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A Look at The Grace Institute During the ‘Season of Creation’
Today on JustLove, we are joined by Anna Johnson of the global Laudato Si Movement. Her work through this organization is to encourage Catholics to observe and engage in the activities celebrating the “Season of Creation” (September 1st through October 4th). Adjacent to this topic of renewed growth and creation, we are also joined by Danae Mcleod, Ph.D., who is the CEO of The Grace Institute. The Grace Outreach project and the Institute are two collaboratively run workforce development nonprofits here in New York City. Each year, they serve over 600 women annually by providing them with job training, placement, and support services. Anna Johnson is the North America Senior…
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“Dreamin Wild” with the Emersons and SYEP Impact this Summer
Today’s JustLove program features some lovely musicians, Donnie and Nancy Emerson – the subjects of “Dreamin Wild,” a film by Roadside Attractions. Donnie Emerson and his brother, Joe, recorded an album in the 1970s that went largely unnoticed for three decades until it was rediscovered – and inspired a screenplay performed in part by Casey Affleck. We are also joined by Abena Abenkwa, who is a 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) Placement with Catholic Charities Alianza Division. She talks with us about the impact of the program on young people like her and her goals for the future. Donnie and Nancy Emerson are musicians; Donnie was a one part…
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The Fallout of The Atomic Bomb Development on Both Residents of Japan as well as New Mexico
This week on Justlove, in light of the subject of the recently released movie Oppenheimer, Directed by Christopher Nolan, we bring you two stories that rise from the fallout of the Trinity tests and the subsequent use of the bomb itself. Tina Cordova of New Mexico is the co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, which advocates for those who live in the vicinity of the test site and who have suffered generational, medical harm from the radiation. We are also joined by Dr. Andrea Bartoli, Ph.D., who is the President of the Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue about a vigil for peace taking place on August 5th through…
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Observing the 33rd Anniversary of the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Today on JustLove, we begin with a conversation with Brooke Ruffin, the Director of Engagement of “Street Grace.” They are a Georgia-based, faith-driven organization dedicated to eradicating the commercial sexual exploitation of children through evidence-based demand reduction strategies. We are then joined by Professor Lennard Davis, Ph.D. of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He joins us to discuss the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26th. He has recently written the book, Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest U.S. Minority its Rights. Brooke Ruffin is the Director of Engagement of the “Street Grace” organization. Professor Lennard…
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The Role of Baseball in the Labor and Civil Rights Movements
On today’s edition of JustLove, we begin with the sobering topic of human trafficking. We talk with Tony Talbott of the University of Dayton about the nature of the illicit business and what can be done to disrupt and confront its perpetrators and the demand for it. We are then joined by Professor Peter Dreier, Ph.D., of Occidental College in Los Angeles about the history of Baseball, specifically its role as a setting in which the Labor and Civil Rights movements found cultural impact in the 20th century. Tony Talbott is the Director of Advocacy at the Human Rights Center, and is Co-Founder and Director of Abolition Ohio; he is…
