5A- Identifying local opportunities

Identifying local opportunities
Guitarist for Zeta faces deportation to Venezuela
  • Description of story: Saud, a Venezuelan native, is the founding member and guitarist for punk band, Zeta. While on their last tour, he was denied his residency application through the US citizenship and immigration services. However, the other band members filed paperwork with USCIS to stay-- which were approved. Venezuela suffers from extreme economic and social issues, especially over the past week, of which Saud is feeling from.
  • The problem: Saud was denied residency in the US, and will be deported to a socially and economically unstable Venezuela.
  • Who the problem affects: Saud, specifically, but undocumented immigrants as a whole.
Florida elections chief resigns when blackface photos emerge
  • Description of story: Photos of Florida secretary of state, Mike Ertel, in blackface surface, forcing him to resign. He had been the elections supervisor in Seminole County for almost 14 years before receiving the promotion to secretary of state.
  • The problem: Racism
  • Who the problem affects: Ignorant people who chose experience little diversity
Japan court upholds sterilization to register gender change
  • Description of the story: To “reduce confusion about families and society”, Japan’s supreme court upheld a law that will require transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their gender changed on their official documents. However, they recognized the law will restrict freedom and is out of tune with social views.
  • The problem: Transgender people will be forced to be sterilized if they want to change their official documents.
  • Who the problem affects: Transgender people.
Researchers say Amazon face-detection technology shows bias
  • Description of story: New research shows that Amazon’s face-detection technology more frequently misidentifies people’s gender when they have darker skin.
  • The problem: The technology is flawed
  • Who the problem affects: Darker skinned people
Facebook allowed “friendly fraud” to profit from kids
  • Description of story: According to newly released court documents, Facebook allowed children to fraudulently ring up large credit card bills through its online games without their parents’ knowledge. They have offered refunds and changed its practices.
  • The problem: Children racking up bills without their parents’ knowledge
    Who the problem affects: Parents of kids with Facebook accounts

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