Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/11/human-rights-advocates-condemn-intolerable-abuse-refugees-trapped-poland-belarus “A few thousand people at Europe’s Polish border, many of whom have fled some of the worst crises in the world, is a drop in the ocean compared to the number of people displaced to countries that … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Senate Republicans took less than 30 seconds to dismiss each solution offered to gun violence. NO discussion of Senator Fontana’s suicide preventing Extreme Risk Protection Orders. NO argument against Senator Santarsiero’s Universal Background Checks NO debate on … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): New research finds that the plastic food containers we use every day could be leaching toxic PFAS “forever” chemicals.1 We need to get these substances out of our products. But in the words of a plastics industry … Continued
From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): It’s time!The trial starts at 9:30am Friday, November 12th. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in: The trial will be livestreamed on the Commonwealth Court’s YouTube. Link will be available at FundOurSchoolsPA.org/trial Commonwealth … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Clean Air Council is partnering with Delaware Riverkeeper Network and other allies to urge the Biden administration to STOP liquified natural gas (LNG) trains from transporting this dangerous and explosive liquified methane through the … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): It’s time to put an end to fossil fuels. Sign the multi-faith statement supporting a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at https://greenfaith.org/fossil-fuel-treaty/. The young indigenous and Black voices at COP are telling us it is time to act. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/11/10/human-rights-coalition-petitions-un-probe-discriminatory-vaccine-hoarding-rich The accused nations have rejected global solidarity and instead chosen “the service of profit and the corporate capture of power,” according to a new appeal. ANDREA GERMANOS November 10, 2021 A global coalition is accusing nations including the … Continued
From the Sierra Club (http://pennsylvania.sierraclub.org/): The gas industry is again showing how powerful its influence is in Harrisburg. Industry-friendly legislators are pushing Senate Bill 275 and House Bill 1947 which would take power away from local governments by prohibiting them … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This week is a YES WE CAN moment! We will win free Pre-K for 3 and 4 year olds, policies that cut child care costs in half, paid family/medical leave, home- and community-based services, historic investments … Continued
Much like legislation naming post offices to members of Congress, bills to name bridges and roads are a staple of slow legislative days in Harrisburg. The honorees range from military members and first responders who have died in the line … Continued