JusticeCraft

As the Season of Creation closes on the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4), we invite you to use and share Tending the Tree of Life: Voices from Holy Cross [http://ow.ly/iSNT50wCbve], a reflection booklet designed to help us critically think about and prayerfully answer the challenging questions of our time regarding care for creation and climate change. Also available in French, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Earlier this month, Regina Assumpta College (Cap Haïtien, Haiti) was severely damaged by a bulldozer on the orders of a departmental official, ostensibly to unblock a waste-water canal of the city. Join the Sisters of Holy Cross in calling on Haiti’s national government to intervene in this situation. Signatures are being collected through November 6.

For more information, see petition: https://goo.gl/forms/tgY3yobZ5PnjQlO32 Petition also available in French https://goo.gl/forms/ZB8zpO9tKhxlH9h52 and Spanish https://goo.gl/forms/g4HiEQOUxPhvfR6H3

On 8 October 2018, a portion of the Sisters’ Regina Assumpta College in Cap Haïtien, Haiti was severely damaged by a bulldozer on the orders of a departmental official, ostensibly to unblock a waste-water canal of the city. The threat of further demolition remains. The Sisters are calling on Haiti’s national government to intervene in this situation on their behalf.

In solidarity with them, the Holy Cross International Justice Office is circulating a petition in support of their requests. Once signatures are gathered, signed petitions will be sent to various government officials in Haiti and beyond. You are invited to express your support for the Sisters and their requests by signing this petition http://ow.ly/9R7s30mpEKh