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Save Darfur! We have
made some progress, but the situation in Darfur is
growing more desperate every day. Take
the next step by joining Save Darfur’s Weekly
Action Network and commit to take one action a
week to stop the genocide in Darfur by clicking
here
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Impending Executions
DNA Tests Prove Justice Has Failed
Since capital punishment was restored, there have
been at least 38 wrongful executions carried
out in the US. To read a copy of this article, you can
find it under the Death Penalty Files by clicking here
Reminder: National Weekend of Faith in Action
on the Death Penalty - Oct. 20-22, 2006
This annual event is “an opportunity for faith
communities, interfaith groups, human rights
activists, and others to examine the death
penalty from a faith-based or values-based
perspective.” To learn how you and your community
can get involved,
click here
I Dream a World...
This year, in honor of
Dr. King’s legacy, the American Friends Service
Committee is coordinating and featuring the art
and writing of young people expressing their
reactions and thoughts on justice, non-violence and
capital punishment. To learn more and to get
involved, click here
A Community Conversation with Sr. Helen
Prejean, CSJ - Oct. 25
Hosted by St. Peter Church in Dayton, OH and
co-sponsored by MSJC. Begins at
5:30 PM with dinner and followed by the
presentation by Sr. Helen Prejean at 7:30
PM. For more information and reservations call
1-800-300-2937.
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Adele Social Justice Project (ASJP) |
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The ASJP Urban Immersion for young adults
occurs Oct. 6-8, 2006 in Washington, DC. We ask
your prayers and good thoughts for the
23 participants who will gather for our
weekend of reflection, sharing and service as we
explore social justice through the lens of the
Marianist charism and the example of Adèle.
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MSJC Steering Committee |
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The budding Marianist Family in Haiti has
expressed interest in working together with MSJC to
address social justice issues in that country. Fr. Ted
Cassidy will be the liaison with Haitian contact
Jean-Rony François.
The Steering Committee has received a proposal
to establish a new issue team focused on the justice
issues related to homosexuality. They agreed to
establish an ad-hoc committee to further explore the
issues. The committee will recommend a course of
action at our annual meeting in January.
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Act Now! Be an Advocate for Justice! |
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Tell McDonald's to Ensure Fair Wages for Farm
Workers
Join Sojourners in encouraging executives at
McDonald’s to work with the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers. For more information click
here
The US Catholic Conference of Bishops issued an
Action Alert urging us to contact our
Senators to support legislation to ban
Landmines. To read the action alert click here and to get a
sample letter to send to your Senators click
here
Host a "Ground Truth Gathering"
Join together with friends, family and neighbors from
Oct. 4-11, to screen the movie, engage in
conversation, and listen to Iraq veterans. The
Ground Truth documents the truth about the
impact of the Iraq War on our soldiers. To learn
how to host a screening or for more information click here
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Events |
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World Marianist Day of Prayer
Verdelais, France - Oct. 15. For more information
click here. To include your prayer
intentions email
pascale.massicot@tele2.fr
Jubilee USA 2006 Global Connections Speaking
Tour, Oct. 16-November 15
“Drop the Debt, Invest in People! Debt and the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”- this year’s
theme for the Jubilee USA Network's annual
Global Connections Speaking Tour. The tour
will travel to Western Pennsylvania; Columbus, OH;
Indianapolis; Chicago; and Louisville and Lexington,
Kentucky. For more information click here
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Annual Conference – Oct. 26-
29
“Abolition Rising” is the theme
for this year’s conference in Fairfax, VA. For a full
conference schedule click here and to register click
here
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Resources - know any good ones? Share them with us |
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Join the Campaign to Overcome the Bottled
Water Habit. To learn more click here
From the Coalition on Human Needs - The 50
state data on child poverty click here
From the Churches for Middle East Peace -
Prayer and Study Resources for your church
or community by
clicking here
From the Catholic Alliance – A Voting Guide for
the Common Good by clicking here
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A Thought to Ponder |
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The real illness of the American city today, and
especially of the deprived groups within it, is
voicelessness.
Henry Cox
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New on Our Website
Resource for small Christian
communities
From Education for
Justice – A Debt and Poverty Bible Study.
Click
here
Justice
Reflections
We want to hear from
you! What 3 justice books would you
recommend I read? To read current suggestions and
to add your own click here
Remember - Our website is interactive. We’d
like to hear from you! Just get a password and you
can enter into current discussions with other MSJC
members or start a new discussion. NOTE – if you
are using the AOL browser, you can view the website
but may not be able to enter any of the discussions
with that browser.
Visit us at www.msjc.net.....
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