Issues - Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation

Issues

The OMI Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) effort works to promote peace and justice through political and social advocacy, faith consistent investing, and grassroots community organizing. Here is an overview of the issues we address.


Social Justice We are working toward equal rights for all, including immigrants, migrant workers, and indigenous peoples. We promote an ethic of consistent life. In this, we advocate for measures that work to respond to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, repeal the death penalty, and more.
Economic Justice We believe that “all people have a right to life, food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care, education, and employment.” Believing this to be integral to promotion of a consistent life ethic, we work on economic issues, such as cancellation of the international debt, fair trade, labor rights, and domestic community organizing to promote a more just and equitable world.	$Grain in an African Farmer\'s hands$
Ecology Protecting the earth’s bounty and encouraging good stewardship of our environment is an important part of our work. We are working to ‘green’ the Oblate congregation, help people in the pews protect the environment, protect endangered ecosystems, fight climate change, protect our planet’s precious supply of water, keep extractive industries in balance, and more.
Faith Consistent Investing Investing according to one’s faith to promote peace, justice, equality, and a healthy global environment is a powerful way to help others. We work toward more a more just and sustainable marketplace through our faith consistent investing program.
Peace We are involved in the international peace movement and work to ban land mines, counter nuclear proliferation, and more, through active work with Pax Christi, the national Catholic Peace Movement.