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2005 Catholic-Labor Network Gathering Schedule Saturday  -  February 19, 2005 (Must register through the Social Ministry Gathering registration site) 8:00 a.m.  -  Opening Catholic-Labor Network Mass (At Hyatt Regency Washington) 9:00 a.m.  -  Fr. John J. O'Brien, C.P., S.T.D.: Currents in Catholic Social Teaching 10:15 a.m.  -  Coffee Break 10:45 a.m.  - Panel Presentation: Issues Confronting Working People - Chaired by Sr. Mary Priniski, O.P. (Board Member for Interfaith Worker Justice) Fr. Gerry Creedon: Pastor, St. Charles Parish (Arlington, Virginia): Living Wage Campaign in Virginia Judy Conti: Co-Founder and Director, Legal Services & Administration of the D.C. Employment Justice Center Lori Fernald Khamala: North Carolina organizer for the National Farm Worker Ministry, worked on the Mt. Olive campaign and settlement. 12:00 noon  -  Break for Lunch 12:30 p.m.  -  Lunch with Keynote Speaker - Kim Bobo, Executive Director, Interfaith Worker Justice (formerly: National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice) Following Kim's presentation, we will open the deck to allow participants to share what is occurring in their area. Already lined up are: Terry Mambu, Religious Outreach Coordinator for AFSCME Council 31 in Chicgo: Organizing campaign at Resurrection Health Care Lucas Benitez (Coalition of Immokalee Workers): Recepient of the 2003 RFK Human Rights Award & Erik Giblin of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Serkalum Nessibu (UNITE/HERE) reflecting on recent hotel settlement in Washington, D.C., but continued negotiations in San Francisco & Los Angeles Discussion of Catholic-Labor Network's partipation with the National Center for the Laity in a Catholic Caucus during the Interfaith Worker Justice Conference in Chicago in May 2005. 2:00 p.m.  -  Conclusion & Final Remarks Sunday  -  February 20, 2005 (Open to everyone wishing to come.) 10:00 a.m.  -  Mass at St. Aloysius Church (19 Eye Street, N.W., Eye & North Capital) 12:00 noon  -  Coffee and Pastries at St. Aloysius Following Mass (Exact location to be announced at Mass.)             Papal Social Encyclicals     Other Catholic Social Teachings General Articles of Interest   Catholic Worker Connection Msgr. George Higgins  Home Page Contact Us