BREAKING THE IMPASSE II: Poverty Beyond the Sound Byte

NATIONAL - STATE - LOCAL
Free and Open to the Public!
March 8, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Avenue
Saint Paul

FEATURING: Simone Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK, A Catholic Social Justice Lobby and Kathleen Tomlin, Director, Catholic Charities' Office for Social Justice

Register: joanwittman@gmail.com or 651.690.7043

For more information: 651.690.7054

Co-sponsored by

Justice Commission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates
Myser Initiative on Catholic Identity St. Catherine University
Catholic Charities' Office for Social Justice
NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Native American Medicine and Healing

Thursday, February 24, 4:30 p.m.
Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul

The Native American Awareness Task Group will welcome Sally Auger to their meeting. Come for a warm cup of tea and learn more about Native American Medicine and Healing.

(photo) Vera Chester CSJ, Sally Auger, Peggy O'Connell CSJ

For more information: Vera Chester, 651.690.3860

Joint Religious Legislative Coalition Day on the Hill

February 17, 2011

The Day on the Hill begins at River Centre and includes greetings from Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton. The keynote speech will be given by Father David McCauley, Minnesota Catholic Conference.

2011 Issue Briefings:

Safety Net

Impartical Judiciary

Budget and Taxes

Others on the Horizon

Following the briefings constituents will meet by Legislative District to plan for visits with their legislators in the afternoon.

The formal program in the Capitol Rotunda begins at 11:45 with the presentation of awards followed by remarks by Special Commissioner, Linda Jesson, Minnesota Department of Human Services.

For more information: www.jrlc.org

11th Day Prayer for Peace: February 11, 2011, 6:30 p.m.

Praying and Preparing for the Anniversary of the Tibetan Women's Uprising, March 12, 1959 and for Religious, Cultural and Language Freedom.

Chant Meditation by Guyto Monks

Messages from the Tibetan Women's Organization and the Tibetan Youth Congress.

For more information: 651.690.7079

Prepared by the Justice Commission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates

Open to the public.

Location: Presentation of Our Lady Chapel, 1890 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul.

Catholic Schools Week: Hill Murray School

February 4, 2011

Hill Murray School invited Jennifer Tacheny, Co-Director, Celeste's Dream to present on Environmental Justice. She focused on environment, economics and health of the food production system.

Also invited were Joanne Tromiczak-Neid, Justice Coordinator and Ginger K. Hedstrom, Justice Associate who wove into their presentation the theme of Hill Murry Catholic Schools Week: Making Our Mark; We are one people; We have tradition; We lead by example; We seek balance; and We give back. The students saw their justice concerns expressed through the justice commission working and task groups.

http://www.csjstpaul.org/ http://www.hill-murray.org/