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As the Christmas holiday approaches, there is still time to join ISN as we work for justice during the Advent season. Below, find information about Virtual Posadas ([link removed][UNIQID]) and the Advent Simplicity Challenge ([link removed][UNIQID]) , plus news and voices from the Ignatian network.

As the year comes to a close, thank you for your ongoing commitment to justice and your support in 2020.

Peace,
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FAITH AND JUSTICE-FILLED ADVENT
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** Virtual Posadas: In Search of Shelter and Protection ([link removed][UNIQID])
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December 16-24
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Join a daily virtual experience of music, art, prayer, reflection, and action as we journey with the Holy Family and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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** Give the gift of Catholic Social Teaching this Christmas! ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Education for Justice Gift Subscriptions
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Gift a 1 year membership to Education for Justice. Includes access to 2,500+ faith and justice resources. A printable gift certificate will be mailed to your inbox. Gift EFJ ([link removed][UNIQID]) ! ([link removed][UNIQID])

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** Advent Simplicity Challenge ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Now-December 24, 2020
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As we prepare our hearts for Christmas, join the Advent Simplicity Challenge. Learn ways to care for people and the planet and to live simply in a season that is normally filled with mass-consumption. Learn more ([link removed][UNIQID]) | Register ([link removed][UNIQID])

NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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** Catholic Leaders Welcome Court Decision Reinstating DACA and Urge Congress to Act ([link removed][UNIQID])
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"While we are pleased that the DACA program will be restored, we note that only legislation that provides a path to citizenship will give Dreamers and their families true security and the ability to fully thrive."

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** Catholic Mobilizing Network Condemns Tidal Wave of Federal Executions ([link removed][UNIQID])
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The federal government will execute Brandon Bernard and Alfred Bourgeois this week. Catholic Mobilizing Network will host virtual prayer vigils this week on the afternoons of each execution.

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** Jesuits Demand Immediate Release of Fr. Stan Swamy, S.J. ([link removed][UNIQID])
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In Washington, D.C., Jesuits protested outside the Indian Embassy, at the foot of Gandhi’s statue, demanding the release of Fr. Stan Swamy.

VOICES FOR JUSTICE
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** A Call to Creative Openness: Hope for Asylum Seekers & Refugees in 2021 ([link removed][UNIQID])
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May the Biden-Harris administration heed the words of Pope Francis and “develop a creative openness to others"—and may we be advocates with the immigrant and refugee community.

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** America is a nation of immigrants? Not precisely. ([link removed][UNIQID])
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The often idealized American immigrant story that involves invoking the elusive “American dream” omits the experience Black and Indigenous people in the U.S.

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** If You Want Justice, Move from Othering to Oneness ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Catholics in America have a collective moral and spiritual imperative to pray and act for unity, rejecting the sin of othering to work for justice as one.

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** Lessons from a Student Organizer During Covid-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Being an organizer during a pandemic is hard. Remember to explore your options, be creative, and take care of yourself.

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