Tell Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan for Comprehensive COVID Relief
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): This week, we inaugurate Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. The shift of power in the White House and Congress provides a critical opportunity for progress. With hundreds of … Continued
Can We Wait 60 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half?
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Following a nearly 700% increase between 1972 and 2009, the U.S. prison population declined 11% in the subsequent 10 years. At this rate of decline it will take 57 years — until 2078 — to … Continued
Biden Eviction Moratorium Called “Good Start”
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-01-22/housing-homelessness/biden-eviction-moratorium-called-good-start/a72896-1 January 22, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window COVID-driven unemployment has left millions of tenants nationwide thousands of dollars behind in rent. (CLShebley/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – As an estimated 230,000 … Continued
Liberation for Haitian Families At Last! Now Let’s Free All Families!
You did it! Community pressure worked! After two months of community groundswell we are thrilled to announce that the two Haitian families at the Berks County Detention Center, who had been imprisoned since before the pandemic started, are no longer … Continued
USDA Opposes Two Damaging SNAP Proposals
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): USDA has heeded the voices of anti-hunger advocates from across the country who submitted hundreds of thousands of comments opposing two damaging SNAP proposals and has withdrawn them. Even prior to the pandemic, … Continued
Guidance for Responding to Threats in Your Community
From Not In Our Town (https://www.niot.org/unitedagainsthate): Given the events of January 6, we are presenting action steps and resources for responding to the threat of political violence in the aftermath of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Last week … Continued
Sign Letter to President-Elect to Take Immediate Action for COVID Relief for Families
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “We not only have an economic imperative to act now, I believe we have a moral obligation. In this pandemic in America, we can not let people go hungry. We can not let people get evicted. … Continued
Sign Letter Urging the President-Elect to Respect Right to Asylum
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): As inauguration approaches, asylum seekers continue to be subject to unjust border policies that deny them their right to asylum. The Kino Border Initiative, an organization that works with asylum seekers and their families at the … Continued