From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Join us for a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action, July 12 – August 8 beginning on July 12 at 1pm ET / 10am PT from in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/09/oxfam-report-shows-11-people-are-dying-hunger-every-minute-outpacing-covid “To prevent unnecessary deaths and millions more people being pushed to extreme poverty and hunger, governments… must simultaneously build fairer and more sustainable food systems and support social protection programs.” BRETT WILKINS July 9, 2021 As many … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): For decades, our tax system has been intentionally rigged to benefit the rich and corporations. This month, Congress has the power to begin to change that. Congressional leaders are negotiating a budget resolution right now that … Continued
From the Philadelphia Unemployment Project (http://www.philaup.org/): Over 315,000 Pennsylvanians are currently awaiting determinations of their applications for unemployment benefits, many for months. Thousands more have had their benefits stopped illegally without notice or due process. The US Department of Labor … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re at a critical decision point and our members of Congress need to know how vital Paid Leave is to you and your family — and that we need them to pass paid leave for all … Continued
From the Consumer Federation of America (https://consumerfed.org/): Thank you for all of your work in support of overturning the fake lender rule, which allows predatory lenders to evade state interest rate laws merely by putting a bank’s name on the paperwork. Yesterday, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): There is an URGENT need to call Governor Wolf to ask him to continue to stand with Pennsylvania workers and veto the recently-passed administrative code that would eliminate overtime protections for 190,000 lower-paid and … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-23/social-justice/new-coalition-aims-to-change-whitewashed-narrative-of-appalachia/a74753-1 June 23, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA – The Appalachian region has long dealt with environmental pollution and economic disinvestment, and a new coalition wants to ensure its Black … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that just one in five U.S. workers (21 percent) have access to paid family leave through their employers, and just 40 percent have access to personal medical leave through employer-provided … Continued
From Americans for Financial Reform (http://www.ourfinancialsecurity.org): Contact your representatives today! Write a letter at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/congress-close-loophole-that-allows-lenders-to-evade-state-interest-rate-caps urging them to overturn the OCC’s “Fake Lender” rule. We’ve all been hard at work the past few months to overturn the “Fake Lender” rule … Continued