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Join the discussion
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TED TALKS
ON TUESDAY
Each Tuesday, the Franciscan Peace Center invites you to join in a discussion about a specific thought-provoking TED Talk on the Sisters of St. Francis Facebook page. We will release the schedule ahead of time so that you can watch the TED Talk when it is convenient for you. Then we invite you to visit our Facebook page to engage in a discussion about the TED Talk.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics - from science to business to global issues - in more than 100 languages.
The presentations are always thought-provoking and help to provide a deeper understanding of the world. We look forward to our discussions with you!
The February schedule is as follows:
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Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter with right and wrong that quickly gets personal.
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February 28 - Alice Goffman: How we're priming some kids for college - and others for prison.
In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to prison - sometimes starting with relatively minor infractions. In an impassioned talk she asks, "Why are we offering only handcuffs and jail time?"
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Visit our Facebook Page!
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SPEAK UP!
Let Senator Chuck Grassley
Hear Your Concerns
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2 p.m.
The Canticle Dining Room
Please join us to meet with
Penny Vacek
Congressional Aide to Senator Chuck Grassley
(Please note that Senator Grassley will NOT be at this meeting)
Topics to be discussed include:
Healthcare reform
Immigration
Poverty
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Please call the
Sisters of St. Francis
at
563-242-7611 and ask for Lori
if you would like to make a donation.
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The Share Our Sandwiches program, sponsored by the Franciscan Peace Center, provides free sack lunches
and necessities to those in need on Thursdays at noon
at the Masonic Temple, 416 S 1st St.; and the Regency Inn,
1522 Lincoln Way
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Share Our Sandwiches could always use donations of toiletry items,
women's feminine hygiene products,
dish soap
, baseball caps,
toothbrushes
, hats,
toothpaste
, cases of water
,
mittens
,
coats,
laundry soap
,
toilet paper
,
scarves,
new undergarments,
deodorant,
grocery store gift cards,
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At this time the program is in most
need of the highlighted items
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JOIN THE
NONVIOLENCE
S
TUDY
G
ROUP
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Be a part of the growing movement
and commit yourself to only three sessions to
learn the tools needed to create a vision
for a nonviolent, peaceful life.
9:30-11:30am
The Canticle
841 13th Avenue N.,
Clinton, IA 52732
February 23
Participants will:
*learn how to respond to violence
*find ways to live a more just and peaceful life
*deepen their relationship with themselves and others
*experience the power of nonviolence
Suggested donation: $25 (includes a copy of the book Engage)
Scholarships available!
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To register, call the Sisters of St. Francis
at 563-242-7611,
or visit www.clintonfranciscans.com
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the clothes
that you wear?
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Recently, the average hourly wage
for garment workers:
Bangladesh $0.24
Cambodia $0.45
Pakistan $0.52
Vietnam $0.53
China $1.26
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Learn how our everyday consumer choices
impact the lives of so many who are often invisible to us
Chris Cox, Human Thread Campaign
6:30 pm Wednesday, March 1
The Canticle - Home of the Sisters of St. Francis
843 Thirteenth Avenue North, Clinton
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This event is free
and open to the public.
For more information,
call 563-242-7611 or visit
www.ClintonFranciscans.com
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First Friday Fixes
- Are you nervous about negotiation?
- Do you realize you do it every day?
- If you think negotiation is a win-lose situation, you're doing it all wrong.
Join with others to become better negotiators. Bring the issues you are having trouble solving, and together, using the
Getting to Yes
principles, the
group
will explore possible solutions to help you create a win-win situation. The idea is that by working together, we will each build our comfort level in negotiating. Then, as we use these principles in our workplace, with our family and our volunteer opportunities, we'll build a
Getting to Yes Community
! And that makes us all more successful!
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Friday, March 3,
7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast included
Sisters of St. Francis
Administrative Offices
843 Thirteenth Ave. N, Clinton, Iowa
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RSVP to Lori at 563-242-7611
"Every single one of us will engage another human being in negotiation. In fact, we do it on a daily basis. But the one thing we want to avoid is turning a productive conversation into unnecessary conflict.
Getting to Yes
has revealed a strategy to obtaining a Win-Win outcome. I value the time I have to engage my peers in conversations regarding my issues. They are quick to provide feedback, highlight potential pitfalls, and inject confidence in my own decisions. I recommend
Getting to Yes
to all professionals."
~Andy Sokolovich, Existing Industry Manager,
Clinton Regional Development Corporation
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SPEAK UP!
Let Senator Joni Ernst Hear Your Concerns
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Event rescheduled to
new date
below:
Friday, March 3
1:30 p.m.
