Speakers say creating 'right relationships' is way to end injustice

Published: 2004-08-05

CHICAGO (CNS) -- Genny O'Toole of St. Athanasius Parish in Evanston is a lawyer who defends people being evicted from their homes. But seeing the challenges faced by so many people who lack the most basic resources made O'Toole believe she should do more. "I'm interested in how we can make a difference in Chicago in affordable housing," said O'Toole, one of about 200 people who attended Justice Day July 24 at Loyola University in Chicago. "I want to impact the lives of people in the community, how we can build bridges between them. There is so much poverty and homelessness," she told The Catholic New World, newspaper of the Chicago Archdiocese. The day, the first such archdiocesan event, offered participants a chance to learn several ways to put their beliefs into action, with sessions on justice and the local and global communities, life issues and the environment.

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