Weekly Justice Highlights

Immigration and Action Today:  On this Feast of St. Frances Cabrini, patroness of immigrants, individuals are invited to contact U.S. Representatives at 1.800.826.3688 (NO Charges) urging them to pass a bill that is comprehensive and includes a path to citizenship; and oppose the SAFE act. The SAFE Act is a concern because of its single-minded focus on immigration enforcement that will likely increase detentions and deportations and encourage racial profiling and unconstitutional detentions, without fixing any of the real problems of the broken immigration system.  NETWORK will delver the postcards signed for immigration reform today to legislators office in DC.

In the Spirit of St. Vincent, U.S. citizens are invited to urge legislators to protect SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and stand with low-income families working to put food on the table.     

Challenging Unjust Structures:  Urge Pepsi to join Coke and show zero tolerance for land grabs for the production of sugar.     

Call and urge U.S. Senators (1.202.224.3121; Charges Apply) to support diplomacy with Iran and oppose sanctions. 

Urge U.S. Senators to stand for democracy and human rights in Honduras ahead of the November 24 presidential election by signing Senator Kaine's letter that would ensure the right of all Honduran citizens to peacefully assembly, campaign and vote.     

Urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make changes to the proposed rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act to ensure that new regulations do not put safe farms out of business; harm soil, water and wildlife or shut down the growth of local and regional healthy food systems.     

Urge U.S. Senators to end taxpayer subsidized CEO bonuses by passing the "Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act (S. 1476).   

Urge Warren Buffet to stop bullying rail yard workers who are trying to lift themselves out of poverty by demanding more than $9/hr pay.    

Sign a petition to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, to help sanction key conflict gold smugglers that aid and abet rebel groups in the Congo.    

No Need to Kill: Reflections of Murder Victims' Family Members booklet is located here.     

Louisville:  On December 5 at 7 p.m., Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking will speak at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library (4th and York in downtown Louisville).  Space is limited so reserve a FREE ticket(s) here.