Resources on U.S. Immigration Policy
The following are additional resources on U.S. immigration policy, which correspond to our two-page election brief, "Justice for Immigrants in U.S. Policy." Find our entire series on Faithful Voting and Global Issues here.
Resources on Sanctions
The following are additional resources on nuclear disarmament, which correspond to our two-page election brief on sanctions, "Sanctions: Nonviolent Tool or Lethal Weapon?" Find our entire series on Faithful Voting and Global Issues here.
Resources on Climate Change and U.S. Policy
The following are additional resources on climate change, which correspond to our two-page election brief on U.S. climate policy, "Climate Change and Care for Creation." Find our entire series on Faithful Voting and Global Issues here.
Letter on Comment Period for New Asylum Rules
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following joint letter to the Department of Homeland Security urging them to extend the 30-day comment period on the new asylum regulations proposed in June 2020.
Letter in Support of Amendment to Cut the Pentagon Budget
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to the following letter to members of the Senate, urging their support for a proposed amendment that would reallocate 10 percent of the Pentagon budget toward human needs priorities, especially in light of the pandemic.
Open Letter on COVID-19 and Humanitarian Disarmament
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to the following open letter in June 2020.
Development Finance for COVID-19 Crisis Should Uphold Human Rights
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following statement from the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, issued May 18, 2020.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Welcomes House Committee’s Climate Crisis Recommendations
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on June 1, 2020.
Catholic Leaders Statement in Support of Free the Families and End Family Detention
Statement calling for the immediate release of children and their parents from immigrant detention centers.
Catholic Leaders Call to Free the Families and End Family Detention
Children need to be released from detention immediately and they need to be released with their parents.
Resources
The following resources were listed in the July-August 2020 issue of NewsNotes.
1. From Pax Christi International, sign a letter to Pope Francis thanking him for prioritizing nonviolence in his work on a just recovery from the COVID-19 crisis: https://bit.ly/TYPaxChristi
Work to Protect Oceans Continues
Ocean ecosystems are vital for mitigating climate change, but they are at risk of collapse due to the ecological crisis. The following article was published in the July-August 2020 issue of NewsNotes.