JUSTICE,
PEACE & THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION
The
School Sisters of Notre Dame have a special commitment to
helping persons who are poor and working for justice in the
world. For a listing of institutions that are SSND-Sponsored or
related, see the list below.
SHALOM is the SSND International Network for Justice,
Peace and the Integrity of Creation. Taking a prophetic
stance SHALOM joins its voice with those who cry for justice and
provides a voice for those who are voiceless in their struggle
for justice.
There are five branches of SHALOM: Africa,
Asia/Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North
America.
WHERE WE SERVE: JUSTICE & PEACE
MINISTRIES
SSND-Sponsored:
Center for Earth
Spirituality and Rural Ministry
Mankato, MN...
Center goals: to practice reverence for all creation on Good
Counsel Hill; to support rural parish communities and those who
minister there; to work with organizations that struggle to keep
land and people together.
SSND
NGO Rep at the United Nations
New York City, NY
The SSNDs are pleased to have a fulltime non-governmental
representative at the United Nations.
Working Groups on Girls
SSNDs help to sponsor this growing international movement to
support the human rights of girls and to give voice to their
issues
Worldwide ... Shalom
SSNDs also use an international network named Shalom to
coordinate efforts related to justice/peace issues.
Diocesan
Office for Social Concerns
Springfield, IL
The Office for Social Concerns promotes awareness, advocacy and
parish action on issues of justice, peace and life in the
Diocese of Springfield, IL.
SHALOM -
Trafficking
Between 700,000 to two million women and children are
trafficked across borders each year. International
trafficking is a significant problem in the area of human
rights and a gruesome crime affecting men, women and
children.
SHALOM North America, the SSND International Network for
Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, has released a
packet outlining the suffering and opression of women and
children who are enslaved by trafficking. Contents include:
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Invitation to reflection
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How to begin
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Experience - video
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Cultural influences
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Fact sheet on women
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Tradition & prayer
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Action - from our faith
Click here to view
a printable .pdf verision of the packet
(requires
Adobe Acrobat)
Click here to view a Word document version of the packet
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