Economic Justice and Our Collective Future – Sister Simone Campbell

Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns On The Bus We have been fed a line of lies that individualism built the greatest economy in history, immigrants are a drain on our economy and that taxes sap our economy. Or was that economy built on collective action with everyone contributing and everyone reaping rewards, is it true 25% of new businesses are started by immigrants and the taxes paid by our forebears build the infrastructure that made our economic success possible. Tune in as Craig Lubow talks with Sister Simone Campbell about what we need to change to set our economic ship aright. Known as one of the Nuns on the Bus and part of Network, a national Catholic Social Justice Lobby. NETWORK - Forty Years of Justice and Peacemaking On December 17, 1971, 47 Catholic Sisters from across the U.S. involved in education, healthcare, community organizing and other direct service gathered at Trinity College in Washington DC to shape a new ministry of justice. This came at a time when the Catholic Church was undergoing dramatic changes in response to Vatican II reforms and calls from the Vatican and U.S. Bishops to seek “Justice in the World.” Women religious boldly joined…