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Wear Blue Day – January 11
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day The U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking invite you to WEAR BLUE on January 11. Blue is the international symbol of human trafficking awareness. Post a photo of yourself and/or your group wearing blue and share it on social media to…
Read MoreLongest night of the year
Today, December 20, 2019 is the shortest day of the year. It is also the longest night of the year. For most of us, we will go about our daily business and we won’t notice the shorter day except that when we drive home at the end of the day, it will be darker sooner.…
Read MoreSSJs release statement on U.S. withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
On November 4, 2019, the United States formally announced to the United Nations that it has begun the year-long process of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement—the agreement that brought together almost 200 nations to address climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation efforts, and climate finance. As the world’s second-largest emitter…
Read MorePrayer Service 100th Anniversary for Suffragettes
The Sisters of St. Joseph are hosting a prayer service for the Erie community as part of the year-long celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment and voting rights for women. Thursday, November 21, 2019 6:00 p.m. SSJ Community Living Center Chapel 5031 West Ridge Road Erie, PA…
Read MoreClimate Strike—There is no “Planet B”!
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen whose solitary weekly climate strike has sparked a worldwide movement, shares a clear message about our climate. “I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic…and act as if the house was on fire.” On September 20, people all over the world…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Coalition — Erie
We have been working with Erie DAWN (Dwellings and Advocacy for Women in Need) and Mercyhurst University Ridge School of Intelligence to start an Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition in Erie, PA. Coalition Force – Erie will gather professionals from community organizations, law enforcement, universities among others who are interested in combating human trafficking locally. The coalition…
Read MoreSSJs receive Human Rights Award
The SSJ JPIC (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation) Team was awarded the Human Rights Award by the Church Women United for leadership; service as mentors and social activists; and for advocating for peace and justice. Thank you to our community partners shown in the photo: the Crime Victim Center of Erie and the Lutheran Women…
Read MoreGun violence – when will it stop?
2019 is on track to become a year in which there will be more mass shootings in our country than there are days in the year. A mass shooting is defined as an incident in which four people are shot excluding the shooter. According to the Gun Violence Archive which tracks all data for mass…
Read MoreSSJ of Erie leaders among LCWR members calling on President Trump to to stop divisive and polarizing rhetoric
Sisters Phyllis McCracken, SSJ, and Carol Morehouse, SSJ both In Leadership for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, were among more than 660 members of the Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) assembly who affirmed a letter that was sent to President Trump asking him to end all divisive rhetoric. More Than 660…
Read MoreSSJs represented in human trafficking discussion
Erie News Now recently ran a feature story about human trafficking in the local Erie area. The work that our JPIC team (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation) has done in generating awareness on this issue and in getting signage improvements in rest stops along PA highways was featured. Betsy Wiest, SSJ Social Justice Coordinator, was…
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