WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ Joins Rally Condemning 'Imminent' Opening of Newark ICE Detention Facility The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) joined the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice (NJAIJ) in a demonstration against the planned opening of an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. Nearly 200 people attended the rally Tuesd  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ to Release New Civil Rights Data to Mark UN's 2025 International Day to Combat Islamophobia On Monday, March 17, the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to commemorate the United Nation's International Day to Combat Islamophobia by releasing it  more

VINELAND, New Jersey, March 14 -- Inspira Health, a health care provider, delivering continuum of primary, acute and advanced care services, issued the following news release: * * * Inspira's Women's Imaging Center in Mullica Hill Earns National Breast Imaging Accreditation Certification Demonstrates Commitment to Early Detection and Quality Care Mullica Hill, NJ (March 13, 2025) - Inspira Health is proud to announce its Women's Imaging Center at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill has been   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Newark Mayor Baraka Proves Standing Up for Immigrant Families Is a Winning Strategy The Newark mayor joins local leaders nationwide in rejecting Trump's anti-immigrant, anti-family agenda and politics of chaos and cruelty that's threatening to erode core democratic values Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's rise in New Jersey's gubernatorial race underscores a key lesson: leaders who take a strong, unapologetic  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * NJ Climate Superfund Act Clears Key Assembly Committee 100+ New Jerseyans Rally in Trenton, Urging Full Legislature to Pass Historic Bill Trenton, NJ -- On Monday afternoon, the New Jersey State Assembly Environment Committee approved the NJ Climate Superfund Act (A4696) by a vote of 5-2, clearing a key hurdle in the bill's path to becoming law. Over 100 New Jerseyans -- joined by  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Public Interest Law Firm Applauds Utah for Reforming Baby Blood Retention Policies, Calls on Other States to Do The Same ARLINGTON, Va. --On Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law that requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to obtain parental consent before retaining any blood drawn from newborns in the state. The Institute for Justice (IJ  more

OAKLAND, California, March 11 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * Religious Investors Win SEC Fight Over Indigenous Rights Resolution at banks The SEC has sided with an order of New Jersey nuns in a dispute with Wall Street bank Citi, which tried to stop shareholders from voting for a fourth year on their resolution on Indigenous rights. The SEC also re  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * SPEAKER UPDATE MEDIA ADVISORY: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman to join CAIR-NJ in International Day to Combat Islamophobia Commemoration On Monday, March 17, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) will join the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, in  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 13 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and LaMonica McIver to Headline CAWP's Ready to Run(R) Campaign Training Empowers Women with Skills, Strategy, and Support to Lead in Public Life WHEN: Friday, March 21 - Saturday, March 22, 2025 WHERE: Douglass Student Center, 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 RSVP: Registration via press contact is encouraged. Pleas  more