VCRJ Exhibit at IFTJ
To promote the Saintly Six and our breakout session, VCRJ also purchased a table in the exhibit hall. Fr. Bryan Massingale, author of Racial Justice in the Catholic Church, was the keynote speaker Saturday evening, and the last slide of his presentation happened to be the Saintly Six – people who embodied steadfast hope in perilous times. His talk also aided as a conversation starter for people who would come to VCRJ’s table.
Photos from November/December Newsletter
IFTJ Salvadoran Cross
From Ignatian Solidarity Network:
The “Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice Salvadoran Cross” highlights elements of the history of the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice history including the murders of the six Jesuits and two laywomen at the University of Central America in El Salvador in 1989; the early years of the Teach-In in the Tent at the gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, where the U.S. Army School of the Americas was located; and the U.S. Capitol where Teach-In attendees convene each year for a day of legislative advocacy with members of Congress.
The artisans involved with this project included: José Melendez (Design & Layout); Jaime Martínez (Carpentry); Doris Orellana (Painting); Delmy Orellana (Painting); Omar Fabián (Painting).
Source: https://shop.ignatiansolidarity.net/products/ignatian-family-teach-in-for-justice-salvadoran-cross
Photo: Abby Causey
VCRJ Breakout Session
“Even in the Heart of the Former Confederacy” (racial justice work can be done.)
Photo: Anne Gibbons
VIP’s Visit VCRJ’s Table
Abby Causey (left), Leah Dixon, Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the Associate Director, Pierre Toussaint Scholarship Fund & Program , Archdiocese of New York * (center), and Dr. Ansel Augustine, Assistant Director of African American Affairs by the USCCB Secretariat of Cultural Diversity. Ms. Dixon and Dr. Augustine stopped by the VCRJ table when they saw the Saintly Six display. They were each given a Saintly Six Tiny Saints bundle.
This photo was taken on Sunday, October 27, 2024. On November 5th, the Archdiocese of New York closed the Office of Black Ministry.
Photo: Abby Causey
Virginia Catholics for Racial Justice 