The Enough Project and its partners are welcoming a new House bill to help stop the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo in cell phones and other electronic devices tomorrow, Nov. 19 at 9am in the U.S. Capitol where Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) will introduce the bill. Dean Garfield, CEO of [...]
Emilio Martinez lines up every day with the other day laborers on Forrest Avenue just off the Staten Island Expressway, hoping for a job even though he occasionally won’t get paid for the work.
“At times, they pick us up and they don’t pay. They just don’t pay,” said Martinez, 39, an illegal alien who for [...]
(click photo for story in The Dinar Standard online)
The challenge of surviving and thriving in New York faced by refugees who have fled the dangers in Iraq. Reported and produced by Rima Abdelkader.
Street vendors protest new proposal to let business improvement districts control vendor policies. Geneva Sands-Sadowitz reports. Video and production by Rima Abdelkader.
Street Vendors Rally at City Hall from Rima Abdelkader on Vimeo.
