Sister Simone Campbell on Why 'Nuns on the Bus' Continues

Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby, explains how the "Nuns on the Bus" tour kept snowballing into more tours, even after its initial high-profile trip. "We came back on July 2 from our 15-day tour after 2,700 miles and we thought it was over," Campbell said. "What happened almost immediately was people were saying 'We need to do it here.'" She says that NETWORK has five rules if you want to launch a tour: You need at least one nun, you...

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"What's the Difference Between Michael Brown and My Grandson? Nothing.": Marlowe Tulloch Reflects

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When the Nuns on the Bus visited St. Louis, we spoke with Mother 2 Mother, a discussion group focused on black mothers sharing the lessons they teach their sons to keep them safe. In this video,

To read more about this powerful visit, read our blog: http://networklobby.tumblr.com/post/129029922685/remembering-mothers-to-mothers-bridging-racial

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Nuns on the Bus Fight for Medicaid Expansion...

Thom Hartmann talks with Sister Simone Campbell, Attorney / Executive Director of NETWORK (a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby) / has led 3 cross country Nuns On The Bus trips / author, A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community, Website: www.networklobby.org, about her group's efforts to expand Medicaid in all 50 states.

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Sister Simone Campbell on Why 'Nuns on the Bus' Continues

Sister Simone Campbell, the executive director of NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby, explains how the "Nuns on the Bus" tour kept snowballing into more tours, even after its initial high-profile trip. "We came back on July 2 from our 15-day tour after 2,700 miles and we thought it was over," Campbell said. "What happened almost immediately was people were saying 'We need to do it here.'" She says that NETWORK has five rules if you want to launch a tour: You need at least one nun, you...

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Hunger Free Colorado Summit 2014: Keynote Speaker - Sister Simone Campbell

Sister Simone Campbell of “Nuns on the Bus” (keynote speaker)

Executive director for NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby, Sister Campbell is a religious leader, attorney, author and noted speaker with extensive experience in public policy and advocacy for systemic change. She was instrumental in organizing the “Nuns on the Bus” tour of nine states to oppose the budget approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, which was detrimental to people in need. “Nuns on...

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Sister Simone Campbell Sounds Off on Gun Control

Churches around the country will participate today in a gun violence prevention interfaith call-in to Congress. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby that launched the Nuns on the Bus campaign, believes that a large societal problem lies in the amount of violence in sports, videos games and overall culture. "The idea that it's just gun control that just needs to be addressed I think is wrong because there's also the issue of mental...

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