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Announcing the Launch of the 2018 Campaign ‘HARASSMENT ENDS NOW’

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updated: Jan 2, 2018

ELK GROVE, Calif., January 2, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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Glen Padayachee is considered the country’s new face of civil rights amongst today’s professional employment and civil rights groups. As the head of EEO and HR Consultants, Padayachee today announced the nationwide launch of the 2018 HARASSMENT ENDS NOW Campaign.

Sexual harassment and discrimination remains a growing epidemic in this country and employers are scrambling to find a solution to this crisis. Employers have an affirmative duty to train and educate their managers and supervisors on how to prevent harassment, to take immediate and appropriate steps in stopping misconduct and to protect their employees from unwanted and unlawful harassment.

Glen Padayachee’s new book “Equal Employment Opportunity 101 – A Manager’s Guide to Understanding Equal Employment Opportunity in the Workplace” is a must-have tool for every employer; key concepts, real-life examples and best practices noted throughout the book will (if followed) create a healthy, positive and productive workplace. A healthy and harassment-free workplace, one that is promoted and supported by educated and knowledgeable managers and supervisors, will reduce and/or eliminate an organization’s exposure to liability for harassment claims.

Our 2018 HARASSMENT ENDS NOW Campaign brings awareness to our national crisis of sexual harassment and discrimination; we send a strong message to employers to take action now to further educate their managers and supervisors and ensure all their managers and supervisors have a copy of this book.

Carrie Mabie, National Campaign Director

The areas covered in this book are the most fundamentally essential and critical competencies that every manager and supervisor should be aware of. While organization policies are important, the scenarios and situational examples provided throughout the book are “real-life” challenges that managers and supervisors are faced with on a daily basis.

This book, the cornerstone of the campaign’s commitment to end harassment, is the best and single-greatest resource for managers and supervisors on effective ways to avoid allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.

“Our 2018 HARASSMENT ENDS NOW Campaign brings awareness to our national crisis of sexual harassment and discrimination; we send a strong message to employers to take action now to further educate their managers and supervisors and ensure all their managers and supervisors have a copy of this book.” – CARRIE MABIE, Campaign Director

This is more than a campaign says Padayachee, “It’s a movement; a million-manager march.” Working together with public and corporate organizations across the country, we can achieve a healthy, safe and harassment-free workplace and give back to individuals the dignity and respect they deserve. We want every organization to join the movement, be part of this national campaign and share the commitment to end sexual harassment and discrimination. We begin by encouraging employers to educate and train their managers; our mission and our message is for every employer to provide a copy of this book, Equal Employment Opportunity 101, to their managers and supervisors.

Organizations can order books by visiting the website: www.HarassmentEndsNow.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Glen Padayachee
glen@HarassmentEndsNow.com
916.996.1848

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January 2, 2018
13-Year-Old Girl Creates a Siri Clone in Less Than a Week

Kari is a young girl of amazing talent and brilliant mind; yet, due to no fault of her own is unable to find a school place.

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updated: Jul 12, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 12, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Through a new interest in computer science and wanting to learn more about artificial intelligence 13-year-old Kari Lawler from Solihull, UK set herself the challenge of creating her own virtual assistant like Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa. After purchasing a few books, she very quickly taught herself the necessary programming skills and within a few days it was apparent she was making considerable progress and amazingly within just one week she had a working prototype.

Her family has stated it’s amazing what she has achieved at her age with very little resources. The fact her personal assistant responds in a similar manner to Siri and even has the same witty attitude when asked something out of the ordinary is marvelous. It’s also especially incredible when you consider what the large technology companies have probably spent on producing something not much different to what Kari has managed to achieve in such a short amount of time.

Looking to the future Kari does plan to expand on her prototype and does see great value in this type of technology. She is currently working on making her assistant more realistic with more human like back and forth conversation. If achievable she thinks this type of virtual human interaction would be of great benefit in areas such as social care; like providing company to the elderly or assistance for people with dementia. Similarly, she sees it been used as a learning assistant for whole class teaching or for helping individual students in a school. Realistically though, she appreciates she has a long way to go before realizing this vision. However, in the meantime she would very much like to connect and learn through maybe a mentoring role with any individuals or companies in this field.

