Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary signed on in support of the following endorsements for justice:
April 4: Sisters of Charity, BVM supported a letter calling on the Biden administration to designate Temporary Protected Status and Special Student Relief for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
African Communities Together and Catholic Legal Immigration Network sent letters to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States; Antony Blinken, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State; and Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
April 24: The BVM Council endorsed a letter to lead members of the appropriations committees of Congress to allocate funding that address gaps in funding over the years for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs that have a profound impact on health and well-being, child development, educational and skills attainment, and productivity.
The Coalition on Human Needs sent letters to Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Tom Cole, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee; and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee.
June 1: Sisters of Charity, BVM joined other organizations in a letter supporting continued funding for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in the U.S. Programs that receive funds have been alerted to expect drastically reduced grants in the coming year. Gamaliel sent a letter to members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
June 11: Sisters of Charity, BVM signed onto a letter calling on Congress to reject arbitrary funding levels for non-defense discretionary funding (NDD) and fund NDD at a level that recognizes rising costs and the need to invest in families and communities. CRD Associates sent letters to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader; Mike Johnson, House Speaker; and Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader.
July 10: Sisters of Charity, BVM endorsed a letter urging the Governor of California to grant universal clemency to commute the sentence of every individual on death row in California. California Clemency sent a letter to Gavin Newsom, Governor of California.
Aug. 5: Sisters of Charity, BVM endorsed a petition to urge the U.S. Department of Energy to withdraw $182 million in federal loan guarantees for International Recycling Group’s proposed facility in Erie, Penn. The proposed facility would accept tons of plastic waste per year to recycle and convert the rest to fuel to be burned in a steel mill in northwest Indiana. Erie Benedictines for Peace sent a petition to Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Sept. 16: The BVM Council signed onto a letter urging the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform including creation of a reasonable path to citizenship for immigrants, especially farm workers. National Farm Worker Ministry sent letters to Alex Padilla, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety as well as Tom McClintock, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.