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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.
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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…