Saturday, 20 August 2016 00:00 By George Monbiot, the Guardian | News Analysis Excerpted, bolded and underlined below by contributor Rachel Mark The media turns us away from the issues that will determine the course of our lives, and towards topics of … Continued
From Equality PA (http://www.equalitypa.org): Senator Lisa Baker has scheduled a hearing on SB 1306—legislation to extend protections to LGBT workers across the state—in the Labor and Industry Committee on August 30th. At the hearing, lawmakers will hear testimony on why … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/15/earth-just-experienced-hottest-month-books-period Published on Monday, August 15, 2016 by Common Dreams Plus, scientists say there’s a “99 percent chance of a new annual record in 2016” By Lauren McCauley, staff writer July 2016 was “the warmest month of any … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Charter schools spend twice as much as district-run public schools do in administration costs. Charters pay their top officials far more. And since 2007, district reimbursements to charters have outpaced actual charter … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Yet again, an image of a little Syrian boy is shaking us to our core. A year after the devastating pictures of little Aylan Kurdi’s body washed ashore on a Turkish beach, images of another little … Continued
From Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice (http://justice.crcna.org/): The U.S. has committed to welcoming 15,000 more refugees in 2017 than in 2016. It’s critical that the increase in refugee resettlement be met with increased funding to ensure that local … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Monday, August 22, marks the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. In an article published by the Sargent Shriver Center for Poverty Law’s Clearinghouse Review, CLASP’s Olivia Golden recalls … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/18/admitting-failed-experiment-doj-phase-out-private-prisons Published on Thursday, August 18, 2016 by Common Dreams Private prisons more dangerous and costly, Justice Department finally admits Corrections Corporations of America is one of the largest private prison corporations in the country, and currently runs … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/08/19/13783/#.V7cRuPkrIdU By Linda Meric August 19, 2016 Editor’s note: The following post, first published by the Huffington Post, is co-authored by Lisa Dodson. Dodson is Senior Scientist and Faculty at the Institute for Children, Youth and Family Policy at Brandeis … Continued
The World Communion of Reformed Churches will be hosting its 26th General Council in Germany in 2017. The WCRC has invited the PCUSA to nominate Stewards for the Council. Our office can contribute $500 for travel costs, we’re encouraging potential … Continued