U.S. Senators are considering gun violence prevention legislation, and they need to hear your concerns and priorities. Please join people of faith in a national call-in day 1-888-897-0174 to legislators on Tuesday, April 9, to urge them to: Require universal background checks for all gun purchases Ban semi-automatic assault weapons […]
There’s still time – the House votes March 21st on the Ryan budget! Email Your Senators and Representative About Good and Bad Budget Plans Last week, House and Senate budget proposals offered starkly different visions for how to address America’s fiscal challenges and priorities. Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and the Senate Budget […]
“CT Clergy United to Prevent Gun Violence” The good news: Over 5,500 people converged on the Capitol on February 14 in the March for Change, including many faith leaders. AND we have passed the 350 mark on signatures* – please keep inviting your colleagues to sign on to our letter calling […]
On March 1, new federal cuts will begin to take effect. If nothing is done, many hundreds of thousands of people will be hurt by across-the-board cuts to education, job training, home heating assistance, public health, and social services, to name only a few areas. You can see a sampling […]
February 4th Interfaith Call-In Day to Prevent Gun Violence On Monday, February 4 join with people of many faith traditions in calling U.S. Senators and Representatives to urge them to act now to prevent more gun violence. More information is here. Call your Senators and Representative and ask them to act […]
The Bipartisan Taskforce on Gun Violence and Children’s Safety has created a website that is now up and running. It includes a wealth of information and dates/times/locations for upcoming hearings as well as an invitation to provide electronic testimony. http://www.cga.ct.gov/ASaferConnecticut/
President Obama announced executive orders and proposals for legislation to prevent gun violence on January 16 with the words “This time must be different.” NETWORK agrees. We also agree with the President that this will not happen unless the American people demand it. It is time for us to make […]
The US Catholic Bishops. as part of National Migration Week, are launching a postcard campaign calling for just and compassionate immigration reform. You may send an electronic postcard to your members of Congress here. This year’s Migration Week, Jan. 6-12, commemorates the 10th anniversary of “Strangers No Longer: Together on […]
Action Alert Tell your Representatives that you Value Diversity.Urge them to vote NO on HR 6429 Our faith calls us to welcome the stranger, and recognize the human dignity of all people with a wide variety of gifts. The STEM Jobs Act of 2012 eliminates the diversity visa program in […]