From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): In January we shared a link each for Passover and an ecumenical Lenten resource. Later that same day, the Global Catholic Climate Covenant released their calendar featuring faces and stories from around the … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): On this Valentine’s day (OK, so it’s past, but it’s never too late!), we invite you to love the next generations. Love them by loving their world, and also by celebrating their examples, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/13/17926/#.WoXAaoPwYdU NOTE: The House passed HR 3299 this week. This article will help you to understand how this bill would repeal the Obama rule to curtail predatory lending. Watch for what you can do to try to stop … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-02-15/immigrant-issues/daca-appeal-heads-to-supreme-court/a61463-1 February 15, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says implementation of DACA exceeded executive authority. (US DHS/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The U.S. Supreme Court may … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is attempting to repeal the Clean Power Plan. The EPA created this safeguard with input from millions of Americans in order to set limits … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of the administration’s assaults on hard-working, low-income people, President Trump today announced his fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget proposal. As expected, Trump proposes to finance the recent massive federal tax cuts for millionaires … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). WASHINGTON, February 12, 2018 — The president’s fiscal year 2019 budget eviscerates one of the nation’s most successful programs, the … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): Today the Trump Administration released its FY 2019 budget proposal, doubling down on last year’s unprecedented proposed cuts. The budget calls for the elimination of three programs critical to America’s working families … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The letter below is an updated version of a letter sent in 2017 concerning HB 28, legislation that would target Pennsylvania’s sanctuary cities. Some of you may have signed it, and if you have, … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): There’s a troubling pattern that follows mass shootings in the U.S. There’s a short period where there’s a call for action, when it seems like something will finally happen, and then the powers that be — leaders … Continued