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Justice
Jottings April
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We Want to Hear from YOU! - A
People's Peace Initiative
MSJC, recognizing the need to seek out
alternatives to the violence experienced by
so many people throughout the world,
strongly recommends that all members of the
Marianist Family engage in reflection and
dialogue by participating in A
Peoples' Peace Initiative.
They asked the Alternatives to
Violence Issue Team, formerly the War and
Peace Team, to coordinate this project. To
read the full invitation to participation
click here. To learn
more about the People's Peace Initiative
click here.
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Death Penalty
Death Penalty Issue Team Holds
Annual Meeting
March 31- April 1 the Issue Team held its
2007 Annual Meeting in Dayton.
Highlight - Saturday evening local
members of the Marianist Family and others
interested in putting an end to the use of
the death penalty joined the Issue Team for
a panel. Guest speakers included Gary
Beeman, exonerated from death row; Sr.Alice
Gerdeman, Chair of Ohioans to Stop
Executions; and Carol Ann Parcel, Families
That Matter - a support group for the
families of death row inmates.
Journey of Hope comes to Texas
Mark your calendars for Oct. 12-28. For
more information and to get involved
click here.
Chicago Tribune: Abolish the death
penalty
On March 25, 2007, the paper reversed its
position for the death penalty and said "it is
time to abolish the death penalty." Download the
editorial column under Death Penalty Files by
clicking here.
Executions halted as doctors balk
A conflict between medical ethics and court
orders that a doctor participate in lethal
injections has halted executions in California,
Missouri and North Carolina. Download the
article under Death Penalty Files by
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Ecology & Environment 
Learn how Ecologists are advancing
Environmental Justice. The Bulletin
of the Ecological Society of America
features nine articles featuring the
Symposium on Ecology and
Environmental Justice held in
Memphis last August. Leanne
Jablonski FMI and Tara Poling
co-authored a paper, Ecology and
Environmental Justice: Developing
an Ecological Society of America
Agenda. To read it
click here.
EarthDay
April 22, two Sundays after
Easter. Resources suitable for
faith communities have been
compiled at the Eco-Justice
ministries website. Click
here.
Come to the Table - Justice, Food
and the Environment
MEEC gallery St. John show is on
through April 29th at Gallery St.
John at Mount St. John in Dayton.
Features over 80 artists and writers
and educational displays. Gallery
open Wednesdays through Sundays
(Closed Easter) from noon - 4 pm or
by appointment. For more information
click here.
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 Sweatshop
Labor
Clean Clothes and Fair Food
A Conference to Promote Justice in Factories
and Fields at Columbia Law School, New York
City April 27-29, 2007. Participants will
examine strategies for promoting economic
justice such as worker organizing, ethical
government procurement, corporate pressure,
consumer education, and solidarity
relationships. For more information
click here.
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 Adele
Social Justice Project
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MSJC Steering Committee
Statement on 4th Anniversary of Iraq
Invasion
The Steering Committee endorsed Pax
Christi's statement on the 4th anniversary
of the invasion of Iraq. To read the
statement as seen in the March 16 issue of
the National Catholic Reporter
click here.
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 Act
Now! Be an Advocate for Justice
Strive for Immigration Reform
Now!
The time is right to pass immigration reform
and we cannot wait any longer. Urge your
Representative and Senators to push for
comprehensive immigration reform now! A
bipartisan House bill for comprehensive
immigration reform--HR 1645 The STRIVE Act
(Security
Through Regularized Immigration and a
Vibrant Economy) has been introduced. To
send a letter to your Congressperson
click here.
To read the MSJC statement on Immigration
Reform click
here.
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 Events
Night of 1,000 Conversations
On April 5 thousands of people will come
together to work towards immigration reform
that restores basic civil liberties and
human rights, protects our core American
values of fairness and justice, and defends
due process for everyone.
For more information
Click Here
Global Days for Darfur
Events planned for Apr. 23-30 to raise
awareness about the genocidal violence in
Darfur. To find an event
in your area
click here.
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Resources - Know any good ones?
Share them with us.
Prayer Service on the
Nonviolence of Jesus from the
Insitute for Peace and Justice -
click here.
Online Social Justice Course
MSJC Director, Jim Vogt, teaches online
course "Marianist Studies: Social Justice"
Apr. 15-May 19. Registration deadline Apr.
11. You will need to create a profile to
register. To learn more
click here.
Death Penalty Resources
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A Thought to Ponder
Changes are inseparable from democracy
To defend democracy is to defend the
possibility of change; in turn, changes
alone can strengthen democracy.
Ocatvio Paz |
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