Good News: Reynolds has agreed to meet with FLOC. With recent pressure from farm workers and supporters, Reynolds has acknowledged that it has responsibility to work with other parties, including farm workers, to correct human rights abuses in their supply chain.
Immigrant Youth: On May 11, 2011 Senator Richard Durbin introduced the DREAM Act of 2011, S. 952: a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children. Urge Senators to cosponsor S. 952.
Tell President Obama that the next step toward fixing our immigration system is to stop deporting DREAMers.
The U.S. Senate has yet to release its version of FY 2012 Budget. A letter for editing was written by NETWORK for sending to Senators.
Urge President Obama to encourage the Environmental Protection Agency to uphold the Clean Air Act and protect Americans from smog when it comes up for review this July.
Stop the assault on safeguards that protect civil rights, the environment, food, children’s toys, workplaces, healthcare and the economy by urging U.S. legislators to oppose the REINS Act.
Urge U.S. Representatives to co-sponsor a bill that would ban ocean factory fish farms in federal waters.
Know anyone graduating from high school or college under the age of 26? Express Congratulations and share a graduation factsheet on healthcare.
A 10-minute video entitled, Repairing the Brokenness: A Faithful Response to U.S.-sponsored Torture. The video addresses the need for accountability for U.S.-sponsored torture from several faith leaders.
A 5-minute video demonstrating how to turn plastic back into oil (in Japanese with English subtitles).
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