Introduction to the Faith and Public Policy Workshop
October 25, 2008: Pat Chivers, Communications Director, Archdiocese of Atlanta,
welcomes
Catholics to the second annual Faith and Public Policy workshop.
Catholic Social Teaching
October 25, 2008: Mary Boyert, Pro-Life Director, Archdiocese of Atlanta
and Susan
Sullivan, Director, Parish & Social Justice Ministries, Catholic
Charities of Atlanta provide Catholics with a presentation of the seven
key themes of Catholic Social Teaching at the Faith and Public Policy
Workshop.
Georgia Catholic Conference
Frank Mulcahy, Executive Director, Georgia Catholic Conference walks
Catholics through the process of how a bill becomes law.
Get involved! Write, email or call your legislator today.
Get out to Vote!
Colleen Smith, Communications Associate, Parish & Social Justice
Ministries, Catholic Charities of Atlanta, and Veronica Diaz, Assistant
Communications Director, Archdiocese of Atlanta, show you how to
register to vote and encourage voter registration drives. Take Action!
Register to vote and encourage others to do so.
Go to the Faithful
Citizenship website created by the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops to find the Forming Consciences for
Faithful Citizenship resources, prayers for after the election, and to
watch more videos on Faithful Citizenship; including a video and website
for young Catholics: http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/
Go to the Georgia
General Assembly's website to track your state
legislators, follow legislation, track committee hearings, and watch
live coverage of the session: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/
Go
to the Georgia Secretary of State's website to register to vote
and
to find out information regarding voter registration drives: http://www.sos.georgia.gov/