The OMI Justice and Peace/ Integrity of Creation Office coordinates the advocacy efforts in the United States of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on behalf of the interests of the poor and abandoned in the U.S. and the more than 65 countries where the Oblates are in mission.
Based in Washington, DC, the staff:
- Serve as a resource for members of the Oblate congregation;
- Support the community organizing efforts of Oblates in the US;
- Coordinate the Faith Responsible Investing Program to advance just practices and policies by corporations in their worldwide operations;
- Collaborate with other NGOs to promote peace, justice and the integrity of creation through education and advocacy with the US government and international institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the United Nations
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Recent News
- JPIC staff meet with Asian Development Bank August 19th, 2008
- RugMark 2007 Report Details Recent Successes August 18th, 2008
- PEPFAR Bill to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Signed into Law August 5th, 2008
- Platform for the Common Good Adopted in Philadelphia July 29th, 2008