From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week we recognized Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the seven and a half months of additional work that the average Black woman must work in order to earn the same amount a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Bees had their worst summer on record, with beekeepers losing 43 percent of their hives during the summer of 2019. These precious pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystems, but they face serious threats: pesticides, habitat loss, global warming … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We all know that “recycling” means taking a product we’ve used and turning it into something else that can be used again, creating a closed loop for the resources we take and use from our environment. But … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s outrageous. Taxpayers are funding 100% of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine project, but they recently announced to investors that the company will be setting the highest price yet for a COVID-19 vaccine. [1] That’s right: they want … Continued
From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): This week the PA Department of State launched their online vote-by-mail application in Spanish, affirming the right of ALL Pennsylvanians to cast a ballot — regardless of the language they speak. Until now, voters could only … Continued
From the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration (https://decarceratepa.info/CADBI): Many of you know that the PA Board of Pardons (BOP) is holding commutation hearings in September. For people serving Death By Incarceration (aka Life Without Parole) in PA, commutation is … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): The Census Bureau issued a statement that Non Response Follow Up (NRFU) efforts will end on September 30th, a month earlier than expected. NRFU is critical in getting counts of people of color, American … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): The Census Bureau has started sending census takers nationwide to follow-up with households that have yet to complete the 2020 Census. Census takers are instructed to wear masks, to not conduct interviews inside, and … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): With so much at stake, it’s crucial that states like Pennsylvania take the lead to rein in climate pollution. That’s why some of our best climate champs in the Pennsylvania state senate are proposing to set mandatory limits … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): For the past three years, we’ve joined with you to show the nation that the 140 million poor and low-income people are building a new and unsettling force. We are releasing a groundbreaking report that … Continued