From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): On the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, champions of racial justice are leading a movement from Minneapolis and Kenosha throughout the country. Just as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached from the … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM has just announced the launch of its new PA Justice Voter website, where voters in Pennsylvania can learn where their candidates for state Senate, House of Representatives, and Attorney General in the 2020 … Continued
We are seeking your help in obtaining state & local elected leaders to sign on to this letter at https://welcomingrefugees2021.org/ supporting a robust admissions goal in FY21 by Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Last year, 408 local and state elected officials from 46 states signed the … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Can you help us combat this toxic politics by pledging to be a Faithful Voter in 2020? Make your pledge at http://fpl.actionkit.com/survey/2020_fv_pledge_survey. Our faith motivates us to fix what’s broken in our society. In … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Minnesota’s Boundary Waters is a pristine forest paradise — but toxic mining pollution could destroy it forever. Copper sulfide ore mining is a particularly destructive process. These types of mines produce all kinds of destructive waste — … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): More than 100 kids have been shot in Philadelphia this year. They were playing on their porches and playgrounds. Gun violence with pistols and assault weapons is ushering in a surge of gun violence unseen in a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It isn’t hard to see how, to a sea turtle, a plastic bag floating in the water could look like a tasty jellyfish. Or a piece of plastic foam like a good snack. For years, we’ve known … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The PA Legislature is scheduled to be in session for just a few weeks before the November election, beginning as early as August 31. We have run out of time for an independent redistricting commission, … Continued
From the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign (https://www.arcticrefugedefense.org/): The administration finalized the plans to lease areas of the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And they picked the most destructive drilling option possible, attempting to lease the entire … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): A recent email from Clean Water Action about its newly released 2019-20 Pennsylvania Scorecard points out “democracy works best when you’re armed with the knowledge of your legislators’ actions”. However, a knowledgeable electorate is only the first … Continued