
Every Community Must Embrace Human Rights Day Every Day
Human rights are a pathway to building a better world – and it starts locally.
Human rights are a pathway to building a better world – and it starts locally.
Without vigilance and community organizing, white supremacy will continue to be normalized and spread, warns long-time Bucks County peace activist Barbara Simmons.
If we taught peace lessons to youth each year – grades K-12 – would they change how they handle conflict?
As we commemorate the tragic, devastating events on August 6 and 9, let us work towards peace on a local level, on a national level, and on the global level.
Longtime Bucks County peace activist Barbara Simmons reflects on why we commemorate this day, and what we can do throughout the year to promote and protect human rights.
When we decide to take books off the shelves because they don’t represent your family’s values, we are creating leaders who will be ill-informed, less compassionate, and less empathic.
If we want teachers in Bucks County schools to be Allies, they need to count on us to be an Ally to them.
Use International Women’s Day as a reminder that women offer a saner, more compassionate worldview.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
The Bucks County Beacon is creating a directory to feature local businesses that share progressive values. Help us pick a name and suggest businesses you think should be included!