The morning news from Dallas, Minnesota, Louisiana, reports from the campaign trails, ... scream of anger, division, hatred, pain. Our reflection this morning called us to revisit the NETWORK-Nuns on the Bus website and refresh our understanding of the purpose this trip. We share this with you. 

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Nuns on the Bus 2016

NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus are hitting the road again – daring to call on elected officials and candidates to Mend the Gaps in income and wealth inequality in our nation.

Read Our 2020 Vision: Mend the Gaps | View Our 2016 Bus Schedule

In an election year, it is crucial that this message be heard and heeded because we know that when people at the economic margins do better, we all do better. We will bring the bus to both the Republican and Democratic Conventions where we will educate people on the gaps that we are experiencing in our society and NETWORK’s proactive policy strategy that can bridge those divides.

Our goal is to bring a politics of inclusion to divided places, change the conversation to mending the vast economic and social divides in our country, and counter political incivility with our message of inclusion.

NETWORK’s 44 year-old faith-filled political message is an alternative to the anger, fear, and polarization of this election cycle.  We believe in faithful citizenship, which compels us to travel the country to listen to the lived experiences of people in their communities and hold elected officials accountable to the promises they have made to legislate for the common good.

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