On this Presidents’ Day, we are joined by faith leaders and advocates in a call for an action-rooted commemoration of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 5, 2023. We ask you to join us by signing our open letter to President … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): On Jan. 3, Keenan Anderson, father, high school teacher, and cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, was in a minor traffic accident in Venice, California. He flagged down police for help, and then was … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Heartbreak and outrage. The recently released video footage of the vicious killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers is terrifying to watch. What began as a traffic stop on January 7th ended in the savage … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This Black History Month, Amnesty is reflecting on acts of courage and determination by Black activists to defend human rights throughout history. In the face of racism and violence, Black activists have bravely been at … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/07/journalism-defenders-push-passage-game-changing-press-act “The PRESS Act is the most important free press legislation in modern times because it would finally stop the government from spying on journalists and threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs,” explained one advocate. BRETT … Continued
From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a regulatory change that would formalize nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people while circumventing the legislature. Under guidance released in 2018, a student, tenant, or worker at most businesses can file a … Continued
The vast majority of US public lands are carved out of Indigenous people’s sacred homelands. In some cases, Tribal communities retain treaty rights to those lands, many of which contain sacred cultural sites. Yet the federal government grants itself permission … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s National Coming Out Day! Coming out has been a continual process for me as a cisgendered bisexual mom. I know I’m not alone in this, because so many of my loved ones who are LGBTQ+ … Continued
From the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (https://www.palwv.org/): Did you know that the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex, is still not enshrined in the US constitution? More than two … Continued
Last summer, we learned the Trump administration had seized the records of journalists who had reported unfavorable news about the administration.1 That surveillance came after years of Trump openly stoking violence against members of the press.2 Congress must act to protect … Continued