Concerned Catholic Activists Will Fast and Witness to Urge Baltimore Archdiocese to Stop Investing in Military Contractors
For Immediate Release: June 14, 2020
Contact: Jeff Ross, jross50@hotmail.com, 443-690-6872
Janice Sevre-Duszynska, rhythmsofthedance1@gmail.com.
859-684-4247
On May 11, 2020, five Roman Catholics, seeking to `follow the
nonviolent Christ, sent a letter to Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore
expressing their concerns about the financial investment practices of the
Archdiocese. It was intended to spark a conversation: Does the Archdiocese
invest in companies that are involved in manufacturing weapons? The five people
who wrote the letter are: Gary Ashbeck, a former member of Jonah House and
Catholic parent of two; Suzanne Fontanesi and Jeff Ross, parents of children in
an Archdiocesan school; Max Obuszewski, a longtime Baltimore peace and justice
activist; and Janice Sevre-Duszynska, a peace activist and former Prisoner of
Conscience for SOA Watch.
Unfortunately, there has been no response from the Archdiocese. If
the Archdiocese refuses to respond, Sevre-Duszynska, Fontanesi and Ross will do
a three-day fast and witness with Fontanesi and Ross alternating to care for
their children.
WHEN: from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Father’s Day weekend Friday, June 19
through Sunday, June 21.
WHERE: In front of the Baltimore Basilica, 400 Cathedral Street in
Baltimore.
WHY: To persuade the Archdiocese to engage in public conversation
about divesting from the weapons industry in acknowledgement of the words of
Pope Francis: “In a world where millions of children and families live in
inhumane conditions, the money that is squandered and the fortunes that are
made through the manufacture, upgrading, maintenance and sale of ever more
destructive weapons, are an affront crying out to heaven.”
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Donations can be sent
to Max Obuszewski, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, 431 Notre Dame Lane, Apt. 206,
Baltimore, MD 21212. Ph: 410-323-1607; Email: mobuszewski2001 [at]
comcast.net. Go to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/
"The master class
has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.
The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject
class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives."
Eugene Victor Debs
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