Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS) brings together the countries of Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation and to advance common interests. It is the region’s premier forum for multilateral dialogue and concerted action. The OAS helps in many different ways to make changes around the world. Actually the OAS is having a meeting in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida) and some of their actions are showing their interest to defend democracy and human rights around Latin
Rosa Delauro,After reading many articles in the newspapers and magazines that all state, 6 year old Elian Gonzalez has been in the middle of an international tug-of-war since he was found on Thanksgiving Day. Clinging to an inner tube at sea for two days drifting after his family and him were trying to escape from Cuba for freedom. I have decided that it is the right thing for little Elian to stay in the United States. The phone rings: "Your 6-year old son has just been found in the ocean, shipwrecked
Throughout the United States’ history, there have been numerous prominent civil rights groups, in which they have fought for individual rights of minority groups in the United States. Beginning in the 1960’s the Chicano Movement, or El Movimiento, became one of the more interesting civil rights movements, although, it is overshadowed by many of the more prevalent movements. At this time in the formation of the United States “the powers that be rule over a racist society, filled with hatred and ignorance
infiltrating Latin American for many years now, exploiting the resource rich countries in Central and South America. Sponsored by Iran, the terrorist organization has been crucial in Iran’s pursuit of nuclear energy and possibly nuclear weapons. Teaming together with Venezuela’s former president Hugo Chavez, Hezbollah has worked to mine Venezuela’s rich uranium deposits. Hezbollah has also been using many illegal activities common in Latin American counties to fund their terrorist organization. Some of
Mexicans wishing to partake of the American dream establishing themselves and creating families. The American dream, however, became just a dream as harsh unequal assessments by white Americans placed Mexican-Americans at the bottom of the social, economic, and political ladders. Whites believed that Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans had no place in their society: a place shared by many minorities (Del Castillo 7). Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles were at a great disadvantage
1980, Wyoming becomes the first state to allow women suffrage. In 1900 Colorado, Idaho, and Utah also joined Wyoming in allowing women to vote. Although many seeked for the right to vote,
Chicago, particularly, the Polish churches have fostered the development of 'citizens clubs.'" These citizen clubs were primarily in cities in America. Polish Americans created organizations for a number of reasons such as: helping them get jobs, retaining their heritage as Polish people, and assisting them to successfully integrate into American society. Polish immigrants formed these clubs with the help of parishes in America, to help deal with social and labor issues they were facing. These groups
Women have been active since the beginning of the early 1800’s and struggle until today’s day, to fight for equality. The civil rights movement spillover inspired women to act and build organizations. One of the major topics that the feminists focused on was Domestic violence that still exists in today’s day. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed on September 13, 1994, it was the dedication of four long years that women put into to stop the abuse toward females. The act created many programs
is a prime example of a left wing terrorist organization, as opposed to the American Front, which is the prime example of a right-wing terrorist organization (Forest, 197 -228) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was established in 1964, and was originally meant to be the mil... ... middle of paper ... ... likely as right here in our country. Law Enforcement and other security professionals should learn from this research that, for the American Front, in order to stop recruitment, and lesson
revolutionary secret organization whose purpose and program was the liberation of African people and the redemption of the African race. It was a propaganda organization built on the model of the secret fraternity, organized in "posts." It was centered in Harlem, the ABB established local branches throughout the country. The African Blood Brotherhood was an unusual Afro-Marxist organization operative in New York
National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), National Negro Congress, (NNC) and The American Negro Academy (ANA) are all African-American organizations that were founded to improve the conditions of the black community and people. Each organization faced obstacles, but overcame them to accomplish great feats. Without these organizations black people would still be in a state of distress. These organizations gave black people an outlet, support, and connections to desegregation, job opportunities and information
Introduction Approximately around 1859, Harriet E. Wilson, a female African-American slave and novelist, published her autobiographical novel titled “Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black.” Wilson was considered the first female African-American novelist and one of the first African-Americans to publish a novel in the United States. In her novel, Wilson expresses her life struggle as an orphan and a slave while serving under the Bellmonts, a cruel white family in a New England Town. Harriet
American Cancer Society Introduction The American Cancer Society’s main concern is assisting people, making profits come second. The American Cancer Society helps patient’s life by finding cures. “For over 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer. Together with millions of our supporters worldwide, we help people stay well and get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer” (American Cancer Society, 2015a). Many people
Nursing organizations can offer a lot of resources and opportunities no matter what stage you are in your nursing career. They foster a sense of community among nurses and can further your nursing career in many ways. As a nurse, you recognize the value of belonging to a nursing organization. But there are so many to choose from and because of your personal budget crunch you just want to join a few that are most relevant for your needs. School and State Nurses Association In nursing school
provided for those in Haiti and Africa was graded on regulations such as the United States’ enforces, the food would not pass regulation. A tribal, community primary school located in South Africa provides one meal for all seven hundred students, and that one meal would most likely be that child’s only meal for the day. The students at this primary school devour their meal with their fingers, as do many American students. Although these African children waste none of their food while everyday in
N.O.W. & C.W. (National Organization of Women) Statement of Purpose The N.O.W. Statement of Purpose was a historic document written to take action against the discrimination of women in all aspects of life in which they are affected. This document was written by Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray to represent the organization and spread their message and goal throughout the United States. Friedan and Murray were the co-founders of the National Organization of Women, founded in 1966 to end sex discrimination
health care organizations within the United States. All facilities within the United States must be accredited by the Joint Commission in order to become licensed to provide health care services. The objective of this paper is to inform the reader about the Joint Commission. This paper will discuss the history of the Joint Commission, how they accredit healthcare organizations, and the benefits of the accrediting body. The Joint Commission was initially founded in 1913 by the American College of
have chosen to write on the topic of informatics-related professional organizations. I selected the following three organizations to examine; American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and American Nursing Informatics association (ANIA). There are several other professional organizations. It would appear this is an area of great interest to the medical community. The first organization I looked at was the AMIA. According to the organization's website there
we know that citizenship is "the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen, the character of an individual viewed as a member of society, behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen" (par 1). People have rights and privilege as citizen, but also they must obey the law. I think the “Pillars of Citizenship” is mainly argue for the human rights. Declaration of Independence created to outline the American colonies ' decision to break apart
The history of sports in United States began back in the 1840s. United States is a very unique country when we look at its sports, just like every country has a different structure of sports so does US. This paper will be taking about the Sports Organizations and Governance, the sports industry, sports organizations, and Structure of sports in the United States. It will also cover the Sport in the United States vs. Other Western Democracies by taking a look at the State Political, historical context