by edaday | Jun 16, 2020 | Peace & Justice
Since the onset of COVID-19, Polaris has been tracking data reported to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline. According to our analysis, the impact of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine may already be leading to an escalation of sex and labor trafficking....
by edaday | Jun 16, 2020 | Peace & Justice
The Viatorian Community supports this statement on the George Floyd murder, the anti-racism movement, and the anti-police brutality uprsing. It was posted June 15 by the Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America: How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But...
by edaday | Jun 15, 2020 | Peace & Justice
According to the Washington-based Green America, there are an estimated 150 million children involved in child labor globally. And there are over 2 million child laborers growing the cocoa that goes into the chocolate you see on store shelves. Child laborers in cocoa...
by edaday | Jun 12, 2020 | News Archives, Peace & Justice
The Catholic peace activist who was injured during a protest in Buffalo, is a familiar name to the Viatorians. Martin Gugino is a retired IT professional, who was protesting discrimination and racism at the most recent rally, but he regularly demonstrates for justice,...
by edaday | Jun 11, 2020 | Peace & Justice
In writing for Voices for Creative Nonviolence, founder Kathy Kelly cites grim statistics of how the war in Yemen has affected its people, most alarmingly its children. “An entire generation of Yemeni children has suffered the traumas of war, many of them...
by edaday | Jun 11, 2020 | Peace & Justice
The Viatorian Community joins with members of NETWORK — made up of advocates for social justice, inspired by Catholic sisters — in honoring the fundamental dignity of all life. Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, executive director of NETWORK, joined faith leaders...
