We sign on to letters, statements, and petitions that support issues and policies that create peace with justice. We lend our voice as an organization to amplify the messages being sent to government leaders to influence policy that promotes justice and peace.
April 2024
- Letter to Joe Biden urging the US to prevent the invasion of Rafah (April 29)
- Statement in solidarity with student protests for Gaza (April 29)
March 2024
- From Alliance for Peacebuilding, urge Senate to support bipartisan resolution addressing genocide in Sudan (March 20)
- Interfaith letter to Congress to support H.Res.1079/S.Res.593 which intends to bolster existing nuclear arms control regimes (March 14)
- From FCNL, endorsement of Congressional “Dear Colleague” for increased funding for peacebuilding (March 8)
February 2024
- Letter to US Senate urging support of the Child Tax Credit (February 26)
- Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) statement in support of Annunciation House in response to threats from Texas Attorney General (February 21)
- Hope Border Initiative statement in support of Annunciation House in response to threats from Texas Attorney General (February 21)
- Letter to White House urging support for the End Solitary Confinement Act and for administrative action to keep that promise (February 12)
- Urge Congress to support Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) (February 6)
- Urge Congress to pass the FOREST Act of 2023 (February 5)
January 2024
- Thank you to President Biden & USTR Tai for withdrawing U.S. support for harmful “digital trade” proposals (January 22)
- Support for funding for VOCA (Victims of Crimes Act) grants (January 16)
- Faith-based letter to Congress in support of Child Tax Credit tax deal (January 16)
- International coalition of human rights and antiwar organizations sign statement to demand end to genocide in Palestine (January 12)
- A prophetic vision for justice, a statement from FOSNA (January 2)
November 2023
- Christian organizations demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza (November 18)
- Statement of solidarity with the Guatemalan peoples (November 15)
- Endorsement of Rep. Omar Joint Resolution of Disapproval for weapons to Israeli government (November 14)
- Faith-based letter to Congress urging that Congress not provide any tax relief to corporations without expanding the Child Tax Credit specifically for low-income families (November 10)
- 200+ organizations urge Biden to terminate ISDS provisions in existing U.S. trade and investment agreements (November 1)
October 2023
- Open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives (October 18)
- 2023 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (October 16)
- Letter urging removal of NDAA provisions on APL and Cluster Munitions (October 13)
- Pax Christi USA signs letter to Congress urging action to de-escalate violence, protect life in Israel-Palestine (October 12)
- Organizational letter urging Secretary of State Blinken to officially support the Colombian government-ELN peace negotiations (October 11)
- Solidarity statement with journalists facing increasing attacks in India (October 5)
- Sign on letter in support of amendments to House GOP FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (October 3)
September 2023
- 127 faith groups advocate for Farm Bill that protects the wellbeing of people and the planet (September 5)
- Weaponized Drone Ban Treaty (September 3)
August 2023
- Sign-on letter to Congress urging them to repeal the statutory requirements for unfunded priority lists (UPLs) (August 28)
- Sign-on letter to Congress urging them to support a Farm Bill that promotes the well-being of people and the planet (August 16)
- Sign-on letter to Congressional members of the State, Foreign Operations subcommittees to urge retaining aid for peace, human rights, and Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in Colombia (August 8)
July 2023
- Open letter in support of Colombia’s Total Peace Plan and the Peace Workers of REDSIPAZ (July 25)
- Common Security and Nuclear Deterrence: Joint Statement to the 2023 Prep Com for the 11the NPT Review Conference (July 25)
- Letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging a vote on amendment to National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to cut the Pentagon budget by 10 percent (July 24)
- Sign on letter calling on the administration to impose targeted financial sanctions on corrupt officials, criminal enterprises, and economic elites most responsible for undermining democracy and rule of law in Guatemala (July 21)
- Strengthen Bureau of Land Management rulemaking to phase out onshore federal oil and gas production (July 20)
- Sign on letter opposing confirmation of Elliott Abrams (July 20)
- US coalition demands report on Israel’s killing of Catholic journalist (July 20)
- Pax Christi USA endorses the September 17 March to end fossil fuels (July 18)
- Sign on letter to Congress in support of Rep. Bowman’s amendment on authorized military action in Syria (July 11)
June 2023
- Faith organizations urge Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR (June 21)
- On the occasion of India’s President Modi’s visit to Washington DC, we ask President Biden to: 1) publicly comment on the decline of human rights and democracy in India and 2) hold Indian government officials at all levels accountable for human rights violations, a sign-on letter organized by Hindus for Human Rights (June 16)
- Sign on letter to urge Biden to phase out fossil fuels on public lands (June 15)
- Support Pope Francis’s call for a ceasefire and negotiation to end the war in Ukraine, a sign-on ad (June 15)
- Letter to President Biden to oppose transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine (June 14)
