Senate Bill 60, introduced by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, designed to ensure the predators who seek the services of human trafficking victims will be punished to the full extent of the law while giving law enforcement new tools to punish those … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): More than half a million LGBTQ Pennsylvanians are vulnerable to discrimination every day because of a lack of express and enduring protections at the state level. Sign a faith leader letter at https://pavalues.org/faith/ … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): If we don’t speak out now, millions of Americans could lose their voice in our democracy. That’s because right now, vote-suppressing politicians have nearly free rein to pass dangerous, discriminatory, anti-voter laws. Purging legitimate voter registrations… … Continued
Click on the links below to learn more about what each specific denomination has to say about the criminal justice system: United Methodist Church – Criminal Justice Reform Episcopal Church- The 2018 Episcopal Church Policy for Action Handbook … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, fellow national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC): A National Call for Moral Revival, and Rev. Dr. William Barber recently held a press conference at National City Christian Church … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/10/democracy-some-not-all-report-reveals-nearly-1700-polling-places-closed-supreme Published on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “Seems like Republicans don’t want people to vote…wonder what they are worried about.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Georgia was among the southern states where hundreds of polling … Continued
For four days stretching over two weeks, leadership from the Synod of the Trinity’s presbyteries came together to share their concerns and learn how to combat hate behavior that continues to be prevalent in our communities. These Regional Connection for … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week is the one year anniversary of the 5-4 Supreme Court ruling in Epic Systems vs. Lewis―a decision that will effectively force the vast majority of U.S. workers to sign away their rights. … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (https://www.breachrepairers.org/): You may have seen the video of me (Rev. Dr. William Barber) challenging Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to embrace a moral agenda on MLK Day. The press is saying that my speech “called out” Gov. Lee. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/preaching-more-words-rev-william-j-barber-ii-delivers-soaring-sermon-honor-martin Published on Monday, January 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “To preach is to see the people who are crying out and the systems that are crushing them. It is to say, ‘Somebody’s hurting my people and it’s … Continued