Sep 12, 2024 | Care for Creation, Environmental Racism, Issues
Please join Franciscan Action Network (FAN) for the first webinar of our 2024 Environmental Justice series, “Protect Oak Flat: Preserving Sacred Sites” on September 19, 2024 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. FAN will welcome Vanessa Nosie of Apache Stronghold for a discussion...
Jun 14, 2024 | Care for Creation, Environmental Racism, FJC News, Issues
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering permits that would allow Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline around and upstream of the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. The construction project would cross...
May 7, 2024 | Care for Creation, FJC News
Moved to action by the decision of the state of Ohio to allow fracking in designated wildlife areas and state parks, a Cleveland Area – FJC member recently joined other Ohioans, organized by Third Act Ohio and Save Ohio Parks, in front of Chase Bank headquarters...
May 1, 2024 | Care for Creation, FJC News
On April 21, members of the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY Franciscan Justice Circle participated in a viewing and discussion of the film, The Letter-A Message for Our Earth, based on Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si. The showing took place at Christ Lutheran...
Apr 30, 2024 | Care for Creation, FJC News
The Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Team at St. Mary’s Church of Pompton Lakes, NJ held a bi-lingual Earth Day Prayer Liturgy on 4/22/24 in their Prayer Garden. Photos from the event are picture in the collage (right). The liturgy used was created by Sr....
Apr 8, 2024 | Care for Creation, Issues
On April 2, 2024 Part 1 of FAN’s “Awakening to Environmental Justice” training workshop offered tools to use in researching instances of environmental injustice in your community with a demonstration by Gabriela Martinez. On April 9 at part 2 of our training,...
