God of justice, we pray for the people of North Korea. We pray for those who are imprisoned and for those who have loved ones in prison. We pray for those who are persecuted for their faith or other reasons….
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April 25, 2010
Posts Tagged: human rights
April 22, 2010
Conflict Minerals Trade Act
From Amnesty International USA Ask your representative to co-sponsor the Conflict Minerals Trade Act. A small window of opportunity just opened this week that could finally break the cycle of weapons freely flowing in to the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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April 5, 2010
Hope admidst suffering
On April 1, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Aramark Corporation issued a joint statement to announce that they have reached an “agreement to to address farmworker wages and working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida.” The…
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March 17, 2010
Stop Violence Against Women
From the Presbyterian Washington Office: Ask your Senators and Representative to cosponsor the International Violence Against Women Act. The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) has been introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The bill, which was…
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February 12, 2010
Protect human rights in the Philippines
The following request comes from our sisters and brothers in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Use this sample letter to send your message. Release Dr. Alexis Montes and other detained health workers! “Freedom is what we have—Christ…
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February 3, 2010
Environmental and Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar to Armenia
Would you like to visit Armenia and: Explore how people of faith care for God’s earth? Learn about Armenia’s relationships with its neighbors, including Turkey? Visit reforestation sites and pristine forests in need of protection from mining that threatens them?…
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January 27, 2010
Farmworker Freedom March
From the PC(USA) Campaign for Fair Food: Announcing the day of God’s favor, the gospel of Luke tells us Jesus inaugurated his ministry by reading from the scroll of Isaiah, proclaiming release to the captives. As followers of Jesus we…
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December 23, 2009
Help take on conflict minerals
Urge Your Representative to Cosponsor the Conflict Minerals Trade Act The Conflict Minerals Trade Act of 2009, H.R. 4128, introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Washington), would help develop the means to ensure that…
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November 23, 2009
Support human rights in Colombia
Through November 24, a letter calling for change in U.S. policy towards Colombia will be circulating through the House of Representatives. This letter calls for a decrease in U.S. aid for Colombia’s military and an increase in support for human…
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November 18, 2009
Day of remembrance to end modern-day slavery
Light a candle and say a prayer to end modern-day slavery in the fields today. In the early hours of November 18, 2007, farmworker Mariano Lucas hung from the ceiling inside the cargo hold of a box truck in Immokalee…
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