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Social Justice Committee
The Social Justice Committee works to increase parish awareness of the roots of social and political injustice and to encourage members to take specific action to counter injustices. The Social Justice Committee meets monthly to discuss issues and decide on activities to organize, cosponsor or promote. We have retreats and celebrations to revive our spirits and creativity and to enable us to grow close to one another as friends and fellow ministers. We work to maintain a vital sister-parish relationship with the community of Nueva Trinidad, El Salvador by sending parish delegations to El Salvador regularly and supporting the community with our prayers and finances (through our parish tithe and our annual Walk-a-long in October). Other activities include bi-monthly letter-writing campaigns involving the parish in grass-roots lobbying on a number of issues such as the death penalty, and closing the School of the Americas; One World Crafts Fair, held on the first weekend of November to provide self-help projects around the world and financial assistance to Nueva Trinidad; regular collections of needed items for organizations that serve people in our neighoborhood and abroad who are poor and/or in crisis. We collaborate on peace and justice efforts with other groups including Pax Christi, The Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq (INOC) and Salvadoran Humatarian Aid, Resources and Education (SHARE); education opportunities such as guest speakers, videos and other presentations that raise awarness of the ways we can combat injustice. |
Click Here to go to the Social Justice Online Newsletter: The Roots of Justice Needs: Contact: Nancy Miller
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--L'Arche
