Project Updates
October Report from USA
Opposing Human Trafficking
Primary foci of ministry are education, awareness raising and legislative advocacy. Essential to achieving the foci are collaboration, networking and coalition-building. Specific things in which I have been engaged are: Presenting to high school and university students, health care personnel and a wide variety of groups and organization
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas September 2017 Report
Cosmology & Eco Justice
Participants at the Instituteüs 2017 Chapter walked through the streets of downtown Buffalo, New York, June 23rd to to call attention to the sacredness of water and the human right to this resource. In response to the global issue of climate change and the need for all to transition to a low-carbon future, Mercy Investment Services' Social Responsibilit
MIA – MGA at the UN Report to Cosmology/Eco-Justice Group – September 2017
Cosmology & Eco Justice
A number of events were attended by MIA_MGA¼at the UN, including: MGA at the UN attended first UN World Oceans Conference World Oceans Day, June 8th stands as an annual reminder for the world to protect, honor and conserve the oceans across the globe. This year, World Oceans Day marked the commencement of the first Oceans Conf
Report for September from The Congregation
Cosmology & Eco Justice
Kathleen Glennon and I [Carmel Bracken] are currently creating a set of rituals around sustainability. Central to the rituals is a definition of sustainability by John Ehrenfeld who sees sustainability as “the possibility that humans and other life will flourish on the Earth forever.? This echoes the work of Thomas Berry around the full flourishing of all of life. We
September Report from Sisters of Mercy Parramatta
Cosmology & Eco Justice
This year we have been basically focusing on: 1.Networking and Lobbying for Environmental Protection 2..Earth Care/Sustainability, 3. Cosmological/Ecological Education and its relation to Spirituality Faith, Images of God, Life style etc. So far we have been educating ourselves and subsequently networking and advocating to stop the Adani Mine
September Report from ISMAPNG
Cosmology & Eco Justice
Among the events and activities are the following: In June, we appointed Mr Chris Hill as the Environmental Sustainability Project Manager. Chris has come to us from the Mater Health Services in Brisbane where he was the Director Environmental Sustainability achieving set targets for reducing emissions and costs. We have good reason to believe that Chris will achieve
Mercy Global Action Aotearoa New Zealand report for September 2017
Cosmology & Eco Justice
Sustainable Development Goals, Season of Creation, Atawhai mo te Ao: Mercy for Creation Sustainable Development Goals Ongoing reflection continues on the eight SDGs identified by Mercy Global Action as ?most relevant to the mission of the Sisters of Mercyü. Five of these have featured already this year in attachments to a monthly reflection, Imaging Merc
MGA Cosmology/Eco-justice Committee Report from Newfoundland September, 2017
Cosmology & Eco Justice
Celebration of the Season of Creation, Ecumenical Prayer Walk, Cosmic Walk, Summer Environmental Day Camp Celebration of the Season of Creation Two new Resources: 1. A Dialogue Guide for Laudato Siü published by CCCB Publications On August 31, the eve of the Season of Creation, an information session on “A Dialogue Guide for Laudato Si?, prod
Brief Report on September Conference call with Cosmology / Eco-justice Group
Cosmology & Eco Justice
¼ On Thursday,14th September, 12 members of the MIA-Global Action ?Cosmology / Eco-Justiceü group from Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Newfoundland and the United States, 'met' via conference call. After a reflection on Creation, we moved to questions and comments on the reports participants circulated prior to the meeting, reflecting their activities and future plans. It was a
Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) - A Critique
Opposing Human Trafficking
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is produced annually by the US government to provide an up to date account of human trafficking or modern slavery in every country. Its authenticity and therefore value as revealed in this short critique, is increasingly being questioned. In introducing the report, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the 2017 Report “f
