It’s with great excitement that EQAT is growing its staff! We are taking on a huge and powerful company, after all, so we need many hands to do the work. Most of those hands will still be those of volunteers, … Continued
The Erie VA Medical Center is expecting an opening in its Chief Chaplain position by the end of 2022. Requirements for the position are the completion of 4 units of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education), endorsement by an approved denominational endorser … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/05/fetterman-calls-assault-weapons-ban-after-july-4th-parade-massacre The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of “gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes.” JAKE JOHNSON July 5, 2022 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman on Tuesday voiced … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): A Fourth of July neighborhood parade. Another young white man with a military-style semi-automatic assault rifle, who, this time, killed six people and injured 26 more, many of them children. [1] Our scarred hearts are again … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): NRCAT invites you to support and attend the End of Isolation Tour, an immersive play now touring nationwide. From mid-July through early September, the End of Isolation Tour will bring an immersive, … Continued
From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): This month, Creation Justice Ministries invites you to urge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to designate Hudson Canyon as a National Marine Sanctuary. Just 100 miles off the coast of New York and … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-07-05/consumer/50-years-after-hurricane-agnes-pa-officials-urge-buying-flood-insurance/a79775-1 July 5, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window As hurricane season kicks into full gear, Pennsylvania officials are reflecting on the impacts of Hurricane Agnes 50 years ago, and urging … Continued
This June has certainly been a very busy time period with no shortage of significant developments seemingly happening daily. But let’s pause for a moment, in gratitude, because July 1, 2022 marks Pennsylvania’s formal participation in the Regional GreenHouse Gas … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): We are in a moral, economic, and constitutional crisis. Last week’s Dobbs decision, which follows others on gun safety, immigrant rights, housing, public health and protections from police violence that, has revealed a deeper … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/30/grave-warnings-supreme-court-agrees-hear-case-threatens-future-voting-rights “Buckle up,” implores one prominent legal scholar. “An extreme decision here could fundamentally alter the balance of power in setting election rules in the states and provide a path for great threats to elections.” BRETT WILKINS June … Continued