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8th Day Center for Justice

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	8th Day Center for Justice
Organization's acronym:	ZAP
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	205 West Monroe, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60606-5033 ZAP ZAP United States of America
Phone:	1-312-641-5151
Fax:	1-312-641-1250
Email:	info@8thdaycenter.org
Web site:	www.8thdaycenter.org

Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages::	Spanish

Contacts & Participation:

First Name:	Last Name:	Contact Type:
Kathleen	Desautels
Brian	McLauchlin	Social Development
Sally	Mindrebo
Heherson	Balabbo	Social Development
Thomas	Joyce
Charity	Ryerson
Arnel	Alcober
Elizabeth	Deligio
Stephanie	Dernek	Social Development , Quadrennial Report , Sustainable Development (primary)
Eddie	de Leon	Sustainable Development (secondary) , Social Development

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Climate Change Coorporate Accountability Culture Debt Relief Development Disarmament Environment Human Rights Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Human rights of women Indigenous women Social Development: Poverty Social policy Sustainable Development: Climate change Gender equality Mining
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	Impelled by the belief that all creation is sacred and inter-related; Imbued with the principles of nonviolence, mutuality and cooperation, 8th Day Center for Justice, a coalition of Catholic, religious congregations, commits to act as a critical alternative voice to oppressive systems and to work actively to change those systems.
Year established (YYYY):	1974
Year of registration (YYYY):	1998
Organizational structure:	We are a non-hierarchial organization.
Number and type of members:	We are composed of several Catholic-affliated religious communities.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Donations and grants from domestic sources

Additional Information

Sustainable Development
Major Group affiliation:	Workers and trade unions Women
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	We have worked with Vivat International and Unanima.
Publications:	Centerings- published 3 x per year.

Main Objective

Social Development
Username: eighthday@igc.apc.org