Weekly Justice Highlights

The August issue of Stop Trafficking co-sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is available here.  The focus of the issue is on Labor Trafficking in the U.S.A.

World Humanitarian Day is August 19.  The international community is invited to commit to doing something good for someone else that day.  A commitment can be made here.  

Care of Earth: Urge Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack to protect wild forests from fracking and not to give in to  oil and gas industry pressure. 

Human Trafficking:  The U.S. Congress has four pieces of pending anti-trafficking legislation.  PolarisProject urges support for pending legislation.  For more information and to take action.    

Challenging Unjust Practices: The international community is invited to sign a petition to President Kikwete (Tanzania) urging him to protect the Maasai people of Africa from foreign hunters looking for places to hunt wildlife.  

Urge Verizon board member Richard Carrion to demand that Verizon reach a fair deal for its workers with a contract.  

A free United Nation’s daily e-mail briefing called, UN Wire, informing the international community on news can be obtained by signing up here.   

Louisville:  On October 13, 2012, the 13^th annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the KY Country Day School.  Registration before September 15 is $30/day.  After September 15, the registration is $40/day.