Catholic Commission for Social Justice
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI
CCSJ urges everyone to continue to pray and act during this final week of the Season of Creation, which runs until October 4, the Feast day of St Francis of Assisi. As you know, the theme this year is: Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope.
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI
World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020 (WDMR) will be observed next Sunday, September 27. The theme of Pope Francis’ message this year is: Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee reminding us that the young Jesus and His family were displaced persons and refugees, forced to flee to Egypt to save Jesus. See CCSJ’s Parish Link Newsletter
We have seen the result of the fire that gutted Moria, the largest migrant camp in Europe on the Greek island of Lesbos, where nearly 13,000 persons are now without shelter. Migrants from more than 70 different countries lived there, and some had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI
“Racism generates inequality…but inequality also fuels racism”
—Prof Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Dean, Faculty of Law, UWI STA.
Many thanks to all those who contributed to and participated in the recent virtual National Symposium entitled ‘A Time for Healing— Understanding and Reconciling Race Relations in Trinidad and Tobago’, organised by UWI’s Faculty of Law and CCSJ on Sunday, August 30.
Those who missed the four-hour long proceedings can access it here
Prof Rhoda Reddock (in photo) rightly noted that, “We understand almost everything through the prism of race. Race becomes an explanation for all failure, achievement, economic decisions, marriage decisions, educating decisions, employment decisions and, of course, voting decisions…”
The heavily racist tone of Trinidad and Tobago’s recent national election season has deeply troubled Archbishop Jason Gordon of Port-of-Spain, among others.
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“This election was one of the most racially charged that I can remember,” said Archbishop Gordon. “I heard young Trinbagonians calling people of other races names that cannot be repeated. Then I heard the others calling for rape and murder of the first group. This is the extreme irresponsibility that will destroy this place if left unchecked.” More on NCR
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI
Let’s commit to observe the Season of Creation, an annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It runs from Tuesday, September 1 until October 4, the Feast day of St Francis of Assisi. On September 1 we would all have participated in the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which Pope Francis has established.