey. Psychological violence is the most common type of abuse detected by the PCBS, affecting 57% of the women who reported some form of violence in the preceding year. The data from PCBS on the prevalence of psychological violence is backed up by data from the Naseej research, as 78% of female respondents agreed that verbal abuse is the most common type of violence. Much of the violence committed against women is justified by social norms, impunity for the perpetrator, and the expectation of tolerance from the survivor not only by family members but also wider society. Survivors of violence are expected to tolerate and endure the abuse for the sake of their family and children.

“The law is not fair to women, even when going to court to get custody, divorce, or inheritance, they tell you that the law is with women…. but when I complain about my brother or ask for my rights, why am I asked to leave? ….. [they say] Just bear with it for your husband and children, and for your parents.”(Female respondent from Gaza)

Harmful social norms like the culture of “honour” including what is known as “Eib” (shame) engulfs women and girl’s behaviours and bears the expectation that women should remain silent if they experience any form of violence. If they refuse to do so, the violence that is committed against them is justified. As one respondent said: “to summarize it we live in a culture of what is frowned upon by society, “Eib”- shame. Which is a set of rules and behavioural limitations…For example, it is frowned upon for a female to go out at night or walk with her brother.” Perpetrators of violence are usually known to survivors and are in their circle or community: the top three perpetrators of violence according to the baseline survey are the husband (40%), father (24%) and relative (17%).

Women’s Rights Organizations leading the efforts to end SGBV

Women’s Rights Organisations in Palestine, including many of Oxfam local partners, are active in the battle to tackle violence against women. Their collective effort for example supported the development of a national referral system which keeps on improving. WROs are also engaged in different awareness-raising activities. Since 2004, they have in fact been strongly advocating for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pass a Family Protection Bill that is crucial in the fight to end VAW in OPT. They provide services to SGBV survivors and refer them to get the specialized support they need. WROs continue to work with different segments of society in order to change harmful social norms that perpetuate and justify violence against women, raising awareness on the negative impact of VAW and on concepts of gender equality. Thanks to the Naseej project implemented by Oxfam, local civil society organisations and women’s rights organizations, we will be able to channel financial support to these actors to improve SGBV services and referral systems, to support their work on harmful social norms and their advocacy efforts to improve legislation to eliminate violence against women. At the same time, we realize that because violence against women is a global issue, having the space to meet, discuss and reflect is incredibly significant to women’s rights organisations fighting to eradicate SGBV in the region. By providing such spaces for these organisations to exchange, network and learn from each other’s experiences, we hope to contribute with concrete steps to the eradication of VAW in the region.

Note on methodology: This piece is based on data collected between September 9th and October 1st 2020 by conducting a survey with 623 respondents, including 208 males and 415 females. The respondents were randomly selected from 8 governorates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the West Bank, respondents were randomly selected in Qalqilia, Salfit, Jericho, East Jerusalem, and Hebron. Data collection was conducted with respondents from Khan Younis and Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, 5 focus groups with members of vulnerable communities were conducted, in addition to 17 in-depth interviews with psychosocial and legal experts from women’s rights service providers, and 17 interviews with experts from CSOs, governmental institutions and international organizations, focusing on the types of services they provide and in which areas.

Author

Razan Wazwaz

Razan Wazwaz is the Gender Project Manager of the Naseej project at Oxfam in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.

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word-of-sanjana · 4 years ago

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CA Propositions 2020

Researchers

Sanjana and her brother Aditya

all opinions are Sanjana’s

Resources Used

Ballotpedia - best for all the details

San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters - just found these people, but I really like their research and perspective!

SF Chronicle Endorsements - solid summaries, but way too centrist for me; even if we agree on a vote, it’ll be for different reasons oftentimes

Progressive Voters Guide - also just found this org; they have a “common misinformation” section that is useful

Short Guide:

14 - NO stem-cell research may be important but this money has better uses

15 - YES corporations shouldn’t be taxed like people, and this is one step in that direction

16 - YEA race/sexuality DO matter and should be considered

17 - YEP parolees get to vote

18 - YEE fairer election process for people who are 18 during the general election but not the primary

19 - NO, I GUESS... it’s a complicated property tax law- one loophole closed and one opened. I also recommend you SKIP this one unless you decide to read through the pros/cons and make your own decision

20 - HARD NO if you believe humanity matters more than the prison system, then please vote no on this effort to put more people behind bars for longer

21 - YES lets local governments pass rent control laws

22 - N.O. ride-share and delivery drivers are supposed to get basic benefits and protections, and Prop 22 wants to cut those protections down

23 - YES is to support healthcare workers who work in kidney dialysis in their efforts to improve the care in dialysis clinics

24 - NAH privacy protection intentions are good, but the law itself is a mess

25 - very begrudging NO honestly, my heart is broken that I’m saying no, which is on the side of, ugh, bail (barf). However the replacement for the bail system is to put more power in probation depts and judges, and as much as I liked the original SB10 bill, these additions pushed it too much into the hands of the criminal justice system for me to feel comfortable with. Sigh... it’s a real loss of a chance to get rid of bail tho. But we deserve stronger criminal justice reform that doesn’t play into the hands of police/court forces, and this wasn’t it.

Long Guide:

Prop 14: State spends money for stem-cell research by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). I’d say NO for this one, just because CA’s funding would be better saved for other things right now. (It also feels like it doesn’t make sense to fund stem-cell research more than any other kind of research, unless there’s something I’m missing?)

Prop 15: Commercial properties are taxed according to current market price. Exceptions: agriculture, property owners worth $3 million or less. It’s a hard YES from me- this law challenges the “corporations are people” mentality by treating corporate holdings as a different situation than ordinary people.

A potential drawback is that if corporations are taxed more, then they would potentially raise rents on small businesses; however, I’m pretty sure they’re raising rents already, and not passing this law won’t suddenly make corporate real estate treat its renters ethically. We can’t refuse a good law out of fear of what corporations will do. If a corporation can’t function when its tax loopholes are closed, then it’s really dumb to say that we as a state need to keep tax loopholes to protect them.

Prop 16: Restore considering race/sexuality in gov/public institutions, aka restore Affirmative Action for disadvantaged groups. There is a federal standard for this, but CA banned looking at these qualities in 1996 (while still looking at qualities like class, disability, etc). For those of you who feel uncomfortable with Affirmative Action, I suggest you watch CA Assembly Member Evan Low talk about this amendment. While you watch, try to think about whether denying equitable treatment to others for the sake of your group’s power is the way you want the world to run.

Basically, a YES would let the state acknowledge that race/sexuality matters to someone’s experience. Only a coward or a selfish bastard would not be able to admit this is true. I hope CA voters will act on conscience and not on their base fears. Do the right thing and vote yes.

Prop 17: People on parole can vote. YES. Fun fact: the one dude on the opposition side was like, now sodomites will be able to vote!! which I thought was hilarious. Like, sodomites are already voting in droves, this would just let the ones on parole vote too :)

Prop 18: 17 year olds that will be 18 for a general election can vote in the primary elections. YES because it’s more fair. Major elections are a two part process- primary and general- and it’s not fair for someone who can vote in the general to not be allowed a say in the primary.

