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US Economic Road to Recovery Is All About Jobs Jobs Jobs
Our members of Congress must come to the understanding that for the US economy to experience a real and sustained economic recovery they as our elected officials must pass legislation which promotes...
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Father’s Day 2013
Parents play an integral role in the development of their children either directly or indirectly. In recognition of the important roles played by parents in the lives of their children, we honor and...
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Reject Any Cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill
June is national hunger awareness month. Ironically, the U.S. House Agricultural Committee voted to give more subsidies to big agribusiness and cut food aid for 2 million families, children, and...
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Equal pay for equal work is a simple matter of fairness. Four years ago, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, with Lilly Ledbetter, who suffered twenty (20) years of pay...
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Protect Voting Rights
Across the country, for the past several years, there have been reports of efforts being made to shrink the pool of Americans who will be able to vote in the years ahead. In thirty-eight (38) states...
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Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities Conference
Event: Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal and Accountable Communities Conference Date: August 8, 9 and 10, 2013 Where: Detroit, MI HAVEN and NOMAS (The National Organization of Men Against Sexism)...
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National AIDS Testing Day 2013
National AIDS Testing Day is fast approaching. This year, National AIDS Testing Day is Thursday, June 27th, 2013. It’s estimated that more than 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, yet nearly 1...
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US Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Voting Rights Act
According to many, the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act removed the heart of the Act and reopens the door for voter suppression, intimidation, and abuse. Today, the Supreme Court...
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Why Put Children at Risk ?
My question for the day is as follows: Why should one of the wealthiest nations in the world put children at Risk? Because of the particularly challenging economic times confronting our nation, I...
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The Military Justice Improvement Act
The United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Reauthorization Act (NDAA) and the United States Senate Armed Services Committee has also passed its version of the NDAA in June....
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Being Poor Can Land You In Jail
In Sojourners For Justice’s Action Alert, we are reminded that living in poverty has always been a struggle, but in Alabama being poor could land you in prison. According to a recent story in The New...
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Federal Student Loans: Tell Congress to Keep College Affordable for Students...
Tell Congress to Keep College Affordable for Students and Working Families. US Senator Elizabeth Warren came out with a bold proposal to have students pay the same interest rate on student loans as...
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CIRCLE OF PROTECTION
Bread for the World sends out Action Alerts discussing the “Circle of Protection: A Statement on Why We Need to Protect Programs for the Poor” and encouraging supporters to take action to support...
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1963 March on Washington: 50th Anniversary
On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom or “The Great March on Washington”, took place. It was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United...
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I Have a Dream….
On August 28, 1963, in which Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. called for racial equality and an end to discrimination. Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, from the steps of the Lincoln...
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Child Abuse and Neglect
Over 15 million children in our nation live in homes where there has been at least one incident of domestic violence in the past year, and seven million children live in families where severe partner...
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Intergenerational Families: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Many of today’s grandparents have become full-time caregivers for their grandchildren. United States Census 2000 indicates that 4.5 million of our nation’s poorest children reside in...
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Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day is fast approaching. August 26, 2013 is Women’s Equality Day. Forty years ago, at the behest of US Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY), the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as...
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Teenage Mothers
It has been reported that children born to teenage mothers experience significant life-long challenges. Social science research indicates that teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of high...
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Teen Dating Violence
Like domestic violence, teen dating violence is a pattern of controlling, and abusive behaviors of one person over another within a romantic relationship. It can include verbal, emotional, physical,...
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