by edaday | Oct 1, 2020 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
During one of its recent site visits, Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby noted for its Nuns on the Bus event, interviewed some Chicago area advocates for her regular bus blog: Br. Michael Gosch, CSV, director of...
by edaday | Sep 30, 2020 | Peace & Justice
Over the weekend, Pope Francis marked the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in his address to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square. He reaffirmed the emphasis on internally displaced persons during a time of persistent vulnerability due to COVID-19, conflict, and...
by edaday | Sep 25, 2020 | Peace & Justice
Since 2010, Heartland Alliance International has been implementing the ACOPLE (meaning “to connect” in Spanish) project in Colombia. ACOPLE empowers local organizations led by survivors of the Colombian armed conflict to provide health services, advocate for their...
by edaday | Sep 23, 2020 | Peace & Justice
Refugees and immigrants are currently employed in thousands of jobs that are critical to keeping our country functioning during the current pandemic. Many of the refugees and immigrants in the United States fled conflict, disaster and danger in their home countries to...
