Check out the Actions, Events, Opportunities, News Posts, and Resources below—just click on the links under each category to get to the information. We’ve placed the most critical issues under Important Actions and Issues.

 

We understand that there is a lot of information here. Please know that you aren’t expected to act on everything! Just choose the issues that are most important to you and take action. Sometimes you will be directed to action pages of other organizations—don’t worry! These are organizations that we work with regularly and who share a common interest.

 

Please consider contacting your legislators to thank them when they support your position as well, or to express your disappointment when they don’t. We don’t follow up with them often enough. They need our feedback to understand how we feel. Go to our Take Action page (http://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/index_files/Page630.htm) to find links to contact information for your legislators.

 

Our website is updated regularly—please visit to find updated links, resources, etc. at http://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org. It is a work in progress, and issue pages continue to be created as time permits. If there is something you would really like to see that isn’t there, please contact us at s.strauss@pachurches.org.

 

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IMPORTANT ACTIONS AND ISSUES—Urgent!

 

Support Action on the National Housing Trust Fund NOW

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4141

 

Federal FMAP Funding in Jeopardy—Act Now to Save It

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=3997

 

Support the Chesapeake Clean Water Act—REMINDER; Action Needed NOW

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5415/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3235

 

Urge House and Senate Leadership to Move Economic Impact Study Resolution re: Single Payer Health Care to a Vote

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=2512

 

Important News!

 

AZ Anti-Immigrant Law Blocked by Washington

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4119

 

Unemployment Benefits Restored for Millions of Workers

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4079

 

Significant Birthdays for Medicare and Social Security—Celebrate with a Bulletin Insert

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4127

 

Large Health Insurers Discuss Creating Organization to Influence Elections

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4138

 

Former NAE Lobbying Richard Cizik Starts New Evangelical Group with Focus on Common Good

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4154

 

Council Poverty Study Guide Now Available!

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=3606

 

Download the Council’s “Get Connected” Bulletin Insert at http://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/index_files/web_attachments/Get_Connected_insert.pdf for information about how members of your congregation can connect with the Council’s e-advocacy network.

 

ACTIONS

 

Please visit our “Take Action” page at http://www.pachurchesadvocacy.org/index_files/Page630.htm for the most up-to-date listing of all current actions you can take by category. Categories include: New Actions; Children and Families; Economy and Economic Justice; Education; Environment; Government Reform; Health Care; Housing; Human Rights; Hunger; Immigration; Torture; Women.

 

You can also check out our Weblog Take Action page at http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?cat=10.

 

Posted below are the NEWEST ACTIONS you can take.

 

FEDERAL

 

Time to Break through the Politics and Act on Climate

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=3114

 

Toxic Chemicals Safety Act Introduced—Support Principles on Toxics (interfaith version now available)

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4046

 

Support Fair Food and Protect Florida Tomato Pickers

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4033

 

Oppose Nuclear Expansion, Support Solar Roofs

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4076

 

Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act—Urge Your Representative to Become a Co-Sponsor

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4085

 

House Approves National Criminal Justice Commission Act—Urge Senate to Act

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4102

 

Support Economic Justice for the World’s Poorest through Debt Relief

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4112

 

STATE

 

Drilling Moratorium Needed to Protect PA’s Forests—Contact Your Senator

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4053

 

EVENTS

 

For a full listing of events, go to the Events Calendar at http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?page_id=92.

 

Here are the NEWEST EVENTS added to the Calendar.

 

Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Housing Market—August 5, Tannersville

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4040

 

Recital for Peace—August 12, Lancaster

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4066

 

Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Housing Market—September 16, West Chester

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4040

 

Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Housing Market—September 23, Williamsport

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4040

 

OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO LEARN AND ACT

 

This is a current listing of opportunities and resources to participate in national conference calls, calls for comments on policies or legislation, and activities that individuals/congregations can engage in aside from Actions.

 

Invest in Kids Video Contest—Deadline August 16

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4150

 

Grant and Rebate Program Opportunities for Improving Energy Efficiency

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4147

 

Resources for Fracking Information

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4073

 

The Recession Generation:  New Report from the Coalition on Human Needs

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4144

 

Ask a Working Woman Survey 2010

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4088

 

PathWays PA Resource Library Blog

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4094

 

NEWS POSTS

 

Please visit our weblog (http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?page_id=24) for the latest news and information. For previous News Summaries, click on the “News Summaries” link on the right side of the page.

 

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No Happy Anniversary for Minimum Wage Workers July 24

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4100

 

Passage of the Wall Street Reform Act Brings Housing Dollars to PA

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4036

 

Senate Appropriations Chair Supports Severance Tax with Commitment to Growing Greener

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4049

 

Gulf Oil Spill Highlights Problems with the U.S. International Tax System

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4056

 

Small Businesses Launch Campaign Against Offshore Tax Havens

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4060

 

Wealthy Americans Come Out in Favor of a Robust Estate Tax

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4063

 

Commentary: The Case for a Strong Estate Tax

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4109

 

Public Integrity Commission Proposed

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4069

 

Coalition Statement on Public Education Critiques Administration Policy

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4082

 

Health Insurance Reform Legislation Has Positive Impact on Maternal and Child Health

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4091

 

Legal Actions on Oil and Gas Activities, Mountaintop Mining

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4106

 

LIRS Celebrates House Passage of Legislation to Provide Permanency to Vulnerable Haitian Orphans

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4115

 

U.S. Faith Community Hails House Passage of Legislation to Reduce Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=4124

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