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Deadline<p>Film Independent &amp; MPAC Expand Fellowship For American Muslim Filmmakers With $20K In Grants<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmIndependent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmIndependent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HollywoodBureau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HollywoodBureau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/05/film-independent-mpac-expand-fellowship-american-muslim-filmmakers-1236384338/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/05/film-inde</span><span class="invisible">pendent-mpac-expand-fellowship-american-muslim-filmmakers-1236384338/</span></a></p>
Misuse Case<p>We live in a country where poverty is frequently a death sentence</p><p>But we choose to let nearly half our population *and more than half of our children* live in, or near to, poverty - in unstable housing situations, without adequate nutrition, healthcare, or even sometimes basic sanitation.</p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/poorpeoplescampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorpeoplescampaign</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/moralpovertyactioncongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moralpovertyactioncongress</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/mpac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mpac</span></a></p><p>3/3</p>
Misuse Case<p>This means poverty as a cause of death is behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking, but ahead of a lot of other causes that get much more media attention - such as homicide, gun violence, overdoses, and diabetes.</p><p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/04/17/poverty-4th-greatest-cause-us-deaths" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/04/</span><span class="invisible">17/poverty-4th-greatest-cause-us-deaths</span></a></p><p><a href="https://twit.social/tags/poorpeoplescampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorpeoplescampaign</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/moralpovertyactioncongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moralpovertyactioncongress</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/mpac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mpac</span></a></p><p>2/3</p>
Misuse Case<p>At the close of the <a href="https://twit.social/tags/poorpeoplescampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorpeoplescampaign</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/moralpovertyactioncongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moralpovertyactioncongress</span></a> here are some stats on poverty in America (pre-COVID): </p><p>There are 140 million poor and low and income people in the U.S. That’s 43% of people who are living paycheck to paycheck, one mishap away from ruin.</p><p>52% of American children belong to poor or low-income families.</p><p>And poverty is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S. <a href="https://twit.social/tags/MPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPAC</span></a> 1/3</p>
Misuse Case<p>American politicians talk about creating a strong middle class but they don’t talk about <a href="https://twit.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>. Demand that the electeds who represent *you* talk about ending poverty - and walk the talk. <a href="https://twit.social/tags/poorpeoplescampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorpeoplescampaign</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/moralpovertyactioncongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moralpovertyactioncongress</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/MPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPAC</span></a></p>
Kevin Gamin<p>Brass Band of the Western Reserve – Classical Brass<br>Come see the Brass Band of the Western Reserve Saturday March 25 7pm at the Medina Performing Arts Center.</p><p>Purchase Tickets online before the end of day March<br><a href="https://medi-nerd.com/2023/03/18/brass-band-of-the-western-reserve-classical-brass/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medi-nerd.com/2023/03/18/brass</span><span class="invisible">-band-of-the-western-reserve-classical-brass/</span></a><br><a href="https://twit.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/BBWR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBWR</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/BrassBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrassBand</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/BrassBandoftheWesternReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrassBandoftheWesternReserve</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/BrassBandoftheWesternReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrassBandoftheWesternReserve</span></a>-ClassicalBrass <a href="https://twit.social/tags/ClassicalBrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicalBrass</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Kevin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kevin</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Medina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medina</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/MedinaPerformingArtsCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedinaPerformingArtsCenter</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/MPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPAC</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://twit.social/tags/WesternReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternReserve</span></a></p>