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IOWA CITY, Iowa, 14 de julio de 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — La Organic Consumers Association (OCA), Forward Latino, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project (SRAP), el Dr. Mercola y U.S. Farmers & Ranchers for a Green New Deal, lanzaron hoy la campaña nacional de educación al consumidor y de presión «Boycott Big Meat» (Boicot a la ganadería industrial).

La campaña cuenta con el respaldo de más de 50 grupos, entre ellos Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sunrise Hub y Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture.

Únase a la conferencia de prensa virtual el 14 de julio a las 7 p.m. CDT.

«Los consumidores deben liderar la transición correcta hacia un sistema descentralizado de producción de carne orgánica proveniente de ganado criado sobre pastos regenerativos y alimentado con pasto, y dirigido por una red diversa de agricultores, ganaderos, procesadores y minoristas independientes locales y regionales que se comprometan con una remuneración justa y condiciones de trabajo seguras, y con la justicia ambiental y climática», dijo Ronnie Cummins, director internacional de la OCA.

El representante Ro Khanna (D-California), que presentó la versión de la Ley de Reforma de los Sistemas Agrícolas de la Cámara de Representantes, dijo: «La demanda de los consumidores y la reforma de políticas deben ir de la mano para nivelar el campo de juego de los productores diversificados independientes, de modo que puedan proporcionar alimentos confiables y sostenibles. Los consumidores merecen saber de dónde viene su carne, y los agricultores merecen una oportunidad equitativa en el mercado».

«Desde el creciente número de trabajadores en las plantas empacadoras de carne que están sufriendo a causa del COVID-19, hasta las familias que lloran la pérdida de sus seres queridos, estamos siendo testigos del costo humano vinculado a las ganancias de los procesadores de carne más grandes de nuestro país», dijo Darryl Morin, presidente de Forward Latino«. Estos trabajadores esenciales, en gran parte gente de color, tienen derecho a las mismas protecciones en el lugar de trabajo que la mayoría de nosotros damos por sentado».

«Con la fijación de precios, las injusticias hacia los agricultores y los trabajadores de las plantas empacadoras de carne, la falta de seguridad alimentaria e infraestructura, y los problemas ambientales y de salud pública que nos perjudican a todos, el sistema de la ganadería industrial ha estado plagado de abusos durante mucho tiempo», dijo Sherri Dugger, directora ejecutiva de SRAP. «Nuestro futuro depende de que tomemos medidas».

La Organic Consumers Association (OCA) es una organización nacional de base sin fines de lucro que aboga en nombre de millones de consumidores a favor de alimentos seguros y saludables y un medio ambiente limpio.

Forward Latino es una organización sin fines de lucro, de defensa y servicio sin afiliación partidaria, dedicada a ayudar a los latinos que buscan el llamado «sueño americano». Forward Latino cumple su misión a través de la defensoría, el compromiso cívico, la educación y la prestación de servicios.

El Socially Responsible Agricultural Project (SRAP) ayuda a las comunidades rurales a sustituir la producción ganadera industrial por una agricultura animal ecológica, socialmente equitativa y económicamente viable.

FUENTE Organic Consumers Association

NEW YORK, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — BLACK GIRLS ROCK! announces its annual BLACK GIRLS LEAD conference, in partnership with hair care brand emerge, taking place July 31-August 1, 2020.  This year’s conference has been re-imagined as a virtual event and is designed to bring together young girls across the nation for two days of self-discovery, reflection and celebration. 

The partnership between BLACK GIRLS ROCK! and emerge, a line of moisture-rich textured hair care products for Gen Z polycultural women, was born from the understanding that there is an urgent need to provide the resources and tools needed for young women of color to succeed. 

