Weekly Justice Highlights

Human Trafficking: An opportunity to oppose human trafficking is being offered to the international community. Tell the Super Bowl Host Committee that they have a responsibility to protect the children who will be trafficked to Texas (USA) for the Super Bowl (Click non US near the word, "State" at the website for international action).

Challenging unjust corporate systems: Send a message to the CEO’s of chocolate companies in Ivory Coast (who are on the brink of war) urging them to back democracy and peace by publicly committing to work only with President Alassane Ouattara’s democratically elected government (International Action is available).

Care of Earth: At the end of 2010, the Department of the Interior decided to establish a system that would identify and protect irreplaceable and unique wild lands in the Western United States. Write Secretary Ken Salazar a thank you for his efforts (Kenneth Salazar, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240).

Care of Earth: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its decision to protect mountain communities and the health of Appalachian citizens by vetoing the largest sing mountaintop removal coal mining permit in West Virginia history, the Spruce No. 1 Mine. Thank the EPA for taking this bold step and urge Federal Legislators to follow the EPA by making the protections permanent.

Other Potential Actions:

Call and urge members of Congress to continue supporting the rebuilding efforts of Haiti. A voice resolution is being made so you may call 1.646.452.9493 (enter pin number 3804) to state your name and where you are from. Then, state that we need to keep our promise and stand with Haiti. This nationwide voice resolution will be shared with members of Congress. Written action is available.

Just days after the hugely successful action at Northwest Farm Credit Services where Ruby Ridge workers turned in over 32,300 signatures, Ruby Ridge dairy has now renewed their threat to take legal action against many of these workers and the UFW. Send an email to CEO of Northwest Farm Credit Services to take immediate action and use their influence to ensure that Ruby Ridge doesn’t continue retaliating against these workers at

Urge Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to abolish the death penalty.

Join a solidarity protest as a National Day of Action on January 25 at noon on the corner of Sixth and Chestnut (Mazzoli Federal Building) to challenge late 2010 raids, questioning by FBI agents, being subpoenaed before a Grand Jury and reactivation of subpeonas on activists who oppose the war.

On February 11 – 13, faith communities are invited to preach and discuss the issue of global warming (scroll down and look to the left).

The story of “One Family in Gaza” by acclaimed independent filmmaker Jen Marlowe is a 23 minute documentary of courage and resilience.

The Catholic Health Association has partnered with Practice Greenhealth to promote a new electronic resource—the Environmental Sustainability Getting Started Guide. The booklet shares practices and resources from across Catholic health ministry and other leaders in environmental stewardship.