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BRIEF: During the DNC, Nuns on the Bus Tour leader coming to speak on Thursday

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Sr. Simone Campbell talks to the press right after the nuns meeting with a representative of Rep. Paul Ryan in Janesville, WI. Credit: FAVS photo courtesy of Religion News Service and by Phil Haslanger

Sister Simone Campbell, SSS, Executive Director of NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, will speak at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Charlotte about the issues she and other Catholic sisters raised during the "Nuns on the Bus" tour June 17-July 2. The event is free.

The Nuns on the Bus tour traveled through nine states highlighting the work of Catholic sisters, meeting people they serve and campaigning against Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan's proposed budget cuts. Campbell's visit is being promoted from the official Democratic National Convention web site.

Details: 704-330-2012.

- Amanda Greene

Topics: Politics, Election, Government & Politics
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic
Tags: budget, catholics, dnc, nuns on the bus, simone campbell, sisters

Aaron Marshall

Aaron is the Ratio Christi Chapter Director at the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as the Regional Director for North Carolina and will write about Christian Apologetics for Wilmington Faith & Values. 
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