Peace and Justice - St. Catherine of Siena, Ithaca, NY

Peace and Justice - St. Catherine of Siena, Ithaca, NY The Peace and Justice Committee of St. We want to encourage all church members as well as our neighbors in the Ithaca and surrounding areas to become involved.

Catherine of Siena Church was founded to raise awareness of issues of poverty, injustice, discrimination and conflict in our own community and in the larger world. We will act as facilitators in helping members of our church community to be aware of opportunities for working toward peace and justice. You do not have to be a member of the Peace and Justice Committee, nor a member of St. Catherine's, nor a Catholic, nor a Christian, to work towards the goals of peace and justice.

03/03/2023

Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski was accused of smuggling cash into Belarus to fund protests.

In Iran, a 22 year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, was killed in the custody of the “morality police” after being arrested for i...
09/20/2022

In Iran, a 22 year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, was killed in the custody of the “morality police” after being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab.

Authorities fired on people protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, killing at least five, according to a rights watchdog.

Remember the people of Puerto Rico as they recover from being battered by Hurricane Fiona.
09/20/2022

Remember the people of Puerto Rico as they recover from being battered by Hurricane Fiona.

Hurricane Fiona reminded residents that the agonizingly slow work of giving the island a stable power grid remained unfinished.

Welcome the stranger…
09/16/2022

Welcome the stranger…

Two planes carrying migrants were sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday night, his office said, infuriating Democratic politicians and prompting a frenzied response that included humanitarian aid by locals and assistance by Massachusetts officials.

Refugees seeking safety should be welcomed.
09/16/2022

Refugees seeking safety should be welcomed.

Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the US border, an exhausting journey interrupted only briefly when she was hospitalized with pneumonia in Guatemala.

The entire town of Jackson, Mississippi is without drinkable water.
09/05/2022

The entire town of Jackson, Mississippi is without drinkable water.

Experts say the crisis in the US city is the result of generations of discrimination and segregation.

Pakistan is experiencing the worst flooding they’ve had in a century, at least. Over 1200 people have died andmany more ...
09/05/2022

Pakistan is experiencing the worst flooding they’ve had in a century, at least. Over 1200 people have died andmany more are homeless.

More than 1,130 have died in devastating floods triggered by the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade.

Afghanistan has bee suffering from severe food shortages for several years. We cannot turn our backs on the people of Af...
09/05/2022

Afghanistan has bee suffering from severe food shortages for several years. We cannot turn our backs on the people of Afghanistan because of their rulers.

Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the United States and other governments ease restrictions on the country’s banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid.

After the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the status of women has degraded tremendously. Women have no right to ...
09/05/2022

After the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the status of women has degraded tremendously. Women have no right to go to school or to be out in public without es**rt. They have no voice in whether to get married or to whom. Girls are often kidnapped and forced into marriage.

One year ago, on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul and captured control of the country. Over the past 12 months, human rights violations against women and girls have mounted steadily. Despite initial promises that women would be allowed to exercise their right...

05/16/2020

I'm not a political person, but I am a Christian, and I feel compelled to speak out on this issue.

12/29/2019

Citizens of the upper-class suburb of Hampstead have become accustomed to Andrew. Come rain or shine, this Orthodox Jew protests every week against CCP atrocities.

11/25/2019

The activists were recently convicted of three felony counts and a misdemeanor charge.

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