by edaday | Jul 30, 2020 | Peace & Justice
In writing for Voices for Creative Nonviolence, founder Kathy Kelly cites grim statistics of how the war in Yemen has affected its people, and most alarmingly its children. “Children, who bear no responsibility for governance or warfare, endure the...
by edaday | Jul 30, 2020 | Peace & Justice
U. S. Circuit Court Judge Dolly M. Gee ruled this month that children detained for longer than 20 days should be released from family prisons. ICE has the authority to release parents with their children, but has instead chosen the path of cruelty—they have asked...
by edaday | Jul 29, 2020 | Peace & Justice
Earlier this month, people of different faith backgrounds assembled outside the Berks Detention Facility in Leesport, PA, to serve as a public witness to the inhumane and unjust imprisonment. They convened to call attention to the ruling made by a federal judge that...
by edaday | Jul 28, 2020 | Peace & Justice
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons webinar – Justice for Immigrants and the anti-trafficking campaign of the USCCB along with US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking will host a webinar to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons,...
by edaday | Jul 24, 2020 | Peace & Justice
The Viatorian Community joins with the Washington-based organization, Every Child Matters, in support of a coalition of grassroots and national advocates to lift up the stories and challenges of families and child care providers amidst today’s unprecedented health and...
