From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): NOV 15, 2016 By Lauren Walizer and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield Today, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King announced a joint guidance letter highlighting how student supports (such as access to public benefits, student aid, child care, and delivery strategies … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-life-and-job-quality/in-focus/voters-increase-minimum-wage-guarantee-paid-sick-time-for-millions-of-workers NOV 15, 2016 By Zoe Ziliak Michel While the public has been focused on the presidential race, last week’s election also included ballot initiatives affecting millions of working people. Across the country, in both red and blue states, … Continued
Sharing resources provided by the Women’s Refugee Commission that could be helpful for your organizations in the near future… Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation: https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/rights/gbv/resources/1031-make-a-plan-migrant-parents-guide-to-preventing-family-separation-english. ICE’s Parental Interests Directive: Helping Families Caught Between the Immigration and … Continued
Take the pledge at https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/petitions/we-pledge-to-resist-deportation-and-discrimination-through-sanctuary. As the newly elected administration makes plans to deport millions, register Muslims, and roll back anti-discrimination policies – we must stand up as communities of faith to say: NOT IN OUR HOUSE. From Rev. Alison … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/11/16/implications-marginal-food-security/#.WCyODLIrIdU By Melissa Roark November 16, 2016 If you work in the anti-poverty field, it is likely that you’ve heard of food security and food insecurity, but hidden between the two categories is another subcategory: marginal food security. What makes a household … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-11-16/environment/sniffing-out-gas-leaks-in-pittsburgh/a54988-1 November 16, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Google Street View cars have mapped gas leaks in pipelines in 11 U.S. cities so far. (Environmental Defense Fund) PITTSBURGH – A … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier made the following statement following the Independent Fiscal Office release of their Five Year Economic and Budget Outlook: “The herculean efforts of the Governor … Continued
Thanks to years of hard work by you and millions of others, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is extremely unlikely to be approved during the “Lame Duck” session. You can help box and bury this awful deal for good by joining … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): At the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, police have used excessive force against peaceful human rights defenders, confronting men, women and children with military gear and military-grade weapons. Peaceful protest is a human right. Stand up for … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): This has been intense. Last week, we told you we were incredibly concerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on opening the Arctic Ocean and other lands in Alaska to drilling. Trump’s transition team has … Continued