Prop 19: Ok, this one is really complicated. Essentially, it’s a mixed bag of pros and cons, and how you vote will depend on which side you think weighs more. (For a more complete explanation, here’s the League’s explanation or this CalMatters overview.)

1. PRO- It makes it so so that multiple houses can’t be inherited with a tax break, just the primary residence- this closes a loophole exploited by landowners and developers. The law would push rich house hoarders to sell. The League (see sources above) explains that this will encourage people to move and free up housing, but the SF Chronicle points out that it will only reshuffle the deck of existing housing, which does not give a break to new homebuyers who can’t afford current prices. However, this is a pretty big loophole to close and potentially open up more housing, especially in urban areas that need existing housing opened up for use, even if they also need more than just that.

2. CON- It allows qualifying homebuyers (mainly over 55s) to move three times, even across county lines, while still keeping the tax rate from their initial property. This is a bit excessive, and has two concerns that I can see: 1. counties would not make enough property tax and 2. under 55 homeowners would be responsible for the bulk of property tax. I don’t think giving a broad tax break to over 55s is the best plan, because while it would be great for low-income seniors, it gives an unnecessary break to wealthy seniors, who should be contributing to the community in property tax the way the rest of people do.

In the end, is it worth it to close one tax break (for inheritance of multiple properties) just to open another (certain groups can keep tax breaks after multiple moves)? After a lot of consideration, I’m going to say NO simply because I don’t think the revenue from the first will make up for the loss to counties from the second. Neither or a Yes nor a No vote will fix problems for low-income seniors, for problems with California housing, or for counties most in need of funding; a No vote seems, to my layperson’s eyes, at least a bit more fiscally sound.

Prop 20: This HEINOUS prop wants to turn certain misdemeanors into felonies, require DNA samples collected for certain crimes before 2014, and reduce parole. It basically wants to beef up the prison system, treat people like chattel to be shunted into cells, and make it harder for them to get out. If you have a heart, it has to be a NO for this one.

Prop 21: If you believe in rent control (which I do) and/or in local governments having some self-determination in housing laws (which I think is reasonable) then it’s gotta be a YES. (Bonus: there’s a lot of history behind rent control in CA that is interesting, but I don’t have the time to explain it now, sorry!)

Prop 22: Would make app-based drivers into independent contractors, not employees. Labor protections would not apply to these drivers (e.g. minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation). Uhh, it’s a definite NO. (Fun fact: Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and others have spent $184M on getting this passed, to allow them to continue to benefit off of under-compensated labor. Imagine if they put that money towards drivers’ benefits and protections instead, hmm.)

Prop 23: Ok, so on the surface this prop is about better care for dialysis patients, including requiring a physician on-site and reporting data on clinics to state groups, which is enough for a YES. However, there’s a larger backstory here about the fight between Big Dialysis companies and the healthcare worker union SEIU-UHW West. You may remember a similar bill about dialysis from a few years ago, which was also a fight between these two groups. Essentially, the dialysis industry wants to keep costs low, even at the expense of patient care. The union wants better patient care and better treatment for dialysis nurses and doctors. They haven’t been able to come to an agreement privately, so the union has been bringing some issues to the public vote. The League writes “Some critics see the ballot box as off-limits to unions, while they turn a blind eye to corporate lobbyists who fund state lawmakers by the millions. This seems myopic to us” and I agree. Since I don’t have piles of money to lobby with, I want chances to share my support for workers through my vote. I just hope other people will see it the same way...

Prop 24: On the surface, this prop means to create better online privacy for users, but in its details... well, it’s honestly very murky. This is gonna be a NO because there are several loopholes and exceptions that make it the wrong next step in data privacy protection. From what my research (the League, SF Chronicle) is saying, it would allow for “pay-for-privacy” schemes where companies can charge extra for consumers wanting to opt out, among other details. There’s a lot in this prop and I’m not equipped to go through all of it, but it looks like it doesn’t have the teeth to do much, while also introducing some potentially unwanted variables into privacy protection.

Prop 25: Ok, so California has had an abysmal record with criminal “justice” in the past several decades, but in the past couple of years, there have been some advancements in putting people before prisons under the law. One was the recent Senate Bill 10 which removed the bail system in favor of a risk assessment program. Prop 25 wants to repeal SB10 and bring bail back.

Returning to a bail system would put undue emotional and financial strain on low-income folks, so it seems like an automatic Yes. However, what does a risk-assessment system entail?

Here’s my brother’s statement: “This referendum on Senate Bill 10 would put into place a “risk algorithm” that depends on systemic racism-impacted metrics like arrest history, employment history, residential stability, and education levels to determine whether someone should be incarcerated pre-trial. Hard NO. This algorithm does not have full transparency or accountability, and cannot be appealed. Statistical B.S. that reinforces the biases of the police/judges/system, but under the guise of science. Last minute amendments to the bill also found ways to increase funding for law enforcement. Human Rights Watch opposes Prop 25. Reject this prop and get the state government to try again with better bail reform.“

However, I’m also worried that a return to bail is, well, real bad. I’ve been mulling over this one pretty hard, especially since I’m attached to what SB10 had originally promised to be. But as said in this opinion piece on Knock LA, “While the cash bail industry does exploit the hellscape that is mass-incarceration, it does not drive mass-incarceration.” You know who does drive mass-incarceration? The criminal justice system. Bail bond companies suck, big time. But putting more power in the hands of the criminal justice system doesn’t bode well for the future. The new system will be run by probation departments, and from what I know about probation departments, I DO NOT trust them. This “risk-algorithm” has no incentive to not be racist/classist, and as far as I can tell, there is only a mandated “review process” of the data, not actual protections in place.

I wanted SB10 to make great changes, but that’s not what it turned into in the end. And though I hate to side with bail, because again, bail is a horrible horrible practice that needs to go away right now- I’m gonna say NO on Prop 25. We need a different solution instead of going from the frying pan into the fire. (UGGGHHHH I HATE THAT I HAVE TO SAY NO. I DON’T WANT BAIL AROUND. BUT THIS REPLACEMENT IS TOO SHADY TO BACK.)

Conclusion

This years crop of props was mostly straightforward, with a couple of doozies on there. I hope I made the right decisions... honestly, with voting, you do your best but don’t always know. If in the next few weeks I hear something game-changing, I’ll change my recommendation here, but as of now [Oct. 10, 2020], this section is done!

#california #ballot #election 2020

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martinatkins · 4 years ago

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Learning Reiki Level 1 Stunning Ideas

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metaverseproductions · 5 years ago

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Apocalypse Mind Share

Hello everyone out there! I am back! I know, it has been years and much has happened since. You’re probably curious as to what happened, in a way, me too. Sometimes writing things out helps us remember where we have been in order to know where we are going.

First of all, I came out of my cave for the first time because we are living in extraordinary times. A global pandemic with the COVID19 virus that is killing thousands of people, potentially millions within a few months if it cannot be controlled (as it seem to be the case).

My mind drifts back to those days at Singularity University and Ray Kurzweil talking about the Singularity timeline, the 2045 Initiative starting soon after with their infamous “Open Letter to the United Nations”. I can’t believe the Dalai Lama jumped on-board, but more importantly, Ray signed it under his new role of Director of Engineering for Google! I was not surprised to see Google’s historical data of company acquisitions (one per week) starting 2012. It was epic to see Google give birth to Alphabet, acquiring and creating the tools it needed to build the Singularity. Yet it was still missing the magic sauce, the 5G network and DWave to make computational astrophysics a seamless integration of information spaces.

