From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): Take action today. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this action.) Congress created the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 with broad bi-partisan support. VAWA is an essential tool in combatting … Continued
From Everytown for Gun Safety (https://www.everytown.org/): The dating partner loophole allows certain unmarried domestic abusers to legally pass a background check and purchase a gun — even though dating partners are just as likely as a spouse to kill their partner. This … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation that protects women from domestic violence, currently sits in the Senate awaiting reauthorization. Meanwhile, victims continue to lose the many protections and programs aimed to reduce domestic violence. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Being safe at home has never been more important. Unfortunately, fear— fear for our health and for our families— has motivated the panic buying of firearms, particularly by first-time gun owners.[1][2] But fear-purchasing firearms isn’t a way to … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): Sign the petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-keep-firearms-out-of-the-hands-of-domestic-abusers-2: Pass laws that protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence across the country. Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Right now, it’s far too easy for domestic abusers … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): As you know, General Assistance (GA) is under attack in the General Assembly. The bill that would end GA – HB 33 – is up for a vote this Monday in the PA … Continued
We need your support NOW to push for passage of two very important bills aimed at reducing gun violence in instances where a person having a gun presents a real danger to him/herself or others, including domestic abusers. Right now, … Continued
A SYMPOSIUM Each year the Advocacy Committee of the Sisters of St. Francis sponsor a symposium related to Human Trafficking. This year, in place of the Sister’s event, we are joining an event at Neumann University and we would be … Continued
From Sojourners (http://www.sojo.net): At the end of September, the Violence Against Women Act is scheduled to expire, and we can’t let that happen. Since VAWA’s implementation in 1994, the number of domestic violence cases per year has decreased 53 percent, … Continued