Donald Trump's invitation to Pennsylvania for an address must be withdrawn. His statement about Muslims not being allowed into the United States is like a living in a fool's paradise.

Six months ago Pastor Max Villatoro, a beloved father, husband, pastor, and Iowa City community member was deported to Honduras despite over 40,000 petitions asking immigration officials to stop his deportation. For six months, the Villatoro family has been forced to live thousands of miles apart, separated by our nation’s immoral and unjust immigration system. We cannot allow this tragic situation to go on. We must continue to tell Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson that six months is too long -- it’s time to bring Pastor Max home! Because of our shameful immigration system, Max’s children have been left without a father. Gloria, his wife, has been left to support her family and raise her children by herself. And the community as a whole has been left to deal with the loss of a true leader. Max should never have been deported away from his family and community. The last six months have been too long -- let’s join together and bring Max home. We we will not give up. Our struggle to keep the Villatoro family together continues as we work to reunite Max with his family and community. Through generous donations, we have been able to send Max’s children to Honduras to visit their father and to support the family as they await Max’s return. Advocates in Iowa and DC continue to put pressure on government officials to reverse Max’s deportation order, but we can’t do it without you. Here's more on Pastor Max's story: Pastor Max was detained early in the morning on Tuesday, March 3, by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) as he stepped outside his family's home. He wasn’t given a chance to say goodbye to his wife and four U.S. citizen kids – Anthony, Edna, Angela, and Aileen. Max is the pastor of the Iglesia Menonita Torre Fuerte (First Mennonite Church) in Iowa City. He has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years. Max was originally targeted for deportation because of an immigration identification related charge from 1999. His detention and deportation is absolutely devastating to his family, his church and the community where he has been a leader for years. Pastor Max is a model of what it means to be a servant leader in his community. He has worked for years to strengthen Iowa City and to care for his neighbors. Each day he demonstrates incredible compassion, faith and character. In February, President Obama said that ICE officials would be held accountable for deporting individuals who qualify for relief. As a pastor, community leader and father of U.S. citizen children, Max clearly presents no public safety or security threat and therefore should qualify for relief through the President’s recent immigration executive order. And, even though a federal judge has temporarily delayed some of the President’s immigration actions, ICE guidelines state that immigrants like Max should not be a deportation priority. Max should not have been deported before he had a chance to qualify for relief.

Donald Trump espouses views that are anti-American, racist, bigoted, and mysogonistic.

Donald Trump is a racist who has made countless inhumane and racial remarks about minorities, treating them as if they are subhuman and as though he has no compassion for anyone who isn't of his own demographic. If Donald Trump is in office, he will make many enemies for us in the United States, ruining our safety and possibly our freedom as a nation. This man is narcissistic and senile and unless he plans to seek help and get medicated, he shouldn't be making it this far in the race to be president and he CANNOT BE IN THIS COUNTRY. KICK HIM OUT.

As a long-time customer of TD Ameritrade, I was dismayed to learn that TD Bank and TD Securities has financed Smith & Wesson, gun manufacturers, whose firearms were used in the San Bernardino massacre. I join Public Advocate of the City of New York Letitia James, who cites $280 million in loans TD Bank has facilitated for Smith & Wesson in calling for the dismantling of this support. Gun violence is a horrifying and all-too-frequent reality; in a country that now has more guns than people, as a Congressional Research Report has found, banking customers, clients, and shareholders must stand against the financial support gun manufacturers receive. TD Bank and TD Securities: we call on you to back the corporate responsibility you promote with action, and relinquish support for firearms manufacturers.

Last Wednesday, ExxonMobile received a subpoena demanding financial records, emails and other internal documents. The New York Times reports that the attorney general launched the investigation alleging that as far back as 1977, the corporation was conducting research on the catastrophic effects of carbon emissions on global temperatures yet chose to repeatedly lie to investors. Through a network of outside organizations, ExxonMobile has worked for decades to create uncertainty about climate change, while knowing full well the consequences we would all have to face. This is a pivotal moment in our struggle- a chance to end the lies once and for all, and start working together for a sustainable future.

