Justice & Peace
Justice and Peace
Our Commitment to Justice and Peace
Our founder, Father John Baptist Debrabant, encouraged the first sisters to be mindful of the poor as they began their work and mission “to be at the heart of world revealing God’s love.”
We Holy Union Sisters hold sacred our charism of union and hear it now as an urgent call to live in solidarity, interdependence, and justice with all peoples and cultures. We advocate on behalf of women and children; we work for the integrity of creation and collaborate with others to change oppressive systems and structures. (Collegial Assembly Document 2005)
UNANIMA International
As Holy Union Sisters our desire for union impels us to collaborate with others. As members of the Non-Governmental Organization, UNANIMA International, we work at the United Nations with other congregations of religious women to bring about systemic change
Stop the Demand
- to affirm the dignity of all human beings
- To eliminate factors that drive global trafficking and prostitution
- To change language that trivializes and dehumanizes the reality of women and children
- To publicize comprehensive awareness campaigns linking demand and human trafficking
- To promote the implementation of effective laws that criminalize the buyers of sex
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
The United Nations 53rd Commission on the Status of Women will take place from March 1-12 in New York. The CSW undertakes a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Contacting Your Lawmakers
By Phone: Call the House Switchboard at 1-202-224-3121 and ask for your Congressperson’s office. For information on how to email your representative and senator use these web sites:
Congress.org With your 5 digit zip code you can get all the necessary contact information for all your elected federal officials. With a 9 digit zip (or street address) you can find your state and local representatives as well.
Thomas In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, who established the Library of Congress from his personal collection, this site gives legislative information.