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Sister Simone Campbell in Dallas, June 8. Jim Lane/PW
By: Jim
Lane - June
11, 2013
Sister Simone Campbell, leader of the expedition,
greeted everyone together and many people individually. Sister Campbell's
speech to the crowd and the four television cameras was a practical one. She
said, "This is a nation that fixes problems." She talked about the
broken immigration system we suffer from today and how easily it can be fixed.
She brought up the names of
The Texas AFL-CIO took the lead in publicizing the
In her short address, Sister Campbell encouraged
everyone to text the word "nuns" to 877 877 to get a message to their
senators. Her talk ended when she was joined by the rest of her group in
leading a chant. With their hands in the air, the crowd repeated three times,
"Raise your hands! Raise your voice, for comprehensive immigration reform!
Now!"
Nuns on the Bus is a campaign of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby which was founded by 47 Catholic nuns more than 40
years ago. More Information on NETWORK's Nuns on the Bus is here.
Last year, a similar tour advocated federal budget
priorities that address the
needs of struggling families. This year, they are traveling across the
They began in
They are sure to make thousands of friends along the
way.