Public Situation

.@JaclynCorin is standing up to gun violence.
.@raullsantiago is calling for an end to police brutality.
.@FizzerBlack is campaigning against period poverty.

Meet the young people rising up, taking action & leading the new wave of human rights activism. https://t.co/oica0izr1O

— AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) August 8, 2018

What students learn in school can shape their perceptions of the world. A lack of fair representation of the Middle East, & of Arab & #Muslim Americans, in textbooks constructs a #US identity that alienates Arab & Muslim Americans, writes Melissa Levinson:https://t.co/gwZmwFyTLW pic.twitter.com/Z4xWFq04b3

— TheBridgeInitiative (@bridgeinit) August 8, 2018

How much is a nonprofit’s time really worth? @Readywater and @dahnag created the Grant Calculator, which allows grantmakers and grantseekers to make better-informed decisions. https://t.co/5xwwrTiiOv

— New America (@NewAmerica) August 8, 2018

Who is Rashida Tlaib? Detroit Native Set to Become First Muslim Woman Elected to Congress https://t.co/Wyb5IaQ1ru

— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) August 8, 2018

Why America’s ‘nones’ don’t identify with a religion https://t.co/Q6p8EOt2ZO pic.twitter.com/lvo2EMtdoN

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) August 8, 2018

Dear Senator @SenadoraBlas. You still have the opportunity to vote in favor of women, not in favor of clandestine abortion. #AbortoLegalYa 💚 https://t.co/5WneV4mIKh pic.twitter.com/dsZOvDVAfe

— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) August 8, 2018

This new study examined @NYCSchools grade retention policies to find out how repeating a grade affects students' persistence and behavior in high school: https://t.co/p4XsipeKK6

— RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) August 8, 2018

Who calls the shots in Iran? It's complicated. https://t.co/hmwqVeBF6A

— CFR (@CFR_org) August 8, 2018

Some stats for Boris Johnson. And here, (below), is our annual report which shows a rise in attacks against VISIBLE Muslim women.

Tell MAMA’s Annual Report for 2017 Shows Highest Number of Anti-Muslim Incidents https://t.co/GnxKuzd5vm pic.twitter.com/B9qQniK6JU

— TellMAMAUK (@TellMamaUK) August 8, 2018

SIPRI is hosting the Expert Working Group on Climate-related Security Risks, initiated during Sweden’s membership of the United Nations Security Council (2017–18).

First report on the #LakeChad region out now.
Second report out this month.

Read more: https://t.co/nLidHwzbqX pic.twitter.com/bNZ4JYXYhw

— SIPRI (@SIPRIorg) August 8, 2018