Racial Justice -  Resources from the Ignatian Solidarity Network

https://ignatiansolidarity.net/resources/faith-in-action-responding-to-racial-injustice/   (Click and scroll to find valuable educational opportunities to deepen your understanding of racism and how we can respond to systemic racism.)

Immigration Justice - Taking a Stand For Our Migrant Sisters and Brothers
On June 15, the administration announced a new set of proposed rules that further restrict access to asylum, especially for refugees from Central America. These changes would effectively “abolish asylum as we know it in the United States.”  How do we turn away those whose lives are in danger because of conditions in their homelands? How do we turn a blind eye to victims of crime who seek a safe place to live for themselves and their families?  How do we close our doors to those who suffer at the hands of exploiters, murderers and rapists?  Use your voice to make a public statement on these proposed inhumane rules. Public comments are being accepted until July 15.                                                                                                                         
Action: Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to submit a comment  on these proposed rules.  (Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns) https://default.salsalabs.org/Td3373893-e0e6-4b2c-aff9-d175ea53d279/eb301017-fb2b-49e0-8d78-737369091047

Action:  Tell ICE to Free the Children

Click on the link below to sign the petition to tell ICE to release children in detention centers to their families.              https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-ice-freethefamilies/




Creation Justice - The Sacred Gift of Water
 
Here is a July calendar with daily reflections and simple actions shared by the Sisters of Mercy to help us become more aware of the sacred gift of water.  You can click on the blue and print it out as one 11- x 17-inch calendar or as two 8.5- x 11-inch pages that together create the full calendar. Here are a few reflection questions to ponder and discuss with a small group.

Do I recognize water as a gift?                                                                                                          How conscious am I of my consumption of water and / or waste of water?
What am I doing to conserve water?                                                                                                       
What am I doing to confront the privatization of water?

 
 
“Praised be You my Lord 
through Sister water,              So useful, humble, precious
and pure.”                                    (Canticle of the Sun)