Telling the Truth …this Easter 2019
It was over a week of non violent civil disobedience ; in the end tens of thousands took part in London, and many more elsewhere, all over the world. It was a week of disruption to traffic and normality. It was very effective. It happened because there has been a failure of politics to do anything […]
Developing action to Care for the Earth through pride in one’s neighbourhood
In October 2018, according to the Irish Times, Ballymun was deemed to be one of the worst areas in Dublin “where widespread dumping was observed …with areas becoming more littered” “Lack of pride” was blamed for rising litter in poor areas. This report was a challenge/opportunity for local groups in Ballymun to draw attention to […]
Ethical and Political challenges
Any contract is based on reciprocity, exchange and the recognition of the rights of each of the parties. From the Earth we receive everything, life and the means of life. Correspondingly, in terms of the natural contract, we have a duty of gratitude, to give back and to care for it so that it maintains […]
Brazilian environmental activist
30 year ago Chico Mendez, a Brazilian environmental activist, was killed. He said “at first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realise I am fighting to save humanity”.More and more earth protectors have been killed since then and in Brazil […]
Native Nations Rise – `An Awakening’.
They stand for us all. By the end of February 2017 protest camps at Standing Rock were fully evacuated and destroyed. Many had visited, prayed, rallied and spoken out in support of indigenous people defending their territory against the construction of an oil pipeline, the Dakota Access Pipeline, (DAPL) which was running close to water […]
Chios Eastern Shore Response Team (CESRT)
Chios Eastern Shore Response Team (CESRT) is a group of international volunteers who assist refugees with everything from boat landings, distributions of clothing, tea, and needed non-food items, to parenting and child activities, as well as language learning. CESRT works with local authorities (municipality, police, port authorities, coast guard, etc.) and international NGOs (UNHCR, Norwegian […]
Indonesia’s southern coast
This input came from a member of the Ireland VIVAT group Fr Tom McCabe, Oblate of Mary Immaculate, Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland by Lena Deevy JPIC Anglo Celtic Territory and Fr Tom McCabe, OMI and VIVAT member Irish branch. This is a story of partnership and collaboration between the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) who are […]
Little Sisters of the Assumption, Us Territory disappointed in split decision on Daca/dapa Immigration Case
The LSA lament the split decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that in effect will continue to delay implementation of President Obama’s 2014 executive order that would have offered temporary deportation relief for certain undocumented immigrants who pose safety ans security threat. With 6.1 million of U.S. citizens living with a family member in danger […]