Archive for the ‘2011’ Category

CCSJ distributes prizes to winners of Essay Competition

Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ, recently presented prize money to the winners of CCSJ’s Essay Competition entitled: Improving Respect for Life in Trinidad and Tobago. Jon-Raphael and Gerard are 9 and 11 years old respectively. Both attend Malabar RC School. Ottrisha, 17, is from the St Martin de Porres, Coryal parish community. CCSJ thanks Shirley, [...]

Statement of the Working Committee of the Greater Caribbean for Life

From October 17th  to 19th  a group of organizations and individuals from countries of the Greater Caribbean opposed to the application of the capital punishment participated in the International Conference on the Death Penalty in the Great Caribbean organized in Madrid by the Community of Sant’ Edigio. Print PDF

CCSJ congratulates graduates of Social Justice online course

On Friday 9th September, five of the seven persons who completed the 2010 Social Justice online course with the University of Dayton (UD) – in partnership with CREDI – The Catholic Institute, and CCSJ, graduated at St Finbar’s Auditorium along with those who had completed their Masters in Educational Leadership course with UD. Leela Ramdeen, [...]

CCSJ appoints new Parish Link Coordinator

The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) has appointed Sr Christine Walcott O.P. (Sinsinawa Dominican Sister) as Parish Link Coordinator from 2 September. Inter alia, Sr Christine will work with CCSJ to implement Synod Resolutions; promote the Social Doctrine of the Church at Parish level; identify and disseminate good social justice practices; organize training sessions [...]

CCSJ opens its door to all

Posted on catholictt.ning.com by St. Joseph/Mt.D’or Catholic Com on June 6, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) on Wednesday 1st June opened the floor to the suburban vicariate in St. Charles, Tunapuna. The forum hosted by Leela Ramdeen proved only to be a taste of the CCSJ’s plan to introduce [...]

Spiritual Baptist Liberation Celebration London 2011

On Saturday May 14th, Trinidadian Rev Patricia Stephens organised a Service of Thanksgiving at All Saints Church, Clydesdale Road, Ladbroke Grove, London from 2:30-5:00 p.m. to mark Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day. TT’s Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, Mrs Gopaul, was guest of honour. Spiritual Baptist Bishop from Vance River, Trinidad, Bishop Gary Vesprey, was [...]