8th Day Center for Justice

{{short description|Non-profit organization in Chicago, Illinois, US}}

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8th Day Center for Justice was a Roman Catholic non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Named after the Christian concept of an eighth day, it was founded in 1974 by six congregations of religious men and women. The center was advocacy-centered (primarily around Catholic social teaching) and was associated with over 40 religious communities, allowing the congregations to pool their resources for the work.{{Cite book

| last = Massaro

| first = Thomas

| title = Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action

| year = 2008

| publisher = Rowman & Littlefield

| page = [https://archive.org/details/livingjusticecat0000mass_v4h4/page/174 174]

| url = https://archive.org/details/livingjusticecat0000mass_v4h4

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| isbn =978-0-7425-5996-7}}

According to its mission statement, the center existed to promote "a world of right relationships in which all creation is seen as sacred and interconnected. In such a world all people are equal and free from oppression, have a right to a just distribution of resources, and to live in harmony with the cosmos."{{cite web

| title = Mission statement

| publisher = 8th Day Center for Justice

| url = https://www.8thdaycenter.org/aboutus/mission.html

| access-date = April 29, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100416231109/http://www.8thdaycenter.org/aboutus/mission.html| archive-date= 16 April 2010 | url-status= live}}

The center and its staff sponsored weekly silent peace vigils beginning after 2001's September 11 attacks.{{cite web

| last = Lederman

| first = Josh

| title = Silence sends the strongest message at Catholic peace vigils

| work = Medill Reports

| publisher = Northwestern University

| date = April 20, 2010

| url = http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=163235

| access-date = April 29, 2010

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930161314/http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=163235

| archive-date = September 30, 2011

| url-status = dead

}}{{cite web

| last = Zivan

| first = David

| title = Voices in the Church: Sister Dorothy Pagosa

| work = Chicago Magazine

| date = September 2005

| url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2005/Voices-in-the-Church/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1

| access-date = April 29, 2010

| archive-date = March 23, 2012

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323220533/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2005/Voices-in-the-Church/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1

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}} It also hosted a radio show called The 8th Day on WLUW, Chicago. 8th Day Center was also involved in issues of homelessness,{{Cite book

| last = Hombs

| first = Mary Ellen

|author2= Mitch Snyder

| title = Homelessness in America: a forced march to nowhere

| publisher = Community for Creative Non-violence

| year = 1982

| location = Washington, D.C.

| page = 82

}}{{cite web

| last = Pagosa

| first = Dorothy

| title = Catholic laity and religious on poverty: an account of how the preferential option for the poor manifests itself in the lives of some Catholics

| work = Conscience

| publisher = Catholics for a Free Choice

| date = December 22, 2005

| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Catholic+laity+and+religious+on+poverty:+an+account+of+how+the...-a0138811694

| access-date = April 29, 2010}} human trafficking,{{cite web

| last = Greninger

| first = Howard

| title = Human Rights Day: At least 14,000 people are trafficked into U.S. each year

| work = The Tribune-Star

| date = April 20, 2010

| url = http://tribstar.com/local/x1687718371/Human-Rights-Day-At-least-14-000-people-are-trafficked-into-U-S-each-year

| access-date = April 29, 2010}} nuclear disarmament,{{Cite book

| last = Freund

| first = Ronald

| title = What one Christian can do to help prevent nuclear war

| publisher = Fides/Claretian

| year = 1982

| location = Chicago

| page = 16

| isbn =0-7425-5996-3}} labor rights,{{Cite book

| last = Ashby

| first = Steven K.

|author2= C. J. Hawking

| title = Staley: the fight for a new American labor movement

| publisher = University of Illinois

| year = 2009

| pages = 146–147

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mu3m5epp-PUC&q=8th+day+center+for+justice&pg=PA146

| isbn = 978-0-252-03437-4}} inclusive language,{{Cite book

| last = Priests for Equality

| title = The Inclusive Psalms

| publisher = Rowman & Littlefield

| year = 1997

| location = Walnut Creek, CA

| pages = xxii

| isbn = 0-7591-0765-3}} and LGBT rights.

8th Day Center for Justice had a special consultative relationship with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.{{cite web

| title = 8th Day Center for Justice

| work = CSO Net

| publisher = United Nation Civil Society Network

| url = http://esango.un.org/irene/?page=viewProfile&type=ngo&nr=1535§ion=9

| access-date = April 30, 2010}} In April 2010, the center was named a Human Rights Champion by the Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America.{{cite web |url=http://www.crln.org/human_rights_champions_remarks |title=Human Rights Champions Honored | Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America |publisher=Crln.org |date=2007-08-08 |access-date=2014-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218233748/http://crln.org/human_rights_champions_remarks |archive-date=2013-12-18 |url-status=dead }}

8th Day Center for Justice closed in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Araujo-Hawkins |first=Dawn |date=2017-09-28 |title=As 8th Day Center for Justice enters final year, sisters shepherd center's conclusion |url=https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/ministry-equality/8th-day-center-justice-enters-final-year-sisters-shepherd-centers-conclusion |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Global Sisters Report |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=About the Walk {{!}} Walk for Justice Chicago |url=https://www.walkforjusticechicago.com/about/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.walkforjusticechicago.com}}