“La obediencia a la voz de la tierra, del ser, es para nuestra felicidad futura más importante que las voces y los deseos del momento. …el ser mismo, nuestra tierra, nos habla y nosotros debemos escuchar si queremos sobrevivir y descifrar este mensaje de la tierra.” Papa Benedicto XVI “La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Desarrollo [...]
Los religiosos y religiosas de los diferentes Institutos: Misioneros Combonianos del Corazón de Jesús, Hermanas Misioneras Combonianas, Sociedad del Verbo Divino, Misioneras Siervas del Espíritu Santo, Misioneros Oblatos de María Inmaculada, Hermanitas de la Asunción, Religiosas de la Asunción, provenientes de México, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Cuba, miembros de ” VIVAT Internacional”, 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.
By Dário Bossi,MCCJ The “Justice on Tracks” Campaign is one of the sponsors of the “1st International Meeting of People Affected by Vale”. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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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