ACTION ALERT—OCTOBER, 2005
GOOD SHEPHERD VOICES FOR JUSTICE
Living Wage
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Good
Shepherd Voices for Justice Ministry presents justice issues every month and
invites your response. In the process
of learning about and responding to these issues we believe we can grow in our
awareness and deeper understanding of local, national and international needs
in light of the values of the Gospels and the principles of Catholic social
teaching and then act accordingly. This communal effort offers opportunities
for transformation and for furthering the reign of God on earth.
With
this in mind, please review this month’s issue and consider taking the
recommended action. We estimate it will
take you only a few minutes to complete this action. We encourage you also to take time to pray
and reflect on the presence of God in the process.
We
welcome everyone who is interested in letting their voice be heard for God’s
justice – both those in the community of Good Shepherd and beyond.
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BACKGROUND
In the
weeks after Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina, the long term results are
sobering for all of us in this country.
We continue to ask how we can reach out to those whose lives have been so
severely affected. One way is to
consider action on the living wage issue.
ACTION
GULF COAST WORKERS DESERVE A LIVING WAGE: As we
consider hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina, we know that the need for rebuilding
goes beyond the physical structures, we need to consider the rebuilding of
lives as well. The time has come to secure
jobs for the 400,000 who lost them, and the hundreds of thousands of others who
were unemployed before the hurricanes hit.
President Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act which would have allowed
laborers to be paid the prevailing wage, which in
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Content for this Action Alert
was provided by:
http://www.faithfulamerica.org/