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:
- Serves as a resource for members of the Oblate congregation;
- Supports the community organizing efforts of Oblates in the US;
- Coordinates the Faith Responsible Investing Program to advance just practices and policies by corporations in their worldwide operations;
- Collaborates with other NGOs to promote peace, justice, an ethic of consistent life, and the integrity of creation through education as well as 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
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- Ease Up on Mother Earth – Reuse! July 20th, 2010