Trumps words of fear are undermining American democracy and result in discrimination of the worst kind. America is the land of immigrants. Diversity makes us stronger not weaker. Irrational fear will not solve the brutality of some in the world.

Fathers' rights are integral in today's society, and a vital part of any child's development. Recently in a dependency hearing for contempt my attorney charged the state with fraud. I am going on 2 years without being able to see my daughter. This has gone on completely ignored by the local 18th judicial circuit here in Brevard County, Florida. I am hoping to proceed with all of my documented procedural history and file a civil claim that perhaps will lead to criminal charges which will pave the way for a possible bill sponsorship by senator or congressman (Hera's Law ). I don't get into the particulars of my case because a minor is involved, but i hope that one day soon my daughter's mother, realizing the bias that has been placed in her favor, will join me in this civil claim, providing her testimony as a deposition of facts that will cement this claim against the state and DCF for their criminal act at the expense of my daughter's relationship with me as her father. This will many other children and good fathers alike. I am streamlining our complaint and civil rights efforts with petition projects. Here are the official links : https://www.change.org/p/fathers-matter-vote-yes-for-hera-s-law http://www.thepetitionsite.com/173/616/558/fathers-matter-vote-yes-"heras-law"/ http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/fathers-rights-heras

This IS the Earth's Message at this time. Rivers are life giving, when flowing naturally. The damming of Rivers has caused the most damage environmentally and climactically. This MUST be reversed swiftly. For ALL of us. The natural disasters impact the entire Human Family. When the dams were made, people didn't know or weren't responsible. Now, for human populations worldwide, FREEING THE RIVERS IS ESSENTIAL. Earth is ONE planet. The watersystems are all interlinked. What happens in one place is not disconnected from other parts of the planet. We gotta address this now, while we are being given some time to rectify our mistakes. This is urgent. We can do this, all of us related to the dams in any way, its needed for all of us.

We, as educators of conscience, stand in defense of our Muslim Sisters and Brothers and formally denounce any and all anti-Muslim rhetoric and sentiment. American communities and their schools should be safe havens for all students, and we as educators must stand by all members of our community, regardless of faith. Recent inflammatory statements by a presidential candidate serve only to divide us and to create an atmosphere of fear and prejudice. These statements are reminiscent of our nation’s past injustices, including: the attacks on German-Americans during WWI the wave of race riots against African-Americans after WWI the blacklists of the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s the barring of Jewish emigres into this country during WWII the internment of Japanese and Italian Americans during WWII We call on all public officials and candidates to denounce religious and racial bigotry. Furthermore, we call on school district personnel to work together to create and implement programs that celebrate diversity and foster an attitude of tolerance. It is the responsibility of every American citizen to defend the ideals that this country embraces, including but certainly not limited to the freedom of religion. In Solidarity, August Leppelmeier, Teacher, NYC (MORE Caucus/UFT) Beth Dimino, Port Jeff Station, NY, President Lyn Bigelow, Teacher, Sacramento CA (NTA, California Teachers’ Association) Jia Lee, NYC, MORE Caucus/UFT Aixa Rodriguez, Bronx Educators United for Justice Jamaal Bowman, NYC Principal C.A.S.A. Middle School Francesca Gomes, NYC, MORE Caucus/UFT Xian Franzinger Barrett, Chicago CORE/CTU Marla Kilfoyle, Teacher, NYS, Executive Director of The Badass Teachers Association Michelle Gunderson, Chicago, CORE/CTU

Because low income communities and communities of color have borne the brunt of environmental injustice for too long.

CAPA should cancel plans to produce the racist musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” There should be no place in our public schools for productions that devalue and debase any group of people. The musical is offensive. It features characters who are racist caricatures and in yellow-face, as well as a subplot focused on a "white slavery" ring kidnapping women for the sex trade in Asia. Administrators plan to edit the play, but this does not solve the problem. The racism of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” cannot be edited out. Cosmetic changes do not alter the play’s history. Modifying some elements of a racist production will not make the play acceptable. Producing a sanitized version of “Millie” is a way of sanctioning racism—saying that it is OK if we hide it. We are calling for CAPA to DROP PLANS TO PRODUCE MILLIE. CHOOSE ANOTHER PLAY.