Catholic Community of Pleasanton

Social Justice Newsletter

December 27, 2012

 

Greetings!

        

 

CCOP's Social Justice Committee hopes you had a Spirit-filled and wonderful Christmas and will have a fruitful and healthy New Year.

A summary of a World Watch Institute report entitled "Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture: Supporting Climate-Friendly Food Production" is available at summary. 
  
The complete 44- page document is available here or at http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/188%20climate%20and%20ag_v3.pdf. 
  
Many readers of this newsletter may be pleased to learn that a catalogue of articles appearing since January 2012 is available at Catalogue.  

 


Upcoming Events

 

Thursday, January 3, 7:00 P.M.
Social Justice Committee meeting
"Cry Room", St. Elizabeth Seton church
 
Poverty Awareness Month, Every day in January
Sponsored by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Click here or copy and paste
http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/povertyusa/upload/poverty-awareness-month-calendar.pdf?utm_source=GradNet+11-19-12&utm_campaign=GradNet+11-16-12&utm_medium=email in your browser.
     
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Peace Vigil sponsored by Pleasantonians 4 Peace, http://www.pleasantonians4peace.org/
Meet in front of Pleasanton Museum, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton
  
Saturday, January 19, 9:00 A.M. - Noon
MedShare
CCOP will have groups of volunteers sorting medical supplies at MedShare in San Leandro. Those interested in participating must contact Mark Nevins, menevi@sbcglobal.net, preferrably a week or more in advance.
 
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, February 22-24
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Anaheim Convention Center
Click on http://recongress.org/
 

 

Brief Links
 
White House stalls critical EPA report highlighting chemical dangers to children, link.
  
Forget Fracking, 2012 was a powerful year for renewables, link.
      
California manufacturers weigh costs of new greenhouse gas rules, link.
  
For the poor, the leap to college often ends in hard fall, link.
  
The Moral Animal, link.
  
Articles in this issue
:: Upcoming Events
:: Brief Links
:: Action Alerts
:: USCCB Committees Call for Action in Response to Newtown Tragedy In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook
:: USCCB National Migration Week 2013 (January 6-12)

 

Action Alerts


Be kind!
  

Be at peace!
 

Reconcile differences!
 

 

USCCB Committees Call for Action in Response to Newtown Tragedy  
 
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a joint statement to decry violence in society. The bishops repeated the call from Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of USCCB, who expressed on the day of the horrible tragedy, deepest sorrow for all the victims and a call to work for peace in our homes, streets and world. They called on all Americans, especially legislators, to address national policies that will strengthen regulations of firearms and improve access to health care for those with mental health needs.  Read on

 

USCCB National Migration Week 2013 (January 6-12)
    
National Migration Week 2013 will be held from January 6-12 with a primary theme of "We are Strangers No Longer: Our Journey of Hope Continues." This year's National Migration Week observance and theme commemorate the 10th anniversary of the historic joint pastoral letter of the United States and Mexico bishops conferences, Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope. This theme reminds us of our responsibility as Catholics to help newcomers integrate in ways that are respectful, culturally sensitive and responsive to social needs, and of the ongoing need for comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform.
   
For more information click here.
   
Social Justice Committee