by Beth | Dec 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
In his initable fashion Robert Waldrop has written an Advent Letter fro the perspective of a Catholic Worker.Visit his reflections at http://www.justpeace.org/2003adventletter.htm.Many of you will recall his web site Just Peace which is still a veritable gold mind of...
by Beth | Dec 7, 2003 | Justice and Peace
What makes the Partnership distinctive is the Vincentian focus on people who experience disadvantage and the emphasis on doing things together and with, rather than for, people. – The Vincentian Partnership for Justice consists of a group of people representing...
by Beth | Dec 5, 2003 | Justice and Peace
December 10 is the 45th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. How many of the following 29 human rights do we believe in and enjoy? How are these rights being threatened today?Universal Declaration of Human Rights All human beings 1. Are born free and...
by Beth | Dec 3, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility Gains GroundNEW YORK, NOV. 29, 2003 (Zenit.org).- A theme of growing importance in the area of business and ethics is the concept of corporate social responsibility. Both international organizations and public opinion are...
by Beth | Dec 2, 2003 | Justice and Peace
ATICAN CITY, NOV. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II added his voice in support of the renewal of the international campaign against the death penalty. Before bidding farewell to the pilgrims gathered today in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus, the Pope...
by Beth | Nov 21, 2003 | Justice and Peace
The date came from the brutal 1961 assassination of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). On 17 December 1999 by resolution 54/134, the General Assembly designated 25...