St. James Outreach and Advocacy

05/24/2024

Laudato Si' Week
Day 6 - May 2 4
Water Conservation

“Fresh drinking water is an issue of primary importance, since it
is indispensable for human life and for supporting terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems” (Pope Francis, Laudato Si' 28).

05/23/2024

Laudato Si Week 2024
Day 5 - May 23
Waste Reduction Thursday

"We need to see that what is at stake is our own dignity. Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first and foremost, up to us. The issue is one which dramatically affects us, for it has to do with the ultimate meaning of our earthly sojourn" (Pope Francis, Laudato Si', 160).

05/22/2024

Laudato Si Week, Day 4

Educate yourself: Learn about different types of renewable energy available in your area, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric or biomass.

Assess: Consider the feasibility of installing renewable energy systems in your home or workplace.

Share: Share the benefits of renewable energy with your friends and family and encourage them to make the switch along with you.

05/21/2024

Laudato Si Week
May 21, Sustainable Food Tuesday

"We know that approximately a third of all food produced is discarded, and 'whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor'" (Pope Francis, Laudato Si').

05/20/2024

It's the beginning of Laudato Si Week 2024!

Look at these 13 ways to save water, and the Earth: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/sustainable-living/13-best-ways-save-water

05/10/2024

02/27/2024

President Biden promised to cut climate pollution in half by 2030. To keep his climate promises and finish the job, we need the administration and EPA to finalize the strongest possible heavy-duty vehicle standards.

Tell the White House to finalize robust heavy-duty vehicle standards!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to announce its newest set of heavy-duty vehicle standards, which reduce climate pollution from buses,

02/27/2024

https://www.votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaigns/111572/Respond

On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 5856). This bipartisan measure would do several things to...

01/26/2024

Please complete and share JFI's action alert to join with the USCCB in opposing harmful and counterproductive changes to immigration law as a condition for supplemental funding.

In recent days, a handful of senators have been negotiating behind closed doors to reach an agreement on potential changes to U.S. immigration law that could be attached to an emergency appropriations bill focused on international aid. This is in...

01/08/2024

https://catholicsmobilizing.org/action/2022-10/stop-ex*****on-kenneth-eugene-smith

Send a message to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey urging her to stop the ex*****on of Kenneth Eugene Smith.

10/25/2023

This Friday, pray and fast for peace.

An interfaith vigil will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 in St. Peter’s Square, where the faithful will join the pope in “an hour of prayer in a spirit of penance.”

09/14/2023

https://conta.cc/3PBThMO

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