Justice Before Charity: Everyone Has the Right to Eat

A longtime advocate for systemic social and political change, Sister Simone Campbell is Executive Director of NETWORK in Washington, DC, an attorney, and poet. Her “Nuns on the Bus” tour challenged economic injustice during the 2012 presidential campaign, and she appears regularly in national media outlets. Most recently, she has been recognized for her work on healthcare reform, particularly as it affects the working poor. Sister Simone will speak about poverty in America, the effect on women and children, and the path for progressive change.