By The Shutdown Berks Campaign The Berks County Residential Center (BCRC) is a prison for immigrant families, where children as young as two-weeksold have been incarcerated. By incarcerating and mistreating immigrant families, […]
Shutdown Berks now!!
Service workers: A new group shafted by UPMC
By Neil Cosgrove As June 30 approaches, the doomsday when the consent decree between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Allegheny Health Network/Highmark expires, much justifiable sympathy is being directed […]
Putting the new back in new person
By Symone Saul Ok, ok, maybe Wasi Mohamed isn’t exactly new. He’s been helping out in all the important spaces for years now and is well-known across the interfaith communities, progressive political […]
Repairing the road to peace in Palestine and Pittsburgh
By Moriah Ella Mason Editor’s Note: The author has recently returned from spending ten days in the Palestinian West Bank with other activists from the Center for Jewish Nonviolence. The group engaged […]
World Human Rights officials call out national policies fueling global affordable housing crisis
By Jackie Smith, Intro by Cheryl Bauer The US Human Rights Cities Alliance and national human rights organizers are encouraging local organizers around the country to share with local and state officials […]
Open letter to Senator Bob Casey
Dear Senator Casey: We have read with interest your recent message regarding your support for S.1, the Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019, noting especially your comments regarding […]
US Human Rights activists to consider new strategies for local organizing
By Jackie Smith In late April, community activists from around Georgia and from as far as Seattle and New York gathered in Atlanta to learn about the growing global “human rights cities” […]
LCLAA- Leading the fight for Immigrant worker rights
By Craig Stevens The Trump administration’s escalating antiimmigrant rhetoric and attacks on migrants’ and refugees’ rights have led not only to inhumane treatment of immigrants, particularly Latinx and other immigrants/refugees of color […]
Casa San Jose- strengthening the Latinx community, building alliances to resist attacks
By Craig Stevens Monica Ruiz, Executive Director of Casa San Jose, is well known as an inspiring advocate and community builder and the 2018 Merton Center New Person awardee. In her presentation […]
Kudos to City Theatre
By Joyce Rothermel City Theater has been performing a world premiere about war and its negative impacts, “We Are Among Us,” since May 11 ending June 2. The play investigates the personal […]
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