For Release – July 17, 2019

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Mobilizing With National Catholics for

Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Action on Capitol Hill Tomorrow

 In San Antonio, a local gathering echoes the program in Washington, DC, with stories of immigrant children  

Representatives of The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word – including Sister Jean Durel from San Antonio – are taking part tomorrow in a public protest of the detention of child immigrants. The mass event takes place in Washington, DC, with a coalition of more than 200 Catholic sisters, priests, brothers and lay Catholic advocates and immigrants. Nonviolent civil disobedience is planned, with arrests possible.

The coalition will gather to pressure the Trump administration and Congress to end the immoral and inhumane practice of detaining immigrant children. Leaders will gather for a press conference and a prayerful assembly on the Capitol Lawn before processing into the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda, where more than Catholic leaders will engage in civil disobedience and risk arrest to draw attention to this moral crisis.

In San Antonio, a The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word also invites the public to a local service echoing the same sentiments as the national call to action. The event will feature stories of immigrant children and impart news of local efforts helping immigrants.

Local STOP THE INHUMANITY Gathering:

4:30 p.m. Thurs., July 18

Chapel of the Incarnate Word

4503 Broadway

In addition to the Incarnate Word Sisters, the local event is sponsored by Women’s Global Connection, the UIW Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability and the CCVI Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation Office.

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The National Coalition is led by: Catholic leaders and representatives from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; Faith in Action; Faith in Public Life; DC Catholic Coalition; Network Advocates; Franciscan Action Network; Pax Christi USA; Conference of Major Superiors of Men; Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach; Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns; Ignatian Solidarity Network; Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology; Sisters of the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center, Stuart Center: Society of the Sacred Heart, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and Congregation Action Network

This DC event will also be livestreamed on the Faith in Public Life and Faith in Action Facebook page.

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