Barbara Battista SP

Thank you for speaking up. More and more of us need to do the same. Being faithful today to our constitution, to our moral upbringing means we need to speak out against this authoritarianism.

🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”

Sisters, activists praise appeals court order in Oak Flat case A federal appeals court on Aug. 18 temporarily blocked a land exchange that would have advanced a copper mine on Apache sacred land in Arizona.

Sisters, activists praise appeals court order in Oak Flat case www.globalsistersreport.org/environment/...

I still love America. And here's why. An eyes-wide-open tribute to 25 decades of overcoming tragedy, surmounting shortcomings, reveling in accomplishments and standing up for what's right. America is now at a crossroads.

If your hope and determination to weather this crisis of morality in our nation is waning please read this post. It sure encouraged me to keep on working for full equity and equality for all. Thank you Rabbi Hammerman
I still love America. And here's why.
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A lovely essay for all of us, especially healthcare professionals
Toward Eternity url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2836930?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=080425

Sisters support defense of Apache sacred site, 'religious freedom for Native Americans' Activists are fighting a copper mine planned for a site sacred to Apache people. "Religious freedom for Christians looks one way right now, and religious freedom for Native Americans another," said a ...

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An evening with Carrie Newcomer - Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Tickets on sale now!

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Stop the Everglades Detention Camp! The Everglades Detention Camp is inhumane, and DeSantis must shut it down immediately. Add your name now.

The Everglades Detention Camp is inhumane, and DeSantis must shut it down immediately. Add your name now. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

Messaging for Solidarity - Race Class Narrative with Anat Shenker-Osorio · Indivisible The opposition regularly uses racial fear as a tool to exploit economic realities and turn people against one another. The Race Class Narrative messaging and analysis help us fight back against these ...

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Messaging for Solidarity - Race Class Narrative with Anat Shenker-Osorio” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Guest Column: Indiana’s addiction recovery progress under threat with Trump’s budget bill In 2023, Indiana nearly led the nation with the second largest drop in overdose deaths. But those successes didn’t come overnight — they were the result of our policy wins

"In 2023, Indiana nearly led the nation with the second largest drop in overdose deaths. But those successes didn’t come overnight — they were the result of our policy wins that some of our lawmakers want to roll back."

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Join us, spread the word. All are welcome for this peaceful rally in D.C. #ImWithTheSisters

250 years ago, Americans rejected a mad king.

On June 14, we’re gathering again for a nationwide day of defiance to say NO KINGS.

Nearly 1,000 events are planned in all 50 states to show the world what democracy really looks like. Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

The Interfaith Action for Palestine gathering in DC to counter the CUFI Summit. Please attend, support, encourage others to do so. www.interfaithforpalestine.com

The Boss is speaking to each and everyone of us. Are you listneing? Are you ready to step up?

NO KINGS Terre Haute - Indivisible Wabash Valley · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Terre Haute - Indivisible Wabash Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Stop the Execution of Benjamin Ritchie An execution date has been set for Indiana death row prisoner Benjamin Ritchie on May 20, 2025 for the 2000 murder of William Toney. While the vast majority of states with capital punishment continue...

Indiana execution 5/20/25. Jury never heard about profound brain damage & functional impairments due to Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) & exposure to multiple neurotoxins. Sign/share petition to #StopExecutions of #BenjaminRitchie bit.ly/BenjaminRitchie

Hoosiers, call Senator Todd Young NOW, today

In an era that looked as if it might be defined by an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption & shame, what a magnificent thing the Catholic Church has done. The elevation of an American man of goodness, grace, humility, mercy & faith to the Throne of St. Peter is moving & momentous for us all.

Gov. Braun: Please Stop the Execution of Ben Ritchie, a Man With Brain Damage Benjamin Ritchie, a brain-damaged young man was just 20 years old when he lost what little control he had over his impulses while fleeing from Officer William Toney on September 29, 2000. Ben was driv...

Hey Hoosiers, send a letter to Gov Braun asking him to stop the execution of Benjamin Ritchie, now set for May 20.

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Our Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | Substack Every age must have a movement of people who will stand together b/c the issues before us are not left vs right, but right vs wrong. Click to read Our Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan ...

Thank you for Rev Barber for this faithful witness. Catholic Sisters and friends are organizing to raise our public voice all across this nation. Stay tuned for ways to join us in DC or in your local area. We are following Jesus' example of bringing Gospel values into the market place. Onward!

We had NO media show up AGAIN in Terre Haute. Except Trib-star showed up in the last 5 mintues! There were maybe only 20 people left then. Don't let the media fool you. We had well over 200 at the highest point. This is some of them.

#shredproject2025 #indivisiblewv #wabashvalley #terrehaute

BROAD COALITION OF MAINSTREAM JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS RELEASE STATEMENT REJECTING FALSE CHOICE BETWEEN JEWISH SAFETY & DEMOCRACY - Jewish Council for Public Affairs Today, a coalition of ten organizations representing a broad swath of mainstream American Jewry – including three of the four denominations – issued a joint statement rejecting the false choice betwee...

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Protest outside Senator Todd Young’s Indianapolis Office · Indivisible Central Indiana Bring your signs with messages for Senator Young! While on recess, Senator Young should hear from us. Gather with us a for a couple minutes or a couple hours to send messages to him, his office, and...

Join us during the April Congressional recess for a Protest outside Senator Young's Indy office next Wednesday, 4/23 4-6p. Bring your best signs!
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#democracy #protest #resist #resistance #saveact #indianapolis #indiana #congress #congressionalrecess @indivisible.org

April 15, 12 Noon, at the SSA office in Cherry Street
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Pennsylvania faith groups build altar at ICE office in protest of immigration arrests (RNS) — The clergy-led gathering stood in defiance of ICE policies, drawing on shared interfaith values.

Yes to this. Anybody ready to build one in Indiana? Maybe at the Clay County ICE detention center? religionnews.com/2025/04/07/p...

Convent hallways can be so long AND beautiful when a redbud is waiting at the other end! Spring in Indiana

Listen to this man. Let's claim and practice nonviolent non-cooperation daily. Find your people, your trusted orgs and get creative. We the People can reclaim this nation.

“They ordered all of us, men and women, to take off our clothes and to continue walking, ordering us to only look forward. I was walking naked between the tanks, not even wearing underwear..."

Wabash Valley Indivisible is getting started up again. We need to organize!