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Photographer Merik Goma To Begin Artist In Residence At The Amistad Center

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amistad Center for Art & Culture is pleased to announce Merik Goma as the inaugural Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence.

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  • HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amistad Center for Art & Culture is pleased to announce Merik Goma as the inaugural Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence.
  • Merik Goma, a Manistee, MI native, is a New Haven based photographer and recent graduate of the NXTHVN Fellowship Program, an arts incubator founded by renowned artist Titus Kaphar.
  • Goma will have access to the full Amistad Center collection of art and artifacts to inspire and inform his new body of work.
  • Throughout the residency, he will be a valued resource to The Amistad Center, particularly as The Amistad Center shapes educational events and public programming around the artist and his technique.

Action Against Hunger to Provide Lifesaving Services in DRC Following Deadly Volcano Eruption and Ongoing Earthquakes

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Friday, May 28, 2021

The main water supply pipeline in Goma was hit by the lava, depriving more than 500,000 people of safe, clean drinking water.

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  • The main water supply pipeline in Goma was hit by the lava, depriving more than 500,000 people of safe, clean drinking water.
  • Too many people are now homeless and without enough food to eat or clean water to drink, said Benjamin Vinot, Action Against Hunger s DRC Country Director, who was in Goma at the time of the eruption.
  • Action Against Hunger is the worlds hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes.
  • The organization has been working in the DRC since 1996 and reached 1.2 million people in 2019. https://www.actionagainsthunger.org

Alphamin Provides an Update Following the Volcanic Eruption in Goma

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

GRAND BAIE, Mauritius, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphamin Resources Corporation (AFM:TSXV, Alphamin, or the Company) wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people of Goma following the loss of life and damage caused by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano adjacent to the city of Goma.

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  • GRAND BAIE, Mauritius, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphamin Resources Corporation (AFM:TSXV, Alphamin, or the Company) wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people of Goma following the loss of life and damage caused by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano adjacent to the city of Goma.
  • The Companys Bisie tin mine is located some 200km to the West of the city of Goma with established import and export routes via Beni (350km north of Goma) in the DRC, through Uganda and ultimately Kenya.
  • These routes do not transverse via Goma and the export route is currently unaffected by lava flows.
  • The Company does operate a small support office in the city of Goma and all staff are accounted for, safe and continue to support the operations in their existing roles.

InventHelp Inventor Develops FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING INDICATOR (CNC-252)

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --"I thought there could be an improved way to notify approaching drivers if they get too close," said an inventor, from Columbus, N.C., "so I invented the GOMA FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING/RECORDING SYSTEM."

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  • PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --"I thought there could be an improved way to notify approaching drivers if they get too close," said an inventor, from Columbus, N.C., "so I invented the GOMA FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING/RECORDING SYSTEM."
  • The GOMA FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING/RECORDING SYSTEM provides an effective way to prevent tailgating and rear-end collisions.
  • In doing so, it ensures that a safe distance is kept between vehicles.
  • Additionally, the patent pending GOMA FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING/RECORDING SYSTEM is producible in design variations.