«As a hair care brand rooted in self-expression and creativity, emerge is committed to unlocking opportunity for young girls of color so they can successfully pursue their creative passions,» said Cara Sabin, CEO, Sundial Brands. «With the impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latinx communities, and the continued fight against systemic racism, we are honored to partner with Beverly Bond and BLACK GIRLS ROCK! to empower, inspire and support the next generation of creative trailblazers.»

The BLACK GIRLS LEAD conference was created by BLACK GIRLS ROCK! to amplify leadership skills, critical thinking, ingenuity and creativity for girls ages 13-18. The conference will welcome 1,000 young women from communities across the United States and its territories to join in on a variety of panels, keynotes, workshops and masterclasses led by prominent thought leaders and speakers who will discuss social justice, women in STEM, financial literacy, career exploration, health and wellness, creativity, sisterhood and more.

«I created BLACK GIRLS LEAD to support young women’s holistic development. The program is designed to help girls find their voices, define their truths, own their agencies and forge the futures they envision,» said BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Founder/CEO, Beverly Bond. «I am grateful for this partnership with emerge and their dedication to joining our efforts to engage and inspire Black girls to thrive.»

Hosting BLACK GIRLS LEAD virtually will provide an opportunity for even more deserving young girls to participate. Girls who are US residents and ages 13-18 are encouraged to apply for the conference by going to lead.blackgirlsrock.com.

For more information about BLACK GIRLS ROCK! and BLACK GIRLS LEAD visit www.blackgirlsrock.com. For Twitter and Instagram use handle: @BlackGirlsRock + hashtags: #BlackGirlsRock and #BlackGirlsLead.

For more information about emerge, visit emergeBeautiful.com, follow emerge on Instagram and Twitter, and become a fan on Facebook.

Press Contacts:
Carissa Smith 
BLACK GIRLS ROCK!
pr@blackgirlsrockinc.com 
862-202-6822

Samantha Colton
Edelman
Samantha.Colton@edelman.com 
315-720-3592

ABOUT BLACK GIRLS LEAD™ AND BLACK GIRLS ROCK! ®
BLACK GIRLS LEAD was created to advance young women’s leadership development, critical thinking skills, academic achievement, civic engagement, and philanthropy. Since its inception BLACK GIRLS ROCK! has been committed to empowering girls to lead by giving them the tools needed to find their voice, define their truth, own their agency, and honor their calling. Founded by celebrity DJ and philanthropist, Beverly Bond, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! is a multifaceted movement dedicated to shifting the culture of media images and empowering women and girls. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Inc. is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm of the multifaceted movement that has been committed to enriching girls through leadership, education, and positive identity development programs since 2006.

About emerge™ 
emerge™ is a new brand of clean beauty care products for a new wave of creative naturalistas created in collaboration by Unilever and Sundial Brands. Infused with almond milk and pequi oil, emerge keeps your curls and coils moisturized and defined. Free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, silicones, mineral oil, petrolatum or dyes – our products love your hair back. Visit your local Target store or Target.com to shop emerge™ products.

About Unilever North America
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2.5 billion consumers a day. In the United States and Canada, the portfolio includes brand icons such as: Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Degree, Dollar Shave Club, Dove, Hellmann’s, Klondike, Knorr, Lever 2000, Lipton, Love Beauty and Planet, Magnum, Nexxus, Noxzema, Pond’s, Popsicle, Pure Leaf, Q-tips, Seventh Generation, Simple, Sir Kensington’s, St. Ives, Suave, Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, TAZO, TIGI, TRESemmé and Vaseline. All of the preceding brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Unilever Group of Companies.

Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) underpins the company’s strategy and commits to:

• Helping more than a billion people take action to improve their health and well-being by 2020.
• Halving the environmental impact of our products by 2030.
• Enhancing the livelihoods of millions of people by 2020.

The USLP creates value by driving growth and trust, eliminating costs and reducing risks. In 2018, the company’s Sustainable Living Brands grew 69% faster than the rest of the business, compared to 46% in 2017.

