Social Action Committee Goings On

by Brian Dugas

This week I was driving home from our Men’s group breakfast this Thursday morning (Thursday at 10:00AM at Ollie’s in Edwardsville) listening to WILK radio when the speaker mentioned seeing the rally on WB Public Square on Wednesday evening. This weekly rally is being coordinated through the Peace and Justice Center whose mission is:
The Peace and Justice Center is an interfaith organization created to educate groups and individuals in peaceful ways of resolving conflict, to nurture dialogue among diverse groups, and to be a partner in the ongoing struggle for human rights and a just World.

In the spirit of the Peace protests held in our countries past we have decided to have a weekly rally with the one simple goal of advocating for Peace in the world. For some, the No Kings rallies were a bit too aggressive, so if you are looking for a way to be an advocate for Peace, no politics attached, Wednesday’s, 5:30PM in Wilkes Barre Public Square is the place to be.

The “partnership for the ongoing struggle for human rights” part of the mission has led to the Peace and Justice Center’s involvement with immigration. It was through the Peace and Justice Center that the Community Justice Alliance was formed last year with the goal of supporting the enormous but well hidden migrant population of Wilkes Barre. For those of you who don’t know, when Catholic Social Services closed their immigration office in Wilkes Barre during COVID, that was the only organization providing immigration services in the city.

Most of you know that Beth and I are enrolled in a certification course that is nearing its completion, thank god, with the intention of opening those services back up and we are going to need help.

If any of these events and activities are of interest to you, please join us for the next Social Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 7th on Zoom where we will be discussing our participation in these activities and others such as:

• The No War with Iran Rally
  
• ICE Watch training
  
• Participation in voting rights activities with UU the Vote and Vote Forward
  
• Immigration clinics which need assistance