From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Although 44 states and the federal system have reduced their prison populations since reaching peak levels, the pace of reform has been slow to reverse nearly four decades of aggressive imprisonment growth that now exacerbates … Continued
Thanks to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting representative to the Council’s Board of Directors, Carter Nash, for sharing. Northside Friends Meeting is a Quaker Meeting located in the Uptown Neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and Illinois quarantine we have … Continued
Thanks to the Community Responders Network for providing these resources. Community Response – Ten Ways to Fight Hate – Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/com_ten_ways_to_fight_hate_2017_web.pdf Take a Stand in Your Community – Not in Our Town (Action Kit): https://www.niot.org/stop-hate-action-kits/community-response-to-hate Enhance the … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost hundreds of thousands of lives and could push billions of people into hunger and poverty in the US and across the globe. Safe and effective treatments and vaccines offer a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/14/we-need-single-payer-yesterday-medicare-all-case-made-162-million-lose-employer-tied Published on Thursday, May 14, 2020 by Common Dreams “While Americans may like their employer-provided coverage when they have it, contra Obama, they can’t always keep it.” By Julia Conley, staff writer “It is especially terrifying for … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The U.S. House released a new phase of the COVID-19 relief package, the HEROES Act. Many of our priorities and demands are included in the package including: a HEROES’ fund of $200 billion for essential workers … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): At MomsRising we are hearing from families every day wondering how they are going to put food on the table: “I am a mother of two and I am expecting my third. My oldest child is … Continued
Posted: 15 May 2020 11:13 AM PDT On May 15, Gov. Tom Wolf announced 12 additional Pennsylvania counties will move to the yellow phase of reopening at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22. Those counties include Adams, Beaver, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Last week, the US Department of Education (USDE) approved Pennsylvania’s application for the commonwealth’s share of COVID-19 relief funding for schools in the CARES Act. The CARES Act will provide $523.8 million to Pennsylvania … Continued
May 15, 2020 by Ezra P. Thrush, Director of Government Affairs What was for the most part a quiet week in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania State Senate and House of Representatives met for a few days to continue to move a suite of … Continued