Get W.I.T.H. It!

On Friday, July 12, there were vigils across the U.S. and world calling for an end to the practice of Immigrant detention and the deplorable conditions at immigrant detention centers. Many of our sisters and staff participated in these events and corresponding prayer services, in solidarity with our migrant brothers and sisters.

Please read the latest report on the water catchment project in Haiti and how the purchase and installation of rainwater harvesting kits facilitating improved health, nutrition, and water access for 29 families!

Globally, at least 2 billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with feces. By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed area.

Restavek is a form of modern-day child slavery that persists in Haiti, possibly affecting one of every eight children. Did you know that 500 million plastic straws are thrown away every year and PLASTICS are a significant contributor to the growing climate crisis? Learn more in this weeks Get W.I.T.H. it!

Can we SSNDs make our finances work for people and the planet? We are at a point in time where both our people and our planet face severe challenges, including 40 million people living in situations of modern slavery and people being displaced due to climate change.

Shareholder Advocacy: 
A Human Trafficking Committee Member’s Perspective
By Ethel Howley, SSND

“We . . . act in collaboration with others 
for the dignity of life and the care of creation.”
-24th Directional Statement

See our World Environment Day Video (June 5th) - Learn about the environmental costs of the border wall. -Watch a moving interview with a Dreamer!

Learn how our partnership with Beyond Borders Haiti is helping to keep children safe from restavèk slavery and a fun way to support the cause!

A goal of the Human Trafficking Committee is to provide Sisters, Associates, and friends of the School Sisters of Notre Dame with opportunities for prayer and education about this form of modern day slavery. This week we share "An Educational Evening" by Sister Joan Pikiell and "Reflections on Integral Ecology" by Sister Kay O’Connell.

School Sisters of Notre Dame have been involved with immigrants since our arrival in North America when we set out to educate German immigrant children in several East Coast cities. Learn more about our commitments to action here!