From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): It isn’t hard to see how, to a sea turtle, a plastic bag floating in the water could look like a tasty jellyfish. Or a piece of plastic foam like a good snack. For years, we’ve known … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The PA Legislature is scheduled to be in session for just a few weeks before the November election, beginning as early as August 31. We have run out of time for an independent redistricting commission, … Continued
From the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign (https://www.arcticrefugedefense.org/): The administration finalized the plans to lease areas of the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And they picked the most destructive drilling option possible, attempting to lease the entire … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): A recent email from Clean Water Action about its newly released 2019-20 Pennsylvania Scorecard points out “democracy works best when you’re armed with the knowledge of your legislators’ actions”. However, a knowledgeable electorate is only the first … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The rich and powerful continue to profit, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Meanwhile tens of millions of working people have lost their jobs and struggle to cover the rent and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/20/reclaim-public-medicine-public-health Published on Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Common Dreams By taking the vaccine industry into full public ownership, we can provide an internationalized response to this and future pandemics that properly recognizes vaccines as a global public … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Throughout the Covid pandemic, members of the GreenFaith community have been looking out for each other and fostering communities of care and resilience. It has been a challenging five months for sure, but because we are fueled … Continued
NOTE: For resources and information on the 2020 Census, go to https://pachurchesadvocacy.org/resources/2020-census-resources/. Download and share a bulletin insert on this page. Rev. Leslie Mamas Ever since 1790, ALL people residing in the United States must be counted every 10 years, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/20/more-six-years-after-flint-water-crisis-began-michigan-officials-announce-600 Published on Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Common Dreams “If this helps, good… But you can’t buy back trust in government—or the water coming out of your faucet.” By Julia Conley, staff writer The Flint water crisis … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): As you may know, FAMM and many of our FAMMily members have been advocating expanded clemency in Pa., and we need to continue making our voices heard! The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons will meet … Continued