From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Last week the New York Times shared shocking statistics about early child care support in the United States. Brace yourself….it turns out rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): We will not remain silent: Amnesty just released a new report1 on the state of global vaccination rates, and it is dire. As the U.S. administers booster shots, billions of people across the globe are STILL waiting to get … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-10-12/environment/pa-groups-planting-trees-as-part-of-10-million-by-2025-goal/a76085-1 October 12, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Now through November, Pennsylvania groups will plant an estimated 300,000 trees for fall, as part of a goal of … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): When Joshua Mitchell was chased down and shot to death in front of his girlfriend in 2017, the murderer, a Phoenixville man, turned out to be a convicted felon who’d stolen the gun from a nearby home … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals,” never leave our environment. Yet for years, polluters have dumped these cancer-linked chemicals into our rivers, lakes and reservoirs.1,2 Right now, you have the chance to help turn off the PFAS tap. The Environmental … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Join us this week to uplift the voices of Haitian and black migrants facing ongoing deportations and expulsions under the Title 42 policy – a racist, Trump-era policy that Biden has extended to turn people seeking safety … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): Our economy, democracy, and climate have been warped by a concentration of wealth in the hands of a small minority. This concentration allows the powerful to drive policies that benefit themselves while leaving the rest … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Sign on at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/personalmedical and tell Congress that paid family and medical leave supports working families. Access to paid family and medical leave is crucial for working families. And let’s be very clear, paid leave is … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): There’s one issue that raises support for President Biden’s Build Back Better plan by 29%.[1] The Billionaires Income Tax. Write to your members of Congress at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-congress-tax-billionaire-wealth-by-including-the-billionaires-income-tax-in-the-build-back-better-plan and demand they tax wealth like work and … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Haitian migrants were crammed together in makeshift encampments in Del Rio, Texas and thousands have been deported without the chance to plead their case in front of a judge. The treatment of Haitians … Continued