Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

“Loving our neighbor in a shrinking world”

 

Distribute the election brochure in your local faith community

• Download a PDF version in either English or Español, available at www.maryknollogc.org/2008elections/index.htm
• Order a hard copy of the election brochure -- please contact us ogc@marknollogc.org or call 202-832-1780. Donations to cover the cost of printing and postage are greatly appreciated. As a suggestion, for large orders (over 100 copies) we ask $0.25 per copy; for smaller orders (20 copies or under) we ask $0.50 per copy. Please send checks to the Maryknoll Global Concerns Office, P.O. Box 29132, Washington, D.C., 20017.
• Read the statement on the 2008 elections written by the leadership teams of the three Maryknoll entities in English or Español, available at http://maryknollogc.org/2008elections/index.htm

Plan a local dialogue

Gather opinion-shapers in your community together to discuss the themes raised in the Maryknoll reflection guide in light of Catholic social teaching and one’s civic responsibility to vote.

Use Maryknoll Sunday reading reflections

Sunday reading reflections written by over 50 Maryknoll sisters, brothers, priests, lay missioners, former missioners and staff, are great resources to use as homily starters or simply as reading reflections that highlight the international impact of U.S. policy decisions. The reflections are posted one month in advance for Sundays and Holy Days from March 30, 2008 until Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009.  Find them at: http://www.maryknollogc.org/2008elections/homilyhelps.html

Vote for the Common Good

Over 800 Catholics and faith leaders across the country gathered in Philadelphia from July 11-13 to engage with elected officials and develop a Platform for the Common Good. The Convention for the Common Good was only the beginning…we invite you to join the movement and take action. Go to the http://www.votethecommongood.org. 

Promote “Short takes on a shrinking world,” our video invitational

Invite high school and college-aged youth to submit 60-90 second videos that highlight issues of importance in the next president’s foreign policy agenda. Videos should focus on one of the election projects’ five themes: climate change; global economy; migration/immigration; HIV/AIDS; and peace and sustainable security. Entries will be accepted from August 15 until November 27, Thanksgiving Day.