Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/12/time-incrementalism-over-says-climate-movement-extreme-weather-hits-us “Buildings are collapsing into the sea. Infrastructure is melting. Hundreds are dying from extreme heat. Millions are without power. The ocean is literally on fire. The climate crisis is here.” JESSICA CORBETT July 12, 2021 With hundreds … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/12/humanity-must-stand-together-top-medical-ethicists-demand-vaccine-patent-waivers “We will look back in anger and I think we will look back in shame” if wealthy countries do not ensure vaccine doses are distributed globally, said one WHO official. JULIA CONLEY July 12, 2021 Two medical … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Exciting news! Dr. Anthony Fauci recently joined us to answer MamásConPoder / MomsRising member questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and we need your help to spread the word. Watch and share this important bilingual video on … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Home to the largest wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi River, the Okefenokee Swamp houses hundreds of plant and animal species, some even threatened or endangered. For centuries, this ecological treasure has been neighbors with creeks, forests … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Immigrants are essential, and we must create a viable pathway to citizenship for people who are living, working and raising families in our country. During the pandemic, roughly 23 million immigrants—including 5 million … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/13/manchins-energy-bill-condemned-kick-gut-climate-justice “Instead of funding non-polluting alternatives, it throws public money at expensive, unproven technologies that will allow the fossil fuel industry to continue poisoning frontline communities and trashing the planet.” KENNY STANCIL July 13, 2021 Public and environmental … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/13/amid-extreme-heat-humanitarian-group-reports-dozens-migrant-deaths-arizona-desert “All of this will only grow more and more urgent and dangerous as the world grows hotter, countries in the Global South become more unstable, and more folks head north.” JULIA CONLEY July 13, 2021 The Tucson, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As parents, we all want our children to grow up as healthy as possible and find their place in the world. We want our babies to thrive as they become children, teenagers, and eventually adults, and … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Lamar Johnson Jr. saves lives and stops gun violence. As a Violence Prevention Coordinator with B.R.A.V.E Youth Leaders in Chicago, he teaches teens how to advocate for peace and seek a life beyond the cycle of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/08/it-didnt-have-be-way-who-chief-laments-4-million-covid-19-deaths “Everyone deserves protection from Covid-19,” said the People’s Vaccine Alliance, “not just the richest.” ANDREA GERMANOS July 8, 2021 The official global death toll from Covid-19 hit 4 million Wednesday—a “tragic milestone,” said the World Health Organization chief as he … Continued