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For
Release: November 15, 2017
National
and international press, contact Bob Graf 414-379-4162 bobsyouruncle@sbcglobal.net
Janice
Sevre-Duszynska, 859-684-4247, rhythmsofthedance1@gmail.com
Local
press contacts listed below.
24 Catholic Universities host
Department of Defense (DoD) officer military training schools on campus. These
military training bases, by their own admission, teach war
and killing, killing
without conscience. In the modern
day military over 80% of all officers are trained on campuses that host the DoD
military. 17 of the 24 Catholic Universities that host Department
of Defense training centers for the Army (ROTC), Navy/Marines (NROTC), and/or
Air Force (AROTC) are Jesuit Catholic Universities. For hosting military
schools these universities receive many resources, including money, honor and
pride.
All colleges and universities, unless deemed pacifist, by
law are required to offer military training to receive any federal funding.
However, they do not need to offer the military training on campus. There are
only a limited number of schools that freely choose to host Department of
Defense Military training programs (Army, Navy/Marine, and Air Force) on
campus. All other colleges and universities send interested students to these
host schools for military training.
On
November 16, 2017 Roman Catholic activists will challenge nine of the 17 Jesuit
universities that host ROTC, NROTC, and/or AFROTC. Their nonviolent witness
will take place at:
Marquette:
Milwaukee, WI Don Timmerman 414-342-0158
Loyola:
Baltimore, MD Janice Sevre-Duszynska 859-684-4247
Georgetown:
District of Columbia Kathy Boylan 202-882-9649
Fordham:
New York, NY Martha Hennessey 802-230-6328
Holy
Cross: Worcester, MA Scott Schaeffer Duffy 508-753-3588
Creighton:
Omaha, NE Frank Cordaro 515-490-2490
Loyola-Marymount:
Los Angeles, CA Matt Harper 818-590-1085
Santa
Clara U: Santa Clara, CA Fumaiki Tosu 408-297-8330
U of Scranton
(Scranton, PA), Jack Gilroy 607-321-8537 VFP
St. Ignatius surrenders his sword before the
altar of Black Madonna at Montserrat
The Jesuits were founded by St. Ignatius of
Loyola, a former soldier. To become a companion of Jesus Christ, he surrendered
his weapons of war and the glory of being a soldier of the court to become One
with the poor and vulnerable. In his famous work, The Spiritual Exercises, he talks about the three temptations of
evil being riches, honor and pride. Are not these the lure of voluntarily
hosting the Department of Defense on Jesuit campuses?
On Nov.
16, 2017 we celebrate the feast of the El Salvadoran Jesuit Martyrs who were
killed by USA trained military. One of the Jesuit martyrs in El Salvador was
Father Ignacio Ellacuria S.J. In a 1985 interview with an American Jesuit
priest, Ellacuria was asked about ROTC at Georgetown University, a Jesuit
university in Washington D.C. His response was: “Tell the Jesuits of Georgetown
that they are committing mortal sin because they are supporting the forces of
death which are killing our people.”
The message
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is clear: Do not kill, love your enemies, do good
to those that harm you, be willing to die for your faith and values and not
kill for them. The message of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Father Ellacuria S. J.
and our Jesuit Catholic Pope is clear: Violence and war lead only to death.
See: http://www.nonviolentworm.org/Main/HistoryWithAnAttitude
*Indicates Army Base School #Indicates Navy/Marine Base School +Indicates Air Force Base School
California
1. University of San Francisco* San Francisco, CA
2. Santa Clara University* Santa Clara, CA
3. Loyola Marymount + Los Angeles, CA
D.C.
4. Georgetown University* + Washington D.C.
Illinois
5. Loyola University* Chicago, Ill.
Massachusetts
6. Holy Cross# + Worcester, MA
7. Boston College* Boston MA
Maryland
8. Loyola University* Baltimore, MD
Nebraska
9. Creighton University* Omaha, Nebraska
New York
10. Canisius* Buffalo, NY
11. Fordham* Bronx, New York
Ohio
12. John Carroll University* University Heights, OH
13. Xavier University* Cincinnati, OH
Pennsylvania
1. University of San Francisco* San Francisco, CA
2. Santa Clara University* Santa Clara, CA
3. Loyola Marymount + Los Angeles, CA
D.C.
4. Georgetown University* + Washington D.C.
Illinois
5. Loyola University* Chicago, Ill.
Massachusetts
6. Holy Cross# + Worcester, MA
7. Boston College* Boston MA
Maryland
8. Loyola University* Baltimore, MD
Nebraska
9. Creighton University* Omaha, Nebraska
New York
10. Canisius* Buffalo, NY
11. Fordham* Bronx, New York
Ohio
12. John Carroll University* University Heights, OH
13. Xavier University* Cincinnati, OH
Pennsylvania
14. University of Scranton*, Scranton, PA
Washington
15. Gonzaga University* Spokane, WA
16. Seattle University* Seattle, WA
Washington
15. Gonzaga University* Spokane, WA
16. Seattle University* Seattle, WA
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17. Wisconsin, Marquette
University*# + Milwaukee, WI
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