From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): After years of advocacy and a ruling by the PA Supreme Court last September, the General Assistance program is now up and running. This is a tremendous win for low-income people in Pennsylvania, many of whom … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/fundamentally-inhuman-economy-26-billionaires-own-much-worlds-38-billion-poorest Published on Monday, January 21, 2019 by Common Dreams While the wealth of billionaires increased by $900 billion last year, or $2.5 billion a day, latest Oxfam report on inequality shows “this bonanza has not been felt … Continued
Legislative handbook turns grassroots concerns into policy prescriptions to make state government work for everyday Pennsylvanians READ THE ROADMAP HERE. HARRISBURG – The We The People – Pennsylvania campaign today released “A Roadmap to a New Pennsylvania: State Policy Towards … 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
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): As communities continue to invest in rapid re-housing (RRH), it’s critical to understand this intervention’s impact on individuals and the homeless system. Based on data from Urban Institute, a new infographic from … Continued
(HARRISBURG) Through PA 2-1-1, the United Way of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, and the American Federation of Government Employees District 3, have launched a text code initiative which will provide information and updates aimed to help impacted workers cope with the shutdown. This service … 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
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): “What we’re seeing is that when people come together and start organizing, then so many other people come forward too. In the banding together of clergy and activists, and poor people, therein lies the … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): “Rev. Dr. King didn’t envision the Poor People’s Campaign as a charitable crusade. It wasn’t a campaign for the poor. It was a campaign of the poor to awaken a broad mass movement to … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): “The emergency we now face is economic, and it is a desperate and worsening situation. The dispossessed of this nation — the poor, both white and Negro — live in a cruelly unjust society. … Continued