Good News: Late in the evening on March 7, the KY
Senate passed KY HB 3, The Human Trafficking Victims Rights Act.
The House had passed the legislation
unanimously earlier.
The bill now awaits
the Governor’s signature.
Thanks to all
the prayers, phone calls and visits each of you made to legislators in
protecting children and victims of human trafficking.
Immigration: Individuals are
invited to call
U.S.
Senators and their U.S. Representative (1.
202.224.3121; charges apply) urging them
to support immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship that prioritizes
family unity.
Action is also
available here.
Promoting Peace:
The second negotiating conference on the ATT will take place at the UN
Headquarters in
New York
from 18–28 March 2013.
Please find a
link to the Women’s International league for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
petition
MAKE IT BINDING, which advocates for a legally-binding provision on preventing
armed gender-based violence in the Arms Trade Treaty.
Individuals may also
urge President Obama to
support a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty.
(International
action is available)
The
Fair Minimum Wage
Act of 2013 (S. 460, H.R. 1010) would raise the federal minimum wage from
$7.25 to $10.10 in three increments of ninety-five cents in addition to raising
the minimum wage for tipped workers from $2.13 by 95cents/year until it is 70%
of the regular minimum wage.
Messages
for editing are located
here for Senate members and
here for House members.
G
un Violence
Prevention Weekend is March 15, 16, and 17:
Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence is urging as many congregations
and communities as possible to get involved in an event to prevent gun
violence. Faiths Against Gun Violence has
events and
places to add your event.
A toolkit for
faith groups is
available here.
The Adrian Dominican Sisters have prepared an update to help
individuals understand the different frameworks and principles being proposed
with regard to
Comprehensive ImmigrationReform.
Louisville:
A Presentation by Glen H. Stassen, Lewis B. Smedes, Professor of
Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary entitled, “
Just Peacemaking and
the Middle East,” will be held on Thursday, March 14 at 7p.m. in Frazier Hall
at
Bellarmine University.
The presentation is free and open to the
public.
Louisville: The Women’s Leadership Conference on
Religious Freedom and Bellarmine University Department of Theology invite you
to a
panel on Immigration expressing the Catholic Church's position on
immigration reform, the current status of
federal legislation and the impact on families and individuals in our community.
The event will take place on April 8 beginning at 5 p.m. at Hilary's, first
floor Horrigan Hall,
Bellarmine University (2001 Newburg Rd,
Louisville KY, 40205)
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