My name is John Weaver and I am the Northern California representative for Amazon Studios.
Amazon Studios is releasing the upcoming documentaryALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACYon Amazon Prime Video on September 18th.
More info on the film is below, as well as a link the film’s trailer.
With the Presidential election just two months away, this is an extremely timely film that deals with the issue of voter suppression here in the United States.
We will be having a ‘virtual” advance screening of this film onWednesday, September 16th at7:00pm.
We would like to invite your organization, staff, colleagues, members, friends, etc., to attend this special screening, so please feel free to share this email.
click on the orange “Redeem Pass” button & enter the code:
FresnoWOM0916
Once someone clicks on the above link and registers for the screening, they will receive an email confirmation. I would suggest reminding folks to be sure to check their spam/junk folders for this email (as they are notorious for going into spam). Then, one hour before the start of the screening they will receive another email with their “individual” screening link – they will need to click on that link to be placed into the virtual waiting room. The film will then begin to screen at 7:00pm. If folks click on their link after 7:00pm, they will not be able to screen the film.
More info on the film is below.
Please let me know if you might have any questions, or need any additional information.
We hope that you will be able to join us virtually on September 16th.
Many thanks,
John Weaver
Amazon Studios Northern California
ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
will be available on Amazon Prime Video on September 18th.
It is rated PG-13 with a running time of 102 minutes.
In anticipation of the 2020 presidential election, ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States. The film interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning. With the perspective and expertise of Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, the documentary offers an insider’s look into laws and barriers to voting that most people don’t even know are threats to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.
Directed by: Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus and Oscar-nominated and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortés.
Produced by: Producers are Liz Garbus, Lisa Cortés, Dan Cogan and Stacey Abrams.
“Putting Our High Scoring Solutions To Work For You.”
The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation launched the City of Fresno Save our Small Businesses Grant Program. This program offers grants of $5,000 – $10,000 to small businesses in the City of Fresno.
Business Eligibility:
Be physically located and operating in the City of Fresno
Have a valid tax certificate prior to March 4, 2020
Not have received a previous City or County grant
Demonstrate at least 10% loss of income
You can access the grant information and online application at this link: https://www.fresnoahf.org/city or call (559) 222-8705
Applications will be accepted now thru September 22, 2020 at 11:59pm.
Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions or concerns at (559) 621-7817 or via email at District1@fresno.gov.
We are here to serve you!
Sincerely,
Esmeralda Soria
Fresno City Councilmember
District 1
Querido residente,
La Fundación Hispana del Área de Fresno lanzó el Programa de becas Save our Small Business de la ciudad de Fresno. Este programa ofrece apoyo economico de $5,000 a $10,000 a pequeñas empresas en la ciudad de Fresno.
Elegibilidad:
Estar ubicado físicamente y operando en la Ciudad de Fresno
Tener un certificado de impuestos válido, antes del 4 de marzo de 2020
No haber recibido apoyo economico de la ciudad o el condado
Demostrar al menos un 10% de pérdida de ingresos.
Puede acceder a la información de las becas y la solicitud en línea en este enlace: https://www.fresnoahf.org/city o llame al (559) 222-8705
Las solicitudes se aceptarán desde ahora hasta el 22 de septiembre de 2020 a las 11:59 p.m.
No dude en comunicarse con nuestra oficina si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud al (559) 621-7817 o por correo electrónico a District1@fresno.gov.
¡Estamos aquí para servirle!
Sinceramente,
Esmeralda Soria
Concejal de la Ciudad de Fresno
Distrito 1
From: Cross Cultural and Gender Center Assistant RBA <ccgcstudentassist@mail.fresnostate.edu> We will be having a Covid-19 Student-Parent Panel event on September 14, 2020, from 3-4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not have to be a parent. Speakers Dr. Francine Oputa, Dr. Larissa Mercado-Lopez, and Jamie Pontius-Hogan will be joining us to lead the discussion. We will discuss how this pandemic has affected parents who are juggling their own schoolwork and becoming teachers overnight to teach their own kids from home.
You must register for the event using this link https://tinyurl.com/CCGCpanel You will receive the Zoom link after registering.
See the flyer for more information and if you have any questions please email us.
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The Cross Cultural and Gender Center
California State University Fresno
5241 N. Maple Ave. MS-TA35
Fresno, CA 93740-8023
559.278.4435
Sadly, in so much of the west, including California, devastating fires continue to impact communities and our way of life. In the middle of fire season, records are being set for acres burned and poor air quality. That’s why as your Member of Congress, I have been working over the last month on legislation and fire disaster relief through FEMA to provide financial support to those areas that have been devastated by these wildfires.
