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Ignatian Solidarity Network Launches Voting as an Act of Love Campaign

On August 6, 2020, the Ignatian Solidarity Network launched the Voting as an Act of Love campaign, encouraging the Jesuit and broader Catholic network to exercise the right and responsibility to vote for candidates and issues that support the common good and concern for the most vulnerable people in our society.
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How to Get Started in Racial Equity Work: Plant a Justice T.R.E.E.E.

The “Justice T.R.E.E.E.” (Tackling Racism: Educate, Engage, and Effect Change) is an organic framework for answering the question “How do I get started in racial equity work?”
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Casting My Lot With the Out Crowd

"I worked at a dialysis unit, meeting with patients struggling through their treatment. None of them were white. All of them were poor. They played the game of life with structural disadvantages and discrimination at every checkpoint."
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Hope for Something Better: A Reflection from Selma

"I have hope for my people. I believe, regardless of how the past and the present look, there is always hope for something better."
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Organizing Can Feel Like a Lonely Path

The 100 students attending this month's Migration Justice Summit are a reminder that organizing work requires that we walk and work together.
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The Power to Heal

We can all agree that America is in need of race reconciliation. But how do we begin to heal from our past?
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The Ultimate Sacrifice

Christ's ultimate sacrifice demonstrates what we are called to in the fight for racial justice—courage, strength, agape love, and sacrifice.
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Lay Down Your Life

We are quick to name the things we are doing right. In the case of working toward racial justice, claiming the ways we are not racist is easy.
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Black Lives Matter: A Psalm of Lament and Anger

"I don’t have answers, but I’m sick of being a part of white silence."
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Black Lives Matter: A Psalm of Lament and Sorrow

"This lament is a leap of faith and an attempt at solidarity."
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Black Lives Matter

I’m baffled that it took nearly a decade for the U.S. to unite in a national outcry in support of Black Lives Matter and the re-thinking of policing.
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Day of Virtual Action for Jesuit Parishes

Representatives from Jesuit parishes and organizations in New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina, participated in a Day of Virtual Action in Spanish with a member of Senator Bob Menéndez's (D-NJ) staff on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
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Supreme Court: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

"It has been a week since the favorable ruling on DACA, and I haven’t really had time to process my emotions."
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I Say to You, Get Up!

Working toward racial justice means I have to stay awake and keep awakening as Jesus continues to cry out: White America, I say to you, get up!
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Author Q&A: The River Daily, Journeying Toward Liberation

ISN spoke with Kristen Trudo, a 2016 O'Donnell Emerging Leader for Justice awardee, about their new project, titled The River Daily, inviting individuals into a month-long journaling practice around race and racism.
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“I Can’t Breathe”: A Litany for Justice

“I can’t breathe” and “they are going to kill me,” are terrifying words that whether spoken out loud, written, or held in hearts. Are we surprised that so many have identified with George Floyd’s plea for life and have taken to the streets?