Since 2010 we have been taking action through the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan to help more than a billion people improve their health and well-being, halve our environmental footprint and enhance the livelihoods of millions of people as we grow our business. We have already made significant progress and continue to expand our ambition – most recently committing to ensure 100% of our plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. While there is still more to do, we are proud to have been recognized in 2018 as sector leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and as the top ranked company in the GlobeScan/SustainAbility Global Corporate Sustainability Leaders survey, for the eighth-consecutive year. 

For more information on Unilever U.S. and its brands visit: www.unileverusa.com

For more information on the USLP: www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/

About Sundial Brands:
Sundial Brands, a leading skincare and haircare manufacturer renowned for its innovative use of high-quality and culturally authentic natural ingredients, is the maker of emerge™, SheaMoisture, Nubian Heritage, nyakio™ and MCJW. A certified B Corp, the company’s Community Commerce purpose-driven business model creates opportunities for sustainable social and economic empowerment throughout its supply chain and communities in the United States and Africa, focusing on entrepreneurship, women’s empowerment, education and wellness. Widely credited with introducing the «New General Market» inclusion concept to the beauty and retail industries, Sundial Brands is led by CEO Cara Sabin and a majority Black and inclusive executive team, operating as a subsidiary of Unilever.

SOURCE Unilever; Sundial Brands

From Monday to Friday at ten in the evening, the program will have guests, analysis, discussions on current events, fascinating stories, and a forum to put our current reality into context. It will be broadcast throughout the entire United States.

MIAMI, July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — On Monday, July 20, the communicator Ismael Cala will debut his new show CALA on MegaTV throughout the United States.

From Monday to Friday at ten in the evening, the program will have guests, analysis, discussions on current events, fascinating stories, and a forum to put our current reality into context.

«It will be one hour of information, not saturation. An intimate space where we go over what is happening currently, with an absorbing, taboo-free vision of the future. Positive journalism and entertainment in an audacious, agile, analytical, and bold combination. We want to create awareness and inject hope in a world that so desperately needs it, and to be astonished by the adventure,» Ismael Cala explained.

For MegaTV, this new project of televised and digital content with Ismael Cala «marks a before and after.»

«Ismael has many skills in the world of entertainment that the world does not know about, and in this program they will have the chance to see and personally experience a variety show with an innovative format that captures the magic and great journalistic maturity of this veteran communicator. Having someone like CALA in our SBS/MEGA TV family is really another key piece in the solid growth of our stellar evening block of shows,» said José R. Pérez, vice president of programming of MegaTV.

Amer Mercado, the executive producer, said: «Working with Ismael Cala is a dream come true. It is a privilege and a huge responsibility to manage such an ambitious project in the midst of the challenge we are experiencing globally. Through the show we hope people will see and get to know Ismael in his most genuine state, and we hope to bring viewers a breath of hope in a friendly, fun and entertaining format.»

In his invitation to television viewers, Amer added: «Prepare to be surprised every night, since the playfulness, journalistic experience, sense of humor, and the genuine personality and humanity of Cala will be the best choice to go to bed in the best way.»

CALA will be broadcast Monday to Friday, at the following times:

Miami: 10:00 pm
US National: 10:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm CT/ 7:00 pm PT

ABOUT ISMAEL CALA

Life and business strategist. For five and a half years, Ismael Cala hosted the show CALA at prime time on CNN en Español. Businessman and social entrepreneur. Author of eight best-selling books in the areas of leadership, enterprise and personal development, including «El poder de escuchar,» (The Power of Listening), and «Despierta con Cala» (Awaken with Cala). Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba (1969) and has a degree in Art History from Universidad de Oriente. He is coauthor of the book «Beat the Curve,» with Brian Tracy. He graduated from the School of Communication at the University of York in Toronto, and has a diploma from Seneca College in Television Production. He is president and founder of Cala Enterprises Corporation and the Ismael Cala Foundation.

SOURCE Cala Enterprises