Every year the Thomas Merton Center honors two activists or organizations for their work towards peace and social justice. The Thomas Merton Award honors a nationally or internationally known activist for their […]
National Mobilization to Oppose NATO, War and Racism
Looking for the Helper in the Rio Grande Valley
By Symone Saul In December of 2018, I observed first-hand the humanitarian crisis at the so-called Texas-Mexico border and found volunteers and activists working outside traditional bureaucratic systems to address long-term and […]
Yemen Can’t Wait
By Joyce Rothermel Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, is currently facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis; the United Nations reports that half of the population is already facing pre-famine […]
Why Pitt’s Grad Students Need a Union
By Neil Cosgrove When graduate students at the University of Wisconsin successfully formed a union in 1969 they made headlines because such an entity had never been seen before. But now, according […]
Introducing Pittsburgh’s International Women’s Strikers (PGH IWS)
By Krystal Knight and INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S STRIKE USA CHAPTER While 2016 was a tumultuous year for women globally, here in the U.S. most would attribute that to the catastrophe of the Trump […]
The De-evolution of Pro-Life Policy
By Cheryl Bauer As a middle-school student in the mid-90’s, I was introduced to the pro-life movement by a Catholic friend. She enlightened me to the grisly process of partial-birth abortion, and […]
Social Justice Seekers Look to Make a Difference in 2019
By Kevin Hayes Members of Social Justice Seekers are planning to make positive changes in our city in 2019 through their own work and aligning themselves with other activist groups like the […]
Open Letter From Venezuela to Our Friends Throughout the World
We, the organizations and people who defend human rights, activists and promoters of Non Violence and Peace, conscientious objectors and anti-militarists, who take action in Venezuela, address this open letter to our […]
Here They Come
By Bette McDevitt 2018 was the year for women in politics in Pennsylvania. In our area, Sara Innamorato, from the city, and Summer Lee, from Swissvale, were elected to the State House […]
