Catholic Social Thought and Unemployment — reflection by Fred Kammer, S.J. Executive Director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute, New Orleans, from the JustSouth Quarterly, August 2011
Religious Leaders Arrested at the Capitol for Budget Protests — Rev. Paul Sherry, National Coordinator of Faith Advocates for Jobs among those arrested on July 28 after refusing to stop a prayer vigil asking for lawmakers to keep social safety net programs intact during negotiations to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and cut federal spending , July 2011
“June Job Growth Appalling” — June’s unemployment climbed back to 9.2% to in June, Faith Advocates for Jobs Campaign decries paltry job growth numbers, and calls on Congress to halt proposals for further cuts in infrastructure and transportation projects which will lead to even greater job reductions, July 2011
