From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): We are hearing rumblings that lawmakers may be planning to move terrible charter legislation we had hoped they had abandoned, HB 530, out of committee. It would then only need a vote in the House … Continued
From Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): Your voice matters! Congress recently passed a short-term measure that flatlines funding for refugee resettlement until December. In response, we are asking our mayors to demonstrate their support for refugees by … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, the Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee is considering HB 1885, legislation that will result in discrimination toward our immigrant brothers and sisters. As people of faith, we are called to love our neighbors and … Continued
By Robert Swift, Harrisburg Bureau Chief / Published: October 9, 2016 HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court ruling that the way casinos are taxed for local impact assessments is unconstitutional has lawmakers vowing to find a fix as quickly as … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Fall is here, and the creation justice community is bustling with activity. Here’s some of what you will find in the Fall 2016 Edition of Capsules: NEWS Christian Communities Stand with Standing Rock United Church … Continued
The Atlantic “The stress of racial discrimination may partly explain the persistent gaps in academic performance between some nonwhite students, mainly black and Latino youth, and their white counterparts … Physiological response to race-based stressors … leads the body to … Continued
United for Peace and Justice is launching an exciting new “Peace Pledge” campaign. The pledge is a commitment to take action for peace and justice up to and beyond the 2016 U.S. elections and it’s ready for you to sign … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): It has been almost eight years since President Obama took office yet we still face incredible human rights challenges. Now with only 100 days left in office, we need to call on President Obama to … Continued
Your democracy is being sold to billionaires, one vote at a time. Now the Koch brothers want to make sure you don’t know who bought it and for how much. They’re pushing bills at the state and federal level to … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (http://www.pennpirg.org/home): The payday lenders and their lobbyists are back in Harrisburg, working to legalize long-term payday loans, where the average loan could cost over 200% in interest rates and fees. Pennsylvania SB 1379 … Continued