Weekly Justice Highlights

Nuclear Weapons: Sign a petition to eliminate nuclear weapons.  

Immigration: U.S. citizens are invited to call toll free 1.866.940.2439 and urge U.S. Representatives to support immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship and reunites families.  The SAFE Act, Border Security Results Act, Agricultural Guestworker Act, and SKILLS Visas Act are not real reforms to our broken immigration system. 

Care of Earth: Tell President Obama that natural gas is not a solution to U.S. future energy, especially when the industry of fracking is not held accountable for pollution.   

Call and urge U.S. Representatives (1.866.940.2439; no charges apply) to vote for the Quigley amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would cut excess funds for the B61 nuclear bomb.

Sign a petition urging CEO’s of public television to keep Koch money from influencing public television programming.   

A resolution to action on Immigration Reform published by LCWR is located here.    

U.S. citizens are invited to download, sign and deliver a letter to Wendy’s encouraging them to join the Fair Food Program where farmworker rights are protected.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement continues without transparency.  Urge Congress to expose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement details.  Please scroll down.

 Urge U.S. Senators to co-sponsor the State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act that would engage states in a friendly competition to find the best ideas, strategies and innovations for increasing energy production.     

Plastics turned into oil? Why are we not doing this?  Check this five minute video out here. 

Educational resources on the topic of peace are located here. 

The 2013 Trafficking In Persons Report can be read and/or downloaded here.