May 2023
- Pax Christi leaders send message to G7, urging action on nuclear weapons (May 20)
- Endorse the work of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans (May 17)
- Faith groups to White House, House Republicans: No cuts or structural changes to critical anti-poverty programs including SNAP, TANF, and MEDICAID (May 18)
- Catholic organizations urge the U.S. government to promote the safety and rights of asylum seekers as Title 42 ends (May 11)
- Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act (May 11)
- Catholic organizations oppose HR 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 (May 10)
- Letter from faith communities to Biden: End US military aid to the Philippines and support PHRA (May 1)
April 2023
- Organizational endorsement of 2023 Norton Bill HR 2775, the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and (Climate) Conversion bill (April 26)
- Care, Not Cuts: Rally at the U.S. Capitol (April 26)
- “Freedom to worship: A call of the churches,” a statement from Friends of Sabeel North America (April 17)
- Tell Biden, Putin and Zelensky: No to WWIII, yes to a ceasefire in Ukraine! (April 12)
- Nuclear taboo: From norm to law. A declaration of public conscience (April 16)
- Catholic organizations urge President Biden to reconsider immigration deterrence policies (April 12)
March 2023
- “This is our moment to achieve our climate targets”: A Catholic actors’ statement on climate change from assessment of the IPCC AR6 synthesis report (March 30)
- Sign-on letter to President Biden to support a new issuance of SDRs for global crisis relief (March 24)
- Interfaith and civic organizations’ sign-on letter to Secretary Mayorkas (Homeland Security) and Secretary Blinken (State), seeking expedited immigration applications for recent earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria (March 17)
- 383 organizations urge President Biden to permanently end family detention (March 15)
- 62 faith based organizations urge Congress to cut military spending in 2024 federal budget (March 14)
- 20 faith groups call for Cuba to be taken off state sponsors of terrorism list (March 13)
- Global call for diplomacy, not war, an International Women’s Day of Action (March 8)
- Sign-on letter to President Biden addressing U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides’ worrying comments (March 7)
- 403 labor+civil society groups outline shared priorities for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal (March 1)
February 2023
- Faith leaders urge President Biden to issue an executive order to establish a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans (February 28)
- Sign on letter from Drug Policy Alliance: Congress: Repeal lifetime ban on individuals with past felony drug conviction from receiving SNAP or TANF (February 28)
- Faith leaders to Biden: Lift sanctions, expedite relief to Syria and Turkey (February 17)
- Letter in support of H. Res. 77, embracing the goals, provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (February 17)
- Faith-based letter to President Biden urging dramatic cuts to military budget (February 14)
- Sign-on letter from broad coalition to President Biden urging reduction of military budget (February 14)
- 89 organizations condemn vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from HFAC (February 3)
- 37 faith-based organizations urge Pres. Biden to suspend U.S. security assistance to Peru until repression ends, human rights violations are addressed (February 1)
January 2023
- President Biden: Sign the nuclear ban treaty! (January 22)
- Certificate of appreciation delivered to the embassies of the nations that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (January 22)
- National call to protest the U.S.-Saudi war on Yemen; take action on Wednesday March 1 (January 3)
2022 sign-ons:
December
November
October
- Catholic Groups Call for Biden to Reject Nuclear War (10/20)
- Faith-based Organizations Urge the Swift Passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (The PRO Act) (10/18)
- Faith Groups to Biden: Pursue Diplomacy to Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe (10/13)
- Protest Again US Policies in Haiti (10/9)
September
- Catholic leaders challenge attacks on voting rights and democracy (9/27)
- The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal (9/1)
August
- Letter from 650+ Groups Opposing Fossil Fuel Projects and Proposed Permitting Reforms (8/24)
- Statement from Faith Communities to Nuclear Weapons Conference (8/9)
July
June
- Letter calling on the Armed Services, Appropriations, and Budget Committees to resist any proposals for additional Pentagon spending beyond the President’s request for FY23 (6/21)
- Statement on the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons and on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (6/1)
April
- Faith letter urging Congress to oppose anti-asylum measures such as the Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 (4/26)
- National faith organizations’ letter to President Biden encouraging support for creative, courageous actions of nonviolence in Ukraine (4/19)
March
- Over 200 groups call on Biden to use the Defense Production Act to help Ukraine by accelerating the clean energy transition (3/8)
- 86 Groups Ask for Lower Pentagon Topline (3/7)
February
- Faith groups send letter on nuclear dangers (2/4)
- At start of Black History Month, Pax Christi USA joins over 350 groups to urge U.S. House leadership to back H.R. 40 (2/4)
- 100 organizations tell Biden: stop escalating Ukraine crisis (2/1)
January
2021 sign-ons:
November
- Support for Sen. Markey’s NDAA Amendment to redirect Defense Dept funs to address climate crisis (11/18)
