In the Spirit of St. Vincent: Tell President Obama that he can count on your prayers as he continued to earnestly address hunger and poverty.
Immigration: In our efforts of solidarity with those without a voice, U.S. citizens are invited to urge Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor to move swiftly forward on immigration that includes a pathway to legalization and eventual citizenship for the undocumented, reforms the family and business immigration system and provides visas for Irish workers by calling 1-866-940-2439 or visiting their contact pages here and here.
Immigration: Tell Speaker Boehner and Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte how unacceptable Representative Steve King’s remarks likened DREAMers to drug mules.
Care of Earth: Urge the new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy to protect public health and support cleaner gasoline and tailpipes.
Nuclear Weapons: Urge President Obama to engage in negotiation to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Urge U.S. legislators to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement fast track.
Urge U.S. Senators to co-sponsor S. Res. 203 expressing “the sense of the Senate regarding efforts by the U.S. to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution."
Urgent Attention Needed on the Bluegrass Pipeline Issue: Individuals from all over the U.S. are needed to urge KY Governor Steve Beshear ((502) 564-2611 OR by email) to address eminent domain in the special session of the 2013 KY General Assembly.
The August-September LCWR newsletter is now available online here.
Louisville: The annual Candle Floating Ceremony to mark the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be presented at 8 pm on Friday, August 9 at Willow Lake (corner of Lexington Road and Grinstead Drive). The ceremony is open to the public.
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