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 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 the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): We are in a moral, economic, and constitutional crisis. Last week’s Dobbs decision, which follows others on gun safety, immigrant rights, housing, public health and protections from police violence that, has revealed a deeper … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that for many Americans with disabilities, getting married could result in losing critical federal benefits, including health care? That’s because, written into Social Security’s rules, is a “marriage penalty” that … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Rabbi Jared H. Saks serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Ha’am in Maine. As a child, his family would take long road trips across the country playing games like license plate bingo … Continued
The Pennsylvania Council of Churches, its member churches, and supporters all feel the pain and suffering that is playing out in Ukraine. In the onslaught of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. We … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s time to reimagine public safety and create crisis responses that are appropriate and equipped to meet the needs of communities. The reality is that our current approach to public safety is not working for children, … Continued
NOTE: While this alert comes from the ELCA, you do not need to be Lutheran to act. On December 1, we join our global ecumenical, interfaith and civic partners in observing World AIDS Day. It is a time to be … Continued