A NATIONAL CALL TO STUDENTS: "LOUISIANA WINTER"

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On December 14th, we will have a simultaneous press conference in New Orleans (sponsored by the NAACP) and in San Jose (sponsored by 20 SJSU students and faculty), to announce a "national call to students" to participate in "Louisiana Winter" this January 14-20. (See attachments or www.SolvingPoverty.com)


The goals of Louisiana Winter are: to turn the nation's attention to the Gulf Coast; to have students witness first-hand the social suffering that is occurring; and to promote the immediate passage of federal legislation to implement the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project, which if passed by Congress would hire 100,000 Gulf Coast residents to rebuild New Orleans and the surrounding region.Students can participate for just one day, for two or three days, or for the entire six days. Help us get the word out to students.

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Submitted by WilliamSB on Mon, 12/11/2006 - 9:24pm.

As a member of Catholics for Democracy's Steering Committee, I promoted this blog post to the front page. I am intrigued with the sense of justice its author wants to promote, while, at the same time, anxious about where supporting this author will lead.


I visited the website of the author and noticed that socialist and communist sources are cited. At the same time, however, I noticed that capatilist sources, mindful of the common good, are are also cited.


While I cannot vouche for the preson who presented this post, I am, for now, confident that his interest is in the common good with preferential option for the poor -- without recourse to ideological communism.


So, with my misgivings, and in the interest of promoting things that encourage the common good, I promoted this blog post to the front page.

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