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Vol. 31 No. 37
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Proposal 1 pushed by voters group Urges ‘flipping the ballot’ in pass updated Equal Rights Amendment Association, the state Constitution prohibits discrimination based only on race and religion. Baldwin voters will help There are no such protections decide on a ballot measure that for gender or other classificawould help protect vulnerable tions. Proposal 1 would prohibit groups in Baldwin, and the discrimination based on a perLeague of Women Voters is son’s ethnicity, national origin, spreading the word age, disability and on why it’s imporsex, including their tant for it to pass. sexual orientation, The league is a gender identity, gennonpartisan, grassder expression, roots organization pregnancy and pregthat works to protect nancy outcomes. and expand voting At last week’s rights throughout meeting, guests the country while filled out postcards empowering voters encouraging voters through education to “flip the ballot” and litigation, localand vote on Proposly and nationally. At al 1. The postcards an Aug. 21 meeting we r e m a i l e d t o of the East Nassau addresses provided chapter at the Levit- PEGGy STEIN by New Yorkers for town Public Library, League of Women E q u a l R i g h t s, a members and guests Voters of East Nassau coalition that suplearned about Pro- County ports the amendposal 1, for merly ment. Attendees known as the Equal filled out around 300 Rights Amendment. cards, Stein said. “When this passes, the constiSusan Gottehrer, director of tution for New York state will the Nassau County New York change, giving us all equal State Civil Liberties Union, who rights,” Peggy Stein, a member spoke at the meeting, said that of the chapter, said. “Women, Proposal 1 would protect many people that are disabled and peo- groups of people who are under ple that identify differently.” Continued on page 16 According to the state Bar
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Baldwin native tackles internet tips Alanah Angus named Girl Scout Gold Award class By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
While looking over old assignments from when she was a student at Baldwin Middle School, 19-year-old Alanah Angus, noticed that internet safety tips then have become outdated in the everevolving digital world. “I recalled being like, ‘Wow, this is outdated,’ she said. “The internet doesn’t work like this anymore, and there are things I wouldn’t advise someone to do, especially at a young age.” Some of the tips she read included avoiding the internet, not creating social media accounts, and not interacting with others online. However, since middle school, she believes the internet has evolved significantly becoming an essential part of
life for people of all ages, including young users. A Girl Scout since third grade, Angus dedicated her Gold Award project during her senior year at Baldwin High School in 2022 to internet safety education in Baldwin and neighboring communities like Hempstead and Roosevelt. In an Aug. 20 news release, her project earned her recognition as one of 51 Girl Scouts in this year’s Gold Award class—the highest honor in Girl Scouts. “Every Girl Scout who achieved their Gold Award this year demonstrated remarkable resilience, dedication, and passion in developing and implementing a plan to tackle a societal challenge. We are immensely proud and impressed by each one of them for achieving their goals and making a Continued on page 10
hen this passes, the Constitution for New York state will change, giving us all equal rights.