From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Despite long-term declines in youth incarceration, the disparity at which black and white youth are held in juvenile facilities has grown, according to data from the U.S. Department of Justice. As of 2015, African American … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-12/budget-policy-and-priorities/groups-say-budget-deadline-could-mean-cuts/a59409-2 September 12, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates warn that education funding could be cut by $1 billion this school year. (pxhere) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A wide-raging coalition of … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): We are at an impasse on passing a revenue package for the state budget. If we don’t pass a package soon, there is a strong possibility that the services we all rely upon will be frozen or … Continued
Posted at http://www.epi.org/blog/ending-daca-lowers-wages-and-tax-revenue-and-degrades-labor-standards/ Posted September 5, 2017 at 2:06 pm by Daniel Costa This morning Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration will “wind down,” and in six months, end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a Department of Homeland … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): The Department of Education will “replace the current approach” to addressing sexual misconduct at schools that receive federal funding, according to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. In recent remarks, DeVos repeatedly stated that “the current … Continued
Posted at http://www.pogo.org/our-work/articles/2017/slave-labor-widespread-at-immigration-detention-centers-lawyers-say.html September 7, 2017 | Mia Steinle Voluntary Work Program 101 Not all detention centers offer the voluntary work program, but those that do are supposed to follow certain guidelines. Several lawsuits recently filed by detainees allege that detention centers do … Continued
See other ways you can contribute to Hurricane Irma relief: Faith-Based and Other Ways to Help Our Neighbors Affected by Hurricanes Harvey & Irma National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Provides Places to Help Those Affected by Harvey & … Continued
From OneAmerica Votes (http://www.oavotes.org/): On September 5, the President ended the DACA program putting into jeopardy the future of nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrant youth who grew up in the United States and know no other home. OneAmerica helped spark a … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Personal stories are powerful! Your experiences make a huge difference in helping individual members of Congress understand why CHIP is important to our nation’s families. We are looking for: Families unable to afford other insurance who … Continued
We are calling on Governor Wolf to work with Secretary Miller of PA Department of Human Services to immediately issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO) which would ensure that the families detained at the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC; detention … Continued