From Interprovincial Care of Earth Subcommittee: 

• Consider the environmental cost of returning unwanted gifts, estimated at 5 billion pounds of retail returns discarded in landfills every year... read more here.
• Read about an Amazonia photo exhibit that chronicles both the "magic" of the region as well as the "devastating consequences" of the exploitation of the Earth.  View a 6-minute video about the exhibit.

From Interprovincial Hunger Subcommittee:

• Ask your  U.S. Senators NOT to cut funding to address childhood hunger in the Build Back Better legislation. 

From Interprovincial Immigration Advocacy Subcommittee:

• S. Elizabeth Greim, DC, Province of St. Louise shares this great article regarding refugees in Utica and Upstate NY.
• Check out this article in Commonweal Magazine on the history of Las Hermanas, “the first national religious-political organization of Chicana and Latina Roman Catholics in the United States.”   You can sign-up to receive weekly updates from the border to your inbox here.

From Interprovincial Human Trafficking Subcommittee:

• The Impact of Legalizing Prostitution on the Black Community Hosted by the National Black Faith Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Please join on January 29th at 11am EST for this all important topic. Register for this free event here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-impact-of-decriminalizing-prostitution-on-the-black-community-tickets-174560634557

From US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking:

• Please ask your Representative to renew the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victim Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 (TVPRA) HR 5150. See description here. Sign the letter here.
• This article and one-hour recording document the work of Catholic Sisters in working to end human trafficking.
• Read about ethical shopping to combat slavery and promote creation care.  Ask yourself these questions - When we shop, are we supporting slavery? Are we creating a burden on the environment?  

From The Dispatch:

• This fact sheet explains why the Build Back Better Act will lower the cost of critical services for working families. Please contact your Senators.    

Introducing a new resource! From time to time our Interprovincial Subcommittees will offer an introduction to terminology within their area of focus. We hope you will find it of value as you continue to navigate the world of Social Justice.

• This week the Interprovincial Homelessness and Insecure Housing Subcommittee offers an introduction to various homeless populations.