FIRST SSPS INTERNATIONAL JPIC SEMINAR Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â STEYL, OCTOBER 1-21, 2012Â We, the fifty-three Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit including the Congregational Leadership Team, participated in the First International Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Seminar. Â The participants represented 48 countries from 44 Provinces/Regions. Â The Congregational Leadership Team convoked the seminar and invited [...]
Continue Reading →The statement called on the Peruvian government to immediately stop the violence in Cajamarca, to lift the state of emergency in the provinces, to conduct a fair investigation into the incident, and to initiate a process of dialogue with the affected populations.
Continue Reading →Los religiosos y religiosas de los diferentes Institutos: Misioneros Combonianos del Corazón de Jesús, Hermanas Misioneras Combonianas, Sociedad del Verbo Divino, Misioneras Siervas del EspÃritu Santo, Misioneros Oblatos de MarÃa Inmaculada, Hermanitas de la Asunción, Religiosas de la Asunción, provenientes de México, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Cuba, miembros de †VIVAT Internacionalâ€, Organización No Gubernamental con Estatus Consultivo con el Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas (ECOSOC) y Asociado al Departamento de Información Pública (DIP) de las Naciones Unidas, nos hemos reunido en Quito – Ecuador con la finalidad de conocer la visión, objetivos y propósitos de VIVAT International y compartir nuestras experiencias pastorales y otras actividades enfocadas en Justicia, Paz e Integridad de la Creación.
Continue Reading →By Dário Bossi,MCCJ The “Justice on Tracks†Campaign is one of the sponsors of the “1st International Meeting of People Affected by Valeâ€. Since the beginning of 2009, right after the World Social Forum in Belém, Brazil, we felt the necessity to elaborate an international meeting to focus exclusively on Vale and its socio-environmental impacts [...]
Continue Reading →Missionary Oblates, VIVAT Member, JPIC Office Call to Action to Help Combat Human Trafficking in Association with 2010 world Cup events in South Africa In just two months, close to one million visitors will travel to South Africa for the World Cup. This influx of people may also have the unintended consequence of creating opportunities [...]
Continue Reading →The earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas in January 2010 killed more than 200,000 people, injured 300,000 and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere before the earthquake, is struggling to recover.
Continue Reading →Justice for the land wounded by the Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce By Dário Bossi,MCCJ “I am tired to handle this mining train that passes in front of my house ten times a day. I am tired of listening to this convoy of 300 wagons taking away the wealth of our land [...]
Continue Reading →It is one of VIVAT’s strongest priorities and values to advocate for the rights of indigenous people as upheld by the United Nations. Thus, VIVAT has been actively working on supporting the indigenous Quilombo population of Brazil in their efforts to claim their human rights.
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