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Volume 3, Issue 2 - August 2010 |
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Peace and All Good!
As you can see, FAN and its members have been very busy over the last several months. Explore our website to see even more things that have been going on!
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St. F.R.A.N.C.I.S. Commitment to Civility in Discourse 
Our summer intern, Maria Balata, graciously helped create the materials for the St. F.R.A.N.C.I.S. Commitment to Civility in Discourse. We held a web conference featuring Fr. Clete Kiley and Fr. Al Mertz. There are also additional resources available on our website. Consider making the St. F.R.A.N.C.I.S. Commitment and letting your legislator know.
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Celebrating Clare 
At FAN we celebrated the feast of St. Clare with several reflections by our staff. You can read them here and here. Please consider sharing with us your stories of how you celebrated the feast of St. Clare.
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FAN members care for creation in DRC
On
June 24, the celebration of the birth of St. John the Baptist, FAN
members in key States honored his witness as a voice crying out in the
wilderness by urging their Senators to include the Congo conflict minerals amendment in the final Financial Reform bill. Franciscans
are called to reverence the dignity of the human person and to approach
natural resources with gratitude rather than greed. In the DRC, illegal
exploitation of creation contributes to the violent abuse and even
destruction of human life.The bill passed and was signed into legislation by the President in July. To read more, click here. |
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FAN connects with AFCU and ACCU |
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Poverty & Human Rights
SAVE THE DATE! Join FAN at Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington, DC
March 25-28, 2011
Development, Security and Economic Justice:
What's Gender Got to Do With It?
"Give her a share in the fruit of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the city gates."
- Proverbs 31 (NRSV)
Gender's got a lot to do with it!
As Proverbs recognized long ago, women's contributions are integral to enriching social, religious, and family life. However -- in homes and communities, out in fields and marketplaces, along borders and in areas of conflict -- violence, poverty, and other social evils keep women from attaining their full potential.
As women and men of faith, we can be a formidable force for change! Come to Ecumenical Advocacy Days, March 25-28, 2011. During these days filled with worship and dialogue, we will be inspired and equipped to speak boldly on behalf of all God's daughters.
Together we'll advocate on Capitol Hill for women's physical and emotional safety, their economic security and freedom, and promote people-centered ecologically-sustainable development, economic justice and peace for the flourishing of all our communities.
Click here for more information.
Including a special FAN members event
during the weekend. |
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Organizing to Pass the DREAM Act!
Join us September 14, 2010 for a web conference featuring Tony Cube from JFI. Click here to learn more information and to register for the event.
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Upcoming!
"What the 'Health' Just Happened?"
Save the Date: September 22, 2010 from 7:30-8:30 PM, join us for a web conference featuring Jeff Tieman, from the Catholic Health Association
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SHORT TAKES
Did you know that 50 Franciscan communities signed onto a letter to the President, urging comprehensive immigration reform? Read more here
Did you know FAN Spring highlights were available here?
Much time has been spent in prayer and reflection in support of those effected by the Gulf Oil Spill. Here is a compilation of available Franciscan resources
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DID YOU KNOW?
So you know that you saw some important information on the FAN website but you can't remember where it was?
Did you know that you can search the entire FAN website using keywords or phrases just like an internet search engine?
The next time you are on our home page, look just beneath the top menu bar on the right. You will see a box that says "Search." Just enter some words into the box, and click "Go" and see what you can find!
~ Marc DelMonico, Web Outreach Coordinator |
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