From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Just before leaving office, the Trump administration stripped 3.4 million acres of protected habitat away from northern spotted owls.1 With more than 70 percent of their habitat already gone, these imperiled birds need all of the help they … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s go time. Within the next three weeks the U.S. Congress could finally, finally, pass comprehensive paid family and medical leave, but only if we keep the pressure on and keep it hot. Go to https://action.momsrising.org/sign/TimetoCare … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Please tell Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden administration to shut down the Berks immigrant prison once and for all by signing the pre-populated letter at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-secretary-mayorkas-to-shut-down-the-berks-immigrant-prison-once-and-for-all which will then be automatically emailed to the listed … Continued
From Family Values @ Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): This week, the US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee gave shape to President Biden’s Build Back Better bill. We were proud to see paid family and medical leave for all as its … Continued
Posted at https://immigrationimpact.com/2021/09/07/turning-back-asylum-seekers-is-against-the-law/#.YT9suRmSnIU Posted by Karolina Walters | Sep 7, 2021 A federal court concluded Thursday that the U.S. government’s turning back of asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border—primarily through a practice called metering—not only violates U.S. law, but also … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, communities ready to welcome refugees and help them integrate and thrive are preparing to assist 75,000 vulnerable Afghans who have been evacuated from Afghanistan. From August 17 until September 1, approximately 48,000 Afghan … Continued
From Put People First! PA (http://putpeoplefirstpa.org/): The 2021 Nonviolent Medicaid Army (NVMA) National Week of Action in September is a coordinated week of activities taking place all over the country. The NVMA Week of Action will amplify our common struggle for … Continued
Statement attributable to Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, September 8, 2021 — A report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) underscores the unacceptably high levels of food insecurity driven by COVID-19 during 2020, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/08/cia-torture-cover-still-looms-over-911-trials-guantanamo “Make no mistake. Covering up torture is the reason that these men were brought to Guantánamo and the continuing cover-up of torture is the reason that indefinite detention at Guantánamo still exists.” BRETT WILKINS September 8, 2021 … Continued
