Economic Justice for All

May 4, 2020

Guest Blog

Economic Justice for All

The Issue: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are financial institutions in the United Nations system. Global development is one of their shared stated purposes. While they are nongovernmental organizations, the United States is the largest shareholder and contributor to both institutions. That means our government plays a […]

March 6, 2020

Action Alert, Guest Blog

Connecticut Deserves a Real Clean Slate

CCFJ Action Alert! The Issue: Mass incarceration and the consequences of having a criminal record impacts the entire nation because of its historically unprecedented scope, the way it drains the economy, and how it disproportionately targets communities of color and poor people. According to the FBI, 30% of American […]

February 27, 2020

Guest Blog

Annual Lenten Appeal

Contribute to the Life & Work of the Collaborative Center for Justice! Dear Friends, Your gift matters now more than ever as the Collaborative Center for Justice adds a vibrant moral voice to the public sphere in Connecticut and beyond. We continue to bring the values of the women religious […]

January 17, 2020

Guest Blog

CCFJ Says “No” to ESPN Fracked-Gas Power Plant

We recently sent a letter to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection expressing our concern about the proposed 10 megawatt fracked-gas power plant at the ESPN campus in Bristol. While public comments about this project are due today, January 17, we still encourage you to contact DEEP to raise […]

January 14, 2020

Action Alert

Support the No War against Iran Act

Support the No War against Iran Act, Reject Another Unjust War The Issue Each year, Congress must approve the Department of Defense’s budget. It is during that process that they add, among other things, any stipulations on the use of funds. This bill, passed and signed into law annually, is […]

December 2, 2019

Guest Blog

Collaborative Center Year-End Fundraiser

As CCFJ gears up for the 2020 legislative session, we invite you to contribute to our year-end fundraiser. It will run from Giving Tuesday, December 3, to New Year’s Eve. Join us as we promote the common good and move the moral compass toward peace and justice! Your contributions support […]

September 3, 2019

Action Alert, Human Rights Issues, Women, Children, & Families

Public Comment Opportunity – Protect SNAP!

The Issue: The Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: The Trump administration wants to replace the ways different states calculate who is eligible for food assistance through SNAP, with a single federal standard. Currently, states may raise the eligibility limit for families for low-income families whose childcare […]

September 3, 2019

Guest Blog, Human Rights Issues, Women, Children, & Families

Protect Nutrition Assistance for 3.1 Million Residents

The Collaborative Center for Justice staff submitted an objection to a proposed Trump administration rule change that would leave 3.1 million residents food insecure. See our comment below. Click here to read our explanation of the public comment period, and click here to submit your own comment in opposition to […]

September 3, 2019

Guest Blog

Public Comment Opportunity – Another Way We Will Act Together

Background One of the ways that the Trump administration pushes already vulnerable populations further to the margins is through unilateral executive action. They have rolled back, or altogether cut, pre-existing regulations that touch on nearly every area of our lives. We are called, then, to bring our voices to these […]

August 21, 2019

Guest Blog

Climate Change & Poor Communities

A cursory reading of Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home could leave one with the impression that the preferential option for the poor, as a concept, is unimportant to the document. After all, Pope Francis only mentions it once, and it occurs all the way down in the 158th […]