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Hi there,  Last week the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance celebrated its 11th anniversary. That’s more than one decade of transformative programming and initiatives in service of boys and young men of color. Today, the MBK Alliance is incredibly excited to further that work by introducing the first cohort of MBK Ambassadors! The MBK Ambassadors program is an initiative dedicated to cultivating the next generation of brilliant leaders. Through immersive mentorship and service-learning, the MBK Ambassadors program aims to create meaningful impact for boys and young men of color across MBK’s six key milestones. This group of 18 young brothers includes participants from MBK’s four model communities and our first tribal Certified Community, all of whom are dedicated to imparting positive change in the world around them. Learn more about our inspiring young men. Each MBK Ambassador was nominated and selected based upon his community involvement and commitment to doing the work necessary to reach his maximum potential. As part of the program, our Ambassadors will participate in virtual and in-person convenings, brother-to-brother sessions, MBK events, and community projects all tailored to promote a spirit of collaboration and leadership amongst the cohort. Additionally, our Ambassadors will receive a stipend to work with MBK Certified Community leads to implement impactful, evidence-based practices for community-centered initiatives. Our MBK Ambassadors are representative of the power of unity and brotherhood and the tangible difference each can make in the life of a young person. We look forward to further enriching the lives of these young men as they work to drive real change in their communities. I look forward to sharing more about the stories, experiences, and impact of our MBK Ambassadors as they matriculate through our program. Thank you for being part of this important work!  In hope and faith,  —Adren Dr. Adren Wilson Vice President, Youth Opportunity Programs Executive Director, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance    ⓒ 2025 Obama Foundation

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service,update

 

The following GAIN reports were released on March 4, 2025. _______     China: GACC Announces Suspension of US Log Imports  On March 4, 2025, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced it was suspending processing imports of U.S. logs. GACC stated that these suspensions were in response to recent detections of forest pests such as bark beetles and longhorn beetles in U.S. shipments. In 2024 China reported imports of U.S. hardwood and softwood logs valued at $612 million and $237 million respectively.   China: SCTC Announces Retaliatory Tariffs on US Agricultural Products

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau..

 Prime Minister’s itinerary for Thursday, March 6, 2025

March 5, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario

Note: All times local

National Capital Region, Canada

9:00 a.m. The Prime Minister will visit a local child care centre.

Note for media:

• Pooled photo opportunity

9:30 a.m. The Prime Minister will make a child care announcement. He will be joined by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds.

Notes for media:

• Open coverage

• Media are asked to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m.
• Media interested in participating can contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca for details.

The Prime Minister will deliver remarks at the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism. He will be joined by the Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety, Rachel Bendayan, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Arif Virani, and the Minister of Public Safety, David J. McGuinty.

Notes for media:

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,update

 

Press material Thursday, 06 March 2025

● European Council   06/03/2025 10:08 | Speech | Video message of President António Costa for the EIB Group Forum 2025   Thank you very much for your invitation to join you in Luxembourg today. Unfortunately, today I need to stay in Brussels for a special European Council meeting. To show our support for Ukraine. And to deliver on European defence. We need to view today's geopolitical changes as a great opportunity to build the Europe of Defence. With new resources, new tools new investments. The EIB will be important in this. Your role has been crucial in the digital, energy and climate transitions. And now, you will have a critical role to play for our security and defence. I would like to welcome the letter from Nadia Calviño to European leaders. It is very important to further adapt the EIB's lending practices – for more loans to the defence sector, for making Europe's peace and security a new transversal goal of the EIB's public policies, for ensuring that excluded activities are more precisely defined and are as limited as possible in scope to align with the new policy priorities of the European Union. And of course, in a manner which safeguards the EIB's operations and financial position. I hope this can be taken forward as quickly as possible by the EIB Board of Directors.

Enrique Mendizabal :New Challenges, New Strategies: Supporting Think Tanks in 2025

 

 

Dear OTT Community,

The global think tank space is shaken — facing funding gaps, policy shifts, and uncertainty over forums like the T20. Beyond funding, we’re likely to see tighter - and are already witnessing- controls on research, increased scrutiny on foreign funding, and growing pressure on critical voices. How do you think think tanks and funders will adapt? 

This calls for private policy research funders to rethink their role. Research and evaluation alone will not do—in Do evaluations really inform policy? I find out: not much. 

In response, we are refocusing our mission in 2025 by supporting:

• Think tanks to deliver smarter strategies, stronger impact and sustainable organisations.

• Policy research funders to maximise their impact and fund with confidence. 

• Think Tank leaders advisory service to navigate complex times

• In this new article, I have also compiled strategies and actions that think tanks and their funders can follow in response to the rise of increasingly authoritarian regimes.

ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΕΥΓΕΝΙΔΟΥ...

 

Αναρωτηθήκατε ποτέ πώς θα ήταν ο κόσμος μας χωρίς την Κβαντική Φυσική; Χωρίς κινητά τηλέφωνα, ηλεκτρονικούς υπολογιστές, laser και μαγνητικές τομογραφίες; Το 2025, έχει ανακηρυχθεί Διεθνές Έτος Κβαντικής Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας από τον ΟΗΕ, κι έτσι, αυτόν τον Μάρτιο, για δύο μόνο Κυριακές, σας προσκαλούμε σε ένα μοναδικό φεστιβάλ γνωριμίας με την Κβαντική Φυσική που θα σας κάνει να δείτε τον κόσμο αλλιώς!

The Orthodox Academy of Crete...

 

The Orthodox Academy of Crete, in collaboration with the Corpus Christi College (UBC), is organizing an online workshop entitled The Legacy of the Council of Nicaea after 1700 Years. Read more

After Constantine Journal Kolymbari, Greece, Chania Greece

 

Παπαστράτος: Επτά διακρίσεις για καινοτομία και αριστεία στον κλάδο των Προμηθειών Η Παπαστράτος κατέκτησε επτά βραβεία στα Procurement Excellence Awards 2025, επιβεβαιώνοντας τη δέσμευσή της στην αποδοτικότητα, τη διαφάνεια και τη βιωσιμότητα σε κάθε στάδιο της εφοδιαστικής αλυσίδας. ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ

ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ Η Παπαστράτος στα Μονοπάτια Σταδιοδρομίας 2025 ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ

ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ Παπαστράτος: Δέσμευση στη βιωσιμότητα με πράξεις ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ

ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ Αντιγόνη Δημοπούλου: «Τα θέματα συμμόρφωσης και δεοντολογίας πρέπει να αποτελούν αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της επιχειρηματικής στρατηγικής» ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ

ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ Marian Salzman: Ποιες παγκόσμιες τάσεις προβλέπει η κορυφαία trendspotter για το 2025 ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΑ

ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ ΠΡΟΪΟΝΤΩΝ ΥΠΟΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΕΡΓΑΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ & ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΤΕΣ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