Current Projects

Justice Focus for 2011-2012

The justice contacts for the Conference of Presentation Sisters congregations met in June 2011 to discuss and set direction for the justice efforts in the coming year.

The work of the justice contacts is directed by the two foci from IPA:

1. Exploitation of natural resources by large corporations in a way that damages the Earth, those made poor and local cultures.
2. Exploitation of primary producers leading to global crises.

Congregations are also working on sustainable living. For the coming year, the focus of justice contacts will be on green living. This will specifically call congregations to utilize products from companies that are sensitive to Earth for the entire life cycle of the product.

Specific justice contact tasks for 2011-2012 include:

1. Generate a spiritual resource four times a year (October, Advent, Lent and Sprint)  for distribution within the Conference.
2. Work to pursuade country leaders to attend Rio +20 Conference.
3. Involve congregations in conversations about Rio +20 Conference. 
4. Complete research to determine what in our own countries fits with sustainability.
5. Keep balanced the focus on resource extraction and other IPA mandates with the local efforts.
   

Justice Work for 2010-2011

In June of 2010, eight Justice Contacts from the U.S. and Canada met in Dubuque, IA, to create a Conference-wide strategy that would continue to engage Sisters, Associates and Partners in ministry in addressing the IPA Assembly Direction Statement originated in India in 2007.

For the coming year, particular emphasis will be on "Sustainable Living," using these recommended resources:
  1) "Sustainable Living Program" from the Union of Presentation Sisters.   

  2) "Caring for God's Creation" from the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.
        E-mail:  furlanca@rcan.org;  Web-Site:  www.envirojustnj.org