Abstract
My initial idea for a pastoral
project was to develop a program that would inform and
reflect on issues of concern for low-income women. It
became apparent in discussions with the director that
the women do not sign up for programs specific to
social justice. In discussing why, lt was determined
that "why" was a pastoral concern. To be more
specific: Why is it difficult to attract participants
to programs about social justice? What are the
obstacles that cause people to hesitate to learn about
issues of social justice in our community, 4dn.our
country or in our world? As the "committee studies the
programs presented in the past six years, it 1s not
difficult to see a theme of social justice, but when
something is entitled social justice, the number of
women participating is smaller. Our goal is to
discover why women do not attend these programs.
