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Jun 20 2018
LACW Attends Vigils For Julian Assange And Against U.S. Immigration Policy
On Tuesday afternoon, June 19, Jeff, Susan, and Alex attended a “Free Julian Assange” vigil at the British Consulate, in Century City. On Wednesday, June 20, at noon, the LACW vigiled and leafleted by the downtown U.S. Immigration Court, across the street from Pershing Square, in opposition to the evil, immoral, and abominable Family Separation …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/20/lacw-attends-vigils-for-julian-assange-and-against-u-s-immigration-policy
Jun 18 2018
LACW Supports SB 1437 – Also Known As The BESTT Practices Act
Mid Friday afternoon, the LACW community gathered to listen to a presentation by Kate Chatfield, from our sister house in San Bruno, who is also a criminal defense attorney and author of SB 1437–also known as the BESTT Practices Act, a bill before the California Legislature that would reform the felony murder rule. The felony …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/18/lacw-supports-sb-1437-also-known-as-the-bestt-practices-act
Jun 17 2018
LACW Hospitality Day for World Cup
On Friday, June 15, we hosted several of our friends from downtown for a World Cup party at Hennacy House. We watched the exciting Spain vs Portugal game, which everyone enjoyed even though it ended in a tie. Everyone had their fill of chips, nacho cheese, salsa, and soda before the game. Theo cooked corn …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/17/lacw-hospitality-day-for-world-cup
Jun 14 2018
THE GREATEST NEED TODAY…
This LINK is to a significant, prophetic, and powerful statement, yet it is more than a statement, it is a commitment, a confession of faith in a time of crisis. You can watch a video that explains it or read the document in its entirety or a summary. An excerpt: “We are living through perilous …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/14/the-greatest-need-today
Jun 13 2018
THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND A HEALTHY PLANET: ECOLOGICAL DEVASTATION AND HEALTH CARE
This LINK is to an excellent article by Rev. William Barber, II, from the Poor People’s Campaign. This is news that the mainstream media is NOT covering. An excerpt: “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These are the unalienable rights guaranteed to us by our Creator and by the founders of this country, yet …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/13/the-right-to-health-and-a-healthy-planet-ecological-devastation-and-health-care
Jun 12 2018
THE NIGHTMARE OF NEO-LIBERAL FASCISM
This LINK is to an excellent interview with Henry A. Giroux, author, scholar, and cultural critic in the U.S. and Canada. He is well-known for his explorations of critical pedagogy, neo-liberalism and the condition of young people. An excerpt: “The Trump administration may not replicate all the features of Germany and Italy in the 1930s, …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/12/the-nightmare-of-neo-liberal-fascism
Jun 09 2018
Hospitality/Hippie Kitchen Closed On Saturday, June 23
Please be advised that the LACW soup kitchen will be closed on Saturday, June 23, for a day-long planning meeting to discern the LACW’s future direction. We will be back on our regular schedule on Tuesday, June 26. Sincere apologies for any inconvenience.
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/09/hospitality-hippie-kitchen-closed-on-saturday-june-23
Jun 08 2018
KING’S BAY PLOWSHARES UPDATE
Thank you for supporting the Kings Bay Plowshares. Please know that the trial and jail witness are a powerful and important part of the work for nuclear disarmament. Here is where the Kings Bay Plowshare are now in that process. In early May, the Kings Bay Plowshares were indicted in the Southern District of Georgia, …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/08/kings-bay-plowshares-update-2
Jun 06 2018
June 2018 Agitator
Here is the JUNE Catholic Agitator In This Issue: Book Review: At Play In The Lions’ Den by Jeff Dietrich The Golden Rule Sails Again by Helen Jaccard Kings Bay Plowshares: Interview with Frida Berrigan Building A Gospel-Based Community by Sarah Fuller Confronting White Supremacy by Matt Harper Better Know a Volunteer by Theo Kayser …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/06/june-2018-agitator
Jun 05 2018
WHAT IS ISRAEL DOING IN ALASKA?
The U.S Imperial War Department and Israel have joined together to develop and test the Arrow-3 Anti-Missile/Anti-Satellite “Defense” System in Kodiak Alaska. This system will be used by Israel partly at U.S. taxpayers expense. No U.S. mainstream media has covered this story. Watch the video behind this LINK to learn more.
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/05/what-is-israel-doing-in-alaska
Jun 04 2018
U.N.’s REALITY CHECK ON U.S. POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
In December 2017, United Nation’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip Alston, toured the U.S., beginning in California, on Skid Row in Los Angeles, investigating poverty and inequality in the U.S. The article behind this LINK is the scathing results of his report. An excerpt: “Philip Alston, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on extreme poverty …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/04/u-n-s-reality-check-on-u-s-poverty-and-inequality
Jun 01 2018
TRADITIONAL DISOBEDIENCE: RENEWING THE LEGACY OF CATHOLIC ACTIVISM
This LINK is to a lengthy good article in Commonweal magazine on Catholics growing involvement in nonviolent direct action and the need for more activism in these perilous times. An excerpt: “When forty Catholics holding rosaries were handcuffed and led away by police at the U.S. Capitol in late February during a protest to show …
Permanent link to this article: http://lacatholicworker.org/2018/06/01/traditional-disobedience-renewing-the-legacy-of-catholic-activism