There was also the underlying concern of the acquisition of Boston Dynamics and their military dog robots, which created an eerie sense of Terminator meets an apocalyptic future of hunting down “chipped” humans. Boston Dynamics has since been sold by Alphabet, and humanoid A.I. robots like Sophia were created, showcased around the world like a weird circus freak show, and then decommissioned because of their lack of empathy. Go figure, their vision of the future does not include humans.

Fast forward to mid 2012, I tore my achilles tendon which ended my days of glory in the tech world. At that point I was told that my blog was quite popular with Google employees, which came as a total shock because I thought no one read my blog. I had been writing and posting for myself, perhaps as a means to track my own personal leyend and remind myself of what I have achieved and accomplished in the times when I felt down, sad, depressed or like I hadn’t achieved anything with life. No I am not damaged goods, have never been on meds, but I have experienced (like most) challenges, gender discrimination, trauma stemming from being raped...but this writing is not about that, there will be other posts to address those topics at a later date.

What this IS about is that long journey out of the hole I ended up in, 8 months to completely heal from the injury and be able to walk normally again. Being bed-ridden for weeks, then a wheelchair for months until I could handle crutches with excruciating pain. Trust me, anyone would feel like giving up during such a slow recovery. At the time we were living far from the city and my husband had to go to work, which meant I was alone most of the day and in bed unable to move. Amazing to see so many people on social media complaining about their “Self isolation” during the COVID19 pandemic, they have it easy compared to what I went through. Nevertheless, time went by and I came to realize I had to stop spending my day on social media trying to save what was left of my business contacts and network. No one was going to hire me anytime soon in a world that required hitting the ground running every day, travel, presentations, summits, face to face meetings, and physical production to stay relevant with the people that truly matter. The tech world sold the idea of remote work through telepresence, holographic displays, tele-conferencing, etc., but the reality was that it was not massively adopted or utilized for part-time or full-time distance-employment.

What I did manage to do during these hard times was vow to learn something new every day. So I went on an exploration of YouTube videos and open source tools, which taught be how to edit videos, create websites, get started on bitcoin and blockchain foundations, and then learn to use multiple audio and visualization platforms for Transmedia. I then took a deep dive into multiplayer gaming, and not just as an Avatar-user roaming the virtual creations of others, but as a builder of simulations. By the time I was done with my healing journey, my Avatar had gained more notoriety than my real life persona. I was co-producing virtual art experiences, like a concert inside of a Volcano, gallery openings and plays and then live-streaming to the real world. My Avatar was making virtual money as my real self was on unemployment.

Eventually, my family felt sorry for me so they hired me to manage the company finances. My parents and grandmother had been to the hospital within weeks of each other, so I felt the need to contribute and help out with their legacy as well. It was a decent exchange, for about a year, but as the saying goes “it’s not a good idea to do business with family”. I had completely given up my dream and was now living a reality of something that wasn’t my passion, only to realize I had dug myself in a deeper hole. I should have left sooner, but my sense of responsibility and “ I got this” blurred the way back to my life in Tech. Eventually when I did leave, it was hard to find work as most employers were not open to the value of being employed by the family business where I had a posh position that paid well.

“Why did you leave”, is all I kept being asked.

What was I supposed to answer? Tell the truth about wanting to stand on my own two feet, not have to go into meetings where people kissed my ass because I was the daughter of the owners of the company. The employees did not value the work that I did or felt I deserved the title or position, and they were right. I could have been a hypocrite and ride that nepotism until the fat lady sings, but it is not right or optimal for the better good of the company.

I would opt to answer the “why did you leave” question with the general answer of “I wanted to move toward a better opportunity”. Unfortunately most of the hiring managers I encountered didn’t consider their company or work as “a better opportunity”. It reminded me of the time at Burning Man in 2007 when I worked as a lead coordinator of Entheon Village, worked all week during the worst dust storms and winds, only to leave at night on break to “see the city” and “find the cool things to do” and have everyone I met tell me they were going to Entheon. Surely there must be other options.

Flash forward, I obviously had to recreate myself, start from zero and build from the ground up. It was no easy task! I had to swallow my pride and understand that if I had achieved great things before, I could do it again.

Eventually I ended up going back to my roots of what inspired me about the Future in the first place. Guess where I landed? I closed my eyes and found myself in front of Ray Kurzweil again, talking about the Singularity and challenging us to positively impact 1 billion people in the next 10 years. I opened my eyes, looked at the calendar, how much time did I have to make that happen? Approximately 1 year and 8 months. Was I in a position to go for it? Yes, I had managed to get my foot in the door at a Fortune 300 that provides global food supply to over 100 countries. So what did I do? I applied to Harvard (HBS) and pitched the most batshit crazy personal statement imaginable, mentioned the goal of positively impacting 1 billion people by May 2021, and added the cherry on top of the cake by mentioning a disruption in 2020 that could potentially disrupt humanity, permanently.

The result was an acceptance letter into the Harvard Business Analytics with Artificial Intelligence program AND a partial scholarship, the VP of Analytics for the Fortune 300 I work for agreeing to supply me with company data to build my case scenarios, Ethics and Compliance agreeing to back me legally with NDA’s to Harvard (after making me sign on the dotted line about “Safeguarding Company Information”). One month after this happened, the Coronavirus hit Wuhan, then spread to China, then became a global pandemic. Prophetic timing?

I have some ideas about the Future, post-pandemic, which keep me up at night. They have to do with biological warfare for population control, nano-RFID’s implanted into critical mass via a vaccine, and Morpheus coming to a brain near you via 5G. Are you ready to go down the rabbit hole? Stay tuned for my next mind dump.

Disclosure: I am mind dumping right now, so yes, there will be spelling and grammatical mistakes. Remember, I am writing for me, not because I think anyone out there is following or reading this. However, if any Hollywood types want to use my Mind Dumps to pitch movie or Netflix ideas, include me in as a writer. Don’t just hijack my life and expect me not to find out. We live in a time of technology where you can’t get away with that anymore.

- PRH 3/28/20

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Question 3:

Discussion Leadership:

Discussions in my group went fast, but I also feel as though they weren't rushed, and we were able to truthfully flesh out some of the ideas and our opinions on the ideas presented by all of our cases. In terms of what I could have done to further lead the discussion, I think I should have asked more people to elaborate on their opinions, and I feel like elaboration would have lead to more public debate between group members. I feel like such a debate definitely would have further contributed to the discussion, as well as made some of the group members feel more relaxed and confident about participating.

Facts of the Case:

University of Arizona collects student data on movement, and social life, from student ID Card (CatCard) usage.

The University anonymized that data for the purposes of the study, but conceded they will share that information with all applicable identifiers to a students Academic Advisor.

Students were completely unaware that their data was being collected for this study. No one consented to being a part of the study.

The University IT Staff announce they plan to expand data collection to include the universities 8,000 WI-FI Hubs, to provide even more accurate tracking on student location and movement around Campus.

