Tell Your Representative to Act to Reduce Nuclear Risk and Prevent Nuclear War

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From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): Recently our friends at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their iconic Doomsday Clock ahead to 90 seconds before midnight, the closest it’s ever come to a symbolic global catastrophe. This is due in part … Continued

Tell Congress to Cut the Pentagon Budget and Support Vulnerable Persons First

From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The new majority in the House of Representatives wants to cut spending down to FY2022 levels, but what it really means is they’re planning on exempting the Pentagon from cuts and instead cutting … Continued

‘People Over Pentagon’ Proposal Would Take $100 Billion From Pentagon to Fund Social Programs

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/13/people-over-pentagon-proposal-would-take-100-billion-pentagon-fund-social-programs The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there’s not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet,” said one proponent. JESSICA CORBETT June 13, 2022 Progressive advocacy groups across the … Continued

Tell Your Representative to Support Reviving the Iran Anti-Nuclear Agreement

From Peace Action (http://www.peace-action.org/): The Senate recently voted on two non-binding measures that unfortunately showed soft support for efforts to revive the Iran anti-nuclear agreement (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) by the Biden Administration and European allies. … Continued

Call to Prayer for a Peaceful Solution Between the Ukraine and Russia

Posted at https://www.pcusa.org/news/2022/1/24/call-prayer-peaceful-solution-between-ukraine-and/ As people of the Christian faith, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been in partnership with churches in both Ukraine and Russia over the last 30 years – and with churches in the former Soviet Union for many … Continued

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe to Issue Pastoral Letter Calling for Nuclear Disarmament

We encourage all our members, partners and friends to read this press release from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe announcing a press conference for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11th, where Archbishop John C. Wester will discuss his pastoral letter, “Living in … Continued