Thursday, April 9, 2015

JHN to Speak at Faithful Budget Congressional Briefing










2016 Budget:
The Faithful Way Forward


 April 28, 2015 · 1:30-2:30 pm · 
Capitol Visitor Center · Room HVC-215

Leaders from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions will offer faith perspectives on the federal budget and share the “Faithful Budget” as an alternative to current proposals in Congress. Join us to learn about the budget as a moral document, what these faiths say about budget priorities, and how Congress can respond.


Presenters:

Sister Simone Campbell, S.S.S.
Executive Director, NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

Maggie Siddiqi
Program Director, American Muslim Health Professionals

Rabbi Jonah Pesner
Director, Religious Action Center
and Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism

Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II
Director, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness



Light refreshments will be provided
RSVP to RSVP@networklobby.org


This Faithful Budget briefing is a project of the NETWORK Education Program,
a partner of NETWORK, A National Catholic  Social Justice Lobby, providing faith-based resources related to public policy.