From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The PA legislature has the chance to do something that makes sense and saves lives: enact an extreme risk protection order bill. This bill creates a civil court process family members and law enforcement can use to … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): In 2019 the Berks County Detention Center (BCRC) will be entering its fifth year in operation as an immigrant family prison. That is five years of human rights abuses, due process violations, disregard of Pennsylvania … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): TOMORROW: The House of Representatives votes on the For the People Act. This is our moment — write to your member of Congress and demand they speak up for our democracy at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-representative-to-vote-yes-on-the-for-the-people-act-hr-1. Tomorrow morning, your … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): We need YOU to contact your Representative in the PA House and encourage them to respond to Rep. Chris Rabb’s call for co-sponsors for 100% Fair Funding for education in PA. 29 members of the PA House of … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Join us for a National Call-in Day on Wednesday, March 6th to urge Congress to introduce and pass the Dream and Promise Act of 2019. On Wednesday, March 6th, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Get ready for Faith Climate Action Week, being celebrated from April 5th – 14th, part of the international Earth Month celebrations in 2019! This year join with thousands of faith communities around the country … Continued
Local pastors and concerned citizens in the Harrisburg area are inviting/urging others to join them in a series of “Jericho Marches” every Monday at the new federal courthouse site in Harrisburg (6th and Reilly Streets) after learning that the general … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Tax season is upon us! You may be scrambling to get your tax return paperwork together and have high hopes to submit everything well before the April 15th deadline (but more likely than not will end … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-02-21/public-lands-wilderness/conservation-fund-moving-toward-permanent-reauthorization/a65609-1 February 21, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania sites such as Valley Forge and the Flight 93 Memorial have benefited from LWCF funding. (Jade0626/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A package … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): This graphic from a recent Washington Post article confirmed what we’ve been seeing: by every indicator, our state legislature is one of the most unresponsive in the country. That’s because leaders can barricade themselves and … Continued