The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests (ARCWP) stands in
solidarity with Network, Sr. Simone Campbell its Director and the “Nuns on the
Bus” project as they address the immoral budget proposed by the Republican VP
candidate Paul Ryan. A budget supporting human needs would be modelled on “Priorities
for a Faithful Federal Budget: Acting with Mercy and Justice as One nation
under God.” See http://www.networklobby.org/
Sr. Simone Campbell as Director of Network A Catholic Social
Justice Lobby and one of the interfaith authors writes, “Our message to our
national leaders---rooted in our sacred texts—is this: Act with mercy and
justice by serving the common good, robustly funding support for poor and
vulnerable people, both at home and abroad, and exercising proper care and
keeping of the earth.
The charism of ARCWP is to live Gospel equality and justice for
all including women in the church and in society now. We work in solidarity
with the poor, exploited, and marginalized for structural and transformative
justice in partnership with all believers. We
cannot sit silent on the sidelines with this proposed budget while it crushes
those under its impact. Children, seniors, and those who are poor are all
impacted negatively by the proposed Ryan budget.
We join our sisters at Network and on the bus in speaking out
against injustice for if we did not, the stones themselves would shout out
against such actions.
Contacts:
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, rhythmsofthedance@gmail.com
Katy Zatsick, katyrcwp@tampabay.rr.com
www.arcwp.org
Simone Campbell, SSS
Executive Director
Sister Simone Campbell has served as Executive Director of NETWORK since 2004.
She is a religious leader, attorney and poet with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. In Washington, she lobbies on issues of peace-building, immigration reform, healthcare and economic justice. Around the country, she is a noted speaker and educator on these public policy issues.
During the 2010 congressional debate about healthcare reform, she wrote the famous “nuns’ letter” supporting the reform bill and got 59 leaders of Catholic Sisters, including LCWR, to sign on. This action was cited by many as critically important in passing the Affordable Care Act. She was thanked by President Obama and invited to the ceremony celebrating its being signed into law.
In 2012, she was also instrumental in organizing the “Nuns on the Bus” tour of nine states to oppose the “Ryan Budget” approved by the House of Representatives. This budget would decimate programs meant to help people in need. “Nuns on the Bus” received an avalanche of attention across the nation among religious communities, elected officials and the media.
Prior to coming to NETWORK, Simone served as the Executive Director of JERICHO, the California interfaith public policy organization that works like NETWORK to protect the interests of people living in poverty. Simone also participated in a delegation of religious leaders to Iraq in December 2002, just prior to the war, and was later (while at NETWORK) part of a Catholic Relief Services delegation to Lebanon and Syria to study the Iraqi refugee situation there.
Before JERICHO, Simone served as the general director of her religious community, the Sisters of Social Service. She was the leader of her Sisters in the United States, Mexico, Taiwan and the Philippines. In this capacity, she negotiated with government and religious leaders in each of these countries.
In 1978, Simone founded and served for 18 years as the lead attorney for the Community Law Center in Oakland, California. She served the family law and probate needs of the working poor of her county.
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