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New York -- A "Fight For Fairness" campaign began for organizers and advocates to get involve in the conversation by way of the public to gain support to Governor Cuomo's pass to Minimum Wage and Family Leave. The State of New York joined the Governor as a proponent to equity in funding for race, income, and zip code identification by the state. If the minimum wage is raised for all fast food workers, then schools can also receive funding models to address inequality issues by districts.
The City of Newark will be hosting the event "Newark Pop Warner Cheer Competition, Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 12 noon, at the Malcolm X Shabazz High School Athletics Complex, 80 Johnson Avenue. Pop Warner football originated in 1929 by Joseph J. Tomlin with over 250,000 youths participating in football, cheerleading, and dance programs within 43 U.S. states and countries worldwide.
Mayor Ras Baraka announced partnership with the American Red Cross to begin a series of home fire preparedness inspections for approximately 1,400 homes across the City of Newark tomorrow between the hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, Saturday, October 18, 2015. Volunteers will canvass the streets of Newark after a welcome rally at Brick Avon Academy, 219 Avon Avenue at 8:30 a.m.