#Trump must release millions in #grants meant to address the shortage of #MentalHealth workers in #schools, a federal judge ruled.

#Congress funded the program after the 2022 #Uvalde #SchoolShooting. The grants were intended to help schools hire more #counselors, #psychologists & #SocialWorkers, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed #diversity considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-mental-health-dei-ruling-8cb195602cffff3ee20724a9fbcd1bb1

#Trump must release millions in #grants meant to address the shortage of #MentalHealth workers in #schools, a federal judge ruled.

#Congress funded the program after the 2022 #Uvalde #SchoolShooting. The grants were intended to help schools hire more #counselors, #psychologists & #SocialWorkers, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed #diversity considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.

#law
https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-mental-health-dei-ruling-8cb195602cffff3ee20724a9fbcd1bb1

📣 Welcome to Malden, Younik Beauty & Nails!

As a member of the Board of Directors for the Malden Chamber of Commerce, I was glad to stop by after the official ✂️ ribbon cutting to personally welcome the new owners. Wishing them a successful start as they bring creativity, style, and care to our community.💅🏽

Let’s keep showing up for the local businesses that make Malden shine! ⭐️

#supportsmallbusiness #nailart #beauty #SmallBusiness #northshorema #style #maldenma #celebration #diversity

I missed this from back in May: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv5vj07plmo

Even #RollsRoyce in #Derby is scared of the US.

Has nobody got any backbone, or was it just somethingwash like everything else companies pretend they support?

#DEI #Inclusion #Diversity

Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to all celebrating today!

The Sikh holiday is a celebration of the day the Sixth Guru was released from prison, carrying with him 52 Hindu kings. It's a time to celebrate freedom and reflect on the importance of human rights.

#BandiChhorDivas #Sikh #Sikhism #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Diversity

October is Black History Month in the UK 🤎 🖤

Black history is woven into the identity of the UK. The theme this year is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride', focusing on the power of individuals in history who exercised courage, vision, and agency.

You can learn more about Black History in the UK here: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/

Or hear from Black Voices on the Social Web on the @blackvoices Channel

#BlackVoices #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #Diversity #BIPOC

📣 Rest is Rust. Motion is Lotion.

Today’s SPARTA Strength highlights at the Malden Senior Center 🔥

💪🏾Ages 65–95. All abilities. All backgrounds. All in—supporting one another with cheers and laughter.

🎯 Watch till the end for our newest move: the side (lateral) ball toss into the net!

😅 100% fun. Always.

#seniorcare #fitness #health #fun #healthequity #mentalhealth #diversity #seniorfitness #balance #healthyaging #strengthtraining #powertraining #hiit #boston #maldenma #northshorema

@heidilifeldman Since Trump, the Guardian has a very good US-section - and it's out of reach of the wannabee-dictator.
It's so evil and ugly: We know that this regime is against #diversity. But this post at 17.55 CEST
: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/30/us-government-shutdown-funding-trump-vance-portland-hegseth-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68dbf3a98f0896412d7c0c29#block-68dbf3a98f0896412d7c0c29 is showing a declaration of war against all #women.

#misogyny #fascist

@heidilifeldman Since Trump, the Guardian has a very good US-section - and it's out of reach of the wannabee-dictator.
It's so evil and ugly: We know that this regime is against #diversity. But this post at 17.55 CEST
: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/30/us-government-shutdown-funding-trump-vance-portland-hegseth-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68dbf3a98f0896412d7c0c29#block-68dbf3a98f0896412d7c0c29 is showing a declaration of war against all #women.

#misogyny #fascist

#Trump & #Hegseth #military address🤬🧵

#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth addressed the gathering of military leaders earlier.

He assailed what he called "decades of #decay" caused by policies promoting #diversity & #inclusion in the #USmilitary.

"Foolish & reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading & we lost our way. We became the 'Woke Department,'" Hegseth said as he kicked off the event in Quantico, Virginia.

"But not anymore," he said.

Help wanted, please!

If you have *first hand experience* of improving the diversity of a governance board of (currently all men) volunteers, I'd love to hear how you went about it, or resources which helped you, please.

What did you find helped make the role more attractive to a wider range of applicants to join?

(This is in the context of a Free software project, but broader contexts are welcome.)

#Diversity #inclusion #FOSS #FreeSoftware

@neil while this article is about “events”, advice is applicable to the #floss project board too : https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/spring-and-summer-events-season-2022/

#Inclusion is it possible to participate online ?
#Diversity have a Code of Conduct

#Equity be explicit about your ethics

#Justice make it about political goals of FLOSS (& not only “tech”) ;

work on solving systemic problems -> that will attract different applicants!

Help wanted, please!

If you have *first hand experience* of improving the diversity of a governance board of (currently all men) volunteers, I'd love to hear how you went about it, or resources which helped you, please.

What did you find helped make the role more attractive to a wider range of applicants to join?

(This is in the context of a Free software project, but broader contexts are welcome.)

#Diversity #inclusion #FOSS #FreeSoftware