The University is using this data (over 800 data points, to be exact) in current student retention analytics, to assist with recruiting and retention efforts.

Analysis:

After this event, EDUCASE Review published an article that detailed the conclusions of a gathering of “academic and industrial scientists, senior university administrators, government officials, and representatives from major educational philanthropies,”they collectively decided that the students did not deserve a right to opt out from this data collection, due to the fact that they were students of the Universities, and Universities had a right to monitor their students to ensure the highest quality of education is being provided. Is it the University's right to collect this data without the fore-warning of its students? Do students deserve an opt out to the collection of their data by universities?

My group definitely seems to disagree with the opinions of these professionals. They may be biased, because we are students of a University, but they definitely believe the University should have been clear and forward about its collection of student data.

If companies like Facebook decide our data is our data, and we have a right to see it, determine who it can be shared with, and ultimately destroy it if we please, why does this same principle not apply to the Universities?

My group definitely seemed to appreciate this question. They support the idea that Universities should take the same approach and respect for user data as large companies do.

Is the universities collection of this data a display of Utilitarianism or Deontologism?

Utilitarianism. The University doesn't mind spying on its students (unethical, violates Deontologism) but their efforts are ultimately pure (to improve student experience, education, and increase retention in school).

My group agreed with my opinion, this definitely is from a utilitarian ethical stand point. The universities goal is to increase student retention, so that it can produce as many educated students as possible.

Hypothetical: Lets say the university uses this data to identify students at risk of not returning after their freshman year. Lets say the University then uses further data to determine the number of student who, despite their retention efforts, will not return to the university. They find all of this data, prior to a students unenrollment. Would it be fair for the University to turn those numbers over to the Admissions Department, so they could adjust the number of students they accept, to offset losses and fill seats? Is this an ethical practice? Is it ethical to, essentially, give up on students before they unenroll.

My group definitely thought this was unethical. They think if a student has a seat, the school has the responsibility to serve that student until they unenroll.

Conclusion:

In my opinion, the University was definitely out of line in collecting their students data. While one must understand that the University does have the right to ensure the quality of education it is delivering is high, at the same time, the University must understand it students absolutely should retain their rights to privacy during such research. If the University fails to protect its student’s rights, and if the University in turn damages its relationship with its students do their overreaching collection of personal data, then the quality of education ultimately won’t matter, because students will unenroll and seek education at different institutions.

Future Environment:

As we move forward, technology will definitely become more attached to every day life. Mass production will mean reduction in costs, making products more available to all consumers. I believe people will become more health conscious, so products like the Apple Watch, tech products that have a bevy of health management tools, will become consumer staples.

Future Scenario:

In a future scenario, if the university has access to broader student data, I would sincerely hope they would then establish a proper attitude of respect towards student data. The idea that an entity could collect data on everything from student movement, to health, is scary. Institutions have no right to the private data of their consumers.

If the university fails to establish proper respect for student data, I would then hope the backlash towards them would be more severe than the present. Hopefully, if people realize the university is collection data on students health, along with their movements and social data, they would be more outraged. In fact, such an example of backlash might actually also discourage other universities from making the same mistakes.

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Bernie Sanders, at combative Fox News town hall, makes no apologies for making millions

Bernie Sanders took the stage at a fiery Fox News town hall in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Monday, and sparks flew almost immediately, as Sanders defiantly refused to explain why he would not voluntarily pay the massive new 52-percent “wealth tax” that he advocated imposing on the nation’s richest individuals.

“We’ll get through this together,” Sanders said at one point, as tensions flared.

Sanders later admitted outright that “you’re going to pay more in taxes” if he became president. Just minutes before the town hall began, Sanders released ten years of his tax returns, which he acknowledged showed that he had been “fortunate” even as he pushed for a more progressive tax system.

According to the returns, Sanders and his wife paid a 26 percent effective tax rate on $561,293 in income, and made more than $1 million in both 2016 and 2017. Sanders donated only $10,600 to charity in 2016 and $36,300 in 2017, the records showed, followed by nearly $19,000 in 2018.

But pressed by anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum as to why he was holding onto his wealth rather than refusing deductions or writing a check to the Treasury Department, Sanders began laughing dismissively and, in an apparent non sequitur, asked why MacCallum didn’t donate her salary. (“I didn’t suggest a wealth tax,” MacCallum responded.)

“Pfft, come on. I paid the taxes that I owe,” Sanders shot back. “And by the way, why don’t you get Donald Trump up here and ask him how much he pays in taxes? President Trump watches your network a little bit, right? Hey President Trump, my wife and I just released 10 years. Please do the same.”

Asked whether Sanders’ success — and subsequent decision to hold onto his cash — wasn’t an implicit endorsement of the capitalist system he has repeatedly called dysfunctonal, Sanders rejected the notion out of hand.

“When you wrote the book and made the money, isn’t that the definition of capitalism and the American dream?” Baier asked, referring to Sanders’ bestselling 2016 memoir “Our Revolution.”

“No,” Sanders replied flatly, after a pregnant pause. “What we want is a country in which everyone has an opportunity. … A lot of people don’t have a college degree. A lot of people are not United States senators.”

BERNIE LIGHTS INTO DEM THINKTANK HE SAYS IS ‘SMEARING’ PROGRESSIVES

Sanders doubled down on his previous defenses of his wealth, which even some progressives have called hypocritical.

“This year, we had $560,000 in income,” Sanders said. “In my and my wife’s case, I wrote a pretty good book. It was a bestseller, sold all over the world, and we made money. If anyone thinks I should apologize for writing a bestselling book, I’m sorry, I’m not gonna do it.”

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addressing a rally in North Charleston, S.C., in March. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

On whether he supported abortions that occur up to the moment of birth, Sanders retorted, “I think that happens very, very rarely, and I think this is being made into a political issue. At the end of the day, I think the decision over abortion belongs to a woman and her physcian, and not the government.”

Sanders also said felons, including rapists and murderers, should be able to vote from prison. But he insisted he was not simply courting more potential Democrat voters.

VIRGINIA DEM GOVERNOR SEEMINGLY ENDORSES INFANTICIDE; DEMS BLOCK ‘BORN ALIVE’ BILL TO PROTECT INFANTS THAT SURVIVE ABORTIONS

The Tax Day town hall took place as Sanders emerged as the fundraising front-runner among Democrats, and sought to further distinguish himself from a crowded field of liberal candidates who have largely embraced his progressive proposals, from a sweeping ‘Medicare for All’ overhaul to a higher minimum wage and free public college education.

“I think Trump is a dangerous president, but if all we do is focus on him, we lose,” Sanders said at the town hall.

Separately, Sanders acknowledged that his proposed Medicare for All health care overhaul — which has also been embraced by other 2020 Democrat hopefuls, including Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren — would mean that many Americans would “pay more in taxes.”

Some estimates put the total costs for the plan over 10 years at more than $32 trillion, and say it would necessitate historic tax hikes.

Sanders began by deflecting when asked by Baier whether he was concerned about the rising national debt, saying it was “ironic” that Republicans weren’t instead attacking the president.

“You’re talking to the wrong guy,” Sanders said. “We pay for what we’re proposing, unlike the President of the United States.”

