With two different versions of the Violence Against Women Act and the House charging a breach of origination rules on the Senate passed bill (thus putting the reconciliation process on hold), individuals are invited to urge the U.S. Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that ensures the safety of all victims of violence as soon as possible.
In keeping with the SCN 1981 Corporate Stand opposing nuclear weapons, individuals are invited to urge President Obama, Senators and Representatives to oppose the continued deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons, particularly in other countries.
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Please mark your calendar to visit the SCN Ministry Fair, Saturday, May 12, at O’Connell Hall, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Spalding’s emphasis on social justice is grounded in the tradition of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. In 2011, Spalding became the world’s first Compassionate University, as part of a movement of the International Institute for Compassionate Cities. Spalding President Tori Murden McClure said, “Our designation as the first confirmed and certified Compassionate University in the world means that we are not only being recognized for our history of compassion through service, but we pledge to work diligently to expand our capacity for compassion as individuals and as a community of learning—both in the classroom and out in the world.”
‘Untouchable’ Indian woman becomes a tycoon: Dalits still face discrimination in India’s caste system, but Kalpana Saroj has worked her way up from poverty, becoming a manufacturing tycoon.
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Emerging from extreme poverty and pariah status to a position of strength and wealth has certainly been satisfying, she said. That fact that she is a woman — in a country ranked by the United Nations as among the world’s most dangerous places to be born a girl, given high female infanticide, inferior healthcare and nutrition — made her rise more extraordinary.
And although her ascent hasn’t been without its share of speed bumps or caste-related jibes, she said, she has tried to channel anger and frustration into getting things done.
“I’m aware people may still look down on me because I’m a dalit,” she said. “But even when I was very agitated, I never lost my cool, always trying instead to find my way out of difficult situations.”
Photo: Kalpana Saroj. Credit: Mark Magnier / Los Angeles Times
Source: Los Angeles Times
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John Carlos Frey, friend of the Community and who has come to Nazareth to share his immigration documentaries, has made another segment for TV. On Friday, April 20 at 8:30 p.m., PBS’s Need to Know Program will air a half-hour segment that will expose the excessive use of deadly force that has become routine for the border patrol along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Safe travels to SCNs Anjana Kunnath and Beena Chirackal will be leaving Nazareth for their return to India. They are extremely grateful for the experiences they have had during the past two months, especially for the opportunity to meet so many SCNs, learn more about their ministries and share their about their own ministries.
Sister Luke puts the finishing touches on organizing a volunteer disaster relief trip to Henryville, Ind., tomorrow.
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