The Canticle Dining Room
Please join us to meet with
Andrew Spyrow
Congressional Aid to Senator Joni Ernst
(Please note that Senator Ernst will NOT be at this meeting)
Topics to be discussed include:
Healthcare reform
Immigration
Poverty
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Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of the opening of the
Clinton Human Service Campus and the Area Substance Abuse Council's
New Directions Outpatient Treatment and Prevention components
move as part of the initiative to co-locate human service agencies.
When
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Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Where:
Clinton Human Service Campus 250 20th Ave. N., Clinton
Time:
12-1pm in the Gym
Questions:
Contact Gabe Gluba Director of Clinton/Jackson Clinical Services
at 563-243-2124 or by email at
ggluba@asac.us
Current tenants:
Alcoholics Anonymous Clinton Substance Council (CASC)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton * Camanche-DeWitt Coalition
Clinton County Special Athlete * Gateway ImpACT Coalition
Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) Northend Outreach Ministries
YWCA Children's Center - Lyons
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onviolence...
more powerful than violence
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Lenten Retreat
Saturday
,
March 4
at
The Canticle
841 13th Avenue North
Clinton, IA 52732
non·vi·o·lence
the use of peaceful means,
not
force, to bring about
political or
social change
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Come and Reflect
Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join us
for a day of new insights, understanding, and reflection
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8:30 Check-in
9:00 Opening prayer
3:00 Departure
Desire more quiet time? Ask about overnight accommodations. Friday Evening Prayers at 6:00 and/or a reflective conversation at 6:30.
by calling 563-242-7611 or by emailing office@clintonfranciscans.com
(by February 27). C
onfirmation will be sent to you.
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May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life. When victims of violence are able to resist the temptation to retaliate, they become the most credible promotors of nonviolent peacemaking. In the most local and ordinary situations and in the international order, may nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions, and indeed of political life in all its forms
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Pope Francis,
World Day of Peace, 2017
Facilitator Sister Nancy is the Director of Franciscan Spirituality of the Franciscan Peace Center. She works with the Martha's Committee to provide retreats on Franciscan Spirituality themes.
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$25 suggested donation includes lunch and can be mailed to Lenten Retreat: 843 13th Ave N Clinton, IA 52732 or paid at registration.
Make checks payable to "Sisters of St. Francis"
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Reflections this season will focus on the Beatitudes.
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CELEBRATE LENTEN VESPERS
with the Sisters of St. Francis
at
The Canticle
841 Thirteenth Avenue North
Clinton, IA
Every Sunday during Lent at 6 p.m.
March 5:
Blessed are the meek
March 12: Blessed are the poor in spirit
March 19: Blessed are those who suffer persecution
March 26: Blessed are the merciful
April 2: Blessed are those who mourn
April 9:
Blessed are the peacemakers
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Free soup supper with presentations by local speakers
6 p.m. Tuesdays during Lent
St. Boniface Church Hall
2520 Pershing Boulevard, Clinton, Iowa
Our Invisible Neighbors
(Click on links above for more information about the speakers)
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Sisters of St. Francis
Clinton, Iowa
563-242-7611
www.clintonfranciscans.com
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Funds from a free-will offering go to
Stay n Play
Childcare and Preschool.
Donations of gently-used
children's books are also welcome
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Prince of Peace
Pax Christi
563-242-3311
www.jcpop.org
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ANTI-TRAFFICKING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
OPEN TO ALL
March 14, 9 a.m.
The Canticle, 841 Thirteenth Avenue N., Clinton
For more information contact Lori Freudenberg at 563-242-7611.
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Social Justi
ce Film Fest
Join us for movies that matter
Monthly on Thursdays at
6:30 p.m. at
The Canticle,
841 Thirteenth Ave. North, Clinton, Iowa
Phone 563-242-7611
Free and open to the public
March 16, 6:30 p.m.
Dead Man Walking. Thursday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.
Dead Man Walking" is an
Oscar-winning film adaptation of the book by the same name by Sister Helen Prejean. She tells the story of Matthew Poncelet - a convicted killer on death row, with whom she develops a relationship. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution,
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watch a trailer of Dead Man Walking
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powerful emotions are unleashed. While Matthew and Sister Prejean desperately try to gain a stay of execution from the governor or the courts, scenes are intercut from the brutal crime, gradually revealing the truth about the events that transpired. In addition to her temporal help, the nun also tries to reach out spiritually and assist as a guide to salvation.
Click HERE for a downloadable
poster of Dead Man Walking
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Margaret Regan
Award-winning Journalist and Author
A call to compassion in the Heartland
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Margaret Regan shares the heartbreaking stories of people, arrested after they have established lives in the United States, who are now caught in the chaos of the immigration system. She also addresses the tragedy of migrant deaths in the desert.
Margaret's book,
Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire
and
The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands
, will be available for purchase at the event.
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March 29, 2017 6:30 p.m.
The Canticle
Home of the Sisters of St. Francis
843 Thirteenth Avenue North
Clinton, Iowa
Free and open to the public
For more information call 563-242-7611
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