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US/Mexico Border Women Hold Hunger Strike in Front of the White House November 13th, 2010
Eleven women from El Paso and Ciudad Juarez are holding a hunger strike in front of the White House to raise awareness of the US-Mexico border issues. The November 8th to 17th hunger strike aims to develop public awareness about the lives of women and families affected by the violence, poverty and unemployment in Juarez and El Paso. The women are calling on federal decision-makers to look beyond short-sighted border security initiatives and instead, establish long-term strategies to support community-led development of the nation’s poorest region.
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Mentoring Students in Social Justice Work November 1st, 2010
Fr. Daniel Renaud, omi is interested in developing a program for students to learn about social justice work by engaging with people at the grassroots or through issue advocacy. If you are an Oblate involved in social justice work, he would like to connect with you to discuss the possibility of a student coming to work with you for a period of time.
Father Renaud is Chaplain at St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He has recently been named chair of the Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry Association. This association, mandated by the Conference of Canadian Bishops, supports campus ministry in promoting the mission of the Catholic Church.
Fr. Daniel Renaud has been the Chaplain at Saint Paul University since 2004. His email is: drenaud@ustpaul.ca The University website is www.ustpaul.ca
Fr. Renaud explains his idea in this interview with the Oblate US JPIC Office Watch the video:
End Violence Against Migrants at the US/Mexico Border October 29th, 2010
Last August, seventy two Central and South Americans migrants were brutally massacred after resisting their kidnappers’ extortion attempts and demands to work for them as smugglers. It was the worst mass killing in Mexico, and among the dead were teens and a pregnant woman. Religious groups and human rights organizations have always been concerned about violence against migrants at the border. Unfortunately, this news is not reported on enough by the news media.
The Obama Administration should engage Mexico on the prevention of migrant deaths. President Obama has the power to push for changes in U.S. policies that would prevent the exploitation and death of migrants, but concerned citizens need to call on him to act.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
The Oblate JPIC office, in collaboration with our coalition partners in the Border Working Group, is calling on you to take action to end violence against migrants:
Click here to ask President Obama to end violence against migrants at the U.S./Mexico border.
Congo Week of Action: October 17- 23 October 14th, 2010
The Missionary Oblates JPIC office joins millions around the world in commemorating the Congo Week of Action.
Faith communities, civil society groups in fifty countries and about two hundred universities will mark the week-long set of actions which is designed to raise awareness about the devastating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and mobilize support on behalf of the country’s people. It will take place from Sunday October 17 to Saturday October 23. 2010.
Democratic Republic of Congo remains one of the largest and most neglected humanitarian crises today with more than six million deaths since 1998. Millions of people have been displaced and many thousands of women and children have
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Stop the Belo Monte Dam Project in the Amazon October 1st, 2010
Watch a ten-minute video on the BELO MONTE DAM project on the XINGU RIVER in the AMAZON which contains 1/5 of the worlds fresh water flows and sustains the livelihood of 25,000 Indian populations and innumerable species of plants and animals. It would be the 3rd largest hydro-electric dam in the world.
The $17Billion complex would generate electricity for aluminum, copper, tin, gold, bauxite and iron ore smelters, while diverting the Xingu River and flooding 200,000 hectares of land. Sixty dams are projected over the next twenty years including dams in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. The Amazon basin would become a stagnant reservoir.
Sign the petition asking for the cancellation of the Dam.
