http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage/ Latest media coverage of PICO National Network and its affiliates en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:45:30 -0800 tlilienthal@piconetwork.org (Tim Lilienthal) cwilliamson@articulatedman.com (Chris Williamson) 40 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0386 A la actividad asistirA!n autoridades de seguridad como el ministro de Seguridad y Justicia, Manuel Melgar y el procurador para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos, Oscar Luna. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0386 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0385 A leader from the Brockton Interfaith Community will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the cityaEUR(TM)s foreclosure crisis. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0385 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0384 The letter says that while no reform bill will be perfect, aEURoeTurning back now could mean justice delayed for another generation and an unprecedented opportunity lost.aEUR? The letter does not specifically endorse the presidentaEUR(TM)s proposal or the House or Senate bills. But one of the coalitions that signed the letter, the PICO National Network, which represents a thousand congregations across the country, has applauded the presidentaEUR(TM)s plan, saying it would go further than the Senate plan to reduce out-of-pocket costs for low-income families. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0384 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0383 The town hall-type meeting, which included county, state and school officials, among others, was the first public effort of a new faith-based community organizing effort in Merced -- the Merced Organizing Project (MOP). MOP aims to address some of this county's problems by organizing people and teaching them how to make change by working with and pressuring government. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0383 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0382 Meantime, nine leading consumer, medical and patients' rights groups urged lawmakers to act quickly. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0382 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0381 The meeting was held at the Sword of the Spirit Christian Center on Kaighn Avenue and was opened to the public to announce the partnership among Sword of the Spirit Christian CenteraEUR(TM)s CCOP Local Organizing Committee, Kaighn Avenue Collaborative Enterprises (KACE), St. Bartholomew Parish, and The Greater Camden PartnershipaEUR(TM)s Clean and Safe Streets Program. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0381 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0380 Shortly before budget-strapped Stockton Unified's board meeting Tuesday night, interim Superintendent Steve Vaczovsky approached the organizer of a parking lot prayer vigil and expressed his approval of the event. "Divine intervention at this point is wonderful," Vaczovsky told Kennetha Stevens of People and Congregations Together. "We'll take any help we can get." http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0380 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0379 Homero Mejia, lead organizer for Congregations Building Community in Stanislaus County, a group that supports health care reform, said the county disregarded the health care needs of vulnerable residents. "They know these people are not going to be able to pay those fees," he said. "They weren't acting in the best interest of those community members." http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0379 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0378 To mark the release of the aEURoeLooking ForwardaEUR? report, the Justice for Immigrants Coalition, including Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC) and the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center (PEOC), held a press conference in front of Riverside City Hall. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0378 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0377 "Immigrants are a broad population who are contributing in great ways to our society," said Corey Timpson, director of Inland Congregations United for Change, which participated in a news conference in Riverside highlighting the report's findings. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0377 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0376 Scripture teaches us that a moral community does what is necessary to protect the lives of each member of society; it makes room at the table of plenty for everyone. It is long past time that we made room at the life-sustaining health care table of plenty for everyone of God's children. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0376 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0375 Dennis Moore met in a Kansas City, Kansas church with the group " Communities Creating Opportunity." Two hundred members of at least fifteen Wyandotte and Johnson County churches made a plea for congressional action on jobs and health care. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0375 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0374 But for Maria Vicente, a Brockton Interfaith Community leader, the final straw was in November, when 21-year-old Anthony Hamilton was shot dead in broad daylight on her street. aEURoeI have a 6-year-old, and he didnaEUR(TM)t need to see that body slumped over,aEUR(TM)aEUR(TM) she said. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0374 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0373 We have the best opportunity in our lifetime to create a framework for bringing everyone into our great health care table of plenty - we cannot let fear derail this moment. We must not abandon the millions of Americans who stand so close to getting access to affordable health coverage. We must "be not afraid." http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0373 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0372 Vermont Interfaith brought together groups with interests in Tilley Drive to come up with a solution. Tuesday, the organization announced a resolution to the problem. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0372 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0371 About 1,000 people turned out to ask lawmakers to fix America's immigration system, including an anonymous 17-year-old high school student. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0371 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0370 "This proposal is a small price to pay to ensure that all kids get an education and can compete in the job market, and that becoming a productive member of our community is in the best interest of our families, our churches, our schools and, most importantly, our community at large," said Pastor Donald Leeper with Sacramento Area Congregations Together, which is involved in the campaign. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0370 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0366 "What they decide could mean the difference between a family with a sick child paying $5,000 a year for health care or $1,800 a year," Gloria Cooper, of the San Diego Organizing Project, told the crowd, describing the difference between what might happen under the Senate bill, which is the higher number, and the House version. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0366 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0368 "It is our view that the American public, including Catholic and other faith communities, want a humane and comprehensive solution to the problems which beset our immigration system, and they want Congress to address this issue," said Bishop Wester. "We remain committed to moving immigration reform as soon as possible." http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0368 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0365 Earlier this month, according to a press release from the PICO National Network, over 750 elected officials, faith, labor, and nonprofit leaders across the country sent a letter to President Obama and Congress calling for stronger protections for low and moderate income Americans in the final health reform legislation. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0365 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0367 Organizers for the Inland Congregations United for Change cited the group's research when presenting San Bernardino Police Chief Keith Kilmer with the report at a public meeting at St. Bernardine Catholic Church attended by more than 120 people. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0367 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0369 However, a local faith-based organization called The San Diego Organizing Project says the district is turning its back on struggling schools by not competing in the federal Race To The Top program. San Diego Unified is the only large urban school district in California not applying for the grants. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0369 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0362 In the nation's capitol today, they rallied for affordable health care. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0362 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0360 A small band of activists hand-delivered a letter to Brian Moynihan, Bank of AmericaaEUR(TM)s CEO, at his suburban Boston home Saturday. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0360 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0361 Last night, a delegation of clergy and community leaders from PICO National Network, together with National People's Action and SEIU, met with senior executives from Bank of America in Antioch, California to demand that they act more swiftly and aggressively to keep families in their homes, end predatory lending, and invest in our communities. http://www.piconetwork.org/news-media/coverage?id=0361