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Ban on “Issue” Ads in DC Metro System Blocks Popular Advocacy Channel

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which has long allowed advocacy messages to be posted throughout its system, this week chose to ban all issue-related ads, rather than let an anti-Muslim group display cartoons of the prophet Muhammad on the city’s trains, buses, and stations. An Important Advocacy Tool.

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Conference Circuit: Linguistic Society of America

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The Linguistic Society of America’ s 2019 Annual Meeting begins January 3 in New York City. More than 1,000 linguistic scholars and students are headed to the Big Apple in the new year to discuss cutting-edge research focused on the scientific study of language, get to know colleagues, and honor leaders in the field.

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ASAE Voices Support for Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (H.R. 7011) Introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney

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Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to create the Pandemic Risk Insurance Program, a system of shared public and private compensation for business interruption losses resulting from future pandemics or public health emergencies. ASAE Voices Support for Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (H.R. 7011) Introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

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Membership Hack: Host an ‘Amazing Race’

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At this year’s Annual Training Institute , the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is launching a new workshop designed to get members moving beyond the meeting room. It’s a scavenger hunt, similar to what you might see on CBS’s Amazing Race , says AAPA Executive Director Veronica Cunningham.

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Groups File Suits Over NYC Subway’s Lingering Accessibility Problems

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In a pair of class-action lawsuits—one at the state level, one at federal—nonprofits and advocacy groups focused on assisting those with disabilities claim that New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority isn’t doing enough to make the city’s iconic subway system accessible.

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Associations are the Key to our Nation’s History and Prosperity

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New laws were developed to support and define these new groups and the role they would come to play in our educational and political system. was the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, which was formed in 1768 by 20 merchants. Nearly 246 years later, it survives today as the Partnership for New York City.

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International Compliance Group Expands Into U.S.

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based office in New York City. membership through referrals from current ICA members, a media campaign, and an open house in New York City. financial system,” Stromp told Associations Now. financial system,” Stromp told Associations Now. compliance community, we are excited that U.S.