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InterSections
April 2006
- posted May 11, 2006
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Green
Discipleship “We talk about terrorism. We think about September 11th, 3000 people killed-that is terrorism of course. The same day, there were in the world, 15,000 people killed because of diseases related to pollution of air, pollution of water and pollution of food....Who is the terrorist here?” |
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Minimum Wage “...a raise to $7.15 would benefit 427,000 people directly. The ripple effect...would effect an additional 320,000 individuals. Seventy percent...will be over 20 years of age, countering the argument that the benefit would go to teenagers...who do not support families.” |
 Over 100 Lutherans gathered in Harrisburg on March 28 for
Lutheran Day at the Capitol. They spoke with legislators and legislative
staff representing 44 districts who accepted the invitation to a
continental breakfast in the Capitol. |
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Current Issues The Council’s Principles for Public Advocacy says: “A just Commonwealth ensures that all persons have a voice in government at all levels...and that access is not limited because of situational factors such as economic disadvantages or distance, or demographic characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, religious affiliation, disability, or sexual orientation.” |
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Leadership Change Robust Advocacy Interim Director’s Message |
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