Bishop Gumbleton to speak at Pax Christi NJ Conference on Migration and Global Solidarity

Pax Christi NJ, a region of Pax Christi USA the national Catholic peace movement (www.paxchristiusa.org), announced that Bishiop Thomas Gumbleton will be the keynote speaker at its upcoming conference on migration and global solidarity entitled “We Suffer and Rejoice with Our Brothers and Sisters” on Saturday April 19th at St. Patrick’s Church and School in Jersey City. The event is being co-sponsored by the Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast (HSSNE).

Bishop Gumbleton is the retired auxiliary bishop for the diocese of Detroit. A longtime national and international activist in the peace movement, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is a founding member of Pax Christi USA and an outspoken critic of violence and militarism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, and has published numerous articles and reports. His weekly homilies appear in his column in the National Catholic Reporter under the title “The Peace Pulpit”.

Other featured speakers include: Sr. Clare Nolan, the NGO representative to the UN for the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Tonie Malone a Pax Christi Ambassador of Peace, member of HSNNE and a founding member of Pax Christi NJ, Georgette Delinois president of HSSNE, Rev. Petero Sabune, Protestant Pastor at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and Juan Carlos Ruiz director of the New Sanctuary Coalition in NYC and the Northeast Coordinator for the New Sanctuary Movement.

Pax Christi NJ will also be honoring Fr. Gene Squeo, the Dorothy Day Peacemaker of the Year 2007, with a special Mass and reception to be held immediately following the conference for his work in the areas of rights for all immigrants and advocacy for Haiti.

The registration fee for the event is $35.00.

For more information or media interviews, please contact Kathy O’Leary at 908-273-0751, or email kathy-wargo@comcast.net.

The Haiti Solidarity Network of the Northeast (HSNNE) is an organization based in New Jersey, whose goals are to:

show solidarity with our Haitian brothers and sisters through prayer and meetings
inform ourselves and others regarding Haiti
visit our brothers and sisters in various parts of Haiti through personal delegations
provide financial support and manually self-help projects in Haiti
publicize true information about Haiti
strengthen Haiti's independence through whatever non-violent means possible
Pax Christi NJ is a region of Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, reaching more than half a million Catholics in the U.S. Its membership includes more than 130 U.S. bishops, 800 parish sponsors, 650 religious communities and 300 local groups. Pax Christi USA is a section of Pax Christi International, the international Catholic peace movement with consultative status at the Untied Nations.