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by Michelle Ravell

You may have heard that Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is now up for re-election. His office was gracious enough to allow our team to present facts from Kirstin Blaise Lobato’s case in hopes that the Innocence Project would be allowed to pay for DNA testing and retesting of 13 pieces of currently untested evidence.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that all of the DNA from the crime scene that has been tested was proven to be from an unidentified man, Wolfson’s team continues to believe that Kirstin is guilty and does not believe DNA testing is necessary.

Will you reach out to DA Wolfson and his office and share your thoughts? We want to make sure it is understood that the opportunity for discussion was deeply appreciated, but justice has not been done in this case.

Please be respectful in your correspondence and send us a copy of your letter or a transcript of your call to justice4kirstin@gmail.com.

Contact DA Wolfson’s re-election campaign to express your concern about the lack of DNA testing in the Kirstin Blaise Lobato case.

702-498-7744 DASteveWolfson@gmail.com

The number for the District Attorney’s office is 702-671-2500.

Contact by email at DAInfo@ClarkCountyDA.com

Letters can be mailed to this address: Office of the District Attorney 200 Lewis Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101

Contact DA Wolfson’s campaign manager:

David Thomas Policy Communications 415 S 6th Street #200F Las Vegas, NV 89101 davidwins@cox.net 702-671-0070

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No woman should have to choose between her job & a healthy pregnancy

11/01/2013 Nativegrl77

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Dear Friend,

No woman should have to choose between a job and a healthy pregnancy. Yet 35 years after passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), this happens all the time.

Yesterday, A Better Balance was on Capitol Hill, along with physicians, business leaders, and other women’s rights advocates with the same message: support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. In 2013, it’s unacceptable that pregnancy discrimination continues to jeopardize families’ financial security and health at a critical time. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is common-sense legislation that would prevent employers from forcing pregnant women off the job.

Please show your support by joining our tweet chat today at 2pm ET (use the hashtag #PWFA & follow @ABetterBalance)

“When I pulled a muscle at six months pregnant, my doctor advised that I temporarily avoid heavy lifting while working for a trucking company on Long Island. My boss took one look at the note and sent me home without pay indefinitely; the result was devastating.” –Armanda Legros

For those of you in New York, please sign Armanda’s petition to New York State lawmakers urging passage of the Women’s Equality Act.

As Armanda says, “no woman should have to go through what I did. Millions of women across the state are waiting for these protections.” We will continue to fight in New York State and across the country so that all pregnant women and mothers are afforded the fair and equal treatment they deserve.

Thank you for all your support,

The ABB Team: Sherry, Dina, Phoebe, Jared, Elizabeth, Liz, Risha, & Rachel

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New Airline Rules: You May Be Able to Use Electronic Devices from Gate-to-Gate

11/01/2013 Nativegrl77

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given airlines the ability to expand the use of personal electronic devices for passengers on board. That means you could soon be able to listen to your music or read books on an e-reader from gate-to-gate on your flight.

Individual airlines will have the ability to determine when it is safe for passengers to use their electronic devices.

Learn more about the decision.

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Americans Agree: It’s Time for Equality at Work

11/01/2013 Nativegrl77

By CAP Action War Room

While a growing number of states are moving forward with marriage equality (Hawaii and Illinois could become the next two very soon), “there are no state laws in 29 states that explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, and in 33 states that do so based on gender identity.”

(You can check out real stories of LGBT people impacted by workplace discriminationHERE.)

Thankfully, on Monday the Senate will take up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to make such discrimination illegal from coast to coast. This will help protect the nation’s 8 million LGBT workers from employment discrimination, whether they live in Manhattan or Manhattan, Kansas.

The bill has the support of all 55 Senate Democrats and is co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Mark Kirk (IL). Two other Republican Senators, Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Orrin Hatch (UT), voted for ENDA in committee, leaving it just one vote shy of the necessary 60 votes. Supporters are optimistic that at least one more Republican will support the bill when it comes to a vote next week.

As the infographic below demonstrates, Americans overwhelmingly support ENDA, including majorities of voters in every U.S. state, as well as majorities of Republicans, independents, and Democrats nationwide.

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“You killed my mother.”

11/01/2013 Nativegrl77

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“My mother died from your cancer. You killed my mother.” His voice didn’t waver as he fought back bitter tears standing face-to-face with Chevron CEO John Watson, somehow all the while maintaining a tenacity and grace rarely seen.

Meet Servio Curipoma, a cacao farmer from the oil-ravaged town of San Carlos, Ecuador. I’ll never forget when I met him. From the banks of a slickened black pit on his property that skirts the thick jungle, he humbly shared with me his story.

Or perhaps you’ve been with us for a while and remember one of multiple occasions when Servio bravely traveled north to the US, bringing us to the edge of our seats with his deeply personal story of how Chevron devastated his rainforest homelands and caused a public health crisis that continues today. Servio lost both his parents and a sister to cancer, which doctors have attributed to drinking water contaminated by toxic crude waste. Rather than wallow in anger, he has risen to become a relentless voice for his community, demanding that Chevron take responsibility for the contamination that wreaked havoc on his family.

Servio’s story – and the stories of the 30,000 other people affected by Chevron’s atrocities – literally stopped me short while living in Ecuador and on a different life-trajectory. It’s why I do this work, and very real stories like this from across the Amazon basin are why Amazon Watch exists. Servio shines among the people Amazon Watch joins forces with daily – some of the most dignified and wise beings I’ve ever met – and he’s just one of the many courageous warriors fighting for what most of us take for granted every day: clean water and the health of our families.

Over coming weeks we’ll bring you in-depth features of some of our most committed champions – we hope you’ll take the time to get to know them too. It’s just one way that you can glimpse a little deeper the lives of true heroes fighting for the rainforest, the reality of what’s happening in the Amazon, and how Amazon Watch is working to make a real difference with your support.

For the Amazon,

Caroline Bennett
Communications Director