"To quote Pope Leo, “justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life” ought to be the touchstones of our public engagement. There is another spiritual victory to be won — this time over the forces of hatred, division and cruelty in these United States."

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“Climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice. The same systems that enriched the north created today’s vulnerabilities.”
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“The research shows that wherever Afro descendants are located, they are most vulnerable to climate and environmental impact and have been suffering from historical environmental injustice and climate injustice,” she said.

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"As we live our vows each day we trust that Christ’s blessing promised to peacemakers will sustain us, knowing that God working in us will accomplish more than we can ask or imagine." (CSJP Constitution 62)

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We had Jewish, Catholic, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian volunteers present this morning along with those who don't practice a particular faith. Yet we all have faith in humamity and believe in human dignity. Goodness is stronger than evil.

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Cruelty is the point, but I am always heartened by spending time talking with the family and friends coming to visit and the volunteers who support them. Today some volunteers brought their kids so they could play with the visiting children while they wait to see their parents.

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The weather is turning cold and a storm is coming, but the families still have to wait outside on an active driveway, witnessing transport vans moving detainees in and out, possibly their own loved ones. We moved our tents closer to the driveway to provide some shelter from the pending rain.

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