Sanders more substantively discussed a plan to impose a “speculaton tax” on Wall Street.

“I am concerned about the debt. That’s a legitimate concern,” Sanders said. “But we pay for what we are proposing. In terms of Medicare for All, we are paying for that by eliminating as I said before, deductibles and premiums. We are going to save the average American family money.”

When Baier polled the audience at the town hall — which was clearly supportive of Sanders throughout — most indicated they would support Sanders’ health care plan, despite currently having private insurance they would lose.

Sanders also warned that climate change poses an existential threat, citing a recent United Nations report claiming that only 12 years remain to make significant changes in global carbon emissions to avert a climate catastrophe. The United Nations made the same prediction in 1989, falsely warning that the world then faced a 10-year deadline that has come and gone.

On immigration, Sanders said we “don’t need to demonize immigrants” and proposed “building proper facilities right on the border” and enacting “comprehensive immigration reform.” But he said it was “not a real question” when MacCallum asked about the merits of Trump’s proposal to send illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities.

The 77-year-old self-proclaimed ‘democratic socialist’ — the longest-serving Independent member of Congress in history — has also faced criticisms that he mght be too old to serve as president.

SANDERS RELEASES TAX RETURNS — WHAT DO THEY SHOW?

At the town hall, Sanders acknowledged it was a “fair question,” but said to applause there is “too much focus on individuals and not enough focus on the American people and what their needs are.”

Over the weekend, Sanders sparred with progressive activist groups that pointed out that he has since largely dropped his criticisms of “millionaires and billionaires,” opting instead to single out “billionaires” only.

Earlier Monday afternoon, Sanders previewed some of his messaging by asserting that President Trump’s “tax policies” will “raise taxes on millions of people.”

In an article entitled “Face it: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut,” the New York Times credited liberal messaging with confusing large swaths of the electorate into thinking that their taxes went up, when in fact most saw significant tax savings under Trump’s 2017 tax law.

DNC Chair Tom Perez in April 2017. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images, File)

The town hall marked the Vermont senator’s first appearance on Fox News Channel since he agreed to be a guest on Baier’s show in December 2018. He also participated in a Fox News Channel town hall back in 2016 alongside his then-competitor Hillary Clinton.

Sanders ended the town hall by thanking Fox News for providing him the opportunity.

“Not everybody thought I should come on this show,” Sanders said at one point. “Your network does not have a great deal of respect in my world, but I thought it was important to be here.”

HOW BERNIE WENT FROM SOCIALIST GADFLY TO FRONTRUNNER

Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Tom Perez has excluded Fox News from hosting a Democrat primary debate. Some congressional Democrats have called that decision inappropriate and unhelpful, and DNC leadership later said it had no objection to Sanders appearing at a Fox News town hall.

Asked whether he felt that the DNC would seek to tip the scales against Sanders — as leaked emails showed it did in 2016 — Sanders was optimistic.

“I think we have come a long way since then. We speak to the DNC every week,” Sanders told Baier and MacCallum. “And I think the process will be fair.”

Since announcing his presidential bid in February, Sanders has hauled in a whopping $18.2 million in the first 41 days of his campaign. But, although Sanders had a fundraising edge over his rivals, Democrats generally haven’t raised as much cash as they’d hoped by this point. Many donors have been sitting on the sidelines to see how the contest unfolds, signaling a drawn-out primary battle ahead.

The campaign among Democrats has come into greater focus as declared White House hopefuls reported their first-quarter fundraising totals. Early glimpses provided by nine of the declared candidates showed that Democrats were raising less money than they had in previous cycles and were coming up short against the campaign bank account Trump has been building.

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Democrats collectively raised about $68 million since January, according to the candidates who have already released their fundraising totals. That’s less than the $81 million Democrats raised during the same period in 2007, the last time the party had an open primary, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. And, it paled in comparison with the $30 million Trump raised during the first quarter.

“There is no question that the numbers are not at the level that they were with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008 by a long shot,” said Tom Nides, a Clinton adviser and longtime fundraiser. “Am I worried? No, I’m not worried. But I’m a little bit concerned.”

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Allegations against School Board Trustee Kevin Beiser are San Diego's latest #MeToo story

Last week’s accusations of sexual assault and sexual harassment against San Diego Unified Trustee Kevin Beiser presented another #MeToo story, with allegations of a man wielding power and status to carry out abuse.

But experts say this case also has some less common aspects, in part because the alleged victims are men.

Men are less likely to be sexually assaulted or abused than women, experts said, but it happens more often than most people know. A study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control found that nearly a quarter of all men experience unwanted sexual contact, coercion or rape in their lifetimes.

In this case, four San Diego men who were active in politics recently accused Beiser of sexual abuse and harassment, ranging from unwanted sexual touching to rape.

One of them filed a civil lawsuit against Beiser Monday, saying that Beiser raped, sexually abused and harassed him over the five years they worked together. That man is referred to as John Doe in court documents.

Beiser has denied the allegations, saying there is “no truth” to them and that they are “politically motivated.” Beiser did not respond to a request for comment for this story.

Several leading Democrats and all of Beiser’s fellow school board members have called for his resignation, many saying the allegations are credible and Beiser is unfit to remain in office.

The allegations have yet to play out in court.

But some experts say they line up with some common patterns of cases of alleged sexual assault and harassment, particularly when offenders exploit their material or political clout to coerce silence and submission from victims.

All four men have said they were trying to build their political careers when they first met Beiser, who is well-connected in the San Diego County Democratic Party and has served on the school board of the state’s second-largest school district for more than eight years.

Experts, speaking in general, not necessarily about this case, say that elevated social status and political power are effective tools for carrying out sexual abuse and getting away with it.

“Taking advantage of a power differential is one of the most common tactics that predatory people use,” said Robert Eckstein, a senior lecturer with the Prevention Innovations Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.

“People who offend in this manner are really sophisticated in picking out people who have less power than them and have less avenues to report it and to get the help that they need.”

Eckstein added that if an offender is well-liked in a community, that can lead victims to doubt themselves or doubt that the person did something wrong to them.

“Power is a very effective vehicle to abuse and being successful with it, because it insulates you in a lot of ways,” said Veronique Valliere, a psychologist who has testified in court about victim behavior and consulted for the military and law enforcement. “Plus, the victim is very well aware of your status and credibility in the community, and so challenging that is a huge barrier to overcome.”

Several of the men accusing Beiser said they were aware of Beiser’s status in politics when they met him.

Doe saw Beiser as a “rising star in the Democratic Party” and a “fund-raising powerhouse,” according to his lawsuit.

Another political aspirant, Patrick Macfarland, said Beiser took him “under his wing” and introduced him “to a lot of powerful Democrats” at a political event in 2017. Later that night, Macfarland said, Beiser groped him and invited him to his hotel.

Macfarland said he didn’t tell many people about the incident because of Beiser’s status.

“I kept quiet for all this time because, you know, Kevin Beiser is a powerful person of the Democratic Party,” Macfarland said. “He has a lot of powerful friends and, me starting out my political career, I was scared that he could do something and then that’s it, I’m done.”

Eva Posner, a political consultant who was working for Macfarland at the time, said Friday that Macfarland told her about the incident and showed her a text message from Beiser with his hotel information.

