Get W.I.T.H. It!

In this week's Get W.I.T.H. It, find useful and important information on Earth Day and Laudato Si, the global health crisis and immigration and economic justice.

As we navigate through this global health crisis, the Immigration Committee invites you to consider the health crisis in the U.S. and Canada with our immigrant neighbors in mind, open for the resource, “Loving Our Immigrant Neighbors during the Coronavirus Pandemic.”

On March 22, we celebrate World Water Day! We invite you to reflect on the gift of water and the ways water connects us to our world—a fitting exercise for this time when circumstances can leave us with feelings of isolation.

Congress is deliberating about the budget for FY 2020 – please take this opportunity to urge your representatives to defund anti-asylum policies and protect asylum-seekers!

On March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day - a day to remember and honor women's achievements and to use these inspiring achievements to advance equality and justice for women everywhere.

We invite you to review the JPIC Office’s resource on Climate Change and Plastic Pollution – Climate Change: Myths and Half-Truths, Explained.

This year marks the 5th anniversary of the publication of Laudato Si’ and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. These Resources are suggested for you to engage in Lent with a focus on integral ecology.

Please take a look at these resources for Lent assembled by the JPIC Department

Saturday, February 8 is the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking, join us in a prayer service and watch social media for the #PrayToAgainstHumanTrafficking campaign.

The Human Trafficking Committee invites you to participate in the following prayer service in honor of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of victims of human trafficking, whose feast day is February 8.