Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/12/07/journalism-defenders-push-passage-game-changing-press-act “The PRESS Act is the most important free press legislation in modern times because it would finally stop the government from spying on journalists and threatening them with arrest for doing their jobs,” explained one advocate. BRETT … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/10/win-civil-rights-federal-judge-blocks-florida-gops-anti-protest-law The court’s decision, said a coalition of civil rights groups, “serves as a powerful reminder that such unjust and unconstitutional efforts cannot stand.” KENNY STANCIL September 10, 2021 Civil liberties and racial justice advocates are celebrating after a … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): Happy Spring! It has been way too long since we have all been together, and even longer since we’ve stood together in action. So we hope you’ll join us for an important upcoming event on … Continued
On September 26, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted in favor of an amended version of a Senate bill designed to quash protest. It is modeled after a sample bill written by the American Legislative Exchange Council … Continued
Let’s not charge protesters for public safety costs when they exercise their First Amendment rights. By Elizabeth Randol, ACLU-PA Legislative Director Imagine if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., future Congressman John Lewis, and their compatriots in the civil rights movement … Continued
Posted at https://ourfuture.org/20170510/when-protests-are-powerful-the-powerful-punish-protest May 10, 2017 Libero Della Piana When people feel powerless – locked out of decision-making, bypassed by real governance – they turn to protest. Especially for the disenfranchised and oppressed, protest is often the only way to … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): WASHINGTON: The National Council of Churches expresses opposition to the regretful Executive Order entitled, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty,” signed today by President Trump. This executive order does not promote free speech … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-05-25/civil-rights/lawsuit-seeks-to-silence-fracking-opponents/a52107-1 May 25, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PITTSBURGH — The future of a lawsuit seeking damages from opponents of gas drilling near their homes and schools is in the … Continued