“We had several conversations afterward about what to do and how to keep Patrick from ever being alone with Mr. Besier again,” Posner said, adding that she knows all four men who accused Beiser. She said they all shared their story and she has provided support.

Dan Gilleon, Doe’s lawyer, said politics is especially conducive to sexual abuse because “it’s all about who you know.”

There’s a risk that comes with saying anything damning about a well-regarded person in a community and that prevents many victims from speaking out, Gilleon said.

“If he complains, there’s no fresh start,” Gilleon said of his client.

Fear, shame and guilt often lead victims back to their offenders despite the prior abuse, experts say.

Doe’s lawsuit stated that in the years after Beiser allegedly raped Doe, Doe turned to Beiser multiple times for political work and help.

Doe agreed to be Beiser’s campaign manager in 2014. He asked Beiser in 2016 to help him fund-raise for his own city council bid and again in 2017 for a political action committee Doe formed.

In 2018, Doe agreed to be Beiser’s campaign consultant again. The lawsuit said that while Beiser and Doe worked on those projects, Beiser allegedly continued abusing Doe, even though Doe objected.

Valliere said that, in general, some sexual abuse victims return to or continue to make contact with an abuser because the abuser continues to have power or influence over their life or livelihood.

“It seems so superficially easy to leave when it really isn’t,” Valliere said.

Victims of sexual harassment and assault can feel added shame if an abuser does them a favor, she said. After accepting the benefits an offender provides, a victim often feels more guilt, Valliere said.

“They’ve basically co-opted the victim into cooperating with their own offense,” she said, referring generally to an abuser, “because the victim then feels completely culpable. [Victims] are rewarded not only for the abuse, but the silence.”

While the allegations against Beiser involve common themes of power disparity, they differ from most #MeToo scenarios in that they involved only men.

“All of these dynamics that we’re talking about can be especially powerful for male victims because it’s not considered the norm,” Eckstein said.

Nearly a quarter of men in the United States experienced some form of “contact sexual violence,” such as unwanted sexual touching, rape or coercion, in their lifetimes. That compares to 44 percent of women, according to the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. It is based on 2015 data.

Within those numbers, nearly 18 percent of all men reported unwanted sexual contact; 2.6 percent reported being raped.

Male victims often feel a distinct kind of shame from sexual assault or harassment because of cultural stereotypes about masculinity, such as the expectation that men would be able to fight off any offenders, said Elizabeth Jeglic, a psychology professor at John Jay College.

“A lot of times, men aren’t taken seriously because they feel that men can fight back if they’re being abused, or they should speak up,” Jeglic said. “It’s largely dismissed as a societal issue, even though we know it’s been going on for a long time.”

Men also are often unfamiliar with experiences of vulnerability, such as sexual assault, and they may not know how to deal with them, Valliere said.

Sexual assault is especially traumatizing if a straight male victim was assaulted by a man, Valliere added, because it can lead the victim to question why he “put up” with the offender’s actions.

Luke Pakter said this week that in May 2017, he had gone to Beiser’s home to pick up a political contribution check, which was going to pay Patker’s salary. He said after the meeting, on his way out, Beiser touched him inappropriately in a lingering embrace and offered him money for a massage.

Pakter, who was 19 at the time, said he felt he couldn’t confront Beiser about his behavior, so he tried to be polite and non-committal.

Later, he said, he felt emasculated by the experience. Pakter said he had a girlfriend at the time but didn’t tell her about it.

“It felt like this situation where I was not being able to fight back,” he said. *Reposted article from the UT by Kristen Taketa of March 24, 2019

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2019 CMYK Manifesto: Invest in Your Audience

Greeting Citizens of The Printerverse and welcome to a New Year!

My role as your Intergalactic Ambassador gives me a pretty unique vantage point since it allows me to be able to meet with, speak to and learn from so many of you out there each year. This annual post is my contribution to the bigger picture, and will hopefully give you some things to think about as 2019 kicks off.

THE MISSION FOR 2019: INVEST IN YOUR AUDIENCE

Take inventory of your offerings and messaging.

Take inventory of how your services are helping others.

Take inventory of who represents you, and how.

Take inventory of your workspace.

Getting your information out to customers is important. Getting it to the right hands, eyes, and ears of recipients is imperative. Now add in delivering a result for your customers’, customers as your most important mission in 2019. Here are a few ways to get started.

Take inventory of your offerings and messaging.

How you say things and how you deliver a message is important, but not if no one cares what you are talking about. Listen to your customers, no one else. Get more involved in subject matter with them, and less in sales matters. Deliver information without any pitch attached, follow up with how you can help, and at another point in time.

Create products and services that will resonate with customers. Name (or rename) them to sound cool and valuable. Introduce them, INDIVIDUALLY, to each customer. “Hey Deb, I’d like to talk to you about some new opportunities we have with direct mail”… or… “Hey Deb, I’d like to talk to you about our new, rapid-response direct marketing initiative”. The latter example may be a little cheesy, but I am still curious. That counts.

Take inventory of how your services are helping others.

This is a reality check moment… look in your mailbox over the course of a week. How much of what you see is an obvious use of data? How much is using variable data? How much is generic marketing?

More likely than not, generic marketing is the clear winner. The obvious use of data will be second because it’s obvious… the exact shoes you left in your shopping cart, a map to my local car wash from my house, my vet (not the office) reminding me it’s time for a check-up for my cat, Mr. Cletus Jefferson Corn (vs. “your pet”). Variable data is not so obvious. As a consumer, I may never realize the picture of a cat on my otherwise generic grooming coupon from a Pet Superstore was planned based on past-purchasing data. I certainly won’t know there are varied versions for dog owners unless I see them.

Through Project Peacock, I have met with over 600 print customers from ad agencies and brands and shared information about the new communication and execution opportunities available through digital printing. I have spoken to many of the printers out there who have adopted cutting-edge digital printing capabilities to provide data-driven print. It’s fair to say the industry push on variable data is much greater than the pull from these print customers. Did your mailbox experiment agree?

While it is imperative for marketing innovation and the future of print that we continue to share new ways to communicate with all of the end-users, don’t put all your eggs or messaging into the VDP services basket just yet. The print customers love the shorter runs and quicker turn-around. They love the ability to use funky substrates, digital finishing, and digital enhancements. They like the idea of big chunk versioning… 5000 in English, 3000 in French. Most don’t want any part of 5000 people getting their own thing. Selling on or leading with that capability is a mistake.

Project Peacock Print Fair launches in NYC on March 14 to share Printspiration, new applications, technology and more with print customers, marketers, and printers. We will hit at least 4 cities this year with a cool, 1-night only, pop-up event. While I focus on getting the industry to help me pull it off, focus your messaging, products and services on what print customers currently care about. Educate as you go along about what they don’t.

If Print Fair lands close to your zip code, invite your customers to join you. Follow up and talk to them individually about the technology and applications they were drawn to or had the interest to use. If you don’t have it, work that out. If you do, start selling on what THEY SAW IN IT.

Take inventory of who represents you, and how.

I get at minimum 20 or so emails a day from the “industry” that are completely inappropriate solicitations, on top of the daily barrage of non-industry spam. If you are a business owner, and/or in charge of Sales or Marketing and you are allowing useless information to flow from people you manage into the inboxes of customers or potential ones… shame on you. If you don’t know it’s happening, this is your Google alert to go and check.

