Justice and Peace Action Network
Justice and Witness Ministries responds to the call of Christ through public witness, policy advocacy, issue education, and grassroots empowerment to build a more just, compassionate and inclusive world. The UCC Justice and Peace Action Network (JPANet) is our denomination’s grassroots advocacy network composed of individual members and local UCC congregations across the country. Our work is grounded in General Synod resolutions, and formed by a biblical understanding of prophetic ministry.
Join the network and you will start recieving weekly action alerts, like the ones below.
Justice for Arthur Tyler on Death Row Arthur Tyler is an innocent man on Death Row. Please help!
Week of Witness for Troy Davis Please join Amnesty International and the NAACP for a week of witness for Troy Davis, to be held June 19-26.
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JPANet: Help Reform U.S. Foreign Aid
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Urge Congress to come up with a strategy to provide humanitarian relief, to develop economic capacity, and to create safer, more resilient communities around the world.
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JPANet: Contact Congress About Criminal Justice!
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On March 26, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced Senate Bill 714, the National Criminal Justice Act of 2009, to create a blue-ribbon commission charged with undertaking a full review of the entire criminal justice system.
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Support Travel for All to Cuba
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A majority of Americans and Cuban Americans support unrestricted travel to Cuba for all. This easing of travel restrictions by the Obama administration is probably just one step in the transition toward a new Cuba policy.
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JPANet: It's Time For A New U.S. Policy For Colombia
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Join churches and people of faith from across the U.S. sending a message to President Obama, asking him to forge a new relationship with Colombia, opening avenues towards peace, economic opportunities for the poor, and help for victims of violence.
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JPANet: Let's Lift the Cuba Travel Ban!
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Congress has the power to end the ban on travel to Cuba. After a half century, it's time to ask our lawmakers to fulfill President Obama's campaign promise and remove all travel limits for all Americans.
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