From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that DACA has been terminated. The administration has turned its back on the DACA recipients who had earlier been assured they had “nothing to worry about” and … Continued
NOTE there are two actions. Say NO to State Budget Raid of Environmental Funds From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): PennFuture needs your urgent help TODAY. When a major newspaper in the Commonwealth compares the current state budget shenanigans in Harrisburg to “a clown … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): President Trump just turned the dreams of 800,000 young immigrants into nightmares. By ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gave work permits and deportation relief to undocumented youth known as … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): As communities across Texas and Louisiana begin dealing with the devastating impacts of Hurricane Harvey and the overwhelming task of cleaning up and rebuilding—many people are wondering, how will we pay for this? … Continued
From First Focus (https://firstfocus.org/): Earlier this spring, more than 1,200 groups across the country (including the Pennsylvania Council of Churches) signed a First Focus letter to congressional leaders urging quick action on a long-term funding extension for the popular and … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): In July, the General Assembly enacted an austere budget of about $32 billion. It increased spending very little over last year but used savings in many areas to direct more money to … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Wouldn’t it be great if there were something members of Congress could agree on?! Well, believe it or not… THERE IS!!! But it needs a little push from you to get going. We’ve got a hugely … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): We need your help to share #CounterActHate messages on social media, in particular Twitter, tomorrow, September 9. One easy way is through this Thunderclap – http://thndr.me/XfTyWI – which you can use to … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): From the devastation in Texas to the torrential monsoon rains in Asia that have flooded out millions, to the record breaking heat and wildfires in the West, we are witnessing the impacts of global … Continued
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, we are deeply concerned over the president’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We grieve this action, which will create fear and suffering within our immigrant communities, … Continued