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Dominican Sisters of Amityville: Climate Rally
On Sept. 20, 250,000 young people and other climate advocates gathered in NYC alongside Greta Thunberg. Amityville Dominican Sisters protested locally at a peaceful demonstration in front of Congressman Peter King’s Office in Massaepequa, NY. In attendance were: Sisters Barbara Schwarz, Jeanne Clark, Eileen Corcoran, Margaret Galiardi, Eileen McCormick, Catherine O’Shea, Lorraine Liebold and Associate […]
Photo of the Week: ‘Rise for Refuge with Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids’
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters, Associates, and employees gathered “to stand strong against illegal and immoral refugee and asylum bans in the United States . . . Together with Rise for Refuge and We Are ALL America, we are calling Members of Congress to do everything in their power to end […]
Dominican Sisters of Sparkill Speak Out for All at May Day Rally
“On May 1, 2018, better known as May Day, several Dominican Sisters of Sparkill and a Sparkill Associate joined in solidarity with other concerned citizens to rally for the rights of immigrants, workers, and all human rights.” Read article
Dominican Sister of Adrian Patricia Erickson, OP Attends Conference Focused on Lobbying for Migrants and Refugees
May 7, 2018, Washington, DC – Sister Patricia Erickson, OP, a Justice Promoter for the Florida Mission Chapter of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, was one of about 700 people to attend a four-day conference in Washington, D.C., in preparation for effective lobbying for just policies for people who have been displaced. Sister Patricia was attending […]
Dominican Sister of Peace Judy Morris, O.P. Stands for ‘Dreamers’
Washington, DC – Sr. Judy Morris, OP, was one of 40 Catholic faith leaders taken into police custody on February 27, 2018, in a peaceful demonstration in Washington, DC. Sr. Judy was part of an action by Faith in Public Life to demand immediate action by the House of Representatives to create a clean path […]
Dominican Sisters of Adrian Stand in Solidarity with Dreamers
March 2, 2018, Washington, DC – Four Adrian Dominican Sisters were among about 200 Catholic priests, Sisters, lay leaders, and Dreamers who on February 27 gave public witness to the Catholic call for a clean Dreamers Act that would allow a path to citizenship for young immigrants who had come to the U.S. with their […]
