Blog Posts by Contributor: Ursula Rozum
Bikes 4 Peace - July 6
"Give a man a fish he'll eat for a day , teach man how to fish he'll eat for the rest of his life"
On July 6, 2016 the Syracuse Peace Council kicked off Bikes4Peace pop-up bicycle repair clinics that assist youth in repairing their bicycles promoting cooperative action and a healthy environment.
Bikes 4 Peace - July 6
"Give a man a fish he'll eat for a day , teach man how to fish he'll eat for the rest of his life"
On July 6, 2016 the Syracuse Peace Council kicked off Bikes4Peace pop-up bicycle repair clinics that assist youth in repairing their bicycles promoting cooperative action and a healthy environment.
Bikes 4 Peace - July 6
"Give a man a fish he'll eat for a day , teach man how to fish he'll eat for the rest of his life"
On July 6, 2016 the Syracuse Peace Council kicked off Bikes4Peace pop-up bicycle repair clinics that assist youth in repairing their bicycles promoting cooperative action and a healthy environment.
The Flint Water Crisis and Syracuse
In January 2016, news spread that Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder had ignored blatant warning signs that the water in Flint was dangerously contaminated.
A host of factors created this situation. In 2011, the governor appointed a panel to examine Flint’s financial situation. That November, the panel determined that Flint was in a financial crisis and appointed an emergency manager to make unpopular budget cuts, with the power to overrule the elected city council.
The 1% Side Step Democracy with Fast Track for the TPP
Sometime this spring, Congress will vote on whether to grant Trade Promotion Authority (TPA, known as Fast Track) to the President for the next four years. With TPA, Obama and the US trade representative can negotiate trade agreements and require Congress to circumvent its ordinary rules, by requiring a “yes” or “no” floor vote on an agreement without the possibility of amendment, within twenty hours of debate.