From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): It’s OK to mourn. And critical to provide space, time and togetherness for healing. This is a devastating blow to impacted communities who already live in fear of discrimination, abuse, xenophobia, anti-Muslim sentiment, and deportation. … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-11-10/immigrant-issues/election-brings-fear-to-pa-immigrant-community/a54882-1 November 10, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Immigration advocates say they are planning to disrupt ICE raids. (sanctuaryphiladelphia.org) PHILADELPHIA – President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory is raising fears in … Continued
Posted at http://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/columns/my-turn-end-torture-at-lewisburg-federal-penitentiary/article_5cff8512-9a73-50e0-937c-1d5a4bef9ff3.html The Rev. Sandra L. Strauss/My Turn The U.S. Penitentiary at Lewisburg in a Aug. 2014 file photo The recent NPR/Marshall Project reports of torture at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary may have been a revelation for many Americans, … Continued
Posted at http://www.businessforafairminimumwage.org/news/001041/reading-eagle-charlie-crystle-fair-minimum-wage-why-it-pays-be-good Shared with permission of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage and Charlie Crystle (see bio at end). Copyright Charlie Crystle 2016. Op-Ed By Charlie Crystle Wilkes Barre Citizen Voice, Oct 31, 2016. Also Reading Eagle, The Intelligencer, Bucks County … Continued
Posted at http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/11/07/stories/1060045351 Benjamin Storrow, E&E reporter Published: Monday, November 7, 2016 For months, a Washington state ballot measure seeking to impose America’s first carbon tax simmered behind the scenes in the Pacific Northwest. Now, as the campaign hurtles toward … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-11-08/education/new-truancy-law-2-steps-forward-1-step-back/a54856-1 November 8, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Jailing and fining students or parents for truancy can trap families in a cycle of debt. (pexels.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s new … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): The presidential election is on everyone’s mind, but we can’t forget about Congress. After the ballots are counted, Congress will return to Washington on November 14 to debate critical legislation, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Last month, Hurricane Matthew decimated Haiti, a country that was already struggling to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake. In the wake of the earthquake, the U.S. government demonstrated bold leadership to protect Haitians by … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): In the past few weeks, since CAAP announced that Senator Yudichak had filed S.B.1379 which would weaken Pennsylvania’s strong predatory lender laws, many of our newsletter readers have asked for more details … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/11/04/reclaim-democracy-new-lawsuit-aims-be-death-super-pac Published on Friday, November 04, 2016 by Common Dreams “For too long, opponents of campaign finance reform have set the agenda in the courts. Today, we’re taking back the initiative.” By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Democracy Spring … Continued