Mary’s Pence 2023 at a Glance
We each hold in our hands great power to make the world a better place, and to create a beloved community. We use this power each time we create a sense of belonging for all, justice for all. This year, the Mary’s Pence Grants Program funded 19 organizations from across the country. Each organization is […]
Meet Mary’s Pence: Maggie
Solidarity promotes the recognition of ourselves and others as significant individuals who are part of the human family. This principle disapproves of violence against others and instead stands for peace and the common good.
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What I learned about Mary’s Pence in Kansas City
I have always wondered just how much of an impact our small project grants (c. $4,000) actually make. So I asked both Kim and Kris what difference their grants made. Kris immediately began listing all the things that our $4,000 helped to cover for The Justice Project on a day-to-day basis.
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Drought in Central America: Snapshot from Concertación in El Salvador
At the national level, Eva said it is estimated that during 2015 El Salvador lost 14 million quintales of corn and 142 thousand quintales of beans, affecting more than 104 municipalities located mainly in the eastern part of the country. The food security of families is highly dependent on climate change.
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Drought in Nicaragua Limits Access to Raw Material
“This situation really affects us a lot,” said Doña Trinidad, “because one of the difficulties that we face is that we can’t just tell a client that we don’t have raw material to make their orders; what we do is explain that there is a scarcity.
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Drought in Nicaragua: Environmental and Human Crisis
According to the environmental organization Centro Humboldt, Nicaragua is confronting “the most profound environmental crisis in recent history.” Between 2011 and 2016 there has been a reduction in forest coverage of more than 36,000 hectares (roughly 100,000 acres).
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Grantee Spotlight: Women Workers United
“In Wisconsin right now, with the government we have constantly attacking workers’ rights…it’s really tough dealing with that.” The WRC also battles issues such as paid family leave, child care, delayed worker promotions, and wage theft.
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A Mother Helps Her Daughter Overcome Obstacles with ESPERA
Carolina is Eva’s 21 year old daughter. When she was four years old doctors discovered a disease on her vocal cords that would cause them to swell and asphyxiate her. Since then she has had 15 preventative surgeries.
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Inching Toward Courage: A Book Review of In the Time of the Butterflies
Alvarez doesn’t portray the sisters as martyrs on pedestals, their courage untouched by the trivia and struggles of daily life. Under Alvarez’s hands, the Mirabal sisters behave like real people. They are women in love, women raising families in less-than-ideal circumstances, women who make mistakes and disagree and do the work that must be done.
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Youth Voices: Creating a Space for Altruism – Youth Rise Texas
To select the stories to be highlighted, they participate in a “dot democracy,” where they display their drawings around the room and then go around placing sticker dots on the drawings they find most interesting.
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