community groups
Coverage of community groups in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago prepares safety measures for holiday weekend as community groups mobilize
Chicago has prepared safety measures for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Community groups are mobilizing to support these efforts.
- Vigil to be held for tourist who died in NYC horse carriage accident
A vigil will be held in Central Park for an 18-year-old tourist who died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in New York City. The incident has sparked debate over the safety of horse carriages, with community groups advocating for a citywide ban.
- Months After a Jet Fuel Leak, No Agency Tested Waters Downstream of Piscataway Creek. So Community Groups Are Doing It Themselves.
Five months after a jet fuel leak began at Joint Base Andrews into Piscataway Creek, no agency tested the downstream water or sediment where the creek meets the Potomac River, despite residents fishing and recreating there. Community groups have since taken responsibility for testing, with an Indigenous leader highlighting the situation as part of a pattern of neglect.
- Sonoma Clean Power aims for 1,000 no-cost smart thermostats amid VPP push
Sonoma Clean Power will use $5 million in state funding to distribute 1,000 no-cost smart thermostats and expand a virtual power plant (VPP) with community partners. The initiative aims to increase participation among lower-income customers.
- People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity
Ghana's parliament passed a law criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities, prompting fears of losing homes, jobs, and healthcare access. The legislation mandates prison sentences of three to 10 years and awaits ratification by President John Dramani Mahama.
- Hyde Park high schoolers protest removal of community groups that supported students through traumatic year
Hyde Park Academy students are protesting the removal of community groups that provided trauma support, including the Peace Room, which students say is now locked and dark. The groups were removed two weeks ago amid disputes over the room's current status, with students and CPS officials disagreeing on its availability.
- US activists plan May Day economic blackout: ‘No school, no work, no shopping’
US activists are organizing a May Day economic blackout, inspired by the Minnesota ICE crackdown, with over 3,000 planned actions across the country. The 'no school, no work, no shopping' protests aim to challenge government policies perceived to prioritize billionaires over workers.