Differentiation applies to all aspects of your business to truly stand out. If you send me one marketing or sales message about something I totally care about, I will give you many chances to do it again before I opt out. If the first time I hear from you or your company it’s about YOU or useless… buh-bye.

Same goes for the people who represent you out in the world. It’s time to develop a company culture that is dedicated to making every interaction count for the recipient of the message, not your sales. Repackage and repurpose your talk tracks so they sound new. Deliver your messages in a unique way. Don’t say anything, when you have nothing new to say. When you are ready to communicate something of importance, it will stand out.

Take inventory of your workspace.

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? It’s more likely that college graduates would strive to be Abe Froman, The Sausage King of Chicago, than work in a print shop. Abe drove a Ferrari and could get lunch reservations in trendy restaurants. Your print shop office area looks and smells like 6 people have died from emphysema, and in the office furniture, you are sitting in conducting interviews. No Bueno.

It’s time to invest in your image… all of it. Here is a quick test to know if you are in need of an office make-over based on some recent visits I’ve had…

Are the non-visitor areas of your office as welcoming as the customer areas? Any visible smoke or other stains on the ceiling tiles? Are your walls some shade of fading pale green to some shade of fading yellow not found in nature? Do you have desktop computers older than applicants? Is everyone sitting in cubes from 1988? Are your bathrooms CLEAN??? Have you set an office policy about what is appropriate to hang on a wall?

A college graduate who dreams of working on a Silicon Valley campus will not want to work in a space that has more in common with an institution, and an aging one at that. Invest in infrastructure, now! You don’t have to include a coffee/juice bar, big balls as chairs, standing desks or a nap room, but trust me, you should.

Take inventory of your goals for 2019 and refocus them to help your customers achieve theirs.

Take inventory of how you can give back to the industry to help it grow.

Take inventory of how you can PRINT LONG AND PROSPER!

Deborah Corn is the Intergalactic Ambassador to The Printerverse

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, industry speaker and blogger, host of Podcasts from The Printerverse, cultivator of Print Production Professionals the #1 print group on LinkedIn, Head Girl in Charge (H.G.I.C.) at GirlsWhoPrint, host of #PrintChat every Wednesday at 4PM ET on Twitter, the founder of International Print Day and the founder of #ProjectPeacock. She is the recipient of several industry honors including the 2016 Girls Who Print Girlie Award, and sits on the boards of the Advertising Production Club of NYC and The Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi.

Deborah has 25+ years of experience working in advertising as a Print Producer. She currently provides printspiration and resources to print and marketing professionals through PMC, and works behind the scenes with printers, suppliers and industry organizations helping them create meaningful relationships with customers, and achieve success with their social media and content marketing endeavors.

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'We Shall Overcome': California anti-vaccine activists claim civil rights mantle

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'We Shall Overcome': California anti-vaccine activists claim civil rights mantle

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The approach reflected the level of desperation among families staunchly opposed to vaccinating their children.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A chorus of mostly white women sang the gospel song “We Shall Overcome” in the California State Capitol, an anthem of the civil rights movement. Mothers rallied outside the governor’s office and marched through Capitol corridors chanting “No segregation, no discrimination, yes on education for all!” Some wore T-shirts that read “Freedom Keepers.”

But this wasn’t about racial equality. In the nation’s most diverse state, protesters opposed to childhood vaccine mandates — many from affluent coastal areas — had co-opted the civil rights mantle from the 1960s, insisting that their plight is comparable to what African Americans have suffered from segregationist policies.

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The approach reflected the level of desperation among families staunchly opposed to vaccinating their children — a desperation that peaked Friday night when an activist threw a menstrual cup with what appeared to be blood at several state senators during floor session.

But the civil rights claim shocked lawmakers, especially those representing minority communities that have suffered generations of racism and economic injustice. Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) called it “borderline racist” and said vaccine protesters need to revisit their history books.

“This is misappropriation of a movement that really is not over and proves to be challenging to overcome,” said Kamlager-Dove, a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. “The whole conversation around vaccinations is actually one about privilege and opportunity. It’s a personal choice. It’s a luxury to be able to have a conversation about medical exemptions and about whether or not you think your child should be vaccinated.”

Hundreds of vaccine protesters galvanized this month against legislation that would crack down on medical exemptions to childhood immunizations. Four years ago, California eliminated personal belief and religious exemptions, which had long been the most common ways to avoid vaccines and still enroll children in school.

Now, California was taking aim at the last option for families deeply opposed to vaccinating their children, following a wave of measles outbreaks across the country. A handful of doctors sympathetic to their beliefs had been providing waivers that allowed parents to keep their kids unvaccinated, including Robert Sears, a member of the famed Sears medical family that had dispensed pediatric advice to parents for decades.

According to the California Department of Public Health, the number of unvaccinated children in homeschooling has skyrocketed since the state banned personal belief and religious exemptions in 2015. Students with personal belief exemptions in California schools were predominantly white and wealthy, according to a study by the American Public Health Association in 2015. Medical exemptions, intended for children with weakened immune systems, have surged since then — and are disproportionately white.

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave the anti-vaccine movement a brief window of hope in the penultimate week of legislative session when he demanded late amendments to the main medical exemption crackdown bill, Senate Bill 276. But the governor ultimately signed two measures to implement the law, which added fuel to the anger of the anti-vaccine movement. Protests continued for four days after Newsom signed the bills, with rhetoric growing ever more extreme.

Activists had earlier rolled out a sign during bill hearings that said “Welcome to Calabama, y’all” — a reference comparing Newsom, a liberal Democrat, to former Alabama Governor George Wallace, a Republican infamous for his defiance against desegregation. After the bills were approved, some held signs stating, “Welcome to Nazifornia,” complete with the Nazi symbol.

The new restrictions target schools with an immunization rate below 95 percent, the level health experts consider to offer “herd immunity.” Anything below that percentage poses a public health risk, making children more vulnerable in the instance of a measles outbreak or exposure to other diseases.

While leaders of the protest movement insist that their ranks are ethnically diverse, data suggest that the schools likeliest to face state scrutiny have a greater share of white students than the California public school average. The 50 public schools with the lowest kindergarten vaccination rates in the state — all less than 50 percent — are disproportionately white, according to an analysis by POLITICO. While less than 25 percent of California public school students are white, an average of 55 percent of students are white across the state’s 50 least vaccinated campuses.

At Valiant Academy of Southern California, less than 5 percent of its 300-plus students have all their required vaccinations, designating it as one of the “most vulnerable” schools according to the Department of Public Health. At the El Cajon school, nearly 70 percent of students are white, according to the California Department of Education.

Community Outreach Academy, a charter school near Sacramento, has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state, with less than half of its students fully vaccinated. There, 98 percent of students are white.

Christina Hildebrand, president and founder of A Voice for Choice, condemned the protester who is facing assault charges for throwing the menstrual cup on the Senate floor. But she defended those who compare the issue to the civil rights movement. She pointed to the gay rights movement and women’s suffrage, asserting that this is about bodily autonomy and parental rights.

