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Los Gatos: High school celebrates partnership with Japanese sister school

Exchange anniversary Los Gatos High School recently celebrated 10 years of stud…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1536112/los-gatos-high-school-celebrates-partnership-with-japanese-sister-school/

Los Gatos: High school celebrates partnership with Japanese sister school

Exchange anniversary Los Gatos High School recently celebrated 10 years of stud…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #BayArea #California #Californianews #disabilities #Education #fundraisers #housing #Japanese #Japanesenews #k-12education #latestheadlines #localnews #losgatos #news #nonprofits #running #santaclaracounty #southbay
https://www.alojapan.com/1536112/los-gatos-high-school-celebrates-partnership-with-japanese-sister-school/

Los Gatos: High school celebrates partnership with Japanese sister school

Exchange anniversary Los Gatos High School recently celebrated 10 years of student exchanges with its sister school in…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/87003/

https://www.alojapan.com/1536112/los-gatos-high-school-celebrates-partnership-with-japanese-sister-school/ Los Gatos: High school celebrates partnership with Japanese sister school #BayArea #California #CaliforniaNews #disabilities #Education #fundraisers #housing #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #K12Education #LatestHeadlines #LocalNews #LosGatos #news #nonprofits #running #SantaClaraCounty #SouthBay Exchange anniversary Los Gatos High School recently celebrated 10 years of student exchanges with its sister school in Japan. Since 2001, L

https://www.alojapan.com/1536112/los-gatos-high-school-celebrates-partnership-with-japanese-sister-school/ Los Gatos: High school celebrates partnership with Japanese sister school #BayArea #California #CaliforniaNews #disabilities #Education #fundraisers #housing #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #K12Education #LatestHeadlines #LocalNews #LosGatos #news #nonprofits #running #SantaClaraCounty #SouthBay Exchange anniversary Los Gatos High School recently celebrated 10 years of student exchanges with its sister school in Japan. Since 2001, L

A federal judge struck down the #Trump admin’s restrictions on a popular #StudentLoan forgiveness program for #PublicServants, 1 day before the new rules were to take effect.

Judge Myong J. Joun 💪 sided with a group of #nonprofits, #states, #cities & #unions that challenged the legality of the admin’s revised eligibility requirements for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which cancels the #education #debt of #government & nonprofit employees after 10 years of service & 120 monthly loan payments.

Slideshow from today

Punk rock version is on YouTube.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ntxcELf-sHA

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#Grassroots engagement to build up a stronger, localized, #MutualAssistance network.

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How new protest laws are impacting political demonstrations

More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.

By Akilah Johnson,
January 2, 2026

Excerpt: "While serving in the Florida state legislature, #RandyFine helped pass legislation that provides some protection under certain circumstances to drivers who hit #protesters blocking #roadways. In Congress, the Republican representative has introduced a similar bill — what he calls the '#ThumpThumpAct' — for drivers who may encounter protesters in other parts of the country.

" 'When the consequences for inappropriate behavior are severe enough, people will stop doing it,' Fine said. 'Blocking roads is a form of political terrorism. They should get run over.'

"Florida is one of more than a dozen states that have cracked down on protests in recent years, passing laws that often equate political demonstrations with riots in ways that #FirstAmendment experts say could be illegal.

"Since 2017, 23 states have passed at least 55 laws to address how and when people can protest, according to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, which tracks such statutes. The laws do such things as mandate at least 30 days in jail for rioting — often loosely defined as a group involved in tumultuous or potentially violent behavior — restrict protests on college campuses, and imprison and fine people who block sidewalks, streets and highways.

"Some lawmakers like Fine want federal legislation that mirrors those efforts. Among the 16 pending federal bills are proposals to tighten restrictions on protesting near federal judges, jurors or court staff; strip #nonprofits of their tax status for certain #protest-related activities; and block people convicted of rioting from small business aid.

"First Amendment advocates warn that the patchwork of state laws, pending federal bills and court battles risk rewriting the rules of public demonstrations. There are already laws to prosecute violent behavior, making these new efforts unnecessary, they say.
There have been few arrests or prosecutions under the recently passed protest laws, but free-speech advocates say the measures can be used to control or dissuade would-be demonstrators.

" 'What we have consistently seen is lawmakers responding to protest movements by introducing new laws that restrict the #RightToProtest,' said Elly Page, senior legal adviser for U.S. programs at the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law."

Read more:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/02/anti-protest-laws-randy-fine/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/yyFNm

#AntiProtestLaws #USPol #ProtestLaws
#Project2025 #Authoritarianism #Fascism #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #BlockingTraffic

Associated Press: Hank and John Green’s studio becomes a nonprofit as they aim to make ‘trustworthy content’ online. “The change is intended to ensure viewers have access to engaging, fact-based content that can compete free of advertisers’ interests in the attention economy. It comes as artificial intelligence gives rise to absurdist ‘brain rot’ and distorted deepfake images while […]

"Project 2025 is not a scattershot effort. Though some Trump appointees lack experience and familiarity with bureaucracies, #Project2025 distinguishes between executive orders, agency regulations, policy guidance, personnel reorganization, and congressional action—fueled by insider knowledge. It is a clear blueprint to dismantle or repurpose federal agencies and alter their priorities..." https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-states-can-link-up-to-support-human-rights/ #Nonprofits #NGO
#BelovedCommunity #EngagedBuddhism #USPol #CivilRights #HumanRights

#NonProfit #NonProfits #MakeACall Tell your Representative to Vote NO on H.R. 9495 to Stop Trump From Attacking Dissenting Organizations | #Indivisible
https://indivisible.org/resource/tell-your-representative-vote-no-hr-9495-stop-trump-attacking-dissenting-organizations?akid=111941.27239.af2NmI&rd=1&t=7

#NonProfit #NonProfits #MakeACall Call Congress: Don’t let Trump take revenge on non-profits
https://act.citizen.org/page/75672/petition/1?ea.url.id=3025182

Join our mutual discussion on 18 May, 5:30pm CEST: With our guests we are spanning #data literacy & #opensource technologies, transparent financial structures for #nonprofits as well as #innovation in #publicadministration and methods to engage those #underrepresented and least heard in #urban affairs.

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