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Faith-Based Recommendations for US Participation in UN Climate Change Convention
Faith Based Recommendations for United States Participation in COP17 Ensuring a Global Commitment Beyond Kyoto As people and communities of faith, called to till and to tend â to protect and to serve – Godâs Creation and seek justice for all people, we believe that a global framework and response to climate change is necessary […]
MORE INFORMATION: Questions & Answers about U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
WHAT KIND OF AID DOES THE U.S. PRESENTLY PROVIDE THE PALESTINIANS? Congress annually provides three pots of money to the Palestinian people: (1) $200 million in direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority government; (2) $150 million or more in support of Palestinian security forces; and (3) Approximately $200 million in support of humanitarian assistance in […]
Tell Congress – Aid to Palestinians is Necessary for Peace
Last week, we began a series about Israeli-Palestinian peace with an alert discussing the necessity of negotiations toward a two-state solution. Today, we continue that series, addressing the issue of U.S. foreign aid to the Palestinian people. In the wake of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision this fall to move forward with a resolution asking […]
Native American Month and Advocacy today
When I give workshops, I stress that advocacy is a very broad term. It is often more than contacting our elected officials. Advocating for justice can mean educating yourself and others about an issue; it can mean changing your mind and the minds of others; it can mean changing your actions and encouraging change in […]
Tell The President – Peace In The Holy Land Must Be A Priority Now!
"On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded; Then Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Of Zion it shall be said, 'Everyone was born in her,' And the Most High himself shall sustain her." — Psalm 87 (page 711, Book of Common Prayer) The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
MORE INFORMATION: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Middle East Peace Negotiations
WHY ARE NEGOTIATIONS NECESSARY? At present, Israel occupies the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and has since 1967. Nearly all Israelis and Palestinians agree, and the official positions of both the state of Israel and the Palestinian Authority affirm, that an end to the occupation is necessary for a just […]
Support the Second Chance Act to invest in prisoner re-entry programs, EPPN urges
The Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) is calling on Episcopalians to contact their United States Senators and urge them to support the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Senate Bill 1060) when it comes to the floor. The Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives this fall by an overwhelming vote of 347-62, would invest in prisoner-reentry programs that […]
Urge Senators to Support Complete and Accurate Sex Education Vote Expected This Week
As early as next week, the U.S. Senate is expected to consider a bipartisan amendment to S. 105, the TANF reauthorization, by Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) to give states flexibility in how they spend federal sex-education dollars. Current law forces states to use federal funds exclusively for abstinence-only programs, that is, […]
White Paper Proposing that the Biggest Single Step We Can Take to Save Oil and Curb Global Warming is to Raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Both Cars and Light Trucks
Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign 110 Maryland Avenue NE, Suite 108 Washington, DC 20002 Tel: 202.544.3110 Fax: 202.543.1297 Email: chuch@nrpe.org Corporate Average Fuel Economy A Fact Sheet The Biggest Single Step we can take to Save Oil and Curb Global warning is to Raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for both cars and light […]
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