Run4Salmon Prayer Journey goes virtual due to COVID-19

ANNUAL RUN4SALMON 300-MILE PRAYER JOURNEY GOES VIRTUAL FOR 2020 DUE TO COVID-19

Contacts: Holly Irene Cardoza
Will Doolittle, Run4Salmon Media Team
hollycardoza@gmail.com, will@moving-image.com

July 17, 2020

MOUNT SHASTA, California -- Starting today, the annual Run4Salmon Prayer Journey of 300 miles goes virtual for 2020 due to COVID-19.

Adapting, instead of canceling the annual event, this year's Run4Salmon offers online participation.

Coronavirus testing team reports to Navajo Council Committee on tests and gating measures

Coronavirus testing team reports to Navajo Council Committee on tests and gating measures

Health, Education, and Human Services Committee hears Navajo Nation Testing Team report on COVID-19 testing strategies and gating measures

The 24TH NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL
Office of the Speaker
July 16, 2020
Photos by Navajo Council
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The Health, Education, and Services Committee (HEHSC) of the 24th Navajo Nation Council heard updates regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) testing strategy and gating measures from the Navajo Epidemiology Center (NEC) and COVID-19 Testing Coordination Team last week Wednesday, Jul. 8.

Team members Dr. Jill Jim, director of the Navajo Department of Health (NDOH), Ramona Antone-Nez, director of the NEC, Dr. Laura Hammit, director of Infectious Disease Programs at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and Del Yazzie, epidemiologist, were present for the report.

Dr. Hammit described the Navajo Nation’s COVID-19 testing strategy, which she said is based on recommendations from neighboring states and from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“We’re learning new information all the time, and we need to be able to adapt to that new information, and our recommendations may change,” Dr. Hammit said.

Indigenous women push Deutsche Bank for fossil fuel divestment amidst pipeline shutdowns

Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation Pushes Deutsche Bank for Fossil Fuel Divestment Amidst Pipeline Shutdowns, a Global Pandemic and the Climate Crisis

Joint press release in collaboration with Divest Invest Protect and The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International

The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International
MEDIA CONTACT Katherine Quaid, WECAN International, katherine@wecaninternational.org
Michelle Cook, Divest Invest Protect, divestinvestprotect@gmail.com

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California -- Following recent divestment advancements, a sixth Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation— infused with the spirit of their ancestors and unwavering determination to seek accountability and justice— will meet virtually with representatives from Deutsche Bank on July 16th, 2020. The Delegation will highlight human rights and Indigenous rights violations— sharing data, stories and calls for immediate action toward fossil fuel divestment and support of Indigenous self-determination and a just, clean energy future.