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Call for Justice in Civil and Human Rights—January 30, Conference call

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (http://www.civilrights.org): Please join The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights for our first Calling for Justice national conference call of the year: The Next Chapter: Civil and Human Rights Priorities … Continue reading →

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Saint Martin: Why We Don’t—and Can’t—Celebrate the Real MLK

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   Jamelle Bouie | August 29, 2011 Posted at http://ht.ly/6fEkp   In August 1966, a few years after his historic march on Washington, Gallup polled the country on their views of the Reverend … Continue reading →

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Freedom Riders and the American Experience—Host a Viewing Party for Premier on May 16

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):    By Marion Wright Edelman   “Boarding that Greyhound bus to travel through the heart of the Deep South, I felt good. I felt happy. I felt liberated. I was like a soldier in … Continue reading →

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Urge PA’s Senators to Vote No on the Education for All Act

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (http://www.civilrights.org):   Take Action Now: Call Senators Casey and Toomey and urge them to vote NO on the so-called Education for All Act (S. 460, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-460). The for-profit college industry is … Continue reading →

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From MLK, a Dream for the Middle Class that Cannot be Allowed to Die

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   Editor’s Note: I was an 11 year old in 6th grade and living in Memphis on April 4, 1968. I suspect that my proximity to the events of that day played a … Continue reading →

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Speaking Series to Showcase the Power of Active Nonviolence—October 31-November 2, Philadelphia

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

Delaware Valley native to share experiences in international unarmed peacekeeping   Over the years, nonviolent protests have served a vital role in furthering civil rights, ending conflict, and building communities. Yet the stories that lead the news report continued conflict … Continue reading →

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For Faithful, Immigration Reform Is Today’s Civil Rights Movement

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org):   By Rev. Luis Cortes and the Rev. Derrick Harkins – CNN, Belief Blog September 1, 2010   During the civil rights movement, religious leaders locked arms in solidarity and marched against the … Continue reading →

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AZ Anti-Immigrant Law Blocked by Washington

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Bread for the World (http://www.bread.org):   Echoing the state-federal conflicts of the 1960s civil rights movement, a federal judge today blocked key components of a popular Arizona state law (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/28/AR2010072801794.html) that would—among other measures—require police officers to ascertain the … Continue reading →

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Unity Rallies to Defend Lancaster County’s Civil Rights—July 24 and 29

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness (http://www.lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org):   A broad group of organizations representing communities who would be affected by the elimination of the County’s Human Relations Commission is organizing a two Unity Rallies to stand up for Civil Rights. The … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Dr. Dorothy Height—Extraordinary Leader, Lantern, and Role Model

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   By Marian Wright Edelman   “We African American Women seldom do just what we want to do, but always what we have to do. I am grateful to have been in a time … Continue reading →

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