Great News: The House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act and the legislation moves to the Senate. You are invited to call Senators urging them to vote for cloture and support the DREAM Act.
Challenging Unjust Governments: Urge Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to safeguard people’s interest by opposing this dangerous nuclear power plant (International Action available)
Challenging Unjust Governments: Five months ago the government of Guatemala agreed to suspend operations at the Marlin Gold Mine in San Marcus due to environmental concerns and social conflicts in the area. Today it is still up and running without addressing the concerns. Urge the Guatemalan government to suspend operations to protect health, safety and livelihoods of those in the area (International Action available)
Nuclear Weapons: The U.S. Catholic Bishops are urging calls to Senators in support of the START Treaty.
Other Potential Actions
U.S. citizens are urged to contact Representatives and Senators urging them to approve the National Housing Trust Fund before the end of the year recess and to contact leadership in their legislative body to assure funding for NHTF.
Urge Congress and President Obama to restore vital Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to thousands of refugees who are seniors or have disabilities and who lost these benefits on September 30, 2010.
Send a thank you to Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar and President Obama who stated that there will be NO new offshore drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts or in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico for the next five years. Be patient the form will show up.
China helped finance genocide in Darfur through its oil purchases and supplied the genocidaires with weapons. Beijing has repeatedly used its influence to shield members of the regime in Khartoum from international pressure and last month tried to bury a U.N. Report that says Chinese bullets were used in Darfur. Tell U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice to hold China accountable and demand it join international efforts to promote peace in Sudan.
Individuals are invited to extend their personal wishes and prayers for our sisters and brothers in Bethlehem during this upcoming Christmas season before January 7, 2011 (Eastern Christmas) to the Arab Educational Institute at info@aeicenter.org. View sample messages
Resource for World Peace Day, January 1, 2011.
Kentucky: Kentuckians for the Commonwealth is asking individuals to sign the Land Unsuitable for Mining petition that is intended to protect three tributaries of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, Upper and Lower Teges Creeks and Cane Creek (scroll down to take action)
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