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Oscars – Got Solidarity?

As households across the country prepare to watch stars strut down the red carpet at the Oscars tonight, we thought it was appropriate to remember a few films that have inspired new understandings of solidarity with our brothers and sisters throughout the world.
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“They wound up teaching me more than I could ever possibly teach them”

This past January, I was blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime; I embarked on my first-ever international service-immersion experience, which was organized by the campus ministry office of my primary undergraduate institution (Canisius College in Buffalo, New York). This experience enabled twelve Canisius College students and two Canisius College professors to live alongside the Dalit (also referred to as the “Untouchables”) for two weeks in the province of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
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Number of “Fair Trade” Catholic Universities Growing

Earlier this week Manhattan College announced that they have achieved "Fair Trade University" status as defined by Fair Trade USA, making them the second Catholic university in the U.S. to earn this status.