The Project is a committee of faculty, staff, and students who plan social justice programming to meet our mission and goals. 

In 2007-08 we launched two new programs that were very successful.  Dinner/Dialogues feature a dinner, in the Faculty Dining Room, that is both wonderful and has a low-carbon footprint.   The guest speaker and dinner guests are in an intimate setting that facilitates a dialogue.  Café Conversations are late afternoon conversations on a topic with coffee and sweets. Two important spring events recognize members of the community for their work on behalf of social justice. The Rousseau Award is given the evening before Charter Day, to a faculty or staff member who has made a commitment to work in behalf of disadvantaged people, while the Justice through Service Award is given to Seniors who have demonstrated leadership in working for social justice through community service. 

Mission Statement

• To raise consciousness about local, national, and global social justice concerns.
• To address these issues within the University community through seminars, forums, lectures and events.
• To provide resources for groups within the University community to address these issues.
• To initiate and cooperate with an action plan to respond to the expressed need within a particular issue when appropriate.
• To serve as catalyst for groups within the University and assisting them to assume the leadership in responding to given issue in a particular fashion.

Goals

• To promote an understanding of Catholic Social Teaching
• To promote an understanding of social justice
• To collaborate with local community groups

Programs - 2007-2008

Dinner/ Dialogue: Darfur
Dinner/ Dialogue: Global Warming, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Café Conversation – The Primary Election
How to Speak about International Issues – CRS and the Peace and Justice Consortium sponsors
Hunger Banquet
Gerry Straub – “Putting the Power of Film at the Service of the Poor.”
Rousseau Award and reception
Justice through Service Award

Previous Programs

Catholic Relief Services Advocacy Training – Collaboration between Peace and Justice Consortium and Catholic Relief Services - Advocacy Capacity training workshop for students. 
Dr. Francis Piven – Welfare Reform - co-sponsor with academic departments
Farm to Table – organic meal at Blue and Gold
Fair Trade Coffee Promotion
Guatemalan gift sale - support indigenous women and UMAS service trips
Journey to Justice - student conference, with the Peace and Justice Consortium
Land Mines – United Nations Assoc. of Greater Philadelphia – Discuss the situation worldwide of the devastating impact of landmines.
Katrina:  What went wrong? Town Meeting
Jean Kilbourne: Deadly Persuasion:  Advertising and Addiction