From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): On November 9, in response to a large caravan of migrants from Central America slowly traveling through Mexico towards the U.S. border, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation seeking to forbid migrants … Continued
From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Last week, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Mike Lee (R-UT) forced another vote on their legislation, S.J.Res. 54, to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, and thanks in no small … Continued
From the Media Mobilizing Project (https://mediamobilizing.org/): This past June, under a mandate from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission tried to push through a biased risk assessment tool – or algorithm – meant to shape sentencing decisions in … Continued
November 29, 2018 Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf is taking action to build on the bipartisan support for making Pennsylvania’s redistricting process more fair and nonpartisan. The governor signed an executive order today establishing the bipartisan Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform … Continued
Posted at http://www.witf.org/news/2018/11/state-watchdog-releases-recommendations-for-reducing-gun-violence.php Written by Rachel McDevitt, All Things Considered Host | Nov 27, 2018 3:21 PM Photo by Ben Allen/witf–A rack of guns on display at Staudt’s Gun Shop in Harrisburg. (Harrisburg) — After a year-long review of firearm safety in … Continued
From ONE (http://www.one.org): With World AIDS day just days away, we thank you for partnering with us to #endAIDS. Our hope is that we are moved with compassion to act on behalf of the 36.9 million people living with HIV; 1.8 million people newly infected … Continued
November 27, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA) – In an historic move, Clean Air Council, Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., the Widener University Commonwealth Law School Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Professor John C. Dernbach, C. Baird Brown, and over fifty other businesses, organizations … Continued
From I Love Mountains (http://www.ilovemountains.org): We need your help. There are only a few weeks left before Congress adjourns for the year, and that means only a few weeks left to get desperately needed proposals passed to help our Appalachian … Continued
Este mensaje continuará en español From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): The past few weeks have served as a constant reminder of the extent this administration is willing to go in its push to silence, criminalize, and dehumanize immigrant communities. … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/11/19/marian-wright-edelmans-new-role/#.W_7pG9tKgdU By Deborah Weinstein November 19, 2018 On November 14, Marian Wright Edelman announced that after 45 years as the President of the Children’s Defense Fund she will be transitioning to the role of President Emerita in the Office … Continued