There is some good news to report this week from our district work week, including helping schools get the necessary waivers they need to supply nutritious meals to students through the school lunch program. I’m also working to support our local transportation services. Here are the highlights:
Wildfire efforts and resources
As the Creek Fire continues to threaten lives and property in Madera, Mariposa, and Fresno counties, I’ve been involved in efforts to ensure both firefighters and affected communities have the resources they need to stay safe and ultimately recover from these devastating losses.
Free school meal programs are critical to ensuring students continue to have access to nutritious daily meals, especially during a pandemic. I’m pleased to report an extension of waivers to make free school meals available through the end of the year. I’ve been working hard to secure these meals for our Valley students, most recently leading a bipartisan letter to Secretary Perdue pushing for this change. Over the past few months, I’ve signed on to three additional letters supporting school meal waiver extensions.
Supporting local transportation services
The transportation industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, resulting in thousands of furloughed workers, declines in revenue and reduction of services. I recently cosponsored the bipartisan Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act, which would provide $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding to motorcoach operators and other transportation industries, including the Yosemite Area Regional Transit System (YARTS), which supports our local schools.
Vote by Mail
Americans can take additional steps to make sure their vote will count:
The Valley is home to some of the best universities in the country. I’m happy to report that my Alma Mater, Fresno State, ranked 7th in Money Magazine’s list of “Most Transformative Colleges.” Fresno State also ranked 40th as the “Best Public College” and 19th for “Best Colleges Where More Than Half of Applicants Get In.”
Money Magazine also named UC Merced one of the country’s top 100 schools, and Washington Monthly ranked the university at no. 19 nationally for creating social mobility for our students.
Go Bulldogs! Go Bobcats!
Bringing home federal dollars
One of my top priorities is ensuring your tax dollars come back to the district. I’m pleased to report that Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) received over $1 million in federal grant funding for noise mitigation measures for nearby residences. I participated in the groundbreaking event recently for the new Fresno Airport terminal.
Castle Airport in Atwater also received $1.8 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate its runway.
As wildfires continue to rage across our state, farmer’s fields are being affected. If you’ve been impacted by wildfires, there are federal resources that can help. The Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) provides assistance to producers for losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events or loss conditions, including blizzards and wildfires.
The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) also provides support for producers who have experienced livestock deaths as a result of adverse weather conditions.
Contact your local county USDA Farm Service Agency office to determine your eligibility and which program would best serve your needs.
At the end of the year some individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITIN) will expire. Taxpayers with expiring ITINs must renew their ID number with the IRS before the end of the year.
Organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funding to assist with keeping and receiving organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), a farm bill program I advocated for.
Innovating Solutions to the Community College Housing Conundrum
State Treasurer Ma and the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing draw on community college affordable housing round-tables
Sacramento – The State Treasurer’s Office today announced the release of a report by the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) summarizing key insights from a recent series of round-tables on housing for under-served students on community college campuses.
Earlier this year, the State Treasurer’s Office and SCANPH, along with the California School Finance Authority (CSFA), and the Mayor’s Housing Office for the City of Los Angeles, held two round-tables to begin the development of a comprehensive strategy for housing economically vulnerable community college students. The round-tables addressed current community college student housing successes, the value of housing on community college campuses for students, particularly those most vulnerable, and future plans. The SCANPH report includes insights from round-table participants and stakeholders on: COVID-19 impacts; financing strategies; best practices; legal implications; and best student outcomes. The report can be found at the following link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58793de5f7e0abe551062b38/t/5f57cb072e5d7363a5066ac1/1599589132280/Report-Final-Collaborations+to+Support+Educational+Housing.pdf
The round-table and report continue ongoing efforts by Treasurer Ma and the State Treasurer’s Office to seek out innovative strategies leveraging state resources to help California’s under-served; a priority for Treasurer Ma since first taking office, and all the more so as we continue to experience the social and economic fallout from the COVID 19 health crisis.
As part of those efforts, CSFA will bring their first student housing project to their Board this month. Both the round-table and the subsequent report are efforts to ensure this proposed project will be the first of many to come. To date, only 11 of 115 California Community Colleges are offering student housing.
Treasurer Ma will lead a panel on student housing, “Actionable Steps to Build and Finance Affordable Housing on Community College Land”, on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1 p.m. at SCANPH virtual Annual Conference (http://www.scanph.org/annual-conference).
Fiona Ma is California’s 34th State Treasurer. She was elected on November 6, 2018 with more votes (7,825,587) than any other candidate for treasurer in the state’s history. She is the first woman of color and the first woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA) elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s Office was created in the California Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste management, hospitals, public facilities, and other crucial infrastructure projects that better the lives of residents. California is the world’s fifth-largest economy and Treasurer Ma is the state’s primary banker. Her office processes more than $2 trillion in transactions within a typical year. She provides transparency and oversight for the government’s investment portfolio and accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment portfolio of about $113.5 billion, more than $31.6 billion of which are local government funds. She serves as agent of sale for all State bonds, and is trustee on outstanding debt of $94 billion.
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