West Coast Regional Conference 2019: Presentation Summaries
View a list of all the presenations and workshops from the 2019 West Coast Conference here!
Western regional conference schedule
9:00-10:00 Keynote: “How Much Do We Love Justice? Are We Really ‘Woke’?” Irma Dillard
A Border Experience
This event will provide an understanding of the true border situation to national CTA members and fellow travelers, and will contribute to national activism regarding the critical issues faced by the marginalized on our border. This will be three days of immersion and activism, not just listening.
Webinar: Discerning our call to action
Join Call To Action Re/Generation alum John Noble as he discusses the role discernment in political action with Marianne Duddy-Burke (DignityUSA) and Catalina Adorno (Movimiento Cosecha).
West Coast Regional Conference Speaker Profiles
Irma Dillard, RSCJ is a Change Management Consultant working with non-profits, unions, and parishes.
Special appeal: Celebrating the spirit of Vatican II
The People’s History of Vatican II helps us strengthen our roots, passes on wisdom to future generations of Catholic reformers, and builds our long-term capacity as a Catholic social justice organization.
Building More Just Communities: West Coast Regional Conference
Come join us for a weekend of friendship, inspiration, community, and liturgy. We will be presenting longtime friends of CTA (Roy Bourgeois and Ched Myers) as well as speakers who are new to our gatherings, with an emphasis on spirituality, racial and gender justice, immigration, justice for LGBTQI individuals, environmental justice, peace, and church reform.
CTA Vision Council Urges Bishops to Act for Immigrant Justice
With the recent deaths at our southern border, reports about the horrifying conditions inside multiple U.S. government immigration facilities, and the deplorable actions of many border patrol and ICE agents, we at Call To Action believe that this is a time that Catholic Social Teaching calls all Catholics to stand in solidarity with immigrants.
Questions for sharing about Vatican II
How would you have imagined the "future of the Church" in the 1960's? In the 1970's? How do you imagine that future today?
Called to action webinar
This webinar will be the first of a three-part series facilitated by John Noble, a Master of Divinity student at Brite Divinity School and board member of NETWORK. During this live interview, he will lead us through the background of this legislative coalition, the joys and challenges of legislative work, and a time of questions and ongoing discussion with the webinar viewers.
Annual appeal: a season of growth and change
The Re/Generation Project is just one example of some of the new projects taking root at CTA. As you may know, our Vision Council recently announced that we have begun the hard work of reshaping our organization.
CTA Featured in National Catholic Reporter Series
Heidi Schlumpf looks at Call To Action’s past, present, and future and has a thoughtful take on the challenges and opportunities facing our organization.
CTA Responds to Benedict XVI’s Letter
Call To Action members are committed to acting in solidarity with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. We pray for an end to clericalism in our Church and will continue to work for a more equitable and just Church.
NCR: Vocation conference offers space for 'one foot in, one foot out' Catholics
A weekend conference examining Catholic vocation was held March 29-30 at Union Theological Seminary, a bastion of liberal Protestantism in upper Manhattan.
2019 Anti-Racist Lenten Reflection Guide
Throughout Lent, members of Call To Action will be writing weekly reflections based on that Sunday’s liturgical readings. These reflections are an offering of CTA’s Anti-Racism Team.
Meet 2019's Re/Generators
Now in its second year, Re/Generation (formerly titled the 20/30 Project for Mentoring and Leadership) is a national cohort of Catholic visionaries and change-makers, lovingly called “Re/Generators.”
Important Message from the Vision Council
These decisions were made in consideration of our anti-racism and anti-oppression principles, with a desire to be the most responsible stewards of our limited resources, in collaboration with those most directly impacted, and after much prayer, conversation, and discernment.
CTA New York Chapters Respond to NY Passing Child Victims Act
Call To Action expresses our heartfelt gratitude to our New York chapters for their tireless work to help pass the Child Victims Act. Below is a statement from our New York chapters.