The Justice and Peace
Network has three parts.
1) The Justice and Peace Network is a group of 40-50
Sisters and Cojourners who meet annually. They receive
the Justice and Peace Network News and other pertinent
information to actively support issues agreed on at the
annual meeting. In these six years some of the issues
have been 1. global climate change 2. Colombia 3. SOA-
Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation
4. Star Wars 5. military expansion 6. TANF-Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families.
2) The Justice and
Peace Core Committee is made up of seven Sisters and
Cojourners who meet monthly by conference call.
 Between
annual meetings, the Justice and Peace Core Committee is
an active group following justice issues, planning the
quarterly Network News, and preparing the annual
meeting.
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3) The third part of the
organization is the Sub-Committee for Socially
Responsible Investment Activities. This sub-committee
meets quarterly by conference call to review the
Congregational stock holdings and justice issues related
to any of these investments. Resolutions to address
justice issues are regularly co-filed with other
religious communities and presented at stockholder
annual meetings.
The last six years we
have continued to participate in the School of the
Americas demonstration, attended several national
conferences including the National Catholic Rural Life
Conference and Religious Orders Partnership.
We need to acknowledge
the justice and peace efforts that all of us do in our
daily lives. The challenge for those engaged in this
work is to balance prayer and human support in an effort
to move toward a more just world. The Community
commitment to integrate the 4 Principles of the Earth
Charter in all aspects of Congregational life is an
indication of continuing our focus on justice and peace
issues within ourselves and the world. As women
committed to furthering the message of the Gospel, we do
not have a choice about our justice and peace work.
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