Forum looks at ‘How Labor Trafficking Affects Us All’
Labor trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery where victims are forced to work or perform services against their will, is the focus of the National Council of Jewish Women, Michigan’s Fall Focus program titled “Freedom Denied: How Labor Trafficking Affects Us All.”
The program will be held at The Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. with speakers Kelly Carter, state assistant attorney general and senior attorney specialist – Human Trafficking Unit; and Danielle Kalil, supervising attorney, clinical teaching fellow at University of Michigan’s Human Trafficking Unit.
The cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members and $5 for students.
To register, send payment to NCJW|MI, 26400 Lahser Road, Suite 306, Southfield, 48033; register online at www.ncjwmi.org or call 248-355-3300.
Michigan brewery settles ex-worker’s discrimination suit
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A black man who says he was fired by a Michigan brewery for complaining of a racist corporate culture has settled a lawsuit against the company.
Tracy Evans sued Founders Brewing Co. a year ago. The settlement was announced last week but terms were not disclosed.
Brewery founders Mikes Stevens and Dave Engbers said in a statement that the agreement followed “self-discovery” and discussions with Evans.
The company’s diversity and inclusion officer resigned Oct. 25.
The Grand Rapids-based brewery was criticized after a general manager at Founders’ Detroit tap room refused to say in a deposition that Evans is black. The tap room closed, and some retailers and venues stopped selling Founders products.
Ruff ride: Dog struck by car rides inside bumper for miles
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realized she was carrying an injured passenger.
Coco the Shiba Inu was treated for a fractured elbow after being struck in Albany.
Police said the driver knew she hit something and noticed the car's damage but didn’t see the dog at first.
She drove about 15 miles to Rotterdam before hearing noises and stopping to recheck her car’s front end. She called 911 after she saw the 16-pound dog gazing from below the license plate.
Storm briefly frees historic barge stuck above Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Parks officials are monitoring a century-old grounded barge that briefly broke loose during a storm last week in the river just above Niagara Falls.
WGRZ says the rusty iron scow had been stuck since 1918 on rocks in the upper rapids above the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side.
High winds and rain last Thursday dislodged it before it got stuck again.
The Washington Post says it was originally about a third of a mile from the brink of Horseshoe Falls. Then it moved about 164 feet downstream and became lodged again.
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