The Trouble With Jesuits, Part 21

The Jesuit Loyola University of Chicago has awarded its 2014 Coffey Award from the Gannon Center of Women and Leadership to Judith A. Mayotte, PhD (MUND '62). Whom, you ask? Here's the University's summary:


Dr. Mayotte is a devoted humanitarian and advocate for refugees and people displaced by conflict.

What else do we know about her?
Mayotte is a former chair of the board of directors of the Women’s Refugee Commission, a group that advocated against the Mexico City Policy, which forbade federal money from going to international organizations that provide abortion or abortion counseling.

Mayotte is also a director emeritus of Refugees International, which advocates for access to“reproductive health care,” even calling it a “vital service” for refugees. Melanie Teff, the group’s senior advisor on human rights, advocated U.S. funding for family planning and abortion counseling on the Refugees International website.  Also on the organization’s website, board member Roya Hakakian wrote critically of the loss of abortion rights in Iran as part of an article about a “war on women.”
Mayotte also recently served on the host committee of an event called 25 Years of Leading Change, which states on its website, “Refugees need reproductive health care, too.”  Co-founder Susan Martin describes “ensuring access to reproductive health” including “birth control” as one of the “most significant accomplishments” of the organization.
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Mayotte is a former chair of the board of directors of the Women’s Refugee Commission, a group that advocated against the Mexico City Policy, which forbade federal money from going to international organizations that provide abortion or abortion counseling.

Mayotte is also a director emeritus of Refugees International, which advocates for access to“reproductive health care,” even calling it a “vital service” for refugees. Melanie Teff, the group’s senior advisor on human rights, advocated U.S. funding for family planning and abortion counseling on the Refugees International website.  Also on the organization’s website, board member Roya Hakakian wrote critically of the loss of abortion rights in Iran as part of an article about a “war on women.”

Mayotte also recently served on the host committee of an event called 25 Years of Leading Change, which states on its website, “Refugees need reproductive health care, too.”  Co-founder Susan Martin describes “ensuring access to reproductive health” including “birth control” as one of the “most significant accomplishments” of the organization.

She used to be called  Sister Mary Vivia, when she was a member of the crackpot Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Who else got an award from the Jesuits? How about the winner of the Damen Award which reportedly recognizes "the qualities of leadership in industry, leadership in community and serviceto others" to alumus James Lobianco. Remember him? 

Lobianco is listed as an “Activist” for Equality Illinois and he acted as one of the “March Captains” in the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality in 2013.

Or maybe you remember him from 2011:\

Jim LoBianco, executive director of Streetwise, is one of 13 people advising Emanuel on social services and health care issues.

Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that LoBianco had resigned his $119,184-a-year job as the city’s deputy commissioner charged with providing shelter and emergency services for Chicago’s homeless after getting into an accident in a city car while allegedly driving drunk.

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For the second time in three weeks, an embarrassing revelation has surfaced about a member of Rahm Emanuel’s transition team that apparently slipped the mayor-elect’s vetting process.

Jim LoBianco, executive director of Streetwise, is one of 13 people advising Emanuel on social services and health care issues.

Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that LoBianco had resigned his $119,184-a-year job as the city’s deputy commissioner charged with providing shelter and emergency services for Chicago’s homeless after getting into an accident in a city car while allegedly driving drunk.

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