From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): Each week during the Season of Creation, we are focusing on one part of our shared ministry for God’s creation. This week, we focus on the ocean. About Our Work The Creation Justice community has … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): With heat records breaking regularly and extreme weather becoming a norm in Pennsylvania and beyond, it’s critical our leaders take strong action now to address the climate crisis. Unfortunately, the administration recently proposed to … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): With the passage of HB 33, General (cash) Assistance has officially been eliminated. Everyone who was getting General Assistance has lost their cash assistance as of August 1, 2019 – even if they are disabled and … Continued
From FairVote (https://www.fairvote.org/): The Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) was introduced recently in Congress. The Act would make our elections fairer, more efficient, and more representative for all congressional primaries and general elections. The Act would require that all U.S. … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Every eligible voter deserves to have their vote counted — that’s the cornerstone of our democracy. Democracy suffers when eligible, registered voters are turned away from the polls, unable to find their polling place, or otherwise … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): With the 2020 elections fast approaching, FRAC has created a one-stop-shop for candidates to get the facts on the extent of hunger in America and the solutions that exist to solve it. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/07/maddening-graphic-shows-how-400-richest-americans-paid-less-taxes-any-other-income Published on Monday, October 07, 2019 by Common Dreams “The question of our time is this: will we tolerate it? Or will we take back our democracy from the oligarchs who run this country?” By Julia Conley, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The White House has issued a new executive order that may drastically reduce, if not entirely stop, the resettlement of refugees in your community. This order will lead to family separation for refugee families – … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-04/climate-change-air-quality/pa-to-join-regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative/a67976-1 October 4, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is taking a major step forward in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Tom Wolf has … Continued
From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): Happy October! Now that we’re in the month before the election, we wanted to remind you that the voter registration deadline is approaching! Tell your friends and family that they need to be registered to … Continued