Economic Justice and Our Collective Future – Sister Simone Campbell

Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns On The Bus

We have been fed a line of lies that individualism built the greatest economy in history, immigrants are a drain on our economy and that taxes sap our economy. Or was that economy built on collective action with everyone contributing and everyone reaping rewards, is it true 25% of new businesses are started by immigrants and the taxes paid by our forebears build the infrastructure that made our economic success possible.

Tune in as Craig Lubow talks with Sister Simone Campbell about what we need to change to set our economic ship aright. Known as one of the Nuns on the Bus and part of Network, a national Catholic Social Justice Lobby.

NETWORK – Forty Years of Justice and Peacemaking

On December 17, 1971, 47 Catholic Sisters from across the U.S. involved in education, healthcare, community organizing and other direct service gathered at Trinity College in Washington DC to shape a new ministry of justice. This came at a time when the Catholic Church was undergoing dramatic changes in response to Vatican II reforms and calls from the Vatican and U.S. Bishops to seek “Justice in the World.” Women religious boldly joined in the waves of civil rights, feminist and anti-war activism that were sweeping the U.S.During their weekend meeting, they voted to form a national “network” of Sisters to lobby for federal policies and legislation that promote economic and social justice.

http://www.networklobby.org/

CALENDAR 9.29.2014

Artesia is a small town in New Mexico where an detention center for women and children opened last summer in response to the influx of undocumented children from Central America. El Centro, The Dream Alliance and MORE2 are hosting, Outrage from Artesia: Close The Baby Jail, a panel of Kansans sharing their first hand accounts from the week they spent volunteering at the Artesia detention center. This event is open to the public, Thursday, October 2nd, 6pm at the El Centro Academy For Children, 1330 S 30th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. For more information or directions call El Centro at (913) 677-0100.
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Want to tell the City Council where to go? For the first time, KCMO City Council members and the City’s budget staff are inviting residents to provide input on a new five-year business plan. The input will also help shape the next annual budget.
Two identical citizen work sessions are scheduled: The first will be held Wednesday, Oct. 1, 6-8 p.m. At Park Hill School District Administration Building, 7703 N.W. Barry Rd., Room 230, KCMO. The second session will be Saturday Oct. 11, 9-11 AM, Southeast Community Center, 4201 E.63 St, KCMO.
Reservations are required to reserve a seat, 54 seats to be available at a citizen work session table. Please respond to [email protected] or 816-513-6517 by today, Monday, Sept. 29th. Additional space will be available for those who wish to attend as observers.
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The Kansas City Chapter of Missouri Association for Social Welfare’s First Friday Forum will focus on Human Trafficking. Their guests this month will be the US Attorney for the State of Kansas, Barry Grissom and Film Maker, Susan Wolf of Little Wolf Productions. This event is Friday, October 3rd, at the Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport Rd, KCMO. There is a charge for lunch which starts at 11:30 am and the event is open to the public, with the speakers beginning at noon.


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