About Kari
Kari, now 14 is a very bright and gifted young lady excelling in English, mathematics and science. At the age of 11 she was diagnosed with ASD. Since her diagnosis and through no fault of her own she has had great difficulty in accessing an education in a mainstream setting which has resulted in her being out of school now for just over a year. The resistance Kari is facing is solely down to a complete lack of understanding of Autism. Even though Kari has never had any learning needs, behavioral issues, communication or high anxiety issues at school, schools approached just assume the worse based on stereotypes and dismissively say no without looking at her as an individual. Overall Kari wants nothing more than to be back in school doing what she loves the most, which is learning.

Media Contact
Brett Lawler
Email: brett@brettlawler.com
Phone: +44 121 748 2468, Cell/Mobile: +44 7772 733138

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July 12, 2017
Israeli-Americans in Nevada Champion Anti-Discrimination Bill to Final Passage
Nevada to become 20th state to combat the BDS movement as bill heads to governor for signature

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updated: May 25, 2017
Carson City, Nevada, May 25, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Organized by the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action), the Israeli-American community in Nevada successfully led a grassroots effort advocating against discriminatory economic boycotts of Israel. On Wednesday, the Nevada Assembly voted to pass SB 26, introduced by Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison, which declares that the State of Nevada may not contract with, or invest in, companies that boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) Israel for discriminatory or political purposes. The measure also applies to local governments in Nevada, including Las Vegas.

“Nevadans of all backgrounds made it clear that we reject BDS and its discriminatory practices,” said Neville Pokroy, Chair of IAC for Action Government Affairs Committee in Nevada. “Thanks to the leadership of Lt. Governor Hutchison, Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel, and with support from our friends across the state in the Filipino, Hispanic, African American, and Christian communities, we told our legislators that this is not just an Israeli-American issue, it’s a Nevada issue,” he added.

“The BDS movement focuses on discriminating against businesses, organizations, and institutions simply for exercising their right to freely associate with Israel, or for being of Jewish or Israeli heritage. Nevada has strong economic ties with companies targeted by BDS in sectors like water sustainability, alternative energy, and cyber security. Allowing BDS to infiltrate this state would greatly disenfranchise Nevadans and harm our long-term economic interests.”

Dillon Hosier, National Director of State Government Affairs at IAC for Action

IAC for Action supporters personally visited legislators, sent thousands of letters, and made hundreds of calls expressing their growing concerns with international efforts to boycott Israel, one of Nevada’s major economic trading partners.

“The BDS movement focuses on discriminating against businesses, organizations, and institutions simply for exercising their right to freely associate with Israel, or for being of Jewish or Israeli heritage. Nevada has strong economic ties with companies targeted by BDS in sectors like water sustainability, alternative energy, and cyber-security. Allowing BDS to infiltrate this state would greatly disenfranchise Nevadans and harm our long-term economic interests,” said Dillon Hosier, National Director of State Government Affairs at IAC for Action.

The bill now moves to the desk of Nevada’s Governor, Brian Sandoval, for signature. Once the bill becomes law, Nevada will be the 20th state to pass anti-BDS legislation.
- Since 2003, Israeli firms have invested $1.7 billion and created over 6,500 jobs in Nevada.
- Several Israeli water tech companies are currently working in Nevada to secure the state’s water supply.
- In 2013, Governor Sandoval led a delegation to Israel focused on strengthening economic ties with Nevada.
- Governor Sandoval was a keynote speaker at Israel’s WATEC — world’s largest water tech conference.
About the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action): The IAC for Action is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that advocates to policymakers on behalf of the Israeli-American community. A partner organization of the Israeli-American Council, the IAC for Action works to make the voices of Israeli-Americans heard on a range of issues at the federal, state, and local level.

Media Contact:
Dillon Hosier
Phone: 202.888.4240
Email: press@iacforaction.org

Source: Israeli-American Coalition for Action
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May 25, 2017
Hope and Life Press Announces WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR FAITH? AMERICA’S 21st CENTURY ALT-RIGHT AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL DOCTRINE

Maltese-American HLP founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela challenges American Christians to ask if the Gospel of Trump is compatible to the Gospel of Christ. Using empirical data, she shows how the American people of faith draw the line bounded by devotion to politicians, while violating the fundamental human rights of racial and religious minorities, immigrants, refugees, and women.

