Feds Targeted BLM Activists to Foil Racial Justice Protests: Report

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/19/feds-targeted-blm-activists-foil-racial-justice-protests-report “The federalization of protest-related charges was a deliberate and cynical effort to target and discourage those who protested in defense of Black lives.” KENNY STANCIL August 19, 2021 As Black Lives Matter protests grew across the U.S. following … Continued

Urge Your Elected Officials to Co-Sponsor the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): As people of faith, we believe that all children and families touched by our child-welfare system must be treated with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We urge you today … Continued

Hundreds Arrested in DC Demanding Voting Rights, End to Poverty, and Death of Filibuster

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/02/hundreds-arrested-dc-demanding-voting-rights-end-poverty-and-death-filibuster Clergy and low-wage workers with the Poor People’s Campaign are also calling on Congress to treat the nation’s immigrants with respect. JESSICA CORBETT August 2, 2021 Leaders of the national Poor People’s Campaign and Rev. Jesse Jackson were … Continued

Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action—July 12-August 8

From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Join us for a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action, July 12 – August 8 beginning on July 12 at 1pm ET / 10am PT from in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in … Continued

Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-18/civil-rights/juneteenth-declared-national-holiday-amidst-progress-upheaval/a74693-1 June 18, 2021 – Roz Brown, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US … Continued

Tell PA General Assembly: Fix Emergency Rental Assistance Program & Get Aid to Those Who Need It

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool.) The evictions moratorium is set to expire at the end of June, even as one-third of Pennsylvania renters have been reported … Continued

Tell Your Representative It’s Time to Right the Wrongs of Slavery and Its Continued Impact

From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As people of faith, we believe every person in our nation should have the opportunity to live up to our country’s fundamental organizing principles–life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Right now, we … Continued