Sign Open Letter to POTUS, Congress Demanding Action on Voting Rights, Living Wages, Rural Economic Investment

On this Presidents’ Day, we are joined by faith leaders and advocates in a call for an action-rooted commemoration of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 5, 2023. We ask you to join us by signing our open letter to President … Continued

Honor Black History Month—Act to Demand Justice and Reparations

From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This Black History Month, Amnesty is reflecting on acts of courage and determination by Black activists to defend human rights throughout history. In the face of racism and violence, Black activists have bravely been at … Continued

Journalism Defenders Push for Passage of ‘Game-Changing’ PRESS Act

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

Governor Wolf Backing Regulatory Change to Protect LGBTQ Persons

From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a regulatory change that would formalize nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people while circumventing the legislature. Under guidance released in 2018, a student, tenant, or worker at most businesses can file a … Continued

Tell Congress to Protect Native Sacred Places

The vast majority of US public lands are carved out of Indigenous people’s sacred homelands.  In some cases, Tribal communities retain treaty rights to those lands, many of which contain sacred cultural sites. Yet the federal government grants itself permission … Continued