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Fr Séamus Finn, OMI Among Roundtable Experts at the 2020 Global Mining and Tailings Safety Summit, London, England February 3rd, 2020
On January 24, 2019 the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster occurred at the Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine near Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing 270 people. The dam was owned by Vale, the
same company involved in a 2015 dam disaster in the Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (A tailings dam is an earth-fill embankment dam used to store byproducts of mining operations).
On the first anniversary of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster a Global Mining and Tailings Safety Summit was held on Friday, January 24 in Church House, Westminster, London, England.
Convened by the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council of Ethics for the Swedish National Pension Funds, participants included investors, banks and insurers working to take decisive action on tailings safety across the mining sector. Ahead of the Summit a Service of Remembrance was held in the Church House Chapel led by the Bishop of Birmingham, Rt Revd David Urquhart.
The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative is an investor-led engagement convening institutional investors active in extractive industries including major asset owners and asset managers. Inputs into the investor process have been sought from communities impacted by the recent disaster, leading international experts, government representatives, leading international technical advisors as well as company representatives.
Remembering Survivors & Victims of Human Trafficking January 30th, 2020
If you are local to Washington, DC, join human trafficking advocates & the general public on Feb. 8th for a special intercultural mass to remember the survivors and victims of human trafficking. RSVP to: MRSTraff@usccb.org
http://omiusajpic.org/…/St-Josephine-Bakhita-flyer-final.pdf
47th Annual March for Life Held in Washington, DC on January 24th January 24th, 2020
The 47th Annual March for Life took place in Washington, DC on Friday, January 24, 2020. To read more visit the official website: https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/
- 9 Days for Life
(January 21 – 29, 2020)
9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Participants can receive the novena by downloading the free 9 Days for Life app, or by subscribing to daily emails or text messages.
Leaders’ resources are available for download, including graphics, sample announcements, and novena printables.
Sign up for the novena at www.9daysforlife.com.
How Do Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the Right to Life March Fit In? January 17th, 2020
Three Examples of Oblate Ecumenism during the Jan. 18-25, 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
How Do Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the Right to Life March Fit In?
by Harry Winter, O.M.I.
Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX
Oblate School of Theology’s commitment to Christian Unity continues to grow. On Jan. 24, at 7 pm, the Sankofa Institute (for African American Pastoral Leadership) will lead a Christian Unity Service. The guest preacher will be Dr. Jerry W. Dailey, from Macedonia Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX.
White Earth, MN
Although there will be no explicit actions for ecumenism in our six parishes of White Earth during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, due to the temporary absence of the Protestant minister who works with the Oblates, there continues to be great ecumenical activity. During last November, the Ojibwa community in Waubun held an autumn feast and fun day. United Church of Christ Pastor Anna Larson and Fr. John Cox, O.M.I. offered craft activities for the children.
When the Oblate national administration met at White Earth from Sept. 16-19, 2019, they saw that some of our main programs providing assistance (educational, social welfare, drug rehabilitation, employment opportunities and job training) require input from all the Christian Churches on the reservation. No one Church has the resources alone. Read the full article at OMIUSA.org.
New Resource: The Decade in Human Rights in Latin America, 2010-2020 January 15th, 2020
OMI JPIC partner Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has prepared an overview of several significant trends in human rights-related policies in the Americas over the last decade, with a focus on reflecting some of the thematic work of our research and advocacy efforts. The absence of certain issues or countries should not be interpreted as a commentary on its level of importance.
“The past decade saw both setbacks and important advances in the defense of human rights in the Americas. Unparalleled levels of violence and insecurity afflicted regions like Central America. Colombia signed a historic peace agreement, and now faces the challenge of consolidating an inclusive and lasting peace. And from Mexico to Peru to Guatemala, survivors of atrocities and families of victims fought with courage and resilience to build a future based on respect for justice and the rule of law.”
Click here for access to the report.
