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WEBINAR: Understanding Compassion: A 50-State Immigration Initiative

Wed., Feb. 22, 4-5 p.m. Eastern Time

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FAN staff member Sr. Marie Lucey, OSF and FAN Action Commissioner Kent Ferris, OFS host a webinar to share what they learned at a Jan. 11-13 conference on immigration sponsored by the USCCB's Migration and Refugee Services and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. in Salt Lake City.
 
Sr. Marie, who oversees FAN's immigration work, and Kent, who supervises the Immigration Office for the Diocese of Davenport, will provide current information, review strategies, and answer questions. Please join us as we grow in understanding how Franciscans can bring compassion to the U.S. immigration system.
 
Read FAN member Sr. Dorothy Moczygemba CSSF's reflection on the FAN blog on her experience of the conference.

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WEBINAR: Leaping into Public View - Training in Media Strategy

John Gehring, Faith in Public Life
With Lonnie Ellis, FAN Director of Organizing

Leap Day! Wednesday, February 29, 4-5 p.m. Eastern Time

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John is offering this training for getting into the news media, using upcoming FAN press events on money in politics as the test case. (Above photo: A December 2011 FAN "Golden Calf" event that drew significant media attention.) He will go through important topics like messaging, making pitches to reporters, and writing press releases.

John serves as Senior Writer and Catholic Outreach Coordinator at Faith in Public Life in Washington D.C., and previously worked for Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.

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FAN Joins the March for Life






Read a reflection on the March for Life in FAN's Jan. 23, 2012 e-mail newsletter

View photos from the March for Life on FAN's Flickr page



Taking the Polar Bear Plunge



On Jan. 21, 2012, FAN staff and members took the "polar bear plunge" to raise awareness about global climate change.

Read a Catholic News Service blog post on the event

Read coverage on the U.S. Catholic blog

View more photos on FAN's Flickr page


No Flow for Keystone XL Pipeline

Tar Sands Action 
participantsOn Jan. 18, 2012, the President accepted the State Department’s recommendation to reject the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada to refineries in Texas. Congress had given the Administration a 60-day window to make a decision, which the State Department found insufficient to consider potential costs and impacts.

FAN members actively opposed the pipeline proposal. Find photos, statements, and additional resources about the pipeline in this FAN news story.


C4C: Franciscan Care for Creation

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FAN Inaugurates New Small Group Formation Process Focusing on Ecological Justice

 

The C4C Franciscan Care for Creation program is the Franciscan Action Network’s adult formation program to prepare communities to live out our ecological vocation by addressing local, national, and international issues. This six-session program includes prayer, stories, visuals, readings, discussion, and a companion DVD.

FAN's effort to promote civility in discourse extends to conversations about how we care for all members of Creation. C4C is an excellent tool for engaging in reflective dialogue and constructive action to make a difference in your community. Your local action can lead to national transformation that affects our brothers and sisters around the world. 

To learn more about C4C, click here.


To purchase the C4C facilitator's guide use the button below to visit our new product area.

Click to order a copy of the 
bound C4C facilitator's handbook!


 

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