by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 23, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
We currently have a complex immigration system of laws and policies at our border that function to ensnare people seeking safety into a further labyrinth of confusion and suffering. While there are also built in regulations and procedures to safeguard the human rights...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 22, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
This time of year climate and energy advocates turn their attention toward COP, the yearly gathering of the signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year’s gathering, COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. Last...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Property insurance claims made in coastal communities after a tropical cyclone are complicated, as most standard homeowners’ insurance policies do not cover damage caused by flooding. A separate policy that covers flooding must be purchased by those whose properties...
by Bobby Watson | Oct 15, 2024 | Blog, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
Texas Impact’s gun violence prevention and awareness campaign, Vidas Robadas, has been going strong for over a year now. The project, which creates memorials for victims of gun violence, has a big day coming up – as a part of the Texas Coalition to Prevent Gun...
by Scott Atnip | Oct 14, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Congregation and Group Action, Houston Faith Votes, Texas Faith Votes, Weekly Witness
We are less than two weeks away from early voting kicking off in Texas, so what better time to welcome back to the program Rebecca McIlwain, Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Project Manager. The Houston Faith Votes team and their cohort of congregations in the...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 13, 2024 | Civic Engagement, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Faith Leader Statements, Human Rights, Issue Briefs, Issues, Latest Posts, Legislative, Resources
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