by Lilly Fowler/August 28, 2019 Farms in the state are part of the fourth largest guest worker program in the nation, but growers say they can’t keep up with the costs and advocates say local workers are being left behind. . . . Despite the costs of the H-2A program, an increasing number of growers say they…
Redistricting U is All on the Line’s free, in-person organizing training initiative. We’re sending dedicated trainers to cities across the country to train volunteers, give them the tools to impact the redistricting process in their state, hear from them on how to best make change in their communities, and empower them to be leaders…
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the UUA, delivers a compelling message about what Unitarian Universalists are doing to create climate justice. The UUA and UU’s advocate for climate justice following the leadership of most impacted communities doing frontline climate justice work. Create Climate Justice is a community organizing hub for UU Climate Activists. Create Climate…
BY REBECCA BOWE Trump’s Forest Service wants to log the Tongass, a key weapon in fighting climate change. JUL. 29, 2019. WANDA CULP LIVES in one of the most important woodlands in the world. Here, old-growth trees of the Tongass National Forest still stand tall along the coastline and islands of Southeast Alaska. The Tongass, located…
Food assistance is at risk–again. Just months after Congress rejected cuts to our most important food assistance program (SNAP), the Administration is now proposing to implement, through executive action, a second SNAP benefits cut it failed to secure through legislation. Remarkably, the Trump Administration is targeting people who manage to increase their earnings modestly and…
