New York VOAD

To date, NYVOAD has supported COVID-19 PPE needs across our state, by securing and distributing: o 1,329,620 Face Masks, valued at $3,988,860 o 6000 Medical Gowns: valued at $60,000 o 1512 Hand Sanitizer Gallon Jugs, valued at $24,192... o 11 Hand Sanitizer 55 Gallon Drums, valued at $3580 o 8650 Hand Sanitizer 2oz Bottles, valued at $8650 o 216 Hand Sanitizer 8oz Bottles: valued at $648 Thank you, to the following members who supported this effort with logistics and warehousing: Adventist Community Services, Greater New York Conference of SDA, New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD), New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS), The Salvation Army Greater New York Division and Upper New York Conference-UMCOR - United Methodist Committee On Relief. #VOADMovement

Governor Cuomo Announces New Guidelines Allowing Out-of-State Travelers to "Test Out" of Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine

CNN: "The 1918 pandemic transpired in three waves, from the spring of 1918 to the winter of 1919 ultimately killing 50 million to 100 million people globally. The first wave in the spring of 1918 was relatively mild. A majority of 1918 flu deaths occurred in the fall of 1918 the second, and worst, wave of the 1918 flu."

New Report: Antisemitism and Violent Extremism in America BY VINCENT MILANO OCTOBER 29, 2020 The George Washington University’s Program on Extremism along with the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center have released a new paper exploring the connection between antisemitism and violent extremism in the United States. Titled, Antisemitism as an Underlying Precursor to Violent Extremism in American Far-Right and Islamist Contexts, the authors d...escribe how antisemitism is a foundational piece for many far-right and jihadist extremist groups. Antisemitism is pervasive throughout several categories of American extremist movements, both violent and non-violent. American extremists incorporate anti-Semitic tropes and narratives in every level of their worldviews, using them to help construct ‘us/them’ dichotomies and wide-sweeping conspiracies that are essential to their movements. Three case studies from the U.S. are examined that illustrate the role antisemitism plays in fostering violent extremism and radicalization. As it is used to justify one’s extreme views and conspiracy theories, antisemitism is also a tool for dehumanizing future targets of violence. Furthermore, the authors conclude that antisemitism should be viewed as a potential indicator for violence as antisemitism can often be a gateway issue into increasingly violent forms of extremism.

New Book from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: "Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response"