Human Trafficking and the U.S. Super Bowl: Encourage Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to urge the Indiana General Assembly to strengthen its anti-trafficking laws in advance of Super Bowl XLVI. Additionally on this same page are actions to the National Football League and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee to make trafficking awareness and prevention a priority by aggressively promoting the issue and supporting public and law enforcement anti-trafficking efforts.
Care of Earth: Individuals are urged to thank the Obama Administration at for protecting 1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon as off limits to new mining claims for the next twenty years.
The January 2012 issue of Stop Trafficking co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is located here.
Urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline and let him know of your solidarity in working to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies.
Avaaz, a transnational membership who empowers individuals to take action on current issues, has members who are currently being tortured by Syria’s regime. Avaaz has just released a terrifying report revealing the scale of Syria’s detention facilities that could force key governments to confront the horrors in this report and accelerate the end of Assad. Sign a petition that will be delivered along with the report to the Arab League and the United Nations Security Council demanding they refer Assad to the International Criminal Court to be tried for crimes against humanity.
Sign a petition telling WalMart you won’t buy genetically engineered sweet corn.
Individuals are invited to urge world leaders to attend the Rio+20 in June 2012 in Brazil.
The United Nations has launched a campaign, “Rio+20: The Future We Want”. The purpose is to engage the world community in a global conversation in preparation for the Rio +20 Conference in June 2012. The campaign invites us to share ideas about life in the future and positive imaging of the future.
On the weekend of February 10-12, Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) invites clergy and lay leaders to participate in a National Preach-In on Global Warming. More information and resources are located here.
Empowering Women in Louisville, KY: On January 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Red Barn, on University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus, The Women 4 Women Student Chapter is seeking to raise awareness of modern-day slavery by hosting a Human Trafficking Conference with speakers on the issue. They hope to encourage students and the public to become involved in efforts to create awareness of human trafficking. Admission is free and open to the public.
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