Weekly Justice Highlights

Care of Earth: Urge President Obama to RSVP for Rio+20 to protect Earth and humanity  (International Action is available)

Water: Recently a federal court overrode the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto of the Spruce Mine, despite the fact that 110 cubic yards of mining waste will be pushed into the local waterways, generate toxic pollutants and bury over six miles of stream (violation of the Clean Water Act). Urge the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to save mountains and stand up for the Clean Water Act.

Immigrants: As the US Supreme Court soon decides the fate of the Arizona anti-immigrant law (SB 1070), light a candle in solidarity with those who believe in equal treatment and equal opportunity for all families. 

Promoting Peace and Protecting Women/Children Around the World: Urge U.S. Senators, Representatives and President Obama to bring home the troops from Afghanistan as specified in the Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act (HR 780).

Urge President Obama to lead a bold new food security partnership with small farmers at the G8 that will save 15 million children from being stunted in growth and lift 50 million globally out of poverty.

On May 28, 2010, Anastasio Hernández Rojas, a 42-year old construction worker, husband, father of five US-citizen children, and long-time resident of San Diego, CA, was brutally beaten, repeatedly shot with a taser while handcuffed, and killed as a result by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego. Urge the Border Patrol to respect life rather than beat, taser, handcuff and kill individuals.

Urge President Obama to keep his promise on hydraulic fracking as stated in his State of the Union speech that drilling and fracking for natural gas would happen “without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk."

Urge U.S. Senators (1.202.224.3121; charges apply) to support the Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 (S. 2230) that will close an array of tax loopholes that allow millionaires and billionaires to pay lower taxes than middle-class families. (Act before April 16 vote)

April 17 is a global day of action on military spending that reached $1.6 trillion in 2010.  Individuals and groups are invited to watch a video promoting the Global Day of Action on military spending.

April 22 marks Earth Day and Catholic Relief Services has put together resources for the education of young people on the responsibility to care for creation. Resources are located here. 

Chicago: As NATO meets, Peace Action, and peace and justice activists, will also meet to map out an alternative path in a Counter-Summit for Peace and Economic Justice on May 18 - 19. On May 20, meet with Afghans for Peace and support Afghanistan war veterans as they rally and march to the NATO Summit to return their military medals to the NATO Generals in a March for Justice and Reconciliation.  

Louisville: On Thursday, April 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. on Sixth and Broadway, a vigil to prevent the war with Iran will take place. Bring a sign.