WHAT’S HAPPENING
News from NETWORK & across the nation.
Reflection: YESS Site Visit in Des Moines, IA
Travel Log: St. Louis
Coming Out—and Catholic
Bus Blessing 2018 – Rabbi Sharon Brous
Thousands of Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas Lose Access to Care
Walking and Praying for an End to Immigrant Detention
THE ISSUES
NETWORK’s issue agenda is informed by
Catholic Social Justice and the lived experience of real people.
NETWORK SOCIAL
The latest happening around the NETWORK community.
"Town halls each evening have their own flavor. Each one is different! Sister Simone has a well-demonstrated scenario that describes people from different income levels and the effects of the Trump tax cuts on each. Each night, we drew names to see which part we would take. Most of us had the opportunity to represent a different income quintile and the benefits given to us by the tax cut, as well as the losses we can expect when social programs are cut. These cuts affect people at the bottom levels the most as we to try to finance our extraordinary financial debt, which will not be recouped in our lifetimes or beyond! When asked to generate solutions, every audience someone said, “we have to build community.” We can’t talk to each other on a political level before we share with our neighbors. We have become a society of isolated individuals who thrive on fear rather than hope." -Sister Phyllis Tierney
See where our next Town Halls for Tax Justice are taking place: networklobby.org/bus2018/events/
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