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The City of Brotherly Love Will Greet Moms for Liberty Conference With Demonstrations
Philadelphia residents and activists get ready for a weekend of actions outside the Moms for Liberty Conference. Events include banned book giveaways, LGBTQ dance parties and more. A weekend of demonstrations and actions are planned in Center City Philadelphia as the...
What Can Happen When Young Socialist Elected Officials Gather for a Weekend of Lessons and Solidarity?
The more I’m in government, the more I realize how corrupt it is.” Janeese Lewis George is sitting in the lobby of the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Washington, D.C.’s Gallaudet University, telling me about the last three years. It hasn’t been easy for the 35-year-old...
Moms for Liberty counter protests scheduled in Philly this weekend
In response to the Moms for Liberty (M4L) national summit taking place at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown from Junio 30-Julio 2, numerous progressive civil-rights and pro-democracy organizations will be holding protests in Philly. M4L’s raison d’être is steeped in...
What to know about Moms for Liberty, the book-ban backers hosting a summit in Philly this week
Former president Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other prominent Republican figures will all be in Philadelphia this week. What’s the draw? The annual conference of conservative nonprofit Moms for Liberty. LGBTQ and anti-censorship groups are planning to...
Senators urge MOAR to cancel Moms for Liberty event
Last week, several Philadelphia area state senators sent a letter to the CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution, requesting that the museum cancel an event scheduled to be held at their venue by far right-wing advocacy organization, Moms for Liberty. M4L has...
Cómo ha gastado (y no ha gastado) Pensilvania los miles de millones de dólares del plan de estímulo COVID-19
HARRISBURG - Hace casi un año, los legisladores de Pensilvania elaboraron un plan para gastar miles de millones del dinero del estímulo COVID-19 en vivienda, conservación y salud pública. Desde entonces, el Estado ha conseguido destinar millones de dólares a residencias de ancianos,...
La demanda va a desbordar el Programa de Reparaciones Integrales de Viviendas del Estado de Pensilvania, ya que algunos condados rurales quedan excluidos.
HARRISBURG - A medida que se pone en marcha un nuevo programa de subvenciones de 125 millones de dólares de Pensilvania para reparaciones en el hogar, se espera que la demanda sea abrumadora y los partidarios están pidiendo a la legislatura estatal que la financiación única sea permanente. Los propietarios de viviendas de tres condados rurales,...
On Daniel Ellsberg
DANIEL ELLSBERG LIVED A LIFE defined by the accumulation of high-level knowledge and punctuated by famous acts of political courage. Many people act courageously; fewer people have high-level knowledge, and fewer of these display any courage at all. The connection...
Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ+ Community Demands a State Senate Vote on Non-Discrimination Protections
It’s been seven weeks since House Democrats passed the Fairness Act, and LGBTQ+ activists and allies are tired of waiting. On Miércoles, they held a lobby day in Harrisburg demanding a vote on the non-discrimination bill. LGBTQ+ activists visited the Pennsylvania...
Shooting leads lawmakers, judges to reconsider Philadelphia’s eviction process
Before he was evicted, Mark Person thought he and his landlord could work out what he described as a dispute over the timing of an exterminator visit. Then, one day in Febrero, he heard from neighbors that a deputy landlord-tenant officer was in his apartment...
Los demócratas de Pensilvania piden financiación permanente para el programa de reparación de viviendas en medio de una enorme demanda
El programa, que permite a los residentes con rentas bajas y a los pequeños propietarios solicitar subvenciones financiadas por el gobierno para climatizar y hacer las reparaciones necesarias en sus casas, ha recibido tantas solicitudes que los defensores de la vivienda piden que se repita de forma permanente....
El senador Saval se une a los defensores de todo el estado y a los residentes de Pensilvania para exigir la aprobación de la Ley de Equidad
El senador Saval exige a la Asamblea General que apruebe la Ley de Equidad
Protests set for Moms for Liberty convention in Philadelphia
As the date for Moms for Liberty’s national summit approaches, organizations opposed to the far-right extremist group’s policies are planning protests for when the group is in town. Moms for Liberty will hold its second annual convention, the Joyous Warriors National...
Moms For Liberty: Who Are They? What Do They Want?
It was Enero, 2021. COVID-19 was entering its second calendar year and the country had yet to re-open. A pair of former Florida school board members, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, had reached a boiling point. They were outraged by pandemic restrictions and...
Reparación integral del hogar, Sen. N. Saval y RGGI, Maya Domeshek y Angela Pachon
l senador estatal Nikil Saval (D-Filadelfia) habla sobre el nuevo programa bipartidista Whole Home Repair que presentó y fue aprobado por la legislatura estatal. También en este programa, Maya Domeshek y Angela Pachon discutir un nuevo estudio del Centro Kleinman...
Moms for Liberty: What it is and who’s behind the group
The Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia later this month is expected to convene hundreds of conservative women and spotlight GOP presidential hopefuls Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. It also will feature its share...
Lawmakers Push Legislation to Prohibit Safe Injection Sites in Pa
HARRISBURG, Pa. (ErieNewsNow) - As the nation continues to struggle with an overdose crisis that reached a record-high in 2021, more states are exploring ways to prevent fatal drug overdoses. Some states are considering safe injection, or overdose prevention sites,...
El programa de reparación de viviendas abrirá las solicitudes en el condado de Allegheny
Un nuevo programa estatal para ayudar a los propietarios de viviendas y pequeños arrendadores a realizar reparaciones en sus propiedades abrirá las solicitudes el martes en el condado de Allegheny. Se ofrecen subvenciones de hasta 50.000 dólares para los propietarios de viviendas, así como préstamos condonables por el mismo importe para los caseros....
Mercy and compassion are antidotes to fear and hatred | Opinion
Coal Township is located deep in the hills of Northumberland County. It takes it name from the once-thriving anthracite industry that built the hard-scrabble community and others like it in the north central part of the state. Today, it is tucked away between green...