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updated: Apr 10, 2017

East Longmeadow, MA, April 10, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Hope and Life Press is proud to announce the release of the book Who Are You? What is Your Faith? America’s 21st Century Alt-Right and Catholic Social Doctrine, written by HLP’s Maltese-American founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela. Exploring the question of the two Executive Orders titled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States from the lens of Sacred Scripture and the teachings and praxis of the Catholic Church, Bartolo-Abela elucidates how race is the key sociopolitical ordering factor at play in the history and current state of America, with regard to fundamental human rights and the inviolable dignity of human persons. She explicates the underlying nature and stunning demographics of a newly-defined American alt-right population, and shows how at least two antithetical forms of Christianity and Catholicism are being actively employed in the United States, at the intersection of politics and religion, to further a multidimensional racial agenda. Bartolo-Abela reminds readers that an effective and genuine remedy to America’s conflict does exist in accordance with the Faith and provides recommendations for non-violent change. Who Are You? What is Your Faith? America’s 21st Century Alt-Right and Catholic Social Doctrine is available in paperback and ebook editions from Amazon, the publishers Hope and Life Press, and major booksellers.

About the Author

Impressive documentation of systematic discrimination since the foundation of America.

Richard Paul Hirtreiter, Esq., CEO / General Counsel, DMPO Marketing Inc.

Marcelle Bartolo-Abela is a consultant on the interface of multiculturalism, psychology, spirituality, and the political sphere. A first-generation immigrant to America, she served as a mental health clinician in hospital, community, private practice settings in the Northeast US and Malta. She has lectured on psychology and psychotherapy to psychiatry residents and graduate students in the US, UK, and Malta. She served as consultant to faculty and program managers on the combined provision of multicultural psychology and spirituality services. She also provided advocacy and consultation on free speech rights in relation to criminalization discourses in the legislative agenda First Malta Then the World.

Bartolo-Abela is the author of nine books on the Catholic Faith. She holds a Master of Science in Psychology from Springfield College, the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodologies in the Social Sciences from Middlesex University, and the Certificate in Catholic Social Doctrine for Professionals from The Catholic University of America. Bartolo-Abela is a mid-level apprentice in Russian-Byzantine iconography. Her icons can be found in churches and private collections in the US, Italy, and Malta.

Source: Hope and Life Press

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April 9, 2017
Proveedores De Servicio De Modificación De Préstamos De California Discriminaron a Propietrarios Hispanos

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Aug 25, 2016

California, U.S., August 25, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. ha entablado una demanda en la que alega que varios proveedores de servicios de modificación de préstamos hipotecarios violaron la Ley de Vivienda Justa y la Ley de Igualdad de Oportunidades de Crédito por intencionalmente discriminar a propietarios hispanos.

Los demandados nombrados en la demanda son: The Home Loan Auditors LLC, Century Law Center LLC, SOE Assistance Center Inc., Spieker Law Office, intencionalmente dirigieron sus servicios de modificación de préstamos hipotecarios predatorios propietarios hispanos e interfirieron en su capacidad de recibir asistencia financiara para conservar sus hogares.

La demanda entablado martes, 23 de agosto de 2016 en el Tribunal Federal de Distrito del Distrito Norte de California alega que los demandados exhibían una práctica de comercialización a propietarios hispanos, incentivándolos a que pagaran alrededor de $5.000 por auditorias de préstamo innecesarias e inefectivas. Los demandados enfatizaban que las auditorías eran esenciales para la modificación de préstamo. En realidad, las auditorías no tenían ningún impacto en el proceso de modificación y no proporcionaba ningún beneficio financiero.

En parte del servicio de modificación de préstamos que publicitaban, los demandados incluso dirigían a sus clientes que dejaran de realizar los pagos de sus hipotecas y que dejaran de comunicarse con sus prestamistas. Esto resulto en que muchos propietarios pasaron a estar en situación de mora en el pago de sus cuotas hipotecarias y finalmente llegaron a perder sus hogares.

Esta demanda surgió de denuncias presentadas al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU. por dos ex clientes de los demandados.

“Tener como objetivo intencional a cualquier comunidad o persona con servicios hipotecarios predatorios debido a su grupo étnico u origen nacional viola la ley federal, perjudica a familias trabajadoras y hace daño a nuestra economía entera,” señaló la Secretaria de Justicia Auxiliar Adjunta Principal Vanita Gupta, a cargo de la División Civil del Departamento de Justicia. “Los demandados en este caso trataron de explotar a comunidades hispanas y propietarios que ya sufrían debido a prácticas financieras abusivas y discriminatorias durante la Gran Recesión que causó la crisis del mercado de la vivienda de EE.UU. y la caída libre de nuestra economía. La demanda entablada por el Departamento de Justicia sirve de fuerte recordatorio y transmite el claro mensaje de que trabajaremos sin descanso para permitirles a todos los propietarios de vivienda acceso a servicios hipotecarios libres de discriminación.”

