Action alerts
Are you looking for opportunities to express your faith as it relates to the environment, peace advocacy, and social justice issues?
Action Alerts contain information about how you can get involved and provide a Brethren witness to legislative bodies and to society in general.
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Recent Action Alerts
*All downloadable Action Alerts are in PDF format.
February 19, 2010 - Topic: Christian denominations issue joint letter urging immigration reform,
February 3, 2010 - Topics include: Brethren lunch to be a part of Ecumenical Advocacy Days on the issue of immigration; International peace conference planned on issue of nuclear non-proliferation; United Farm Workers initiates petition drive following harassment against farm worker
December 18, 2009 - Topic: New PDF responds to troop build-up in Afghanistan (A Selection of Annual Conference Statements - Resources for responding to the troop build-up in Afghanistan)
December 9, 2009 - Topics include: Church leaders speak out on climate change, Campaign seeks to elevate development and foreign assistance reform, Mennonites ask for support for Afghanistan war resister, Church World Service announces Ecumenical Advocacy Days focus on immigration.
November 13, 2009 - Topics include: UN Secretary General statement on exploitation of environment in armed conflict, Ecumenical groups support trend toward nuclear disarmament, Countdown to Copenhagen climate change talks, NCC calls for halt to Coal River Mountain mining in W. Virginia, Advent Resources, '300 in 30' campaign offered by NRCAT, and Heeding God's Call group opposes Pennsylvania gun legislation. (Statement Against Torture)
September 29, 2009 - Topic: Health Care (Statement on Health Care, full document) (Survey)
April 22, 2009 - Topics include: Poverty, a time for sharing, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq, conference call on volunteerism, National Council of Churches (NCC) leaders named to President's Advisory Council, and Earth Day 2009.
March 4, 2009 - Topics include: Ecumenical Advocacy Days, International Women’s Day, Christians petition President Obama to end war in Iraq, and climate change.
February 6, 2009 - Topics include: Farm Labor Organizing
Committee, nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis' Nomination as Sect. of Labor, and Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP).
January 7, 2009 - Topics include: Support a cease fire in the Middle East, Heeding God’s Call public witness to end gun violence on 1-19-09, Rebirthing King, Rebirthing America. (Supporting documents: information on Heeding God's Call public witness)
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