From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Attorney General Jeff Sessions has given new marching orders to federal prosecutors across the country instructing them to seek the most serious charges in every drug case. When mandatory minimums were first passed in the 1980s, … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): We are excited to announce an opportunity to host an advance screening of the new documentary film, From the Ashes produced by RadicalMedia in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies We invite everyone in the IPL network to … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The White House just gave Congress official notice of its intention to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — and, already, corporations are trying dictate how NAFTA is rewritten, further padding their … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): Negotiations are underway on a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and legislators need to hear from you about the need to invest more in evidence-based home visiting programs. Governor Wolf has proposed … Continued
From Equality PA (http://www.equalitypa.org): Big news! Today Rep. Dan Frankel (D) introduced the PA Fairness Act (HB-1410), comprehensive nondiscrimination legislation. The Senate bill, SB-613, was introduced recently by Senators Pat Browne (R) and Sen. Larry Farnese (D). Email your legislators … Continued
By Nicole C. Brambila, Reading Eagle Published: Wednesday May 10, 2017 Pennsylvania has among the nation’s largest percentage of children with high blood lead levels, according to a recently-published study in the Journal of Pediatrics. With roughly 8 percent of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): We are excited to announce that after months of work by students, parents, teachers, and allies, we launched our Welcoming Schools Toolkit at the 2017 Statewide Convening! We began creating this toolkit … Continued
From Conservation Voters of PA (http://www.conservationpa.org): With leaders in Washington rolling back critical protections to our environment, we can’t be sure that the Delaware River is protected from fracking until we ban it once and for all. Sign the petition … Continued
Posted at http://mondoweiss.net/2017/05/cousin-israeli-fishing/ Elaine Bradley on May 16, 2017 Relatives react as the body of Palestinian fisherman Mohammed Bakr arrives at Shifa hospital in Gaza city on May 15, 2017. (Photo: Mohammed Asad/ APA Images) In the latest tragedy for a well-known … Continued
From the Education Law Center (http://www.elc-pa.org): The Pennsylvania Constitution guarantees that children across the state have access to a “thorough and efficient” system of public education, one that enables them to meet comprehensive state academic standards and graduation requirements. Despite this … Continued