Apr 15, 2024 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, Executive Director Michele Dunne participated in a discussion hosted by Peace Economy Project on the foundational principles of a peace economy and the practical steps towards achieving this goal. Watch the recording on YouTube by clicking...
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,...
Apr 2, 2024 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Franciscan Action Network joins other faith organizations in urging calls to the White House to ask President Biden to immediately cease delivering bombs to Israel and to use U.S. leverage to bring about a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, release of all...
Mar 25, 2024 | FAN, Peacemaking, Press Releases
March 21, 2024Immediate Release Contacts: Janine Walsh, Franciscan Action Network, walsh@franciscanaction.orgJudy Coode, Pax Christi USA, jcoode@paxchristiusa.org 12 Christian leaders arrested in Senate calling for ceasefire in Gaza Washington, D.C. – As part of...
Feb 29, 2024 | FAN, Issues, Peacemaking
Franciscan Action Network hosted a virtual event featuring two speakers from the Holy Land, one Israeli and one Palestinian, who are members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum. They shared their personal stories of loss and discussed how they continue to work...
Feb 28, 2024 | Care for Creation, Environmental Racism, FAN, Issues
In 2023, our Working for Environmental Justice campaign focused attention on three regions in our nation – the Permian Basin and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico; St. James, Louisiana; and Chester, Pennsylvania – as case studies of ongoing environmental injustice. At three...
