Everything has become more and more expensive -- and financial security is out of reach for more and more of us. See some of the hard facts we have to face in NETWORK Advocates’ “A Life We Can All Afford” issue handout, and find out how your vote in the 2026 elections can change some of these outcomes and make life better for all of us. Click here to check it out in both English and Spanish: networkadvocates.org/vote/#r… #SeeLoveVote

This weekend Sr. Joan Mumaw and Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM, represented the IHM Sisters at the taping of the CBS News "𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟” Town Hall in Flat Rock, Michigan, featuring Vice President JD Vance and anchor Tony Dokoupil. ⠀ During the town hall, Sister Nancy had the opportunity to ask a question about immigration, bringing the IHM commitment to human dignity, compassion, and justice into this important national conversation. ⠀ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗿. 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗦𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗮𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗛𝗠 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰. 🙏 ⠀ Find the show recording at CBSNews.com ⠀ 𝗢𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: youtube.com/watch?v=h9mkeEe5… @ihmsisters instagram.com/p/DemDt7aCXkQ/…

Have you been curious about what is on your ballot? Check out this how-to video to get familiar with what is up for elections in your area. #SeeLoveVote

Vote Early Day is coming up, on October 24! 🗳️ See your community. Love your community. Vote for your community. Early voting means shorter lines, more flexibility, and one less thing on your to-do list on Election Day. Make your voting plan today at networkadvocates.org/vote Tag the friend who needs the reminder 👇 #SeeLoveVote #VoteEarly

During our time in Kalamazoo, we visited a community resource called the “Free Store” where community members can access items they need. We spoke with volunteer Ms. Barbara Martin on the importance of community looking out for each other and voting this upcoming election. Vote Early Day is coming up, Oct 24th. Check out networkadvocates.org/vote to prepare to vote, register and show up to the polls this Election Day!

Most of us are living paycheck to paycheck while food, rent, and health care keep getting more expensive. Republican lawmakers have made life harder and costlier for working families. 💸 Our 2026 Communities Over Billionaires zine breaks down how we fix it: Voting. It is how working families push back on an economy built for billionaires. 🗳️ Learn more→ networklobby.org/2026electio…

🗳️ Voter education and engagement are “part and parcel of voter protection,” says NETWORK’s Executive Director, Laurie Carafone. In @NCRonline Laurie shares how our nonpartisan #SeeLoveVote campaign is working to educate and mobilize voters this midterm season, and how we’re preparing to respond in real time if problems come up at the polls. 📍 Check your voter registration status 📍 Make your voting plan 📍 Know your polling site and its hours 👉 Click the link in our bio to read the article, then visit networkadvocates.org/vote to get ready. 💛

We should all be able to access preventive health care and treatment for any health issues that arise, without delays due to financial concerns. NETWORK Advocates’ issue handout “Health Care for All” details how rising healthcare costs are impacting communities, and how we can see each other’s health care needs, and be ready to vote for leaders who prioritize the health of all Americans. Click here to check it out in both English and Spanish: networkadvocates.org/vote/#r… #SeeLoveVote

We 💛 the student teams behind the tables! 📸 Shoutout to our 2026 Sr. Carol Coston, OP Fellows for tabling and making voter registration happen on their campuses! Not registered to vote yet? There’s still time. Check your state’s deadline at Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org and get it done! #SeeLoveVote

Thank you, Iowa! 💙 ⠀ This past weekend, you showed up to “𝑆𝑒𝑒. 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝑉𝑜𝑡𝑒.” and it meant the world to us. Neighbors came together in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque! We wrote postcards, shared stories, and connected with community members about the importance of voting this November. 🗳️ ⠀ We are grateful to our local partners: Escucha Mi Voz, Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN), Catholics in Communion, Iowa City Catholic Worker, and Mainstreet Alliance. 🤝 Thank you to everyone who joined us, hosted, volunteered, or brought a friend. This is what it looks like to see each other, love our communities, and vote. ⠀ 📢❗🚨𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆: check your voter registration today at [networkadvocates.org/vote]. It takes less than a minute to confirm that you’re registered, your address is current, and your name is spelled correctly. Moved recently? Update it now. Then share the link with three friends, family members, or neighbors. ⠀

