Monthly Archives: August 2011

Comcast Offers Low Cost Internet for Low Income Students

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org):   Comcast is unveiling a new product aimed at assisting low-income students and families gain access to the Internet.   Internet Essentials is open to families that have at least one child … Continue reading →

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Take Action to Prevent Violence Against Women and Families

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (http://www.umc-gbcs.org):   Call your Members of Congress NOW and ask them not to cut funding for the Violence Against Women Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act and the … Continue reading →

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Sign Petition to Congress and the President: Put the Needs of “the Least of These” First in the Budget and Deficit Debate

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Council of Churches’ Poverty Initiative (http://www.nccendpoverty.org/index.html):   The following letter will be hand delivered to Congress and sent to the President. Find sign on information below.   As a person of faith committed to justice for all … Continue reading →

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Take the Food Stamp Challenge

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the National Council of Churches’ Poverty Initiative (http://www.nccendpoverty.org/index.html):   Will you do it? From Thursday, October 27th through Thursday, November 3rd, people of faith across the U.S. are taking on a challenge: Live for one week on the average … Continue reading →

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Dr. King Weeps From His Grave

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   Published at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/opinion/martin-luther-king-jr-would-want-a-revolution-not-a-memorial.html?_r=1&emc=eta1   The writer, Cornel West, is a philosopher and professor at Princeton.   The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was to be dedicated on the National Mall on Sunday … Continue reading →

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New Immigration Curriculum—Becoming Church Together

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

The NC Council of Churches is pleased to announce the publication of a brand new biblically based curriculum on immigration issues, entitled “Becoming the Church Together: Immigration, the Bible, and Our New Neighbors.” Designed to facilitate constructive discussion, this flexible … Continue reading →

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Intern Positions for the North American Interfaith Network 2011–2012

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the North American Interfaith Network (http://www.nain.org/):   Intern for an International Interfaith Organization from the convenience of your home   NAIN is an official non-profit agency that began in 1988.  NAIN is a network of local, regional, and national … Continue reading →

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Powerful Fruit Packer’s Testimony for the Hearings on Anti-Immigration Legislative Package

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

This written testimony for the House State Government Committee Hearings on August 30 and 31, 2011 for the “National Security Begins at Home” anti-immigration legislation package was submitted by John Rice, owner of a fruit packing company in south-central Pennsylvania. … Continue reading →

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Kids Count: Tallying the High Costs of the Economy for Children

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman    “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and … Continue reading →

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PA Board of Education Roundtables on Libraries—Special Education Opportunities on September 13 (Allentown), 15 (Harrisburg) & 20 (Erie)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Education Law Center (http://www.elc-pa.org):   This is a unique opportunity to speak about the importance of school libraries for students with disabilities.   We need to generate participation in the roundtable discussions scheduled by the State Board of … Continue reading →

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