Dear John,
In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog celebrates (virtually!) our recent 17th annual Human Needs Hero Reception and urges the Senate not to confirm the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. And we unveil this week's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting low-income and other vulnerable people. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
The 2020 Human Needs Hero Reception: Apart, and yet together
Oct. 13
We were apart, and yet for one splendid evening we were together. On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Coalition on Human Needs held its 17th annual Human Needs Hero Reception. The event, organized by CHN Field and Events Coordinator Nicolai Haddal, was held virtually, for obvious reasons. That didn’t stop more than 100 of CHN’s friends, supporters, and allies, members and partners from coming together in celebration and camaraderie. READ MORE
CHN opposes confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett in letter to U.S. Senators
Oct. 13
CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein this week called upon the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing Barrett's past rulings and statements in five main areas: access to health care, immigration, workers' rights, antidiscrimination, and criminal justice. In her 7-page letter, Weinstein also objects strongly to the Senate's rush to action on the Barrett nomination while refusing to take action on a COVID-19 relief bill. READ MORE
CHN's latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
Oct. 16
The over the cliff edition. President Trump and Senate Republicans, exuberant over a certain Supreme Court vacancy but considerably less so when it comes to helping Americans to eat or pay rent, are prepared to push millions over the cliff. More than 13.4 million people currently receiving unemployment benefits stand to lose assistance come Dec. 31. Three out of every four states have run out of money to pay for Trump’s Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) Program. New poverty data shows the number of poor people in this country increasing dramatically since May. And, as always, not everyone is being tossed over the cliff equally. Black people and Latinx are more than twice as likely as white people to be poor. Both groups disproportionately work in industries hard-hit by the recession and may face barriers to aid – if aid even exists. READ MORE »
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