the 2019 Symposium for systematic change Cornerstone Builders sponsored the annual Symposium for Systemic Change: A Vision for Justice at Corpus Christi-Epiphany Community Center in October. As representatives on the Governor’s Task Force for Incarcerated Women, Sr. Marjorie, Syrita Steib, … Continue reading
November 16, 2017 – Paul Murphy Mayor Mitch spent much of Thursday morning, meeting with Attorney General Jeff Session and Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) to once again make the case that New Orleans is not a haven for undocumented immigrants. The Department … Continue reading
November 13, 2017 – Bonny Van Less than two weeks before 1,900 prisoners convicted for non-violent crimes were released as part of Louisiana’s new criminal justice reform package, those who support and work for social justice reform gathered at the … Continue reading
October 20, 2017 – Maria Clark The judicial system in Louisiana is still struggling to meet requirements to provide interpreters for people who do not speak English, especially in rural areas and in certain municipal courts – even though interpreting services … Continue reading
Published on October 10, 2017 In the United States, more than 20,000 calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines daily. An average of twenty people are physically abused by an intimate partner every minute, equating to over 10 million domestic … Continue reading
September 4, 2017 – Lauren Bale President Trump is expected to make a controversial announcement Tuesday to end a program that protects undocumented children brought to the U.S. by their parents. That decision would impact 800,000 young adults, including an … Continue reading
March 17, 2017 – Christine Bordelon “The importance of second chances,” is what Olivia Faracca, a freshman in the honors program at Jesuit-run Canisius College in Buffalo, ascertained from the Ignatian Teach-In on Mass Incarceration held March 10 at Loyola … Continue reading
Published by Paola Marquez of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. | March 1, 2017 CLINIC Fellows Profile: Aliyah Donsky, the unexpected call to advocate Aliyah Donsky, CLINIC Fellow with Catholic Charities New Orleans, describes her decision to work in the … Continue reading
November 4, 2016 – Christine Bordelon Helping the recently incarcerated integrate more easily into society once they leave prison by giving them a place to live, a job and acceptance was the aim of the third annual Symposium for Systemic … Continue reading
Published on June 10, 2016 Hurricane season is here, which means you may soon see Catholic Charities’ Shari Bernius (pictured above) on your television. Bernius, the Administrator at Catholic Charities’ Deaf Action Center, is known to many for providing sign … Continue reading