From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): WE WON! In no small part due to the pressure of MomsRising members and over 100 organizations who are part of the #FamiliesBelongTogether Corporate Accountability Committee, Bank of America just announced they will no longer fund … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/08/smithsonian-seeking-child-migrants-drawings-horrific-detention-document-history-it Published on Monday, July 08, 2019 Request by Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History comes as U.N. rights chief condemns “alarming situation” at southern border facilities By Andrea Germanos, staff writer One of the drawings made by … Continued
From the Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): When it comes to divisive issues like immigration, how do we think about them as Christians? In this video, OSJ’s Rev. Kate Kooyman shares themes from the Bible that can … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): In honor of Independence Day, Oxfam brought together a diverse group of refugees, Temporary Protected Status holders, asylum seekers, and immigrants to recite “The New Colossus,” the poem at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): When it comes to their conditions of confinement, immigrant detainees have the same constitutional rights as non-immigrant pretrial detainees, per a new ruling in a case that arose after an employee of Berks Family … Continued
Reading Eagle The victim of a sexual assault contends the county failed to implement policies to prevent the assault and that staff was indifferent to the assault. WRITTEN BY KAREN SHUEY PHILADELPHIA, PA — Tuesday July 2, 2019 07:36 pm The victim … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Children at the border need our immediate help. Almost exactly a year ago we condemned the horrific policy of child detention as images and stories of children in deplorable conditions began to appear … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): We invite faith leaders to sign on to an important letter urging Members of Congress to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2019 (HR 1011), which would expand and codify the Department of Homeland … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Submit a comment opposing the Administration rule on housing assistance — comments are due Tuesday, July 9! Last month, the Administration proposed a rule that would bar U.S. citizens and eligible … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Art by Michelle Angela Ortiz (insta @michelleangelaortiz) Five Ways to Take Action NOW Family Detention is immoral and unlawful. That is why Governor Wolf, Lt. Governor Fetterman and the PA Department of Human Services Secretary, Teresa Miller, … Continued