The OpEd below was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, April 25, 2017 and republished on this blog with permission. As the 2018 Hawai‘i state legislature convenes, it is worth remembering that our new Gilded Age is a call…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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HI legislators must act now in the face of Trump tax cuts for the rich, and assault on the safety net for the most vulnerable
Tagged with: CEO to worker income ratio, Income disparity, Living wage, Sen. Russell Ruderman, tax fairness, United Airlines, Wells Fargo
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Income disparity, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, I BLOG, Income disparity, Justice, Uncategorized
Guest Post: Crazy! A Catholic Worker House at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church
This Wednesday we will welcome to our motley crew here at St Elizabeth’s two crazy people. They are Barbara and David. David and Barbara are members of the Third Order of St Francis, lay people who have ditched all of…
Gun control is a pro-life issue. Will the bishops lead? Will legislators listen?
Civil rights leader, Rep. John Lewis on the need for the courage to enact gun control; on kneeling to advance justice “perhaps in Statuary Hall, perhaps in the Rotunda, perhaps on the steps of the Capitol;” on gerrymandering and politicians…
Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, gun control, Healthcare, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, USCCB
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Guest Post: What Jesus says about a living wage.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard….When those who had started about five o’clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought…
Tagged with: Fight for $15, Living wage, Rev. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, the parable of the workers in the vineyard
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, US Bishops
Bearing witness: A Jewish scholar explains the BDS movement to hold Israel accountable
Think Tech Hawaii recently ran this interview with a disclaimer warning viewers that they should seek out the other side of this issue by watching another show they offered about anti-Semitism on campus 2017. This interview is posted here, with…
Tagged with: BDS, Colleen Hanabusa, Cynthia Franklin, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestinian territories, Palestinians, West Bank, Will Caron
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Dr. Parker: The Christian Case for Reproductive Justice
Against the surreal backdrop of elected officials trying to take healthcare away from those who need it the most, Honolulu residents who attended a recent talk and book-signing hosted by Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii were glad to hear…
Coretta Scott King on Jeff Sessions: Not fit then to be a federal judge, but fit now to be Attorney General
Tagged with: Coretta Scott King, Eizabeth Warren, Jeff SEssions
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Guest Post: The Beatitudes in the Public Square
When Solomon becomes the new king of Israel, one of his jobs is to settle disputes. You know the most famous one he settles. Two women show up, both claiming to be the mother of one infant. Solomon’s solution is…
I believe in grace.
On this difficult day, I found myself recalling the words of the late David Cohen as he spoke in the Mystical Rose Oratory at Chaminade University in 2014. Friend and mentor to many in the United States and around the…
A word to friends and relatives who voted for Trump
I have been struggling with what to say to those I care about who voted for Trump. I am a woman of color whose two brown adult children now live in an America that is more threatening to their safety…
Tagged with: Dec 19, Electors, Raymond Schroth S.J., Suprun
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 