Our democracy works best when it serves communities, not the ultra-wealthy. ⠀ NETWORK Lobby's new 501(c)(4) partisan accountability project "𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠: 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑊𝑒 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠!" kicked off this month with a powerful Town Hall. ⠀ 🏛️ We are holding elected leaders accountable in the House and Senate for their actions affecting our communities. ⠀ 🔗 Click link in bio to watch & visit networklobby.org/2026electio… to learn more.

Join NETWORK Advocates this Saturday, Oct. 17, at “No Kings: Vote Early” events across the country. Together, we’ll help every eligible voter make a plan to vote. Here’s how to get involved: 📍 Find an event near you through the No Kings: Vote Early Nationwide Day of Action. Link in bio. ✅ Confirm your local event is nonpartisan and then we encourage you to bring and wear your “See. Love. Vote.” resources! 📄 Download voting plan worksheets, voting checklists, posters, and more at networkadvocates.org/vote. Link in bio. Every voter deserves a plan. Join us Saturday to help make it happen! #SeeLoveVote #VoteEarly

‼️𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜‼️ We just wrapped Season 6 of the 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 Podcast!🎙️ ⠀ We had a dynamic season with expert guests on Catholic Social Justice, voting rights, health care, labor, immigration, and housing policies. Listen in to be inspired and energized. ✨ ⠀ 🎧𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼 and give it a listen!

The wealth gap isn't an accident. It's the result of choices made by people in power. CEO pay is now 312 times that of the typical worker, after an increase in 2024, according to the AFL-CIO (Source: aflcio.org/paywatch). This is immoral. We should all be able to afford food on our tables, a roof over our heads, and quality health care for ourselves and our loved ones. Check out our "Communities Over Billionaires” affordability one-pager to learn more, hold our leaders accountable, and go vote! --> networklobby.org/2026electio…

This Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor the past and present of the first peoples of this land, and the dignity God has given every one of us. On this day of observance, we recommit to protecting every person’s right to be heard. Make your plan to vote at vote.org, or visit networkadvocates.org/vote #IndigenousPeoplesDay #SeeLoveVote

Voting is one of the most powerful ways we show care for our neighbors and communities. Listen to one of NETWORK’s Foundresses, Sr. Mary Hayes, SNDdeN speak on the importance of voting. Visit networkadvocates.org/vote to make a plan to vote, find resources and prepare for the election this November! #SeeLoveVote

🚫🤖 No AI here. Just real people asking you to make sure you're registered to vote. Not sure if you're registered? Moved recently? Never registered? Start here: networkadvocates.org/vote Then share this with another real person you know who needs the reminder. 🗳️

Every election, we can decide whether our economy and our leaders serve the many or the few. This year, we're asking one question: who's it going to be? NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is sharing the facts on who our leaders have supported, through our accountability project, “𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠: 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑊𝑒 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠!” Learn more, compare candidates, and vote →networklobby.org/2026electio… 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗟𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 (𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲.

Thank you to MSN for sharing the news about our upcoming “See. Love. Vote.” events in eastern Iowa! 🗳️ Catholic Sisters and multifaith and local community leaders are gathering in Davenport (Oct. 9) and Cedar Rapids (Oct. 10) to talk about how federal policies affect Iowa families and how to make a plan to vote on November 3. 📰 Read the full article here: tr.ee/czoa1o

📣 The "Communities Over Billionaires" zine is HERE! Print your copy, make it your own, and share it with your friends, family, and community. ✂️📰 Let’s put communities over billionaires and hold our elected leaders accountable. 🔗 Get your copy: networklobby.org/2026electio…