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.
2023 sign-ons:
March
- 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
- 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
- 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)