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Greetings!
This November, California voters will have the opportunity to replace the death penalty with life without possibility of parole by voting YES on Proposition 34, which stands for "Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California Act" (formerly SAFE California). This proposition has had the support of the Bishops of California since its inception. CCOP members are urged to actively support this proposition. See SAFE CA.
The California bishops also support Proposition 35 (Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act).
The Pleasanton City Council on August 21 approved recently drawn up Development Standards and Design Guidelines for nine rezoned sites for high density housing and affordable housing. See Standards & Guidelines
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Afghan Women in the Transition
David Cortright and Kristen Wall argue that the creation of a stable peace in Afghanistan hinges on the full involvement of women.
Mariam Safi explains how women are struggling - and making limited progress - to be represented in the peace process.
The Afghan Women's Network outlines 9 policy recommendations presented at the NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012.
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Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcome the long-awaited announcement of regulations that require companies to report whether they obtain any of four minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and what they do to track the source and chain of custody of those minerals. These regulations are essential for protecting innocent civilians from violent militias funded by illicit mining operations.
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Brief Links
A Portrait of California (May 17, 2011) California
Development, Aid & Governance Indicators from Brookings Institute Indicators
California Catholic Conference CCC has four menus relevant to Social Justice. Placing your cursor on any of these names produces a menu:
Take Action
News
Catholic Social Teaching
Issues
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Justice, Peace and Human Development Human Dev
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 18, 7:30 P.M.
Vatican 2 Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation: flinging open the bible to God's people by Aggie Burke, bible scholar
St. Elizabeth Seton Church
Saturday, September 20, 10:30 A.M to 1:30 P.M.
Pleasanton's Third Annual Green Scene Fair
Hacienda West, 3825-3875 Hopyard Road (at West Las Positas)
See Green Scene Fair
Tuesday, October 9
Parish anniversary celebration of the golden jubilee of the opening of Vatican II and the beginning of the year of faith Details to be announced
Wednesday, October 10, 9:00 - 11:30 A.M.
EBHO's Interfaith Communities United Breakfast
Hs Lordships Restaurant, 199 Seawall Dr. Berkeley
See EBHO Invitation
Tuesday, October 16, 7:30 P.M.
Vatican 2 Decree on the Mission Activity of the Church: from the pews to preaching the Gospel to all Creation. Does the mission still have a church? Deacon Matt Dulka, Mission Education & Promotion, Maryknoll
St. Elizabeth Seton Church
Tuesday, October 30, 7:30 P.M.
Mary, the Mother of Jesus and Mother of the Church in Vatican II. Fr. William Rozario, Associate Pastor, St. Raymond Church
St. Elizabeth Seton Church
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Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic Life
September 3, 2012 - This Labor Day, our country continues to struggle with a broken economy that is not producing enough decent jobs. Millions of Americans suffer from unemployment, underemployment or are living in poverty as their basic needs too often go unmet. This represents a serious economic and moral failure for our nation. As people of faith, we are called to stand with those left behind, offer our solidarity, and join forces with "the least of these" to help meet their basic needs. We seek national economic renewal that places working people and their families at the center of economic life.
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What Work Is Really For
Is work good or bad? A fatuous question, it may seem, with unemployment such a pressing national concern... Even apart from current worries, the goodness of work is deep in our culture. We applaud people for their work ethic, judge our economy by its productivity and even honor work with a national holiday.
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International Day of Peace 2012
"The International Day of Peace, marked every year on 21 September, gives us all a chance to reflect on the unconscionable toll - moral, physical, material - wrought by war. Those costs are borne not only by us today, but by future generations as well.
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