Economic Justice Committee

We are dedicated to work to bring the Church’s social teaching on worker justice and the economy to fruition. Working as an arm of the Justice & Peace Ministry of our St. Ignatius Catholic Community, we are called and challenged to articulate, advocate and act upon critical economic issues that affect our neighbors, families, and communities across our city, and our world. We are also called to be a resource to provide parishioners with opportunities to live out their faith through working for economic justice. As such we:

• Advocate for workers to receive fair wages for their labor, including support for the “Fight For $15 and a Union” campaign at the local and national level
• Mobilize fellow parishioners around issues of economic justice
• Advocate for elimination of disparities of opportunity for students and workers based on race, ethnicity, gender or income
• Engage with our community about the need for affordable housing
• Work to eliminate health care disparities based on race, income, gender, or geography
• Support workers right to organize into unions of their own choosing.
• Persuade legislators to pass “Right to Recall” legislation in Baltimore so hospitality workers can return to family-supporting jobs
• Advocate for passage of “Time to Care” legislation in Annapolis, allowing workers to maintain a sustainable level of income while they are sick or caring for a family member

One of our goals is to deepen our understanding of the principles of Catholic social teaching and then, through word and action, integrate these principles more fully into the life of our parish community.