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Groups Urge Candidates’ Commitment to Green New Deal
There’s been much ado about New Yorkers’ use of rankedchoice voting to choose their mayor and city council members. But a less talked-about first in this year’s city elections was the coordinated push for candidates to adopt Green New Deal policies at the municipal level.
Change, and Food & Water Action—asked all candidates for city office to pledge to advocate and vote for policies that “aim to end fossil fuel infrastructure, create more green jobs by upgrading buildings’ systems, and grow environmentally-friendly transit options.” The article noted that three candidates in the race— Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia and Scott Stringer—had platforms heavily focused on mitigating the effects of climate change, and that environmental activists have been frustrated by the city’s efforts in this regard: “New York City government has taken several steps in recent years to combat climate change and create a more resilient city, but efforts have been too slow, many activists argue, and a number of resiliency projects promised after 2012’s Superstorm Sandy or since have barely begun or have not been started at all.”
According to the Gotham Gazette, a coalition of environmental groups—Sunrise NYC, New York Communities for
For more info, visit Sunrise-NYC.org, NYCommunities.org and FoodAndWaterAction.org.
Renowned Clairvoyant to Teach Classes in Port Salt Cave
as a safe environment for deep healing and psychic exploration along with the practical application,” she says. “All questions are welcome. I’ll offer on-the-spot readings in this small group class as well.” An Intuition and the Energetic Body Certificate will be awarded upon completion of all six classes and study materials.
Tori Quisling, founder of the Center for Clairvoyant and Psychic Development, will be teaching a new sixweek series, Intuition and the Energetic Body, this summer in person inside the Port Salt Cave, in Port Washington. The series is for “anyone who is curious about their psychic abilities, healing, soul purpose and relationships, or who has had psychic experiences with the other world or deceased loved ones and wants to gain confidence in this area of their life.” Quisling is a world-renowned clairvoyant, medium, teacher and healer and the author of Calling in Your Baby and The Clairvoyant Practitioner. She offers readings and psychic workshops and classes.
“I’ve been teaching for 35 years and will create this course
According to Quisling, participants will gain control over their aura, with a number of benefits, including physical, mental and emotional healing; greater self-reliance and self-confidence; a deeper sense of personal purpose and direction; release of past traumas and negative habits; accelerated development of talents and abilities; stronger character and moral stamina; greater harmony in relationships; and heightened spiritual awareness. “Your aura, or your infinite soul that surrounds your body, is the key to understanding the etheric realm and soul purpose,” she says. “It contains all your deep soul answers regarding relationships, purpose and communication, and healing.” Classes will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the following Mondays: July 19 and 26; and August 2, 9, 16 and 23. For more information, visit ToriQuisling.com and see calendar, page 35.
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