Economic Justice Subcommittee
Articulate, Advocate, and Act
We are dedicated to work to bring the Church’s social teaching on worker justice and the economy to fruition. Working as an arm of the Justice & Peace Committee of our St. Ignatius Catholic Community, we are called and challenged to articulate, advocate and act upon critical economic issues that affect our neighbors, families, and communities across our city, and our world. We are also called to be a resource to provide parishioners with opportunities to live out their faith through working for economic justice. As such we:
- Advocate for workers to receive fair wages for their labor, including support for the “Fight For $15 and a Union” campaign at the local and national level
- Mobilize fellow parishioners around issues of economic justice
- Advocate for elimination of disparities of opportunity for students and workers based on race, ethnicity, gender or income
- Engage with our community about the need for affordable housing.
- Work to eliminate health care disparities based on race, income, gender, or geography.
- Support workers right to organize into unions of their own choosing.
- Persuade legislators to pass “Right to Recall” legislation in Baltimore, so hospitality workers can return to family-supporting jobs
- Advocate for passage of “Time to Care” legislation in Annapolis, allowing workers to maintain a sustainable level of income while they are sick or caring for a family member.
One of our goals is to deepen our understanding of the principles of Catholic social teaching and then, through word and action, integrate these principles more fully into the life of our parish community.
Justice & Peace Meetings
Contact
Terry Cavanagh
Economic Justice Subcommittee Chair
202-368-4814
tcavanagh@seiumddc.org
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Economic Justice DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING
As the Justice & Peace Committee of the St. Ignatius Catholic Community, we wanted to provide resources for social justice education and action during social distancing. Although we can not come together to meet, our communities can take individual action through online education. We can take this time to dive into social justice issues that tug at our hearts and minds, and come out of this quarantine period ready to work together, renewed, for peace and justice.
Resources
Worker-led ‘Make Amazon Pay’ campaign calls on company to protect workers, pay taxes, and improve sustainability
During this Advent and Christmas season, we remember those who labor, and continue to advocate alongside them for justice.
Study: Maryland’s small businesses are faring better than those in most states
“The WalletHub study found that Maryland ranked 40th among 51 jurisdictions in terms of small businesses most affected due to the virus.” Read more about Maryland’s local economy here.
2020 election sees highest voter turnout in a century
More Americans cast ballots this year than they have in a century — and all the votes aren’t even counted yet.
Current Projects & Events
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Series Kick-off September 30 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. This coming academic year, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the U.S. will host a learning series on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Jesuits in North America. Over four sessions, Unpacking Histories:...
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Protecting Maryland’s Workers from COVID and its Consequences
As we have been seeing, thousands of Maryland workers are suffering unemployment due to the pandemic, while thousands of other essential workers continue to serve us at risk of infection. Please join us for a short Zoom meeting on Tuesday 1/26 at 6:30pm for an update on both these bills and to strategize how to make our voices heard for worker justice in Annapolis.
Advocacy
Unpacking Histories: Reflecting on Relations on Indigenous People and the Jesuits
Series Kick-off September 30 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. This coming academic year, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the U.S. will host a learning series on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Jesuits in North America. Over four sessions, Unpacking Histories:...
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Unpacking Histories: Reflecting on Relations on Indigenous People and the Jesuits
Series Kick-off September 30 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. This coming academic year, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the U.S. will host a learning series on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Jesuits in North America. Over four sessions, Unpacking Histories:...
JARS – Jesuit Antiracism Solidarity East
JARS East is a space for those who have a passion for racial justice to come together to pray, reflect, and act. JARS is open to all connected to the Province in any way: Jesuits, colleagues and friends. Known primarily for our monthly consolation & desolation...
Caring for Our Common Home & The Renewing the Earth Campaign
The Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) and the Laudato Si’ goals and action plan insist that the Jesuits pursue ecological conversion. With transformed hearts, hearing the integrally connected cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, we are called to the front...