Events Calendar
May 2013 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
- Advocacy Jobs
- Children
- Civic Engagement
- Civil Liberties
- civil rights
- criminal justice
- Death Penalty
- Economic Justice
- Education
- Election 2008
- Election/Voting Issues
- Environment
- Events
- families
- federal budget
- Gambling
- Global Issues
- Government Reform
- Health Care
- Human Needs
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- jobs
- News Post Summaries
- News Summaries
- opportunity
- Opportunity Summaries
- PA Budget
- Peacemaking
- Resource Summaries
- Resources
- seniors
- Take Action
- Torture
- Trade
- Uncategorized
- Violence
- Website Announcements
- Women
-
Recent Posts
- Dr. Hossein Mousavian: Shared Interests of US and Iran—June 4, Lancaster
- Tell Congress: Don’t Dismantle Clean Water Laws
- Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM–Worship Materials Available
- EITC and Child Tax Credit Benefits Mothers
- Tell Congress: Don’t Cut SNAP in the Farm Bill
- Poverty Grows in the Suburbs
- Generate Your Own Energy from Water—June 6, Bedford County
- Prolonged Solitary Confinement: A Form of Torture—June 22, Pittsburgh
- Senator Introduces Bill to Allow Holders of Student Debt to Refinance
- Will There Be New Cuts in Pennsylvania House Budget Bill Coming May 28? Tell House Members No New Corporate Tax Cuts
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- July 2008
Author Archives: Sandy Strauss
Dr. Hossein Mousavian: Shared Interests of US and Iran—June 4, Lancaster
From Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness (http://www.lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org): Tuesday, June 4, 2013 @ 7:30 PM Church of the Apostles • 1850 Marietta Ave • Lancaster Topic: The Shared Interests of the US and the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Hossein Mousavian, Research Scholar … Continue reading
Tell Congress: Don’t Dismantle Clean Water Laws
From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): Big Coal’s allies in Congress are working to dismantle clean water laws to allow for more mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. We don’t have much time, but we MUST stop them. Sen. Joe Manchin … Continue reading
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Passes 400 PPM–Worship Materials Available
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): On Friday, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration announced that, for the first time, daily mean atmospheric concentrations of Carbon Dioxide passed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time. This is sad and alarming news. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Resources
Tagged carbon dioxide 400 ppm, greenhouse gas emissions
Leave a comment
EITC and Child Tax Credit Benefits Mothers
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): As we’ve recently celebrated our moms, it is a good time to reflect on the ways we can support them throughout the year. One way is through the Earned Income Tax Credit … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Economic Justice, Human Needs, Women
Tagged Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit
Leave a comment
Tell Congress: Don’t Cut SNAP in the Farm Bill
From NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org): Last week both the House and the Senate Agriculture Committees marked up their version of the Farm Bill and voted for them. Each made devastating cuts to programs for children’s nutrition, specifically to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Justice, federal budget, Human Needs, Take Action
Tagged 2013 Farm Bill, SNAP cuts
Leave a comment
Poverty Grows in the Suburbs
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, By Alfred Lubrano, May 20, 2013 A new study shows poverty in the region is increasing faster in the suburbs than in Phila. But the suburbs on both sides of the Delaware River are becoming steadily … Continue reading
Generate Your Own Energy from Water—June 6, Bedford County
Join the REC and PASA to learn if micro-hydro technology may be right for you. The Saint Francis University Renewable Energy Center (REC) and the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) have partnered to present a seminar on micro-hydro energy. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events
Tagged hydro power, hydroelectric, micro-hydro technology
Leave a comment
Prolonged Solitary Confinement: A Form of Torture—June 22, Pittsburgh
From American Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org): You are invited to join us on Saturday 22nd June from 10:30am to 2:30pm at East Liberty Presbyterian Church to explore this issue and to find ways to address the use of prolonged isolation … Continue reading
Senator Introduces Bill to Allow Holders of Student Debt to Refinance
Bryce Covert, Think Progress, News Report On Sunday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a new bill that would let holders of student debt refinance their loans for cheaper interest rates, as Shahien Nasiripour reports at the Huffington Post: The plan sponsored … Continue reading
Will There Be New Cuts in Pennsylvania House Budget Bill Coming May 28? Tell House Members No New Corporate Tax Cuts
From Better Choices for Pennsylvania (http://betterchoicesforpa.com/): Facing $518 million shortfall, lawmakers should prevent new budget cuts, delay tax breaks Pennsylvania House leaders plan to introduce a 2013-14 budget bill on May 28, with a vote to follow the week of … Continue reading