From the Community Responders Network (https://sites.google.com/site/communityrespondersnetwork/): This is urge us all to contact our Senators and Congress people in D.C. to specifically support the federal government’s civil rights work. Most federal government agencies have within their agency an Office of Civil … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM and many of our FAMMily members have been advocating expanded clemency in Pa., and we need to continue making our voices heard! The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons will meet the rest of this … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): HARRISBURG — Today the Keystone Research Center released its annual State of Working PA report. Stephen Herzenberg, economist and executive director of Keystone Research Center, broke down the latest numbers on the Pennsylvania economy from … Continued
On September 1, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order titled, Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19. Beginning September 4 through December 31, 2020 evictions are halted for nonpayment of … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): This year, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, emergency funding is needed for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to continue serving the public. As an essential part of our national infrastructure and a … Continued
From Driving PA Forward (https://drivingpaforward.org/): Last week the Driving PA Forward Coalition took a huge step by having their legislation for driver’s licenses for all introduced! HB2835 will: Provide safety to all drivers in Pennsylvania by ensuring that all drivers have passed the … Continued
From Friends Committee on National Legislation (http://www.fcnl.org): As you know, Congress will be returning next week, and we’re focusing on getting another COVID bill that meets the depth and scope of the crisis. Two critical policies are enabling mixed status … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): It’s not just that we lock up too many people. We lock up too many people for far too long. We leave them in prison for years—even decades. Some remain behind bars even though … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/31/research-reveals-ancient-peat-bogs-burning-and-unprecedented-emissions-2020-arctic Published on Monday, August 31, 2020 by Common Dreams Arctic fires have emitted 35% more carbon dioxide this fire season than in all of 2019. By Lisa Newcomb, staff writer Battling a forest fire in Boguchany District … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/28/never-give-ronnie-long-wrongfully-convicted-all-white-jury-freed-after-44-years Published on Friday, August 28, 2020 by Common Dreams Sentenced to life behind bars for a rape he did not commit, Long’s attorneys learned in 2015 that investigators withheld exculpatory evidence proving his innocence. By Brett Wilkins, … Continued