Current JPIC Action Alerts & Legislation
Federal Budget Timely publications that alert our readers on current and upcoming peace and social justice activities, legislative actions that promote human dignity, and integrity in all creation. Current Action Alerts
... Federal Budget, This advocacy addresses the general caps on the budget for such vital services as education, housing, employment, healthcare for children and care for older Americans. Recently, Congress passed the Budget Resolution that increase funds for human needs. The House and Senate negotiations agree upon a total for appropriations. The Budget allows for a $50 billion reserve fund to maintain and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a $20 billion reserve that can cover the long-over due improvements to the Food Stamp Program, and a $5 million reserve to increase Child Care funding. To read the entire resolution that was passed, please go to http://www.chn.org/humanneeds/070518a.html. Farm Bill, groundwork is still with the House Agriculture Committee. The JPIC Office continues to support this bill, which would address significant issues as listed in the summer issue of MESP. This legislation affects the nutritional programs for HIV/AIDS persons and trade relationships with developing countries. For more information please go to any of these websites. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/globalpoverty/, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/projects/200702fbhn.pdf, also http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/national/20070201farmbillbck.pdf, Farm and Food Policy Project @ http://www.farmandfoodproject.org/declaration.asp, National Catholic Rural Life Conference @ http://www.ncrlc.com/ and Unites States Department of Agriculture @ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdafarmbill?navtype=SU&navid=FARM_BILL_FORUMS HIV/AIDS Funding, thanks to your incredible efforts and those of many others concerned about our brothers and sisters affected by HIV and AIDS. President Bush recently asked Congress for an additional $30 billion toward battling Global AIDS crisis over the first five years, after he leaves office. This increase would provide life saving treatment to 2.5 million people, which is more than the 1.4 million on the current program. To read the entire press release, please go to http://www.one.org/node/339. Stop Human Trafficking!, An Urgent appeal has been made since immigration legislation, fuels human trafficking. A flood of letters to President Bush from the "grassroots" are urgently needed to correct the wrongful immigration situation. To access a model letter and send directly via email to the President go to http://capwiz.com/justiceforimmigrants/issues/alert/?alertid=9191476&type=PR. The Crisis in Darfur, the situation in Darfur continues to be riddled with strive and conflict. Earlier this spring President Bush decided on new sanctions to further pressure the Sudan's Government into cooperation with international efforts to halt the violence in Darfur. To read President Bush's press release on his Plan B efforts, please click here. We will continue to pressure for the best interests of the people in that country.The UN has pledged to provide support to the AU in logistics, materials and with military staff and police officers, while also offering civilian support in action, public information and the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Immigration Reform, Now that the 110th Congress is in full swing, as experts predicted that the U.S. Senate is considering comprehensive immigration reform, while the U.S. House of Representative will engage the issue later this summer. Amendments are being introduced in Congress, and they have since outlined a bipartisan immigration bill that would have allowed citizenship to an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants currently living in this country. President Bush said that this bill would help enforce our borders, but equally important, it will treat people with respect. Several attempts were made to come to some agreement, but the bill was pulled. Congress have agreed to continue discussions on this bill later this summer.To read the entire proposed bill which has received many different views within the Senate and the House, please click hereTo also read updates as Congress continues to discuss this important legislation, please go to http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org/in_the_media.html
Water, the JPIC Office observed the United Nations decade of International Year of Sanitation earlier this spring. Consequently, we are advocating against the privatization of water that hurts local communities. The alert addresses this concern, provides, letters to be sent to The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The World Bank (WB), also includes additional linkages: http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org/cms/index.cfm?group_id=1000, http://www.insidethebottle.org/ , http://www.ncrlc.com/water_commons.html and a powerpoint presentation Praying with/for water. SCHIP/CHAMP: This advocacy addresses the need to increase funding for low income children. The issue cleared the U.S. house. The U.S. Senate offers a less expensive version. To ensure responsible legislative, visit http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/schip-leveling-the-playing.pdf or http://www.piconetwork.org/. To take further action on this advocacy please go to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/408130689?00m=9451683
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