Marathons and Margins: The Road to 2020
While watching the 2020 U.S. presidential election results trickle in by state, Team Girl Friday wondered about the people who worked tirelessly, often over decades with little national recognition, to secure those victories. In the lead up to Inauguration Day, we will share some of those stories here and on Instagram.
"Super Nuns" Fight Back
When human trafficking makes the news, law enforcement and policymakers often take center stage as leaders and heroes in anti-trafficking. But, with far less fanfare, one unexpected group has been implementing successful programs to not only prevent trafficking but to rehabilitate survivors: nuns. Talitha Kum, which loosely translates from Aramaic to "young girl, arise," is a Sister-led coalition that has been operating since 2009 and is present in 92 countries. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Girl Friday asks: What can we learn from nuns around the world?
"Don't Melt Our Future"
Today, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service released troubling data: 2020 tied 2016 as the two hottest years on record and 2010 to 2020 was the hottest decade on record. Temperatures in 2020 were 1.08 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average temperature from 1981 to 2010. Why is this happening?
Happy New Year 2021!
Wishing you and your families, friends, and communities a very happy new year! Thank you for joining me on this Girl Friday adventure.
Homeless for the Holidays
Enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on September 4, 2020, the national eviction moratorium will end on January 1, 2021. The moratorium was designed to help slow the spread of COVID-19 using housing as a means of social distancing, but even this nationwide health policy did not successfully prevent all evictions. Who is tracking evictions and what can we do to advocate for fair and inclusive policies? Girl Friday thinks these questions are worth investigating.
Pope Francis Meets with NBA Players
On November 23rd, Pope Francis called an unprecedented meeting with several National Basketball Association (NBA) players and National Basketball Players Association officials to discuss their ongoing work regarding social justice issues. The group included Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver, Sterling Brown, and National Basketball Players Association representatives Michele Roberts, Marco Belinelli and Anthony Toliver.