There are many Social Justice activities going on in the next month or two. So I wanted to let you know when they are happening. Hopefully some of them will be of interest and will work into your schedule and you can volunteer to help.
Dan Larguier
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Mon. Feb. 4- Rick Steves slide show at Sehome High School at 7 PM www.ricksteves.com/about/pressroom/activism/letter.htm (proceeds benefit-Whatcom Peace and Justice Center)
Tues. Feb. 5- Pax Christi at 7 PM (Stafford Room-Assumption Parish)-on Gandhi and his
concept of Satyagraha (Soul Force)
Mon Feb. 11- Social Justice Book Discussion 7 PM (Sacred Heart Library)
books by Jean Vanier and Thomas Merton's "Cold War Letters"
Sat. Feb. 16- Social Justice Movie Night and potluck- 6:30 PM at Sacred Heart Library
Fair Trade- movie "Strong Coffee" -women in Peru-Trudy from Moka
Jo's will talk about the movie
Sun Feb. 17- Catholic Social Teaching Meeting- 12:20 PM at Sacred Heart Library-
History/work of the Catholic Relief Services/Lent's Operation Rice Bowl
Tues. Feb 19- Pax Christi at 7 PM in the Stafford Room at Assumption- Cultivating
Reverance for the Earth
Thurs. Feb. 21- Human Rights Film Festival at Fairhaven College (WWU) 7 PM
Mar. 2 for information www.whrtf.org/filmfest/
Fri. Feb. 22 Catholic Advocacy Day in Olympia, WA- begins at 9 AM
for more information go to www.ipjc.org/ (Intercommunity Peace and
Justice Center in Seattle- their reources pages are excellent)
Mon. Feb. 25 Social Justice Committee meeting- 6:30 PM at Sacred Heart Library
Tues. Feb. 26 Soup Supper at Sacred Heart after 6 PM Mass- put on by JustFaith and
Social Justice Committee
Tues. Mar. 4 Soup Supper at Sacred Heart after 6 PM Mass-put on by Pax Christi
(Pax Christi- afterwards- Nonviolence and Social Transformation)
Sat. Mar.8 Bread for the World- Offering of Letters workshop
at Garden St. Methodist 9:30AM-12 PM
Sun. Mar. 9 Catholic Social Teaching meeting- Health Care in the U.S.-
what is wrong/how it relates to social justice-
Sacred Heart LIbrary 12:20 PM
Mon Mar 10 Social Justice Book Discussion- 7 PM Sacred Heart Library
The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: the Transformative Wisdom
of Ignatius Loyola by Dean Brackley
A Sacred Voice Is Calling: Personal Vocation and Social Conscience
by John Neafsey
Sat. Mar. 15 Social Justice Film and Potluck- Sacred Heart Library 6:30 PM-
not sure on the film- might be the movie- "Gandhi"
Mon. Mar. 17 Social Justice Committee meeting-6:30 PM Sacred Heart Library
Mon. Mar. 24 Beyond JustFaith meeting at Nancy Orlowski's house-
potluck starts at 6 PM.