Posts By: catherinegordon

PCUSA Joins Letter on Excessive Military Spending

Joint Statement: U.S. organizations react to global military spending report April 27, 2020 Our diverse group of 39 think-tanks, non-profits, faith-based organizations, and advocacy groups based in the United States find the exorbitant amount of money spent on militaries worldwide to be an irresponsible and harmful use of global wealth. The Global Military Expenditures Report… Read more »

PCUSA Joins Letter Urging Immediate Sanctions Relief for Countries in Need

Amid COVID-19 pandemic a group of nonprofit organizations sends letter to President Trump urging an overhaul in sanctions regimes Washington, DC (April 23, 2020): Today, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 70 organizations representing humanitarian, research, peacebuilding, faith-based, human rights, and other civil society groups with over 40 million supporters sent a letter to President… Read more »

PCUSA Joins 164 Organizations Urging Halt of Deportations to Haiti

  Today 164 human rights organizations, immigrants’ rights organizations, faith-based groups and academic institutions across the United States and Haiti submitted a letter to the Trump Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) denouncing the deportation of 61 Haitians on April 7, 2020, and urging them to halt deportations to… Read more »

The PCUSA joins100 advocacy orgs in asking the government to ensure that immigrants and refugees are not harmed by the #COVID19 crisis

The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 The Honorable Chad Wolf Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 March 31, 2020 Secretary Pompeo and Acting Secretary Wolf: We write to request that your Departments take action to ensure that refugees and individuals who… Read more »

25+ Organizations Urge Trump to Ease Iran Sanctions to Combat Coronavirus

March 20, 2020 Dear President Trump, Sec. Mnuchin and Sec. Pompeo Containing the deadly COVID-19 pandemic will require a global effort with nations deploying all available resources at their disposal. Iran has become an epicenter for the outbreak, with 1,433 deaths and nearly 20,000 infected. To help stem the continued spread of the virus inside… Read more »

PCUSA Joins Call for Full Funding of UNRWA and Programs in West Bank and Gaza

March 2, 2020 Dear Members of Congress: We are writing as U.S. churches and church-related organizations, with a long commitment to working toward a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict in Israel-Palestine. Our faith commitment calls us to ensure that those who are most vulnerable receive the assistance they need. We were heartened to… Read more »

Imagine! God’s Earth and People Restored April 24th-27th

Join us for Advocacy Training Weekend Compassion Peace and Justice Training Day – April 24th & Ecumenical Advocacy Days – April 24th – 27th Imagine!  God’s Earth and People Restored   Around the world, the most marginalized communities disproportionately affected by hunger, poverty, and the structural history of colonialism and racism are experiencing the impacts… Read more »

Presbyterian Church (USA) Joins Faith Statement on Escalating Violence with Iran

As people of faith, we condemn the United States’ dangerous aggression towards Iran, including the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and the deployment of additional troops to the region. We urge the Administration to step back from the brink of war. Our faith communities see the futility of war, and its power to dehumanize. We… Read more »

OPW Statement on New “Public Charge” Regulation

  August 13 – Washington, DC Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that it is implementing a new “public charge” regulation as it continues to attempt to greatly reduce immigration levels into the United States.   This new criteria, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, will take effect on October 15th and will greatly expand the definition of… Read more »