From Put People First! PA (http://putpeoplefirstpa.org/): Join the Council and thousands around the country participating in the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a broad and deep national movement — led by the poor, marginalized and moral … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): January 12, 2018 President Trump’s obscene remarks, reported yesterday — in which he described Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “s***thole countries” — were deeply disturbing. The National Council of Churches unequivocally … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): Each of us faces a moment of truth when we have a chance to take a risk for something larger than ourselves. At a time of crisis, do we stand up and speak out, or retreat into … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Our nation needs a moral revival. Systemic racism. Poverty. A war economy. Ecological destruction. A distorted national morality. These enmeshed evils are tearing apart the country’s social fabric. That’s why today, poor and disenfranchised people, … Continued
This is our 5th YUIR Weekend and this Fall it will be in partnership with the YMCA Lighthouse Project at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA. Details below: You are invited! Save the date and REGISTER! What – YUIR Weekend is a two-and-a-half day … 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
From Everyday Democracy (http://www.everyday-democracy.org): Like most “good people,” if you had asked me if I was racist I would have answered with a resounding “Of course not!” Growing up as a mixed brown and white woman in a mostly white … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/08/16/children-fear-and-dreams/#.WZRT-lWGMdU By Deborah Weinstein August 16, 2017 Yesterday was the five-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Nearly 800,000 people who came to the U.S. as children have gained temporary legal status through DACA, if … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): This statement from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) can be attributed to Oliva Golden, CLASP Executive Director Washington, DC, August 15, 2017—The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) stands firmly with others in expressing … Continued