Voices for the Common Good: By Issue
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good's Voices for the Common Good Commentators address reporters, producers, and other members of the media as Catholic faith leaders. Each can speak with authority on different aspects of Catholic Teaching and its proper role in public life on such issues as health care, immigration reform and the environment.
To arrange interviews with the members of Voices for the Common Good, please contact Pat Wheeler at (202) 429-9682 or at pwheeler@catholicsinalliance.org.
Dr. Arturo Chávez, Ph.D., Director of Programs, The Mexican American Cultural Center
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 — senright
An expert on Immigration and Poverty, Dr. Arturo Chávez, Ph.D. is the Director of Programs for the Mexican American Cultural Center. He has worked for over twenty five years in a variety of ministries - teacher, youth minister, chaplain to incarcerated youth, community organizer and activist, and as a CEO of a social justice, faith-based organization. He was instrumental in establishing and raising funds for various nonprofit organizations and coalitions to address the urgent needs of families who are poor and disenfranchised. These include JOVEN, the Peace Center, Merced Housing, the Center for Public Policy Priorities, and the Peace Initiative.
Kathleen Maas Weigert, Ph.D., Exec. Dir., The Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service, Georgetown University
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 — senright
An expert on Poverty and War and Peace-Just War, Kathleen Maas Weigert is the Executive Director of the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service at Georgetown University. She is a Research Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Program on Justice & Peace. At the University of Notre Dame, Weigert was Associate Director for Academic Affairs and Research at the Center for Social Concerns, Concurrent Associate Professor in American Studies, and Fellow in the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.