Empowering Women: Urge members of the upper house of the Afghan National Assembly and the Chair of the Legislative Committee to vote against an amendment that would stop relatives of accused persons from appearing as witnesses and allow tormentors of women and children to go free. (International action available)
Challenging Unjust Systems: Urge Congress NOT to fast track the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade agreement that threatens jobs, the environment, public health and more .
Care of Earth: Sign a petition to Rush urging him not to make claims about climate change that have been proven false.
Promoting Peace: Urge U.S. lawmakers to co-sponsor the Sudan Peace, Security and Accountability Act. This act would demand action to protect those at risk, create a sustainable peace and hold President Omar al-Bashir accountable for his actions.
Immigration: The Interfaith Immigration Coalition invites you to join in the prayer, fasting, and advocacy for immigration reform. Please join us as an individual, family, congregation, or study group. Sign up here.
In the Spirit of St. Vincent: Urge Congress to stop cuts to vital programs (i.e. SNAP) and require corporations and those wealthy enough to do so to pay their share by reducing unfair and unneeded tax breaks as well as make sensible Pentagon cuts that enhance security and end wasteful spending.
Urge Trans-Pacific Partnership trade countries to advance proposals that promote public health and stem preventable deaths from diseases related to tobacco, by guaranteeing nations' sovereign domestic rights and abilities to adopt or maintain measures to reduce tobacco use and to prevent tobacco-related deaths and diseases.
Individuals are invited to call their local NBC station asking that the film, Women and Spirit, the LCWR film about Catholic Sisters in the U.S. be available for NBC broadcasts nationwide as part of NBC's "Horizons of the Spirit' series to begin in mid-September. Spread the word to others once you have made the call.
Send a postcard to either urge your mayor to or thank your mayor for keep/keeping unregistered guns off the streets.
Urge President Obama to demand real regulation of the poultry industry to protect public health and workers' safety over that of saving big corporations money.
Human Trafficking Information: Late last year Allegany Franciscan Ministries awarded a grant to our local Tampa Bay PBS affiliate, WEDU, to produce a documentary film and community outreach campaign on human trafficking. Our goal was to draw attention to the appalling reality of sex and labor trafficking, particularly within the Tampa Bay community. On September 26th at 9 pm, the documentary, Too Close to Home, will air on WEDU PBS. Two PSA's have also been produced; they are airing on the station and may also be viewed on Allegany Franciscan Ministries' web site.
Louisville: On September 24 at 4:45 p.m., women and their male allies will march to shatter the silence (symbolized by night) that tends to surround sexual and domestic violence, raise awareness about the various forms of violence, and provide support to survivors, partners, family members and friends. Individuals will gather at MCSquare at Spalding University (large green space on Breckenridge between 3rd and 4th Street next to the ELC building). For more information, contact Mens Work at 502.494.9044 or www.mensworkinc.com.
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