IMMIGRATION: PCUSA signs letter opposing expansion of border security activities

Pax Christi USA has signed onto this letter to the House and Senate Armed Services opposing the expansion of the Department of Defense 1033 program for border security activities through the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed NDAA, H.R. 4435, includes this expansion. As the House and Senate are currently pre-conferencing NDAA, … Continue reading IMMIGRATION: PCUSA signs letter opposing expansion of border security activities

TAKE ACTION: PCUSA joins ACLU, others in calling for moratorium on police receiving weapons meant for war

Pax Christi USA signed onto the following letter. On October 27, the American Civil Liberties Union and more than 35 other organizations concerned about the militarization of local police departments appealed to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to declare a moratorium on the Defense Department’s 1033 Program. This program is one of the chief ways … Continue reading TAKE ACTION: PCUSA joins ACLU, others in calling for moratorium on police receiving weapons meant for war