Posted at http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/12/05/hundreds-released-from-tx-family-detention-center.html Jim Forsyth/Reuters In a victory for asylum-seeking families, more than 460 mothers and children were released from a family-detention center in San Antonio over the weekend after a court ruled against the private-prison companies in charge of … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): Pennsylvania has more polluted waterways than any other state—and that number is on track to go up. With demands on natural gas production on the rise, our rivers, lakes, and streams are under even … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Senator Al Franken (D-MN) will be introducing a resolution expressing concern over the $1 trillion nuclear arsenal escalation plan. Please contact Senators Casey and Toomey to ask them to co-sponsor this important step in the fight against … Continued
Oxfam America has launched the “I Hear You” project in support of refugees (https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/oxfam-joins-with-margot-robbie-john-cho-gael-garcia-bernal-minnie-driver-and-more-to-launch-i-hear-you-project-in-support-of-refugees/). The series of 14 videos features celebrities telling the word-for-word stories of positive, relatable aspects of refugees’ lives before fleeing conflict, to counter anti-refugee rhetoric and to … Continued
Posted at https://twitter.com/billmckibben Great news! After months of peaceful protests by Standing Rock Sioux and supporters, the Army Corps of Engineers has denied the permit for a critical piece of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They have rejected the oil companies’ … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-12-05/environment/get-real-for-christmas-go-green/a55232-1 December 5, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania has more than 1,300 Christmas tree farms. (CBF Photo) HARRISBURG, Pa. – If you want to help the environment this Christmas, … Continued
WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) and Creation Justice Ministries join in expressing their deep appreciation to President Obama and the Army Corps of Engineers for the historic decision to not … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): On November 30, Oxfam America in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) launched its Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs report. While much of the discussion after the election has focused … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Many of us will remain focused on family, friends, and various religious rituals, holy days, and celebrations through these weeks, through the darkest part of the year. As you continue that truly important … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/25/warning-global-havoc-possible-arctic-tipping-points-pile Published on Friday, November 25, 2016 by Common Dreams The signals ‘are getting louder,’ says scientist involved in new comprehensive Arctic study By Jon Queally, staff writer The village of Kulusuk in Greenland. (Photo: Ville Miettinen/flickr/cc) What is … Continued