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Transgender people are over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violence, including rape and assault.
“I think mass transit is vitally important, and obviously SEPTA is critical here in southeastern Pennsylvania."
More than 57,000 people benefited from the financial and in-kind support BCOC offers last year.
“For community leaders who don’t want to criminalize homelessness, this film is the key.” And there’s a free showing Thursday evening at the Philadelphia Film Center.
The event will be held November 20 at the Northampton library from 6-7:30 p.m. to unearth community insights from Bucks County residents and community-serving organizations to support the design of a Climate Justice Fund.
Opinion
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell'Angelo.
Bucks County psychotherapist Edie Weinstein shares tips for those suffering from post-election anxiety.
Most Americans want what Donald Trump doesn’t: higher taxes on our richest and unions in our workplaces.
Without vigilance and community organizing, white supremacy will continue to be normalized and spread, warns long-time Bucks County peace activist Barbara Simmons.
Education
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
"The new curriculum combines what Philadelphia School District calls 'word knowledge' and 'world knowledge,'" says Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, a clinical professor of literacy studies at Drexel University.
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell'Angelo.
From the early colonial era “Body of Liberties” to today’s “Moms for Liberty,” theocrats for centuries have proclaimed their “freedom” in the name of God to punish and oppress persons whom they dislike.
If SCOTUS takes this case and finds in favor of St. Isidore, all taxpayers will foot the bill for indoctrination, whether they or their elected representatives like it or not.
Elections
The legal challenges could lead to court decisions that dictate in future elections which ballots can and can't be tallied.
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.
Vote Mama PAC-endorsed candidates achieved a 71% win rate in the commonwealth.
Democrats cast more mail-in ballots than Republicans, and Democrats in the past have supported counting ballots that trip over what they view as meaningless clerical requirements in state law.
“Despite some efforts to undermine confidence, including unfounded claims of 'cheating' in Philadelphia, our election process proved strong, transparent, and efficient,” said Committee of Seventy CEO Lauren Cristella.
Republican Dave McCormick led incumbent Bob Casey by 29,000 votes as of Wednesday, a gap of just 0.43%.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 1449: CLEAN Act November 19, 2024Vote: Passed 244/171 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 1449: CLEAN Act November 19, 2024Vote: Failed 202/211 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.Amdt. 1229 (Grijalva) to H.R. 1449: To condition the effective date on a certification that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to comply with the deadlines established by this Act. November 19, 2024Vote: Failed 196/215 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No
- H.Amdt. 1228 (Grijalva) to H.R. 1449: To extend the timeline for determining permit completeness to 90 days, as requested by the Department of the Interior, and provides flexibility in the timeline to issue final determinations on a permit. November 19, 2024Vote: Failed 200/210 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No