Jul 28, 2023 | Issues, Peacemaking
Everytown partnered with Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) to produce a first-of-its-kind report on youth attitudes about guns, gun violence and gun safety. The report studied...
Jun 5, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
A new collaborative group of women religious, “Nuns Against Gun Violence,” coordinated candlelight vigils across the country for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Friday, June 2, 2023. Using their prepared materials, the staff of FAN prayed together via...
Jun 5, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
On June 15, 2023, Franciscan Action Network (FAN) hosted a webinar on Ukraine welcoming a panel of speakers considering the common narratives influencing the war and the propaganda being used to distort the truth. Discussion of what message might facilitate an end to...
May 19, 2023 | Immigration, Issues
Franciscan Action Network and the Franciscan Network for Migrants hosted a webinar on Root Causes of Migration on May 17, 2023 where we heard a very interesting presentation on the history of migration from a global perspective. The stories of Ciro and Yaneth and...
May 16, 2023 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
On May 25, 2023, FAN hosted a webinar, “Peacebuilding, Nonviolent Resistance, and Unarmed Civilian Protection in Ukraine,” seeking to understand and imagine how such practices can be advanced to end the war and build a just peace in Ukraine. Moderated by FAN Just...
Apr 24, 2023 | FAN, Poverty
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -St. Francis of Assisi Years ago, we at Franciscan Action Network began hosting an annual benefit dinner, because it was necessary to raise funds to support our work...