An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The proposed Agricultural Resilience Act currently being considered as part of the Farm Bill that is… Read More »Urge Congress to Support Climate Resilient Food & Farms
An Advocacy Opportunity From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: It is time for our nation to get serious about turning away from dependence on fossil… Read More »Stop fossil fuel facilities before they’re even built
Water Literacy Program The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (University of Illinois Extension) Sycamore, IL The University of Illinois was established to… Read More »April 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The annual US Budget Bill is a moral document which proclaims to the world what our real values are. … Read More »Tell Congress to Follow the Science and Support International Climate Finance
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: We applaud the US Postal Service for its decision to begin to replace their truck fleets with electric, made… Read More »Electrify the Postal Service
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: The Willow Project is a decades long oil drilling project in the arctic proposed for the north slope of… Read More »Stop the Willow Project
From Sr. Bea Hernandez, JPIC Coordinator: On February 24, the government of China released a 12-point peace proposal to end the Russia/Ukraine war. The document is short… Read More »China’s peace proposal to end the Russia/Ukraine war
Laudato Si’ Project Catholic Ecology Center Milwaukee, WI Laudato Si’ Project is a non-profit organization that began working in 2016. The group works with over… Read More »March 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
The Kickapoo red flint corn project was a tremendous success. Covenant Companion Paige Samdal planted the corn in the traditional 3-sisters method—corn surrounded by beans… Read More »Kickapoo Corn Project Update
Unlocking Communities Hinche, Haiti Unlocking Communities is a U.S. non-profit organization that seeks to forge a fair, sustainable, and inclusive economy in Haiti that leaves… Read More »February 2023 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Potters for Peace Dodgeville, WI Founded in 1988, Potters for Peace is a US based consortium of potters who travel to areas of the world… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Poor Household of God: OIKOS PTOCHOS TOU THEOU Village Gardening and Greenhouse Project Oikos Village, Philippines Poor Household of God Sisters are a Franciscan Community… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
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