Legislation could have prevented the sale of weapons used in San Bernardino Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) yesterday joined 120 House colleagues in cosponsoring Rep. David Cicilline’s (RI-01) legislation to keep assault weapons out of the hands of mass shooters. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 would[Read More…]
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CAIR Report: Number of Incidents Targeting U.S. Mosque in 2015 Highest Ever Recorded
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. More mosque incidents were recorded in 2015 than in any year since we started keeping this tally. 2015 accounted for the most ever cases in both the Damage, Destruction, Vandalism category and the Intimidation category, adding weight to assertions that the most recent cycle of Islamophobia[Read More…]
Communications Workers of America Endorse Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America. CWA’s endorsement comes after tens of thousands of members participated in an online vote that lasted six weeks. “Brothers and sisters, let me thank the 700,000 members of the Communications Workers of[Read More…]
Democracy for America Endorses Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders Thursday welcomed the endorsement of Democracy for America, which is one of the biggest grassroots organizations in the country. Sanders won an unprecedented 87 percent of the 270,000 votes cast online from Dec. 7 through Tuesday. “I’m proud to have DFA and its[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Lays Out Agenda to Promote Equality and End Discrimination Against the LGBT Community
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2015. Hillary Clinton announced today new proposals that would promote equality and protect the LGBT community from discrimination. While the Supreme Court recognized that under the Constitution every person has the right to marry whomever they love, many LGBT individuals face discrimination in the workplace, at their[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Lead Aggregators for Online Trafficking of Personal Information
T3Leads and Lead Publisher Exposed Consumers to Harassment and Deceit WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took separate actions against a company and an individual that resold sensitive personal data to lenders and debt collectors, allegedly exposing millions of consumers to harassment and[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Joins Faith Leaders at Mosque, Denounces Islamophobia
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Rep. Keith Ellison and faith leaders at a mosque Wednesday to call on leaders around the country to denounce Islamophobia and embrace the Muslim-American community. “It is time to say enough is enough” Sanders said during an interfaith roundtable hosted at Masjid[Read More…]
UN Envoy Welcomes ‘Historic’ Signing of Libyan Political Agreement
Participants at the signing of a UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement in Skhirat, Morocco. Photo: UNSMIL MOROCCO–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2015 – Representatives from a broad range of Libyan society today signed a United Nations-brokered agreement on forming a national unity government, a move welcomed by the top UN official in the[Read More…]
Trauma Care Coalition Statement on Decision to Open Level I Adult Trauma Center at University of Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. In this moment, the whole world is watching Chicago and its history and practice of institutional racism. The decision by President Robert Zimmer and Dean Kenneth Polonksy of the University of Chicago to listen to the community and concede to the demand to open a Level I[Read More…]
Chicagoans Continue to Demand Mayor’s Resignation, Start of New Era for Democracy and Justice in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2015. Nine days after mass multi-hour protest marched through downtown, Chicagoans will again walk out of work and school and converge on Daley Plaza to demand the resignation of the Mayor and the State’s Attorney. The second city-wide walkout to call for resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel will[Read More…]
