ABOUT the CCSJ

OUR VISION

We envision a transformed national/world community where Justice, Peace and Love prevails, as divinely ordained by God, and which

• ensures human rights, duties and human dignity
• celebrates diversity and promotes equality
• promotes the common good, respect for human life and ecology justice

OUR MISSION

The CCSJ is grounded in the Biblical concept of Social Justice and Catholic Social Teaching and is challenged by the Mission of Jesus to bring about a New World Order based on truth, love, justice, peace and freedom.

Our mission is to be a fearless and unified voice to eradicate social injustice in T&T and in the world, a voice infused with Gospel values that will awaken the social conscience of all citizens and create an empowered population so that all can be active participants in bringing about the Kingdom of God here on earth. We strive to do this through

• Social Justice Education and Advocacy
• promoting people-centred development, and
• working for the transformation of inequitable structures and systems.

CORE VALUES

• We recognise our duties and obligations to the wider community
• “To bring good news to the poor, liberty to captives, new sight to the blind, and to free the downtrodden”. (Luke 14)
• Always respecting the dignity of the human person
• We value the process of Reflection, Research and Action.

MEMBERSHIP

• Leela Ramdeen, Episcopal Delegate/Chair of CCSJ
• Clive Belgrave, Vice Chair
• Nadine Bushell, Secretary
• Kenneth Cipriani, Treasurer
• Sr Roberta O’Flaherty, member
• Eldon Warner, member
• Annette des Isles, member
• Mike James, member
• Project Manager – Josephine-Anne Lodge
• Parish Link coordinator – Robert Persaud
• Researcher – Maria Diaz-James

Resource persons:

Anthony Hess Alexander
Maureen Arneaud, Director of TGN Media/The Good News Project
Taresa Best
Dennis Bryan
Verna Charles
Sir Ellis Clarke, former President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Richard Clerk, Living Water Community
Her Worship Ms Joan Gill, Tobago
Sr Arlene Greenidge
Fr Clyde Harvey, Parish Priest, Rosary and Gonzales, Port of Spain
Gale Mohammed-Oxley, Education Consultant
Justice Stanley John, Justice of Appeal, T&T
Dr Kirk Meighoo, Political Analyst
Fr Rudy Mohammed, Parish Priest, Arima
Sr Ruth Montrichard
Mrs Pamela Punch, former Principal of Holy Faith Convent School, Couva
Dr. John Anthony Roberts, QC, Former Supreme Court Judge, BVI, Master of the Bench, Grays Inn, UK.
Mikkel Trestrail

OUR STRUCTURE, WORK PLANS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

All documents saved in pdf format.

• Structure
• Preamble
• Objectives
• By-laws
• Pastoral plan (full version) – April 27, 2010
• Pastoral plan (eight pager) – April 27, 2010
• Cluster 3 Goals and Resolutions
• Parish Link Activities Plan 2010
• “The Flow of the River of Life” – image