Action Alert
2008/11/25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Submitted by Staff on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 9:54am
United Nations Secretary-General's Campaign to End Violence Against Women25 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
"All of us – men and women, soldiers and peacekeepers, citizens and leaders – have a responsibility to help end violence against women. States must honour their commitments to prevent violence, bring perpetrators to justice and provide redress to victims. And each of us must speak out in our families, workplaces and communities, so that acts of violence against cease." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
2008/11/19: Visa denied to Catholic priest Rafael de Jesus Gallego of Colombia,
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 1:39pmA Joint statement by COHA and CSN
2008/11/18: Should WI Prisoners have the Right to Read?
Submitted by Staff on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 2:58pm
Should WI Prisoners have the Right to Read?
Should WI Prisoners have the Right to Own a Book?
Should WI Prisoners have the Right to Own a Used Book?
WI Department of Corrections is currently not allowing used books to be purchased by or donated to prisoners through retail bookstores.
Please let Secretary Raemisch, Governor Doyle & your state representative know that you support prisoners’ rights to receive used books from retail bookstores.
2008/11/18: 'Free Gaza' to Aid Agencies: "Deliver it by Sea!"
Submitted by Staff on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 1:15pm
The Free Gaza Movement today issued this open letter to all organizations delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip
Israel's closure of its land borders with Gaza and Egypt's similar measures on the Rafah border are a humanitarian disaster for 1.5 million Palestinians. The United Nations announced last Thursday that inside Gaza it had run out of the food essentials to supply 750,000 desperately needy citizens. "This has become a blockade against the United Nations itself," a spokesman said.
2008/11/15: California Immigration Action Alert! Call today....
Submitted by Staff on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 11:28amCalifornia Immigration Action Alert!
2008/11/14: USDA Should Invest in Grazing, not Confinement
Submitted by Staff on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 1:35pmNovember 14, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
2008/11/12: UFPJ Urges Citizens to Set Up Meetings with Congressional Representatives TODAY!
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 8:06amUnited for Peace and Justice Urges Citizens to Set Up Meetings with Congressional Representatives TODAY!
2008/10/31: Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado Threatened - Colombia
Submitted by Staff on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 12:05pm