Auburn Seminary is working across faith traditions and movements to help galvanize a response to the horrifying conditions that continue at our borders. We have compiled an expanding list of what you can do to end family separation, incarceration and … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): NLIHC urges advocates and organizations to call their senators and urge them to vote “no” on the “The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act,” (S 2979 and HR 3) which … Continued
The June 17 New York Times Magazine featured a major article on Drone Warriors, which includes references to a number of experts who spoke at one or more of the 13 Regional Conferences on Drone Warfare. The article ends with a … Continued
Posted at http://www.umc.org/church-charges-brought-against-sessions.static.html By Sam Hodges June 18, 2018 | UMNS More than 600 United Methodist clergy and laity say they are bringing church law charges against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a fellow United Methodist, over a zero tolerance … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): Harrisburg, PA – Seven years after it started, a long-awaited bipartisan report analyzing capital punishment in Pennsylvania was released today. The report highlights numerous systemic flaws in the administration of the … Continued
Recently, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives introduced legislation to reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016. Introduced by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), the … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Take these steps to protect SNAP in the Senate Farm Bill: On Tuesday, June 26, call 1-888-398-8702 and enter your zip code to be connected to your Senators. (Toll-free number courtesy of … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/publication/the-erosion-of-the-federal-minimum-wage-has-increased-poverty-especially-for-black-and-hispanic-families/ Higher wages were a key plank of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign to reduce poverty. But over the last five decades the real value of the minimum wage—a key tool in the fight against poverty—has steadily eroded, … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Because of your hard work, the PA House Judiciary Committee has been two important bills — HB 2060, which ensures that guns must be surrendered by domestic abusers, and HB 2227, which sets up an Extreme Risk … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): We did it once, we can do it again! Join FRAC, Feeding America, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and other advocacy groups across the country for a national SNAP call-in … Continued