Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/28/despite-delay-resistance-doubles-down-against-deeply-unpopular-trumpcare-bill Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 New poll shows just 17 percent of Americans support Republican bill By Julia Conley, staff writer Americans across the country have mobilized this week to stop the Republican effort to pass … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Obama era water protection cleared confusion around pollution investigations President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind the Clean Water Rule, putting waters across the country in danger of being … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Since Donald Trump’s hateful campaign rhetoric became policy when he tried to institute a Muslim and refugee ban, Amnesty International has been fighting it every step of the way. It is discriminatory, a human rights … Continued
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (NSM) is hiring a Part Time Accompaniment Coordinator to join our diverse team working to build a faith-based grassroots movement for immigrant justice. In the last six months, we have seen a steady increase in the number of … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just issued an incredibly dangerous order for a two year delay on methane pollution standards that keep our kids healthy. This is UNACCEPTABLE. Tell the EPA that they can’t … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Even though Sen. McConnell pulled the Senate’s immoral repeal of affordable health care yesterday, which would strip 22 million Americans of health insurance, we’re not out of the woods yet. Please call our Senators … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/26/supreme-court-partially-lifts-block-trumps-bigoted-travel-ban Published on Monday, June 26, 2017 by Common Dreams “We’ll be ready,” said the ACLU in response to the announcement By Jake Johnson, staff writer The Court decided to reinstate a partial form of the ban, a … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-23/health-issues/senate-health-care-plan-called-worse-for-pa/a58246-1 June 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A report says as many as 125,000 Pennsylvania children would lose Medicaid health coverage under the new Senate GOP plan. (Val Gempis/Wikimedia … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): As people of faith we know that climate change is the moral issue of our time, but sadly many of our elected officials don’t see it that way. President Trump is proposing a budget … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is considering legislation that would deny protection to refugees, decimate the U.S. refugee resettlement program, and inflict harm on individuals fleeing persecution. The “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration … Continued