Justice Resources - July, 2010

Click here for the pdf printable version of the July Justice Memo

Justice Calendar 2009 - 2010         Click here (Education for Justice)

 

Change for Global Change

Strategic Plan:  To network with Sisters of Saint Joseph internationally to address global needs.

2010 Brochure

Grant Application

Death Penalty:    July Execution Alert

 

Human Trafficking

Strategic Plan:  To strengthen our participation in partnerships that work for systemic change

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill are one of the sponsors of the Stop Trafficking Newsletter published

by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and co-sponsored by many congregations of women and men religious.

Stop Trafficking Newsletter - July 2010

Corporate Voice Letter to Hotel Chains in South Africa

Corporate Voice Letter to Sponsors of the World Cup 

Stop Trafficking Newsletter Donors

The Polaris Project

Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation in Pennsylvania

 

Immigration

Strategic Plan:  To strengthen our participation in partnerships that work for systemic change

Engaging Impasse on Immigration (NETWORK)

Pentecost Letter     (From Immigration Committee)  

Immigration Resources Evaluation form                 

Every Person is a Neighbor (Bishop Galante, Diocese of Camden NJ)

Letter to President Obama from Senator Arlen Specter (PA) on Immigration

Immigration Myths  (Justice for Immigrants)

Immigration and Catholic Social Teaching (Justice for Immigrants)

Justice for Immigrants:  http://www.justiceforimmigrants.org

Material from The Immigration Policy Center -- Very Good Information!

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants in Maryland

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants in New Jersey  

The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

For other states go to: http://www.immigrationpolicy.org

 

U.S. Federation Statement on Immigration 

Movement Toward Immigrant Justice (NETWORK Connections)

Immigration Statement in The Baltimore Catholic Review (Signed by Sisters of Saint Joseph)

 

Sustainability

“Meeting the needs of this generation without jeopardizing the needs of future generations."

“We will deepen our understanding of the spirituality of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in relation to both Global Spirituality and consciousness of the UniverseThrough the lens of this understanding,we will focus on specific sustainability issues. We will make individual and corporate choices that witness to the belief that all is ONE.” (Chapter 2004)

Our commitment to promoting a sustainable future for and beyond our congregation, compels us to embrace the lens of sustainability, with its focus on the common good, as the guiding principle for planning."  (Strategic Plan 2008)

 

Practical Resources

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill:  A Catholic Teaching Perspective   (Education for Justice)

U.S. Federation Statement on Climate Change    (Revised April 2010)

LCWR Resolutions to Action: Reducing Our Carbon Footprint  (May 2009)

LCWR Resolutions to Action:  Reducing and Offsetting Our Carbon Footprint (May 2010)

Just Notes: Plastics     (Prepared by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Orange CA)

Living Lightly: An Ecological Resource (Full version - 25 pages)

Prepared by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill  

Think Outside the Bottle Campaign:  http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org/think-outside-bottle/

The Global Oneness Project

View these remarkable stories that show what it means to live our great human potential

in an increasingly interconnected world

An Earth Charter Study Guide (Prepared by the School Sisters of Notre Dame)

http://www.ssnd.org/External/Our_Ministries/earthcharter/earthcharter.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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