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Jesuit Provincials Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

– May 14, 2013Posted in: Featured Events, Migration

On Monday, May 13th, the Jesuit Provincials of the United States sent letters to Members of Congress, the Senate and President Obama reiterating their call for just, humane and comprehensive immigration reform. You will see under the USA provincial signatures the names of more than 200 Jesuit affiliated ministries, communities and organizations that also endorse support for the Catholic principles of CIR.

Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee was able to hold off several anti-immigrant border enforcement amendments while passing some provisions to help preserve family unity and human rights of immigrants. Thanks to everyone who put in calls last week. This week the Senate committee is are considering employment based visas and next week will be the important debate to establish the framework for the path to citizenship in the bi-partisan Senate Bill (S-744).

For up to date Advocacy opportunities, you may visit Jesuit Advocates which supports the positions taken by the USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants Campaign and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition.

Link to Jesuit conference website.

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Peace: Health Care Conscience Rights Act

– May 5, 2013Posted in: Peace

USCCB

USCCB

The Obama Administration’s contraceptive/abortifacient/sterilization mandate will begin to be enforced against nonprofit religious schools, charities and health care providers on August 1. In the days to come, Congress must decide whether to address this problem through must-pass legislation before that deadline. Members of the House should be urged to include the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940) in the next bill needed to keep the federal government operating. Please send an email asking Congress to protect conscience rights and religious liberty.

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Peace: Urge President Obama: No More Drones!

– May 4, 2013Posted in: Peace

Amnesty_InternationalAmnesty International

You’ve helped convince Congress to hold hearings on the Obama administration’s killer drones. Now take the next step and urge President Obama and Congress to follow Amnesty International’s 5 Point Plan for reforming the U.S. drone strike policy. Amnesty International is deeply concerned that the Obama administration’s so-called ‘targeted killing’ program allows for the use of lethal force, including with drones, that violates the right to life under international law.

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Sustainability: No More Deepwater Horizons

– May 3, 2013Posted in: Sustainability

Sierra Club

Sierra Club

Three years ago, the Gulf experienced one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history, when an explosion on BP’s Deep Water Horizon rig left an oil well gushing. The damage from that disaster will be felt in the Gulf region for years to come. But Big Oil hasn’t learned its lesson. Oil companies continue to push for dangerous, devastating drilling projects on our coasts and in our public lands. Last year, Shell Oil had to abandon plans to drill in America’s Arctic when its equipment continually failed. And just this month, an Exxon Mobil pipeline in Arkansas ruptured, releasing 157,000 of gallons of oil into a small community. Tell President Obama that we need to protect our communities, coasts, and public lands from dangerous oil drilling and spills!

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Upcoming Events: A Place at the Table

– April 30, 2013Posted in: CCSJ Ignatian Advocacy Alerts

praxisFilm Streams

A Place at the Table runs Friday, May 3 through May 16th at Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater. The film discusses food injustice-specifically food insecurity. Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite the fact that we have the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine this issue through the lens of three people who are struggling with food insecurity. Their stories are interwoven with insights from experts, especially sociologists. A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all. Yet, the solution will only come when the American public decides that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all! For more information, or to watch the trailer, click here.

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Upcoming Events: Candidates Accountability Night

– April 29, 2013Posted in: CCSJ Ignatian Advocacy Alerts

praxisOmaha Together One Community (OTOC)

On Monday, May 6th at 7pm, OTOC is hosting a Candidates Accountability Night. The event will take place at Pius X Church at 6905 Blondo Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68104. Candidates for Mayor and City Council will be joining OTOC so that the community can be educated on where they each stand on important issues. For more information, click here.

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