“The Legislature is equating it to the black civil rights movement but to me, civil rights movements have happened throughout our history in the U.S.,” she said. “To me, do I think it is comparable to MLK and the civil rights movement? I think we’re probably in the beginning stages of getting to something like that.”

Hildebrand pushed back against those who see a lack of diversity in the movement, saying that has changed significantly since protests began over a similar law in 2015.

“At that point, I agreed. It was people that could afford to come to Sacramento. The middle to lower class can’t afford to take a day off,” she said. “But now I’m surprised they feel it’s white privilege. If you look at the pictures of who came and protested, there was every race and every color there.”

Other political juxtapositions have sparked outrage. After some women were arrested, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) joined protesters in comparing the issue to the separation of immigrant parents and children at the border.

Some protesters donned red capes and white bonnets, borrowing a tactic from abortion advocates who compare themselves to characters in “The Handmaid’s Tale” — a dystopian future where women have no rights.

Lawmakers wondered if reactions to the protests would have been different if the participants weren’t mostly white women. What would have happened if, instead, it was dozens of black men standing on chairs, refusing to leave hearing rooms and beating on the doors of the Senate chambers? Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) said on Twitter she’s “never seen so much privilege.”

“I just want to point out, if constituents from my district waged months-long social harassment campaigns against a member, threatened them with death, harassed and threatened their family… then came to the Capitol and disrupted session for hours… they would definitely be arrested,” she said in another tweet.

In addition to being threatened online and physically pushed by an anti-vaccine protester, Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), a Taiwanese American doctor who wrote the legislation, faced racist slurs.

One Twitter post included Pan’s head shot in a lineup of three other Asian doctors who are pro-vaccine with the phrase “Authoritarians Unite!” “Notice anything else about them?” the image said.

Actor Rob Schneider, one of several celebrity vaccination opponents, compared Pan to former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. “My congratulations to the People’s Republic of Chinafornia Chairman Mao Jr.,” Schneider said in a tweet to Pan.

The California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus condemned the attacks. “For too long, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been seen as perpetual foreigners and generations of contributions from our communities have been ignored. We call on SB 276 opponents to publicly condemn the racism expressed by members of the anti-vaccination movement,” said Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco), caucus chairman, in a statement.

Pan said he and his colleagues have faced escalating harassment this year.

“It’s unfortunate that’s the kind of tactics the opponents have decided to resort to, perhaps because they don’t have science and facts on their side, so they resort to personal threats and harassment,” Pan told reporters. “I think it’s disappointing that that’s what they have to engage in.”

Angela Hart contributed to this report.

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Will genetics unlock a new treatment for Parkinson's?

Rapid developments in the field of genetics since mapping of the human genome began in the 1990s have led to huge advances in our understanding of the causes of human diseases.

We now know that human DNA is about 99.5% identical from person to person. However, those small differences in the 3bn DNA bases that make up our genome are what make us unique.

Genetic differences indicate whether we are more likely to have – for instance – perfect pitch, blue eyes, or a fear of heights. These tiny variants also influence our risk of getting a particular disease, and the sort of drugs that are likely to treat it most effectively.

As a result, scientists increasingly use genetics as a basis for drug research and development. But the fact that some variants of these diseases affect comparatively small numbers of people can have an impact on how easy it is to carry out this R&D.

Parkinson’s disease, for instance, is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer’s. There are many people around the world with Parkinson’s, including about 145,000 in the UK, but few of those cases have a genetic cause. When there is a genetic cause, it is most often the G2019S mutation in the LRRK2 gene.

In the US, there are about: – A million people with Parkinson’s disease. – 135,000 LRRK2 G2019S carriers. – 10,000-15,000 people with Parkinson’s disease who are LRRK2 G2019S carriers.

These carriers would benefit from specific treatments, but developing them has often proved challenging. According to Matt Nelson, head of genetics, GSK, understanding genetics is key to increasing our knowledge of the causes of disease and will have a key role in developing effective new medicines. “Genetics provides us with a direct causal connection between particular genes, particular pathways and the diseases we are interested in treating,” he says. Research indicates that drug research backed by genetic support is about twice as likely to lead to a successful medicine. “There is an exponential growth in our understanding and insights as to how genes influence disease, severity and progression. All of this can be very insightful when discovering new treatments,” Nelson says.

“Approximately 90% of drug candidates fail in clinical development,” says Carolyn Buser-Doepner, GSK’s head of target sciences. “This high level of attrition after multiple years of research and clinical trials represents the greatest challenge and opportunity for pharmaceutical R&D.

“Genetic data can also inform on potential safety risks for a given drug target,” she continues. “Collectively, these data are expected to improve target selection to allow for safer, more effective targeted medicines to be discovered.”

This is why GSK has teamed up with 23andMe – a consumer genetics and research company – to discover new therapeutic drug targets, and consequently new treatments. GSK’s $300m equity investment and four-year collaboration will also help identify patient subgroups and allow more effective identification and recruitment of patients for some clinical studies.

When a customer signs up for 23andMe’s service, the company’s state-of-the-art genotyping technologies measure more than 600,000 genetic variants in the person’s DNA. Of the 5 million customers of 23andMe, more than 80% have opted in to allow their anonymised data to be used in research and to be recontacted. This consent has to be given explicitly, and can be withdrawn at any time. For the purposes of drug target discovery, at this time GSK will only have access to aggregated summary statistics from these analyses, not any personally identifiable details.

To enable work to start immediately, GSK and 23andMe have agreed to collaborate on GSK’s LRRK2 inhibitor programme as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease. This programme has the potential to progress quickly by leveraging 23andMe’s consented customers who are aware of their LRRK2 variant as a result of the company’s FDA-authorised genetic health reports. By recruiting patients with defined LRRK2 mutations, this programme has the potential to reach clinical proof of concept more effectively and efficiently.

Anne Wojcicki, CEO and co-founder of 23andMe, has a personal connection with Parkinson’s disease; the father of her children has the LRRK2 mutation. As she said in her August Facebook Live video, 23 minutes with Anne: “We have thousands of customers with this mutation, and knowing there are a number of drugs in development specifically targeting [this], I am really excited about what we will be able to do. My hope is we will be able to have an impact on drug discovery and make something happen faster than it normally could.”

If, later in the drug development process, there is a good candidate medicine to treat Parkinson’s patients with this gene variant, 23andMe scientists will be able to recontact the relevant customers, who may then be facing Parkinson’s disease, to see if they consent to be part of a clinical trial in their area. This should greatly speed up the start of clinical trials.

GSK’s collaboration with 23andMe is part of its new approach to R&D, which focuses on the immune system, genetics and advanced technologies. But this is not GSK’s first large-scale work of this type. It is currently working with the UK Biobank – sequencing the genetic data from 500,000 anonymised volunteers. GSK is also part of a collaboration called Open Targets. This is developing an open-access search engine to search and evaluate the extensive genetic data that are already available.

There is certainly cause for hope about what genetics is likely to contribute to our future health and medical care. “We can all be excited about the tremendous new insights genetics is providing into what causes disease in humans and how genes might modify disease risks and progression,” Nelson concludes. “Over the next 10 to 15 years, a new generation of therapies will be developed that are more efficacious, more effective and safer for treating disease.”

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