Webinar 2/3: focusing our time and energy
In a world of so many injustices and so many movements building faithful resistance to oppression and exploitation, how can we decide where to focus our time and energy? Join Call to Action Re/Generation alum John Noble as he discusses the role of discernment in political action with Marianne Duddy-Burke (DignityUSA) and Catalina Adorno (Movimiento Cosecha).
DISCERNING OUR CALL TO ACTION: FOCUSING OUR TIME AND ENERGY
See also Progressive Catholicism in Action: Building Local and National Movements for Change, 2/24/2020
See also Called To Action: CTA Members at their Local Statehouse, 7/30/2019
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
John Noble (Facilitator) is a Master of Divinity student at Brite Divinity School in Forth Worth, Texas. As an aspiring church historian, he studies the history of Catholic political engagement and ecumenical encounter. He currently works for Pastors for Texas Children, a ministry to Texas’ public schools, and serves on the board of NETWORK, a lobby for Catholic social justice. Through PTC, NETWORK, and previous involvement with groups like Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, John has developed a passion for faith-based social and political transformation.
Marianne Duddy-Burke is the Executive Director of DignityUSA, the nation’s foremost and most progressive organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Catholics and our allies. She has also served as DignityUSA’s President, and was the first woman ever elected to that post. She has a Masters in Theology from Weston School of Theology (now integrated into Boston College), and a Bachelors Degree with Honors from Wellesley College. Marianne has more than 30 years experience in leadership positions in both non-profit and corporate organizations. She is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences, and has represented Dignity in over 2,000 media stories, covering print, radio, television and on-line media. She has written for The New York Times, National Catholic Reporter, The Advocate, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and numerous other publications. She is featured in the video DignityUSA: A Conversation with Marianne Duddy, and is profiled in Redemption Stories: Unwasted Pain, as well as in Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Anger and Hope. Marianne has been recognized for her longtime leadership on LGBT justice issues by many organizations including the Greater Boston Business Council and the progressive Catholic group Call To Action. She serves on the Board of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics. Marianne lives in Boston with Becky, her spouse of more than 25 years, their two adopted children, Emily and Infinity and a foster child.
Catalina Adorno is a volunteer organizer with Movimiento Cosecha, an immigrant rights movement fighting for permanent protection, dignity, and respect for all undocumented immigrants in the United States. As part of Cosecha, Catalina has traveled to different regions of the country to organize with immigrant communities around issues affecting them the most. She is currently organizing in Michigan on a campaign for drivers licenses. Catalina holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Saint Peter’s University and a master’s degree in science education from Columbia University. She was born in Puebla, Mexico and has been living in the United States as an undocumented immigrant since the age of 9.
