Nearly one in four children in the United States lives in a household that struggles to put food on the table. The number of our hungry American neighbors continues to grow. Doesn’t Jesus want us to turn that number around? Take 3 minutes to urge your Member of Congress to Protect Key [...]
Archive for the ‘Advocacy’ Category
July 14th, 2010 - 5:55 pm § in Advocacy, Latest News
Immigration Reform
Attorney General Eric Holder has filed a lawsuit to stop an Arizona law, SB 1070, which effectively mandates racial profiling of Latinos. As expected, there has been a backlash from people who oppose civil rights protections for immigrants, so it’s important that we show Attorney General Holde[...]
July 14th, 2010 - 7:38 am § in Advocacy, Latest News
Immigration Reform–Texas
Sister Rosemarie Goins participated in the “Isaiah 58 National Solidarity Vigil for Arizona” sponsored by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition. Sister signed up for a half out of prayer in support of comprehensive, just and humane immigration reform on July 27. The vigil began on [...]
July 1st, 2010 - 7:16 pm § in Advocacy, Latest News
July 1–New Jersey Vigil for Immigration Reform
Sister Mary Angela Machowski, Sister Mary Elvine Dymnicka, and Sister Maryann Agnes Mueller participated in the “Let My People Go” National Solidarity Vigil for immigration reform this afternoon at the Court House in Hackensack, NJ. The event was part of a rolling vigil which began J[...]
June 29th, 2010 - 9:35 am § in Advocacy, Latest News
Worker’s Rights
Bangladesh’s garment workers, over 2 million of whom are young women, have not had a wage increase in the last four years, since 2006, when the minimum wage was set at 1,662 Taka ($23.91) a month. The factory owners are proposing a new minimum wage of just 14 cents an hour. Go to the [...[...]
June 29th, 2010 - 9:35 am § in Advocacy, Latest News
Children for Hire
This summer as you enjoy the fresh summer blueberries, take a moment to think who may have picked those berries. In many states, children as young as four years old are “employed” to work on the farms. Hundred of thousands of children under the age of 18 work each year harvesting crops from ap[...]
National Solidarity Vigil and Fast for Arizona
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition invites you to participate in the “Isaiah 58 National Solidarity Vigil for Arizona” to support those who are praying and supporting comprehensive immigration reform. The vigil began on June 6 and continues throughout the country with constant prayer and publi[...]
June 16th, 2010 - 3:40 pm § in Advocacy, Latest News
Immigration Reform
The Felician Sisters from Our Lady of Hope Province recently signed on to a letter addressed to President Obama calling for strong, morally charged leadership on Immigration Reform. For the full press release and letter please go to: immigration [...]
June 16th, 2010 - 3:25 pm § in Advocacy, Latest News
Bread for the World Lobby Day
Sister Maryann Agnes Mueller joined about 200 advocates in Washington on June 15 to lobby for the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, both due to expire at the end of the year. As part of the opening prayer service, Rev. Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities, USA p[...]
June 11th, 2010 - 8:25 pm § in Advocacy, Latest News
California Death Penalty-Update
More than 7500 individuals took action to support the California Racial Justice Act. More than 25 civil rights and religious organizations also supported the bill. The bill, SB 1331, advanced out of the California Senate Public Safety Committee, but failed to advance out of the Appropriation[...]