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Ignatian Family Advocacy Month Engages Thousands
During Ignatian Family Advocacy Month (IFAM) this past February, students, faculty, staff, and parishioners from Ignatian Solidarity Network’s member institutions advocated for environmental justice, immigration reform, and humane U.S. policy toward Central America.
Ignatian Family Advocacy Month reaches over 171 U.S. Congressional Offices
Ignatian Family Advocacy Month (IFAM), a national advocacy effort of the Ignatian Solidarity Network in partnership with the U.S. Jesuit Conference, inspired hundreds of advocates from Jesuit universities, high schools, parishes, and ministries to engage in legislative advocacy on three priority issues: humane comprehensive immigration reform, the fair minimum wage act, and protecting the SNAP program.
Dismantling Unjust Structures – Fighting for the Minimum Wage
BY ANTHONY GIANCATARINO | February 5, 2014
In 1891, Pope Leo XIII stated that every worker has a right to sufficient wages in order to provide for his/(her) family. Forty years later, Pope Pius XI reiterated the dignity of a worker calling…