Positions on Social Issues

Service Corps, Sexual Exploitation, Social Programs

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Service Corps. (National, New York State)

The 1991 Convention called on Congress and the State Legislature respectively to create and fund a National and State Service Corps, "enlisting people to serve in hospitals, mental hospitals, prisons ... and other service and conservation projects.' There would be training and compensation.



Sexual Eploitation, Discrimination, or Harrassment

Earlier Convention resolutions had condemned discrimination based on sex. A Convention resolution in 1990 stated that the "Diocese of New York does not condone or tolerate harassment of any person ... or any occurrence of sexual exploitation of any person." and outlined a projected protocol.



Social Programs (Federal Funding); Social Services

Opposition to the allocation of federal budget funds to the military at the expense of social programs was recorded by the 1981 Convention and reaffirmed vigorously by the 1985 Convention and the 1991 Convention. Earlier, Convention had expressed its concern about welfare budget cutbacks in New York State (1970) and about federal cutbacks in social services support (1973). Increased funding of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) was voted by Convention in 1987 and again in 1990. Convention opposed Federal cutbacks in social service programs in 1995.

 

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