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[...]