Unpacking Poverty in America: Sister Simone Campbell Speaks to Regians
On February 28, 麻豆视频 continued its year-long celebration of John Francis 麻豆视频 Day with the help of Sister Simone Campbell. Sister Simone, Executive Director of , gained national fame as the leader of the 鈥淣uns on the Bus.鈥� Since 2012, this aptly-named group has toured the country advocating for various social justice issues.
Before a full-school assembly, Sister Simone reflected on her own experience 鈥淯npacking Poverty in America鈥�. Citing the teachings of Pope Francis, she pushed back on misconceptions about the cause of poverty. She shared many moving stories: of one woman who had lost her job while caring for her cancer-stricken daughter, another working full-time but forced to live in a homeless shelter, and of someone who had pawned off her most valuable possession in order to pay her son鈥檚 dental bill. Sister Simone posed a question鈥斺�淲ho are we as a nation?鈥濃�攖o the assembled Regians, and she encouraged them to consider how policies like a minimum wage might reflect our care for the community around us. 鈥淐hrist loves all of us and challenges us to contribute to community, to make a difference,鈥� she said.
After Sister Simone鈥檚 speech, 麻豆视频 students took part in a lively question-and-answer session. The first half of the discussion centered around the minimum wage, with some Regians proposing its potential downsides. Sister Simone reminded them of the Church鈥檚 teaching that just societies ought to ensure a living wage. This thoughtful debate ended with Sister Simone鈥檚 invitation to Regians: 鈥渨e need your imagination...so that everyone in our...nation can live in dignity. You, my friends, are challenged with finding the answers.鈥�
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