Monday, February 4, 2013
A group of public union members and people from the community gathered Monday to protest cuts they assume Gov. Corbett will announce Tuesday as part of his budget.
Jim Baker, a member of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 668, said he was protesting Monday afternoon in front of PA Sen. Pat Browne's downtown Allentown office because families are already stretched to the limit after two years under Gov. Tom Corbett's policies and he doesn't believe it will get any better. He was joined by fellow union members, members of the community and members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776. Protestors braved frigid temperatures and held signs saying, "Fund Our Schools" and "Honk if you Support PA Families." On a press release, Baker said, "The state budget cuts have left families teetering on the edge. Assistance in our state continues to be misplaced, as rich corporations …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Westboro Baptists did not show up at Asbury United Methodist and First Baptist churches in South Whitehall, or two Allentown churches, Sunday morning but counter-protesters were there in case they did.
Update: 10:45 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 20 Westboro Baptists do not show up at First Baptist Church in South Whitehall, which was the group's fourth targeted church in the Lehigh Valley. South Whitehall Police Lt. John Christman, who is at First Baptist, said, "It’s a non-event. It’s been non-violent. It’s more social than anything." As for the controversial Westboro Baptists, he said, "I feel fortunate they didn’t show." Counter-protesters came to First Baptist, as they did to three other churches earlier Sunday, turning out in case Westboro Baptists did show up. Many carried signs against hate. There were two South Whitehall police cars and several officers at the church location. Update: 10:20 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 20 Counter-protest group at the…
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Organizer urges advocates of a wide range of social and economic issues to unify message.
Holding signs that ranged from pro-union to anti-war, about 50 people attended a rally Saturday at the Rose Garden in Bethlehem to protest state and national budget cuts and corporate tax breaks and loopholes. The rally was organized by Tom Ulrich, of We The People of Lehigh Valley, which according to its website promotes progressive causes. Ulrich told the gathering to “connect the dots,” to see the links between a wide range of social and economic issues such as unions, public schools, the environment, peace and social justice, and to unify over the impact of state and national budget cuts to these causes. Ulrich said democracy does not thrive when there is huge economic disparity between people. Craig Olsen, a naturalist from Lower …
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7:29 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013
I am not into church but do things for others and is that not what church is an example of. Being there for other and help other less able to. There are different forms of what we all believe in. Let build to help other and embrace others for good not bad. These are reason why our USA is falling apart. Positive people come on. more ›