White House to Hold Conference on Hunger
The White House has announced a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health for Wednesday, September 28, 2022. It will be the first such conference in 50 years.
According to the White House, "the Conference will bring government leaders, academics, activists, and Americans from all walks of life together to achieve the goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030 – all while reducing disparities among the communities who are impacted the most by these issues. We will announce a national strategy at the Conference that identifies actions the government will take to catalyze the public and private sectors to drive transformative change and address the intersections between food, hunger, nutrition, and health."
Last summer, NAC joined with other faith-based organizations calling on President Biden to bring together policymakers, advocates and those with lived experiences for a White House Summit to end hunger in America. We look forward to participating in the Conference.
Details on the Conference are available at this website.
According to the White House, "the Conference will bring government leaders, academics, activists, and Americans from all walks of life together to achieve the goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases in the U.S. by 2030 – all while reducing disparities among the communities who are impacted the most by these issues. We will announce a national strategy at the Conference that identifies actions the government will take to catalyze the public and private sectors to drive transformative change and address the intersections between food, hunger, nutrition, and health."
Last summer, NAC joined with other faith-based organizations calling on President Biden to bring together policymakers, advocates and those with lived experiences for a White House Summit to end hunger in America. We look forward to participating in the Conference.
Details on the Conference are available at this website.
Educational materials and social media images for the 2020 Labeling for Lent Campaign
Resources for the 2020 Labeling for Lent Campaign, an effort from the Coalition of Catholic Organizations against Human Trafficking to help end labor trafficking in the seafood industry:
Resources for the 2020 Labeling for Lent Campaign, an effort from the Coalition of Catholic Organizations against Human Trafficking to help end labor trafficking in the seafood industry:
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- Pope Francis and Responsible Consumerism
- CCOAHT Labeling For Lent
- Myo’s Story
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Spotlighting the root causes and intersections on human trafficking We have REACHED CAPACITY for the room we have for the conference. Thank you for your interest in ending human trafficking. |
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Boxed lunch included Room: 122 Cannon House Office Building, Capitol Hill 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Conference 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Congressional Advocacy Visits The conference will be held in 122 Cannon House Office Building, U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill . Advance registration is required due to room size constraints and because we prearrange the Congressional visits. The conference is free. Registration will close when we reach capacity. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center has information on getting to the U.S. Capitol area, and here is other information on ways to get to the Cannon House Office Building by public transportation. Please make note of the prohibited items, which include food and bottled water, when entering the U.S. Capitol Complex. Check out these fascinating facts of the Cannon House Office Building. |
Speakers will discuss human trafficking (both sex and labor) in the U.S. and overseas and will include survivors of trafficking, policy experts and advocates.
Our 2019 bi-partisan honorary congressional co-chairs are:
Confirmed speakers thus far:
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President Daniel Ortega is not the resistance leader whom many embraced years ago. He has become an autocrat who violently represses any dissent with police, military and paramilitary force. Every international organization (UNHCR, Organization of American States, Amnesty International, and more) that has reviewed the situation on the ground has concluded that Ortega is guilty of massive human rights violations resulting in the death of innocent protesters.
Want to learn more and find out how to help our neighbors? Visit our Central America page. See NAC's 2019 Year End Report below. Read about NAC's 2018 Accomplishments. Read about NAC's 2017 Accomplishments. Read about NAC's 2016 Accomplishments. 
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Participants received an overview of human trafficking (both sex and labor) in the U.S. and overseas. Two panels focused separately on sex trafficking and labor trafficking and will include survivors of trafficking, policy experts and advocates. Participants also heard from Members of Congress and learn what they - as people of faith and the general public - can do in their districts to most effectively lobby on important issues, like human trafficking.
Our 2018 bi-partisan congressional co-sponsors were:
Our speakers included:
Our 2018 bi-partisan congressional co-sponsors were:
- Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Our speakers included:
- Angela Aufdemberge - President and CEO of Vista Maria, a Good Shepherd residential treatment facility for youth
- Hilary Chester, PhD - Associate Director, Anti-Trafficking Program,
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Sr. Winifred Doherty, RGS - United Nations Representative for the Congregation
- Marcia Eugenio - Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
- Survivors of Trafficking
2020 NAC GOALS AND STRATEGIC PLANPDFs for DisplaySenator Schatz letter: draft_letter_re._nonprofits_in_cv4_edits.pdf
JFI Flyer for June 19 DACA Webinar Post June 18 Decision: daca-scotus_webinar_flyer__final___3_.pdf |
Interfaith Toolkit for a Faithful Budget
Congress is preparing for critical budget decisions this winter; budget decisions that have to pass both the House and the Senate. Members of Congress need to hear from concerned constituents in order to stand strong against cuts to crucial programs. This toolkit, developed by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, will tell you the why and the how. (To learn more about our 2017 Faithful Budget, visit our Faithful Budget Page.) |
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Link to Save the Date for 2020 Interfaith4Asylum Launch ( Vigils Jan 29 2020)
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Stop Human Trafficking
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Interfaith Toolkit on Human Trafficking
The Washington Inter-Religious Staff Community, of which NAC is a member, has put together an Interfaith Toolkit on Human Trafficking to educate individuals and members of parishes and organizations and then to help them mobilize and put an end to human trafficking. The toolkit contains basic information about trafficking, as well as specific information on the connection between consumerism and trafficking, which is the theme of the 2017 toolkit. We encourage communities to focus on the way in which consumerism and lack of accountability in business supply chains result in millions of people being trafficked or enslaved. The toolkit also contains faith-based resources and contains ideas for local faith communities to take action against human trafficking. We hope this toolkit will help local faith communities across the country raise awareness, promote dialogue, and take moral action against the scourge of modern-day slavery. 2019 HTC Flyer and MemeTogether with other members of the Washington Inter-religious Staff Community (WISC). the National Advocacy Center shares this interfaith toolkit created by the WISC Working Group on Human Trafficking. The toolkit is intended o be a starting point for faith communities around the country as they seek to educate themselves and take action during Human Trafficking Awareness Month each January - and every month. We urge you to help raise awareness, promote dialogue and take moral action against the scourge of modern-day slavery.
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Human Trafficking comprises the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.
Get this toolkit to educate individuals and members of parishes and organizations and then to help them mobilize and put an end to human trafficking. https://www.cfr.org/interactives/modern-slavery/#!/section1/item-1
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See our inside page for statements, releases, and more supporting our Muslim brothers and sisters here in America and those fleeing persecution, war and economic injustice.
Tell your Member of Congress to support HR 5207 forbidding a ban on refugees or immigrants because of their faith.
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Paid Family & Medical Leave
You’ve been sick. Did you stay home? Was your job at risk? Who took care of your sick little kindergardener with fever? You? Was your job at risk?
Paid family and medical leave enables workers to earn time off to tend to a sick family member, take care of a new baby or newly adopted child or to take time to recuperate themselves. We all need a fair shake. Read more on our Poverty Page. Do you have a story to tell supporting paid family and medical leave? We would love to hear from you. Please visit our Outreach Page to share your story. |