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Support Father Roy Bourgeois
Father Roy Interfaith Voices, a public radio show, aired an interview with Roy just after he received the message from the Vatican threatening excommunication. Click the "play" button above to hear it.
What can we do to help?
The Quixote Center will publish a full-page signature ad in the National Catholic Reporter in support of Father Roy's prophetic ministry and witness to justice, peace and equality in the Roman Catholic Church. We call on others in the many communities Father Roy has touched to join in supporting him and celebrating the call of our conscience towards acts of social justice and equality for women in the Catholic Church and for the people of Latin America.
Sign the ad and let your voice be heard!
Civil Society Organizations Ask President-Elect Obama to Re-negotiate NAFTA
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HSA Bulletin December 16th, 2008
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 17:39 — admin1. Declaration of Bahia, Brazil proposes solutions to world crises2. Letter to Ortega requests clarification of position on trade agreements with the European Union3. Army assassinates the husband of Aida Quilcue, Consejera Mayor of the Indigenous Resguardo of Cauca4. IIRSA meeting concludes in Cartagena with a lack of transparency5. Social Organizations in Argentina march under the banner, "Hunger is a Crime"6. Bank of America announces massive layoffs
HSA Bulletin December 10, 2008
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 17:31 — admin1. Financial and environmental crises: Principal goals of the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil2. ECUARUNARI calls for December 10th mobilizations against the Ecuadoran Debt3. President Lugo wants to review the external debt which Paraguay has with Brazil4. Colombia will be examined by the UN on International Human Rights Day5. Workers occupy factory in Chicago6. National meeting in Brazil to debate prostitution and violence against women7. Final report regarding the massacre in Pando, Bolivia given to Evo Morales
Support Father Roy Bourgeois
Mon, 12/01/2008 - 21:23 — adminThe Quixote Center will publish a full-page signature ad in the National Catholic Reporter in support of Father Roy's prophetic ministry and witness to justice, peace and equality in the Roman Catholic Church. We call on others in the many communities Father Roy has touched to join in supporting him and celebrating the call of our conscience towards acts of social justice and equality for women in the Catholic Church and for the people of Latin America.
New Lectionaries available
Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:50 — adminThe new lectionaries have arrived check them out here.
Courtney Dowe at Greenbelt's New Deal Cafe this Saturday
Thu, 10/09/2008 - 21:46 — adminPresident Preval calls for more than just charity
Sat, 09/27/2008 - 03:38 — adminIn response to the series of hurricanes that have struck Haiti this summer and fall, President Preval thanks the international community for its assistance, but calls for more than just "charitable" contributions to Haiti's recovery. http://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/703114.htmlPreval is asking for latitude from debt holders and international development partners for the government to adopt policies that will lead to true rebuilding, such as infrastructure investments, and rebuilding of the rural economy. read more
Haiti Reborn Report September 2008
Fri, 09/12/2008 - 19:53 — adminRSVP for Bill Retirement Party
Wed, 09/03/2008 - 21:57 — ryanbf
Bill's Retirement Party happened Oct 11th. We will be posting photos from the wonderful event here shortly. 