Human Trafficking experts agree that there is an uptick in human trafficking around big sporting events but they want to caution us not to get lulled into thinking that it is an issue that can be addressed on only one day of the year.
Updates
Jan 12, 18 | JPIC
The Society of the Sacred Heart stands with and echoes the Leadership Conference of Women Religious' statement in regards to the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is deeply troubled by the decision of the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 57,000 Hondurans. Honduras is the seventh country whose citizens have been stripped of their right to protection by this administration.
Oct 21, 17 | Conference Center
A recent gathering of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, held in the Stuart Center's Collins Room, begs us to ask the question: What digital divide?
Oct 21, 17 | Conference Center
For the second year in a row Generation Hope selected the Stuart Center to host their Summer Bridge workshop. Over 25 Generation Hope scholarship awardees and their mentors attended two full-day training sessions to help the students – who are also parents of young children – gain study and parenting skills. Generation Hope is a nonprofit organization that helps DC-area teen parents graduate from college by providing them with one-on-one mentoring, tuition assistance, and case management.
Oct 19, 17 | EIL
We are deeply troubled by government policies that denigrate and demonize immigrants. While remaining realistic about the challenges, we choose to be proactive and hopeful about the future. The best possible outcomes will result through collaboration and partnerships. The Office of Educational Initiatives & Leadership is currently working to promote social justice, human dignity and empowerment of the marginalized in partnership with others. Some of our current work and partnerships include:
Oct 16, 17 | JPIC
The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Canada began – as did so many American institutions – with an immigrant. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne left her home in France in 1818 with a desire to educate the poor, especially the indigenous people of America. The schools she founded served a diverse population which included immigrants, as well as Native American and African American children.
In 2008, the international Society of the Sacred Heart reaffirmed its commitment to the economically poor and disenfranchised:
Oct 04, 17 | JPIC
As Religious of the Sacred Heart in the United States-Canada Province, we are called by our recent Chapter Documents to stand in solidarity with “those who have been wounded, displaced, and excluded because of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation.” The recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accord and to stop future payments to the Green Climate Fund compels us to add our voice to the growing chorus of people of good will from around the world who are deeply concerned about the negative impact this will have both locally and globally.
May 09, 17 | Conference Center
The Stuart Center’s Conference Center, working in collaboration with the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation office, and Franciscan Action Network welcomed those planning to participate in the April 29th People’s Climate Change March. The Stuart Center not only provided hospitality to protest participants, but also hosted a pot-luck dinner prior to screening the film After the Flood which was shown in Chapel Hall. At evening’s end attendees gathered around a fire pit in the garden for an prayer service.
Feb 18, 17 | EIL
We are embarking on a new project for the formation and professional development of educators in collaboration with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba. Reyna Gonzalez and Imma De Stefanis recently spent a week in Bayamo, Cuba as part of a new alliance between the Stuart Center and the Bishops’ Conference. In this new venture we have been able to recognize and bear witness to the new life that is emerging in Cuba.
Jan 24, 17 | Conference Center
The Conference Center is proud to be have partnered with the Stuart Center's Executive Director and the Justice, Peace, & the Integrity of Creation Office to welcome Women’s March on Washington participants. Answering the call for housing, the Stuart Center provided housing to 14 women - traveling from Washington State, Florida, Maine, and several locations in between.
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