- 100+ Peace, Green Groups Back Barbara Lee’s Resolution to Cut Pentagon’s Climate Impact (11/4)
- 47 Organizations Call on President Biden to Offer Iran Humanitarian Relief (11/2)
September
- Faith Letter to Biden Administration: Stop Deportations and “Honor the Determination and Dignity of Haitians” (9/28)
- Over 300 State and Local Leaders Call on Biden, Congress to Take Bold Action on Nuclear Weapons (9/27)
- 325 Organizations Propose Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of (9/24)
- Faith Leaders Demand a Holy Recovery (9/23)
- “Let us see what Peace can do,” a shared statement by peacebuilding organizations for the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2021 (9/21)
- Congress must pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act (9/20)
- Tell Congress: Block the weapons transfer to Israel NOW (9/20)
- Senate letter to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (9/14)
- Letter urging the Biden administrations to complete the sanctions policy review (9/7)
August
- Catholic Cares Coalition Promoting Education of the COVID-19 Vaccine letter to Senators and Representative (8/23)
- A Home for All: A Catholic Call for LGBTQ Non-Discrimination (8/9)
July
- 80+ faith/conscience organizations call for global vaccine equity (7/23)
- PRO Act National Faith Organization Sign On Letter (7/20)
- Advocacy letter to the White House calling for the protection of “Oak Flat” in the Tonto National Forest (7/20)
- Joint Statement and Call to Action on the Crisis in Haiti (7/15)
- Pax Christi USA signs on and endorses the Healthy Planet, Healthy People petition (7/1)
June
- 110+ groups sign letter to President Biden calling for an end to the U.S, program of lethal drone strike abroad (6/30)
- Joint letter from 162 Catholic organizations asking the U.S., Mexican, Salvadoran, Honduran, and Guatemalan Bishops to speak out for migrants (6/17)
- An open letter to Presidents Biden and Putin in advance of their summit (6/15)
- Faith organizations send Biden letter in support of evacuation of vulnerable Afghan allies from Afghanistan (6/4)
May
- 40 Groups to Congress: Withdrawing from Afghanistan means lowering the Pentagon budget (5/21)
- Feinstein, Warren, Colleagues to Biden Admin: Use All Tools to End Saudi Coalition’s Blockade of Yemen (5/20)
- Government Accountability Project, joined by 170 advocacy organizations and 30 law enforcement officers, calls upon Congress to strengthen police accountability whistleblower protections (5/19)
- Joint Statement Calling on Biden Administration to Condemn Israeli government plans to Forcibly Displace Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem (5/14)
- Scientists, Catholic leaders urge President Biden to work for a world free of nuclear weapons (5/12)
- Interfaith Immigration Coalition letter to the Biden administration and Congressional leaders advocating for citizenship for essential workers and other immigrants (5/6)
- Unfold Zero’s Protect people and the planet: Appeal for a nuclear weapon-free world (5/1)
April
- Pax Christi USA has joined with 37 other organizations in condemning the United States’ global military spending ranking (4/28)
- U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph stands with Rise St. James (4/22)
- Support for the Selective Service Repeal Act (4/16)
- Open letter to Secretary Yellen from 60+ orgs opposing IDB and U.S .DFC financing of Jilamito hydroelectric project in Honduras (4/16)
- House letter to Biden on the 1033 Program urging President Biden to issue an Executive Order to ban the transfer of military grade weapons to local law enforcement (4/6)
March
- 25+ transpartisan organizations identify $80 billion in Pentagon cuts (3/24)
- U.S. Catholic organizations raise our voices for democracy in Myanmar (3/17)
- 42 faith leaders to President Biden: Refugee protection – Today! (3/11)
- U.S. faith organizations’ letter to President Biden on U.S. airstrikes in Syria (3/11)
- Support for Rep. Johnson’s bipartisan bill to de-militarize police (3/9)
- Sanction MBS for his role in the Khashoggi murder (3/2)
February
- Faith-based letter to President Biden regarding U.S.-Cuba relations (2/17)
- Letter to Members of Congress to repeal the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs (2/17)
- More Than 80 Non-Governmental Organizations, Faith-Based Groups, and Academic Institutions Call for the Biden Administration to Repeal ICC Sanctions (2/17)
- Letter to President Biden: Fulfill Promise of Ending U.S. Support In Yemen, Cancel $36.5B in Military Support (2/11)
- National group letter supporting no less than the American Rescue Plan (2/4)
- Interfaith statement on stopping killer robots (2/4)
- Petition to President Biden – Re: Restore Our Asylum System—Halt Expulsions of People Fleeing Violence! (2/1)
January
- Joint Interfaith Statement on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (1/22)
- White House Faith-based Office letter (1/21)
- Biden Must Go Beyond Simply Ending Trump’s Barbaric Border Policies—We Need Deeper Change (1/19)
- Called to be peacemakers, an ecumenical statement following the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol (1/11)
- 70 Groups Urge Congress to Vote Immediately to Impeach President Trump for Inciting Violent Mob Attack on Capitol (1/11)
- Sign-On Letter to Republican Leadership on Denying Committee Assignments to Members Endorsing QAnon and White Supremacist Ideologies (1/11)
- Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Biden Transition Team opposing addition of Cuba to state-sponsored terrorism list (1/7)
- Sanctuary Faith/Lay Leader Sign-On Letter to President-Elect Biden – Grant immediate relief from deportation to 40 people/families living in Sanctuary on day one of the new administration (1/4)
- Joint Statement: World Says No to War on Yemen (1/1)