From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Something major, historic, and BIG (really big!) happened at the end of last week: Fueled by your calls, petition and letter signatures, stories that you shared, your contacts with members of Congress, posts on social media, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/15/fema-ordered-help-border-patrol-holds-3000-migrant-children-over-legal-limit Published on Monday, March 15, 2021 by Common Dreams A lawyer who interviewed children at a facility in Texas said that “one of them shared that he could only see the sun when he showered, because you … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Over the years, the resilience of immigrants as they’ve fought for their dignity to be recognized and a pathway to citizenship for all people has been awe-inspiring. For example, Edith, Miriam and Ingrid, undocumented … Continued
Take action through the ELCA Action Center. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this.) Congress created the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 with broad bi-partisan support. VAWA is an essential tool in combating gender-based … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): The U.S. Postal service provides a critical public good―but it needs our help. Under the last two Republican administrations, the USPS has been under constant attack. In 2006, during the George W. Bush administration, … Continued
From Heeding God’s Call (http://www.heedinggodscall.org): HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (Thompson – CA): A bill to expand federal background checks to cover most private sales of guns, including online sales. It would close the infamous gun show loophole, no … Continued
As COVID-19 cases have declined and vaccination rates are climbing, Governor Tom Wolf announced the lifting of some targeted restrictions on restaurants and other businesses, as well as increased gathering limits. Effective April 4, restaurants may resume bar service; alcohol … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Since the November election, when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by 7 million votes, some state legislators throughout our country have been promoting “The Big Lie” that Trump actually won the election. These attempts to … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We fought for years to pass Act 77 in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 2019 — the historic bipartisan election reform bill that gave every Pennsylvanian the right to vote-by-mail, among other groundbreaking reforms that made voting more convenient and … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Since February 1st, 18 deportation flights have gone to Haiti, expelling over 1,000 Haitians, including at least 270 children, under a Trump-era policy that uses COVID-19 as an excuse to deny immigrants access to the asylum … Continued