Donate to Help Cover a DACA Recipient’s Application Fees
September 9, 2022
Use the following link to help donate to cover fees for a DACA recipient!
Justice & Peace
Category: Advocacy
White House Eliminates Potential Hurdles for Immigrants
September 9, 2022
Written By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration has finalized a rule eliminating potential hurdles for immigrants using some public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, according to a newly released regulation. The Trump administration had modified the decades-old regulation, known as “public charge,” in a way that
Centering our Faith and Worker Justice on Labor Day
September 3, 2022
A recent study found that Catholic Social Teaching on the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers was the single “most overlooked” element in Catholic Social Teaching today. Labor Day weekend offers a great opportunity to share this aspect of our faith with our brothers and sisters in the
Sr. Simone Campbell Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
July 29, 2022
On July 7, 2022, President Joe Biden presented Sister Simone Campbell, S.S.S., former executive director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with 16 other individuals who have “made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project Update
May 5, 2022
by Shari Shea, Immigration Committee Co-Chair The St. Ignatius Justice & Peace Committee is partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Baltimore Office to furnish apartments for new American families through our Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project. This project was initially conceived in collaboration with Catholic Charities and other Catholic parishes
Join the League of Women Voters!
May 5, 2022
From Toni Moore-Duggan Please consider joining the League of Women Voters. We are in need of your membership. The League has been a long standing voice for voters rights for many years. I serve as the Chair of the DEI Committee and Flo has served as past President and is
Time to Care – Senate & House Approved and Sent to Governor
March 18, 2022
March 31st Evening Update The senate had passed the Time to Care Act! Now the bill will go to the governor’s desk for the final sign off! Governor Hogan can either sign it, veto it, or let it pass into law without his signature. Please urge Governor Hogan to sign
Creating a Pathway to Citizenship
March 7, 2022
Catholic Social Teaching tells us that it is our “duty to welcome the foreigner out of charity and respect for the dignity and rights of the human person.” Through our “Campaign for Hospitality,” the Ignatian Solidarity Network joins Pope Francis, as well as our Jesuit and other Catholic partners in creating
March 30th Town Hall Meeting by the Maryland Catholic Conference
February 24, 2022
The theme of each town hall is “Care for Our Common Home – Environmental Responsibility in Maryland.” These town halls are timed to happen during, and have some influence upon, the Maryland General Assembly of 2022 as it considers critical climate and environment legislation. The first was on February 15
Update On Time to Care
February 24, 2022
What is Time To Care? The Time to Care Act (HB8/SB275) will help Marylanders take time away from work to care for new babies, loved ones with serious health conditions, or themselves. With income partially replaced from an insurance fund into which they’ve paid, families are also better able to
Take Action by March 22 to Prevent Cuts to Refugee Assistance
March 18, 2024
Congress faces a March 22nd deadline to pass critical funding bills to avert a government shutdown. These funding bills include lifesaving assistance to meet the humanitarian needs of those arriving at our borders and millions of displaced persons overseas. Due to continued inaction by Congress, many essential U.S. humanitarian programs—both foreign and domestic—remain in limbo.
3 Things to Watch as Baltimore Considers Affordable Housing Requirements
December 1, 2023
After months of delay, a pair of bills requiring—and incentivizing developers to build more affordable housing units will be presented before the full Baltimore City Council Tuesday, and could be called for a vote. The bills are part of a package of what’s known as inclusionary housing legislation because they
Advocates Eye Tool to Fight Blight
August 29, 2023
Baltimore coalition launches effort to campaign for land bank to acquire vacant properties By Giacomo Bologna Iya Kenya MahaliyaDara loves her Northwest Baltimore home, but she’s getting tired of her neighbors. For the past seven years the 48-year-old Baltimore native has lived in a Park Heights rowhome she inherited from
Make Your Voice Heard
July 10, 2023
Please let President Biden and his administration know you strongly support temporary protective status (TPS) for immigrants from Nicaragua, Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala by signing this petition from CASA. Since 1990, temporary protected status (TPS) has allowed migrants from countries with unsafe conditions to reside and work legally