Catholic Charities of Arkansas Social Action Office A justice education, legislative lobbyist and community involvement ministry

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The Social Action Office serves as a voice for the poor and the powerless through justice education, advocacy and community involvement.

The Social Action Office is charged to promote social justice by advocating for change through the empowerment of people and the monitoring of public and private systems. When appropriate, this office takes the diocese’s lead in educating and mobilizing Catholics on social issues. Information regarding the Church’s position on various issues is sent to parish social action issues representatives on a timely basis.

Workshops on Catholic social teaching are offered to parish groups and RCIA classes throughout the year. See the seven key themes of this teaching.

For more information about these workshops, contact Tom Navin.

The office also lobbies the state legislature on issues for the common good in Arkansas. Last legislative session, the office worked to raise the state’s minimum wage and to end the death penalty. Currently, the office is addressing the issue of immigration reform.

Legislative Update 2007

The Diocesan Legislative Committee followed the 2007 Arkansas General Assembly. For more information, see A Call to Social Action, or go to Arkansas Catholic for legislative articles.

These back issues of A Call to Social Action are also available:
Feb. 16, 2007
Feb. 23, 2007
March 2, 2007
March 9, 2007
March 16, 2007
March 23, 2007