“Las familias hispanas que luchan por permanecer en sus hogares no necesitan promesas vacías que solo empeoran su situación de vivienda y financiera,” señaló Gustavo Velásquez, Secretario Adjunto de Vivienda Justa e Igualdad de Oportunidades con el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos. “HUD se siente complacido que el Departamento de Justicia esté actuando contra personas y compañías que victimicen a dueños de casa debido a su país de origen o porque hablen español u otros idiomas.”

Cualquier persona con información sobre los servicios de modificación de préstamos prestados por The Home Loan Auditors LLC, Century Law Center LLC, SOE Assistance Center Inc. o Spieker Law Office debe comunicarse con la Sección de Vivienda y Cumplimiento de la Ley Civil de la División de Derechos Civiles llamando al 1-800-896-7743, presione el 2 para continuar en español y seleccione la opción 5 o escribiendo a THLALawsuit@usdoj.gov

El comunicado de prensa original del Departamento De Justicia de EE.UU. se puede econtrar aqui: https://www.justice.gov/espanol/pr/el-departamento -de-justicia –alega –que–proveedores-de-servicio-de-modificaci-n-de-pr

Se encuentra una copia de la demanda, así como información adicional sobre las iniciativas del Departamento de Justicia, de cumplimiento de ley asociadas al otorgamiento de préstamos justos, en www.justice.gov/fairhousing.

Para cualquier duda o inquietud adicional por favor contacte: inquiries@heraca.org

This press release can also be found in English: https://hera.newswire.com/news/california-loan-modification-service-providers-discriminated-against-14208659

Source: Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

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August 25, 2016
California Loan Modification Service Providers Discriminated Against Hispanic Homeowners

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Aug 25, 2016

California, U.S., August 25, 2016 (Newswire.com)
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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit alleging that several mortgage loan modification service providers have violated the federal Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by discriminating against Hispanic homeowners.

The defendants, The Home Loan Auditors LLC, Century Law Center LLC, SOE Assistance Center Inc., Spieker Law Office, targeted Hispanic homeowners for predatory mortgage loan modification services and impeded the homeowners’ ability to receive financial assistance to maintain their homes.

The complaint filed August 23rd, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges that the defendants marketed and encouraged Hispanic homeowners to pay approximately $5,000 for unnecessary and ineffectual loan audits. The defendants indicated to the homeowners that audits were essential for a loan modification while in fact the audits did not impact the loan modification process and did not provide any financial benefit.

As part of their mortgage service the defendants encouraged their clients to stop making mortgage payments and to end all communication with their lenders. This led many homeowners to default on their mortgage payments and ultimately led them to lose their homes.

This lawsuit originates from complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by two of the defendants’ former clients.

“Intentionally targeting any community or person with predatory mortgage services because of their ethnicity or national origin violates federal law, harms working families and hurts our entire economy,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The defendants in this case tried to exploit Hispanic communities and homeowners already suffering from abusive, discriminatory financial practices during the Great Recession that drove the American housing market into crisis and our economy into freefall. The Justice Department’s lawsuit serves as a stark reminder and sends a clear message that we will work tirelessly to ensure that all homeowners can access mortgage services free from discrimination.”

“Hispanic families struggling to stay in their homes do not need empty promises that make their housing and financial situation worse,” said Gustavo F. Velasquez, HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “HUD is gratified that the Department of Justice is taking action against individuals and companies that victimize homeowners because of where they come from or because they speak Spanish or other languages.”

Anyone with information on the loan modification services provided by The Home Loan Auditors LLC, Century Law Center LLC, SOE Assistance Center Inc. or Spieker Law Office should contact the Civil Rights Division’s Housing and Civil Enforcement Section at 1-800-896-7743 (press 1 to continue in English, and select option 5) or at THLALawsuit@usdoj.gov

Original press release from the United States Department of Justice can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-alleges-california-loan-modification-service-providers-discriminated

A copy of the complaint, as well as additional information about fair lending enforcement by the Justice Department, can be found at www.justice.gov/fairhousing.

For any additional questions or concerns please contact Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) at: inquiries@heraca.org

Este comunicado de prensa también se puede contrar en español: https://hera.newswire.com/news/proveedores-de-servicio-de-modificaci-n-de-pr-stamos-de-california-14229459

Source: Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

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August 25, 2016