March for Our Lives: PA Advocacy Day

It’s official: for the first time in 12 years, we have a gun safety majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives – and a real chance to pass life-saving legislation.

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Our Issues

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Public Safety

The Public Safety Task Force exists to develop and build relationships that promote equity and justice while providing for the safety and protection of life and property.

Public Education

PIIN’s Education Task Force is actively engaged with community stakeholders, parents, and the faith community to establish community schools and guarantee the funding needed to provide a high-quality education to every child.

Criminal Justice Reform

Over-incarceration – and the lingering disability frequently following it – disproportionately impacts communities of color and unjustly denies people the right to earn a decent living, secure affordable housing, and more.

Immigration

The Immigration Task Force strives to create safe and just communities for all immigrant, refugee, and religious groups in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Ratepayer Justice

ALCOSAN is under a federal mandate to overhaul our region’s sewer system to reduce the discharge of sewage into our rivers.

Latest News

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Colorful Backgrounds EXPO Monthly Community Meeting – March 29th, 2023

Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in this program! A monthly meeting open to the public, happening the 3rd Wednesday of every month. These gatherings build community, provide vital information on available resources, feature guest speakers, as well as opportunities for much-needed peer support and connections between the formerly incarcerated, their [...]

March for Our Lives: PA Advocacy Day

It’s official: for the first time in 12 years, we have a gun safety majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives – and a real chance to pass life-saving legislation. Help us seize this opportunity by joining us, CeaseFirePA, and hundreds of other gun violence prevention advocates in Harrisburg on Thursday, March 23 for our [...]

Colorful Backgrounds EXPO 2023 Cohort Starts Soon!

On Tuesday, March 7 – Tuesday, May 23, the next Colorful Backgrounds EXPO cohort begins. Colorful Backgrounds EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) is a program chartered by Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network and West End P.O.W.E.R. to train formerly incarcerated people to organize for change in the criminal justice system and build their employment prospects with a [...]

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