Global Sisters Report is reporting from the road with frequent updates and photos as the fifth annual NETWORK Nuns on the Bus Tour Mend the Gaps gets on the road July 11-29, 2016. Earlier, GSR covered Bridge the Divides, Transform Politics during an eight-state journey Sept. 10-24, 2015, and also the 10-state We the People, We the Voters tour Sept. 17-Oct. 20, 2014; those blogs are below.
Nuns on the Bus Blog in Indianapolis - Riding the bus and stopping along the way we’re getting a close-to-the-ground view. I’m a big picture type of person by nature, seeing the massive divides, seeking large solutions.
Nuns on the Bus Blog - As we pulled up for our site visit to Thistle Farms in Nashville, it was hard to tell who was more excited — the Nuns on the Bus or the women of Magdalene and their community who greeted us. We stepped off the bus right into the arms of love.
Nuns on the Bus Blog in Nashville - We Nuns on the Bus are on the road to hear the stories of people we meet and take them with us to Washington. These encounters are opening us to new realities, new understandings and new possibilities.
Nuns on the Bus Blog 2015 - Nuns on the Bus had a busy weekend, and we're continuing to help you feel as though you're riding right along. Their latest stops have been in Kansas and Arkansas.
GSR Today - Nuns on the Bus will kick off their 2015 bus tour at the 2-acre Kiener Plaza in St. Louis today at 10 a.m. CDT. Global Sisters Report is here for the tour launch (this post is being written from Busch Stadium, I kid you not), and I’ll be tweeting and reporting this morning to keep you up to date.
Election Day is tomorrow, and NETWORK's Nuns on the Bus is wrapping up their tour with a final burst of Go Vote energy. There is an 8 a.m. press conference polling day kick-off at Citizen Action of Wisconsin, then stick around Milwaukee giving voters rides to the polls.
Nuns on the Bus Day 45 - Sr. Simone Cambell and her colleagues are in Iowa for voter rallies and canvassing (to collect early voting ballots) for a few more days, then head to Wisconsin for the culmination of We the People, We the Voters tour. Just a little more than three days to go!
Nuns on the Bus Blog - As the “We the People, We the Voters” tour of Nuns on the Bus wraps up, one aspect of my experience riding on the bus still intrigues me. From the very first day, what mystified me was the amount of energy we were feeling. “One huge swoosh of energy” was what I wrote at the end of that first day.
Nuns on the Bus Blog - Nuns on the Bus spent some time in Louisiana and Georgia before swinging up to the Mile High State to hold a Town Hall for the 100% and take part in early voting. Global Sisters Report has enjoyed being along for the virtual ride and sharing news from the road as the sisters post it.
Nuns on the Bus Blog - Tuesday evening, after a Town Hall for the 100% at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Charlotte, N.C., the Nuns on the Bus went on a short break. They had spent four days in the state, which just had its restrictive voter registration laws ruled "OK" by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling on Wednesday overturns the Fourth Circuit Court's Oct. 1 reinstatement of same-day voter registration and out-of-precinct voting.
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