STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                                         

In collaboration with the International Presentation Association,
the Presentation Peace and Justice Center in Fargo

works to promote systemic change and a sustainable society
through direct aid, education and social activism.

“PEACE IS BORN OF JUSTICE”

(Pope John Paul II)

 

CURRENT MEMBERS

OF THE PEACE & JUSTICE

COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL

back row:  Brian Arett, Kathy Hogan, Maren Ortmeier, Ellen Mahli

front: Lisa Schwinden, Anne Hablas, Maris Stella Korb, Lonnie Pederson

Absent:  Michele & Tony McRae, Rose Mukanyangezi

The Collaborative Council

is an important component of the Peace and Justice Center.

It meets periodically to:

• offer insights and advice
            • discuss and help develop projects
• promote awareness of peace and justice issues in the wider community

 PRESENT GOAL:

Build A Green World

Through Individual and Community Action

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     COUNCIL HONORS FIFTH GRADER 

     WHO INITIATES RECYCLING

      In front of family, friends and nearly 200 classmates, Nick Schons
      was honored  by Fargo officials and the Collaborative Council for
            introducing recycling at his Nativity Elementary School.

                     Nick Schons, holding an EcoSphere glass ball award, 
                  is surrounded by Council members, Maren Ortmeier, Anne Hablas, 
       Lisa Schwinden and Maris Stella Korb.  At center back is Principal, Cindy Hutchins.

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BANNERS ACROSS AMERICA

                             Along with 150 religious groups across the U.S.,
                      Presentation Sisters are periodically displaying the banner
                             on their property to draw attention to a policy
                                   that is both inhuman and un-American.  

                           Below is a “Statement of Conscience Against Torture”
                                      which the Sisters fully support. 
                                         It was formulated by the 
                               National Religious Campaign Against Torture. 
                     
                              A Statement of Conscience Against Torture

“Torture violates the basic dignity of the human

person that all religious, in their highest ideals,

hold dear.  It degrades everyone involved – policy-makers,

perpetrators and victims.  It contradicts our nation’s most

cherished ideals.  Any policies that permit torture and inhumane

treatment are shocking and morally intolerable.”

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                                        JUSTICE  CONTACTS   

                The Social Justice Center at 3001 11th St. S., Fargo,
  is just one of eight Presentation Offices across North America
  working in collaboration with each other and with our NGO/ECOSOC
  Representative, Sr. Fatima Rodrigo, at the United Nations in New York.

                Sr. Marlette Black, Networker for the International    
  Presentation Association (IPA), alerts all the Justice Contacts of
        international issues pertinent to our priorities and regions. 
                         Where and when appropriate,
                 we respond with actions to effect change.