Urge the White House to Ensure Vulnerable Afghans Are Evacuated to Safety ASAP

From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): We are watching a horrifying crisis unravel in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the Taliban poured into the capital city of Kabul, toppled the Afghan government, and assumed control of the country. Thousands of vulnerable people — including … Continued

‘High Casualties’ Feared After 7.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Haiti

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/14/high-casualties-feared-after-72-magnitude-quake-hits-haiti Tremor in the western part of the island nation is larger than the 2010 quake that unleashed widespread death and destruction. JON QUEALLY August 14, 2021 Fears of widespread death, injury, and damage took hold Saturday morning after … Continued

Rich Nations Hoard Enough Extra Vaccines for All African Adults as Continent’s Crisis Intensifies

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/16/rich-nations-hoard-enough-extra-vaccines-all-african-adults-continents-crisis “As Africa is now facing its third and biggest Covid wave so far, it is getting left behind in the race for vaccine doses,” said the head of UNAIDS. “This vaccine apartheid is unacceptable.” JESSICA CORBETT July … Continued

Oxfam Report Shows 11 People Are Dying of Hunger Every Minute—Outpacing Covid Fatalities

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/09/oxfam-report-shows-11-people-are-dying-hunger-every-minute-outpacing-covid “To prevent unnecessary deaths and millions more people being pushed to extreme poverty and hunger, governments… must simultaneously build fairer and more sustainable food systems and support social protection programs.” BRETT WILKINS July 9, 2021 As many … Continued

‘A Transformative, Hopeful Event’: Under Pressure, Biden Backs Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/05/transformative-hopeful-event-under-pressure-biden-backs-covid-19-vaccine-patent Published on Wednesday, May 05, 2021 by Common Dreams “This has a real potential to help save lives, strengthen the economy, improve international relations, and eventually end this awful pandemic.”  By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Demonstrators hold … Continued

Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination–March 21, 2021

Download as pdf From Churches Beyond Borders: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Anglican Church of Canada, The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America In Advent 2020, Churches Beyond Borders expressed a commitment to dismantling racism, combating white … Continued

Oxfam Releases Global Inequality Report; Urge Congress and the President to Prioritize Workers and Families, Fight Against COVID Internationally

From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): As has become tradition, Oxfam released our Inequality report during the annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos where many of the world’s top leaders from government, civil society and business usually gather. This year’s report, The Inequality … Continued

In 2021, Let’s Ring a Global Alarm—on Inequality—That Everyone Can Hear

Published on Saturday, January 02, 2021 by Inequality.org Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/02/2021-lets-ring-global-alarm-inequality-everyone-can-hear Our task ahead: preventing a deeply unequal world from recreating pre-pandemic business as usual. By Sam Pizzigati Food Bank for New York City hosts a food distribution pop-up in … Continued