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Thanks for taking the time to visit PaxJoliet.org. The Peace and Social Justice Ministry seeks to promote the gospel of peace and social justice through its programs and ministries, locally, nationally, and globally. With the information and resources provided on this website, we hope you will be challenged to discover creative ways to engage in the struggle for justice.
A good place to begin is with a visit to our News Page. Simply click the PSJ News tab above and check out all our latest news, upcoming events, guest columnists, and special features. After you've read the news, be sure you to click over to the Legislative Advocacy Department (see lefthand column). Read the latest action alerts and be sure to sign up for the Legislative Advocacy Network. Then you will want to explore all our other departments where you will discover the many programs we offer to help your parish in the quest to reveal the Reign of God.
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Currently, we are focusing on the Global Poverty Act Postcard Campaign.
Everyday 30,000 people throughout the world die as a direct result of extreme poverty. We are called by our faith to respond to the poorest of the poor. The Global Solidarity and Missions Council of the Diocese of Joliet is inviting parishes to distribute postcards for signatures which will then be sent to Senator Durbin asking him to co-sponsor the Global Poverty Act (GPA). The GPA requires the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to promote the objective of eliminating extreme poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide who live in extreme poverty by the year 2015.
Campaign materials can be downloaded at www.paxjoliet.org/global
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Remember, "If you want peace, work for justice!"
Web site Design by University of Saint Francis in Joliet, Professor Terre Rosner's web site design class - 2005.
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