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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100Forty Democratic women sent a scathing letter Wednesday calling on state party Chair Mike Schmuhl to take action following another case of sexual harassment. “These allegations and the many preceding them are shamefully ignored by Party leadership. Women who bravely come forward to report sexual harassment and assault are repeatedly met not with accountability or even acknowledgment but with silence and complicity,” the letter said. “Leadership consistently sweeps these issues under the rug and allows perpetrators to remain in power, knowingly placing women in vulnerable and dangerous situations. This is a deeply troubling pattern in our Party, and it must end immediately.” Schmuhl released a statement saying the topic deserves more attention than a simple response or press statement, and he appreciates the women voicing their concerns. “We have taken a number of steps to address sexual harassment at the Indiana Democratic Party during my time as chair and we will be sharing more of that information with our state central committee at our next meeting. “I think it’s also important to note that IDP is a separate employer from a political campaign, city government, or state government. That being said, our values are vital and I will work with these leaders and all stakeholders to build more trust within the party for the future.” The move comes after the Indianapolis Star revealed three women were allegedly harassed by Indianapolis Democrat Sen. Greg Taylor. Taylor did not deny the allegations, and he was re-elected to lead the Senate Democrat caucus within hours. Most of the women went through the state party’s leadership program called Hoosier Women Forward. Others who signed on are Democrat delegates, precinct committee persons, or city and county councilwomen. The letter said “leadership’s deplorable inaction repeatedly leaves survivors no choice but to risk further trauma by recounting their injuries to the media in search of accountability. “This is reprehensible and profoundly unjust. While recent public outcry has elicited a few tepid statements of condemnation from Party leadership, these statements lack substance, conviction, and most critically, solutions. “These hollow statements and the silence of others within the Democratic Party, whether born of apathy or complicity, send the devastating and unmistakable message to women across the state: Indiana Democrats do not care about you.” In addition to the incidents involving Taylor, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has drawn criticism for not firing a top aide after several harassment situations. And Sen. David Niezgodski, D-South Bend, allegedly harassed a young, female former employee: at the office, in voicemails, over texts, and even showed up to her home. His company settled with the former employee for $8,000, according to the Star. The letter goes on to accuse the Indiana Democratic party of hiding allegations and sheltering offenders. It also demands transparent investigations into all allegations of sexual harassment and assault involving party members. “Moving forward, should another survivor of abuse come forward, the Party must hold the perpetrator accountable, and it must help the survivor, not silence her. Words of condemnation alone are not enough. Meaningful action is the only way the Party can regain the trust of Indiana women. Without it, the Party will further alienate, and ultimately lose, the women it claims to support,” the letter said. It ends by saying there is no future for the party without women. “Your response outlining a plan where survivors of abuse are acknowledged, believed, and protected and where perpetrators are held fully accountable is expected and required. We demand that you act now.” This and other Indiana Capital Chronicle articles are available at indianacapitalchronicle.comResus Energy Founder and Managing Director Kishan Nanayakkara was recognised at the 7th annual Asia Pacific “50 Leading Lights: Kindness in Leadership campaign” that was released on the recent World Kindness Day. “As we celebrate the seventh year of our 50 Leading Lights: Kindness in Leadership campaign, it’s evident that kindness is much more than a feel-good gesture – it’s a strategic advantage. Both successful leaders and leading academics consistently affirm that kindness enhances wellbeing, fuels innovation, and drives productivity. It is, therefore, a great honour to announce the 2024 APAC Leading Lights list, in association with Asia Square. By leading with kindness, these remarkable men and women transform workplaces into thriving ecosystems where both people and businesses flourish. They are an inspiration to us all,” said 50 Leading Lights Founder – Kindness and Leadership Pinky Lilani, CBE DL. Incorporated in 2003, Resus Energy is an award-winning company having won multiple awards across numerous spheres for its work and governance and was amongst the first bracket of Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) listed companies to adopt Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Resus Energy’s initial foray into the power sector was through a joint development of a 100MW thermal power plant. In 2007, Resus began developing its first renewable energy project and became a pureplay renewable energy company in 2015. An equal opportunity employer, Resus operates in a strong “Environmental, Social and Governance” system, built around international best practices with “caring for people and the planet” as its ethos, and has been listed on the CSE since 2009. Currently Resus operates eight small hydropower and two ground mounted solar PV stations across five districts in Sri Lanka and dispatches over 70GWh annually to the national grid. Its third solar PV station is currently under construction. Most of Resus’ power stations are in extreme-rural hamlets. Apart from generating clean energy, Resus plays a pivotal role in protecting the natural environment, uplifting livelihoods of families, providing employment to villagers, including women in the surroundings of its power stations. “We make every effort to keep our carbon footprint low even as we expand our operations and ensure none of our development work or operations adversely affect the environment... and at the same time, our core values reflective across our policy framework, are instilled into our culture and way of life,” said Nanayakkara. “With our work ethos, we reckon that we contribute to sixteen out of seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to Sri Lanka’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which Sri Lanka has pledged to achieve as a nation being a signatory to the Paris Agreement.” Nanayakkara who has Masters Degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Birmingham and AMLP from Oxford, as well as being a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is a worthy recipient of this award. In 2019, He was accorded the Most Outstanding Alumnus Award, AMLP, from the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. This year’s judges included the Panel Chair and British High Commissioner to Australia Vicki Treadell, IHS Markit Asia Pacific Account Management team Former Partner and Senior Vice President Dr. Bo Zhou, Piramal Industries Vice Chairman Dr. Swati Piramal, Dole Packaged Foods Global Chief Marketing Officer Rupen Desai and Blackrock Real Assets Managing Director Hugh Andrew. The inductees were hosted for a special reception at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Singapore, on 26 November. “Kindness and leadership is a strongly evolving leadership principle today and one that is at the centre of wide discourse,” said Nanayakkara.Traditional medicine practitioners must preserve and protect cultural heritage of traditional medicines
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