The Anti-Racism Issue Team is having a planning meeting Dec. 13 in Philadelphia. Keep them in your prayers as they look into future projects to combat racism.

Impending Executions

• December 1: Guy LeGrande, NC - Stayed!
• December 5: Jerome Henderson, OH - Stayed!
• December 8: Percy Walton, VA - ACT NOW!

Sloppy lawyers failing clients on death row
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty called the Austin American Statesman resource arguably the most important death-penalty related journalism done in the United States this year. You can access the whole series by clicking here.

Ohio’s New Governor and Attorney General Question the Death Penalty
One of the states targeted by the Issue Team elected a new governor and attorney general last month. Both have raised questions about how the death penalty is applied in Ohio. Read more about their views in an article from the Columbus Dispatch available under Death Penalty Files by clicking here.

Call for Submissions: Come to the Table: Food, Justice & Environment
Come to the Table: Food, Justice & Environment will feature art & educational work that express the many facets of food. The show concept grew out of the 2006 series on sustainable food co-hosted by MEEC and the Environment & Ecology Issue Team. The show will be held March 28-April 29, 2007. For more information and submission materials, click here.

New website "Faithful Stewards of God's Creation: A Catholic Resource for Environmental Justice and Climate Change." Click here

Good news! The efforts of the Sweatshop Labor Team (and many others) in trying to get the worker owned factory in Bangladesh off the ground just got a big boost. After many months of working with Fr. Bill Christensen to support the development of the project, including sending a strong letter of support for funding to the Public Welfare Foundation, we recently found out that the Foundation of has approved a grant of $60,000 for the JBM Garments, Ltd. factory. This is to be used to purchase 140 specialized sewing machines from Japan.

New Steering Committee member, Marlena Johnston, is an English and Religion teacher at Archbishop Riordan high school in San Francisco. Her involvements include leadership with LIFE, rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, and linking community service with justice. Welcome Marlena!

Want to make a financial contribution to MSJC? See the MSJC Wish List items now available at the Marianist Mission website. Click here

Ray Dominguez has resigned from the Steering Committee. He has entered the Aspirancy for the Marianists. We thank Ray for his service and wish Ray well as he enters this next phase of his faith journey.

The MSJC Steering Committee will be having their Annual Meeting Jan. 11-14 in Rockaway Park, NY. If you have any suggestions for discussion items, please email apsjustice@hotmail.com

Prayer Chain for Peace in Iraq- Join the round the clock, seven days a week prayer chain. For more information and to sign up click here.

Help people with AIDS. Make a quick call (1-800-786-2663) and ask your Representatives to fully fund the $2.8 billion request for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR) and the Senate’s $700 million life-saving funding for the Global Fund. For a sample phone script click here.

Save Darfur! Check out photos and film footage from recent trip to refugee camps in Chad. Educate yourself and share with others. Click here

"Continuing the Heritage Service Days" - Jan. 27, 12-4 PM. A day of partnering with agencies around San Antonio to provide services. For more information contact raydominguezsm@hotmail.com

The Center for Global Education announces international travel seminars for 2007. Opportunities to visit Guatemala, Mexico, Namibia, and Nicaragua focusing on such issues as coffee, border crossings, and decolonization. To find out more information click here.

"War, Law, & American Democracy" - article by MSJC member Chip Pitts - click here

"Free trade hurts poor" - article from Vatican looking at the issue of free trade. To read article click here

Parish resource kit on global poverty - click here

Several times I have decided to leave El Salvador. I almost could except for the children, the poor bruised victims of this insanity. Who would care for them? Whose heart would be so staunch as to favor the reasonable thing in a sea of their tears and helplessness. Not mine, dear friend, not mine.

Jean Donovan