Vote Our Future
People of faith, and those guided by the common good, know that together, we will build a future where everyone thrives. As Pope Francis says, “The only future worth building includes everyone.” If we are to build a future where everyone can thrive—no exceptions—we must be informed, engaged, and committed voters this election year. Will you join us?
NETWORK’s 2024 nonpartisan voter engagement and empowerment campaign, Vote Our Future, gives justice-seekers the resources, training, and messaging needed to take action for social justice and protect the freedoms essential to a multiracial, multi-faith democracy this election year, and beyond.
Equally Sacred Issues
Pope Francis tells us that Catholics, and people of goodwill, are called to be multi-issue voters concerned with the multiple matters of justice that affect flourishing lives. A guiding document of our Vote Our Future campaign, the Equally Sacred Checklist, supports justice-seekers’ work to build thriving communities in the 2024 elections, and beyond, so all of us can flourish–no exceptions.
The Equally Sacred Checklist does not reflect every policy or issue that Catholics should care about. Rather, the Checklist focuses on six broad categories of issues: health care, economic justice, climate justice, community harm (violence), democracy, and immigration. These issues, which have been part of NETWORK’s policy platform for over 50 years, reflect the current challenges that people struggle with in their everyday lives. They are also the foundation of our current Build Anew public policy agenda.
Freedoms One-pagers
Freedom to be healthy
The Catholic Church affirms that food and health care are not privileges reserved for the wealthy, but universal rights.
Freedom to live on a healthy planet
Care for our common home is a requirement of the Catholic faith.
Freedom to participate in a vibrant democracy
Catholic teaching affirms that people have a right and a responsibility to participate in our shared political processes.
Freedom to care for ourselves and our families
Catholic teaching promotes the dignity of work, the rights of workers, and an economy that places people over profit.
Freedom from harm
The Catholic Church insists upon every person's intrinsic worth, dignity, and right to live in safety-with no exceptions.
Freedom to live in a welcoming country that values dignity and human rights
The Catholic Church affirms that we all have a right to migrate to seek a safe and good life for ourselves and our families.