The #SBA’s 8(a) Business Development program was meant to open a pipeline to billions in #government contracting dollars for historically #disadvantaged groups. But in July, a federal judge in #Tennessee struck down a provision of the program that equated #race w/social disadvantage.

Disadvantaged teenagers at greater risk of falling foul of email scams – study | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/university-college-london-teenagers-data-more-schools-b2403055.html

#Disadvantaged
#Teenagers
#EMailScams

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-07/referendum-campaign-becoming-a-tale-of-two-polls/102695338 “The truth is, #IndigenousAustralians are among the most #disadvantaged in the country, and that split becomes obvious at the #GarmaFestival.

Speaking to Yolŋu people on the sidelines, they say they love coming here to share culture and knowledge with both Indigenous and balanda (non-Indigenous) people.

But they also love getting three square meals a day — and for many in remote communities, that's a luxury they can't afford.”
#IndigenousVoice

Sunak to force English universities to cap numbers of students on ‘low-value’ degrees | Students | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/14/rishi-sunak-force-english-universities-cap-low-value-degrees

#Sunak
#Universities
#Degrees
#LowValueDegrees
#Oxbridge
#Elitist
#WorkingClass
#GraduateJobs
#Disabled
#Disadvantaged
#EthnicMinorities
#ClassCeiling
#Tories
#Labour
#LibDems
#Aspirations
#FoundationCourses
#LimitOnFoundationCourses
#UniversityFunding

There is so much to unpack in this one paragraph: "From the town on the fringe of the #French capital’s high-rise business district, with its #disadvantaged #housingProjects, glaring #WealthGaps, and melting-pot mix of races and cultural influences imported from France’s former #colonies, the flames of fury quickly spread."

#France #protests #SocialJustice

https://apnews.com/article/france-riots-police-shooting-5618c6749ea9d9e5f30f5865f79b7fbb

https://gizmodo.com/evs-are-clearing-the-air-in-california-but-only-for-ri-1850402509

#BusinessAsUsual #GreenConsumption: PM2.5 #pollution increased in 17% of the #disadvantaged areas studied. This is because #poorer Californias are more likely to live near #fossilfuel infrastructure, “contain 50% of California natural #gas #power plants,” and are more likely to live in high #traffic areas and are therefore exposed to pollution that comes from #tires.

#auspol #disadvantaged #inflation
I agree with the CFMEU that RBA governor Philip Lowe should resign (or be sacked if possible).
They say it’s because of his comments ‘inflation should come down soon’
I mean this bloke told Australians interest rates wouldn’t rise until 2024! Then he delayed rate rises to help Morrison while everyone else had done 2 or 3.
But is he a symptom of a much deeper structural problem with central banks protecting a broken capitalist system that favours the rich?

What if a business "going public" (#IPO) meant being converted into a cooperative? The #founder gets their cash payout for building something of value to the community by actually *selling* it to the community? Power to the people!

I want to see laws passed that help promote and incentivize this option.

#Cooperatives reduce:
* #Inequality
* #EconomicInstability
* #PerverseIncentives
* #ConflictsOfInterest

The #profit made by a cooperative goes back into the #community, and their #leadership decisions are made by the community, because they are #CommunityOwned.

That means they'll listen if you say #climate matters. They'll care if you want to look out for the #disadvantaged in your community. They won't try to rake you over the coals with #PriceGouging. They won't try to trick you with #FalseAdvertizing. They won't try to manipulate you into #overspending or #ImpulseBuys. Because "they" are YOU.

Suspicion Machines Methodology, By Justin-Casimir Braun, Eva Constantaras, Htet Aung, Gabriel Geiger, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Daniel Howden

"Every year, hundreds of people on welfare in a major European city find themselves under investigation because an automated system flagged them as fraud risks. What few of them realise is that they have been surveilled by an automated system ..."

https://www.lighthousereports.com/suspicion-machines-methodology/

#Prediction #Bias #Ethics #Algorithm #Welfare #Disadvantaged #Vulnerable #Unfair

Pre-pandemic but still true: #AB617 was designed to address the disproportionate #PollutionBurden and #RegulatoryFailure in #disadvantaged communities by provisions of #AB32 and the #CleanAirAct. It was a response to frustrations with the #ClimatePolicy framework that permitted #EmissionGrowth outside white and wealthy communities. AB617 companion legislation should be emulated elsewhere.
https://www.brookings.edu/research/climate-policy-environmental-justice-and-local-air-pollution/

@seanalan “The Priority Areas Map are weighted overwhelmingly toward the wealthiest, most advantaged, best-connected communities in the state, and leaves out the most #disadvantaged, #least_connected #Californians,” Englin said, ... “the Priority Areas Map excludes every single community in the heart of LA County. All of the geographies with the highest percentage ... of disconnected people in the most populous County in the state have been left out.
https://muninetworks.org/content/digital-equity-la-summit-pushes-cpuc-ditch-priority-areas-map
#broadband

Key to #Deuteronomy 16’s & 26’s demands to include the #impoverished & #disadvantaged (widows, orphans, sojourners) at festivals is to ensure that the #marginalized are seen

#SystemicPoverty thrives on making the poor the “other” and, when possible, keeping impoverished folks away from those with means/influence

These Deut statutes encourage interaction, community-building, and care

#BiblicalStudies #liberation #BiblicalEthics #BiblicalEconomics

The processes of #gentrification can hinder valuable forms of everyday #democratic communication. They also make the production of social perspectives within #disadvantaged #communities more difficult

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/14748851221137510

#introduction

Hi. I’m a #naturalist, based in #Norfolk, primarily interested in #birds and #Lepidoptera.

I run an #autism base in a secondary school. I write and speak about the wellbeing benefits of connecting with nature and have been lucky enough to be featured on many mainstream platforms. I’ll post more about my books another time.

I come from a particularly #disadvantaged background and openly discuss this, as well as #mentalhealth #addiction #suicideprevention and #neurodiversity

#Ebike #battery fires spike spurs #NewYork #City Council to rethink #regulation - City & State New York

#Lawmakers reconsidered how to best maintain #safety without hurting #disadvantaged #workers' livelihoods.

https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/11/e-bike-battery-fires-spike-spurs-new-york-city-council-rethink-regulation/379726/

I wonder... Would mapping in #OpenStreetMap what restautants/cafes/libraries/etc have free WiFi help #disadvantaged people? If you can't afford/get Internet at home, then you'd use public WiFi, right? So adding that detail to #OSM would help people?