Gracias a Katty Huanuco por mandar esta información.
Más de diez Asociaciones Civiles de la ciudad, se sumarán a la "Marcha por la Paz, Justicia y Dignidad", que encabezará el poeta Javier Sicilia el próximo cinco de junio y que, tendrá como última parada Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, donde se firmará un acuerdo político-social con el gobierno federal.
La marcha partirá el sábado cuatro de junio de Cuernavaca y llegará a la Ciudad de México, luego seguirá por Toluca; el domingo cinco se contempla llegar a Morelia para luego pasar a Guadalajara y León, posteriormente pernoctar en San Luis Potosí.
El lunes seis de junio partirán a Zacatecas hasta llegar a Durango; el martes pasarán por Saltillo hasta Monterrey y el miércoles, marcharán rumbo a Torreón, Camargo y siguen a Chihuahua, y por último el jueves llegarán a Ciudad Juárez, para el viernes firmar el pacto político-social.
A su paso por León, más de 400 personas se reunirán en la plaza principal alrededor de las 17:00 horas, para apoyar y exigir a las autoridades seguridad para los mexicanos.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Africa and Justice: Justice in and for Africa
Thanks to Cristina Vargas for sending this powerful and clear article on Zambia by Peter Henriot, S.J.
Surely, should we not really speak of “Africas” in the plural? Such a huge Continent, comprising over 700 million people living in over 50 countries. When I was travelling from Zambia last week to come to the USA to offer presentations like the one I am offering this evening, I looked at the map on the small TV screen in front of me at my seat. Africa, such a huge Continent – you could fit the mainland USA into in it three times and still have some space left over! It took over six hours of very fast air travel to cover only two-thirds of the Continent. And such a wondrous variety of life below me!
And justice – what definition would be appropriate and helpful for us to focus on here? You who are participating in the AFJN Conference will already have heard much about the important topic of Restorative Justice. And we all know that justice takes many forms: economic, political, cultural, religious. To speak of “social justice” might cover it all. And so let it be social justice that I particularly focus on, even in general terms, this evening.
CLICK HERE to read more.
Surely, should we not really speak of “Africas” in the plural? Such a huge Continent, comprising over 700 million people living in over 50 countries. When I was travelling from Zambia last week to come to the USA to offer presentations like the one I am offering this evening, I looked at the map on the small TV screen in front of me at my seat. Africa, such a huge Continent – you could fit the mainland USA into in it three times and still have some space left over! It took over six hours of very fast air travel to cover only two-thirds of the Continent. And such a wondrous variety of life below me!
And justice – what definition would be appropriate and helpful for us to focus on here? You who are participating in the AFJN Conference will already have heard much about the important topic of Restorative Justice. And we all know that justice takes many forms: economic, political, cultural, religious. To speak of “social justice” might cover it all. And so let it be social justice that I particularly focus on, even in general terms, this evening.
CLICK HERE to read more.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
June is "Torture Awareness" Month
Thanks to Elizabeth Riebschlaeger for sending in this information.
From the website of NRCAT: NATIONAL RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE ---
June 26th is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Several years ago, religious and human rights organizations in the United States declared the month of June to be Torture Awareness Month as a way to provide greater visibility to this issue and provide an opportunity for coordinated actions across the country.
This June, NRCAT encourages congregations and religious organizations to focus on the need for accountability for U.S.-sponsored torture since September 11, 2001. NRCAT continues our call for a nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry to be appointed by the President and/or the Congress. Learning from the past is the best way to build a torture-free future. NRCAT has also called upon the Attorney General to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the use of torture.
NRCAT will provide a variety of resources to meet the needs of congregations at different stages of engagement with this issue.
Introductory Resources
From the website of NRCAT: NATIONAL RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TORTURE
TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE ---
June 26th is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Several years ago, religious and human rights organizations in the United States declared the month of June to be Torture Awareness Month as a way to provide greater visibility to this issue and provide an opportunity for coordinated actions across the country.
This June, NRCAT encourages congregations and religious organizations to focus on the need for accountability for U.S.-sponsored torture since September 11, 2001. NRCAT continues our call for a nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry to be appointed by the President and/or the Congress. Learning from the past is the best way to build a torture-free future. NRCAT has also called upon the Attorney General to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the use of torture.
NRCAT will provide a variety of resources to meet the needs of congregations at different stages of engagement with this issue.
Introductory Resources
- New short video and discussion guide - "Repairing the Brokenness: A Faithful Response to U.S.-Sponsored Torture" includes perspectives from several faith leaders about repentance, redemption and healing the soul of our nation from the brokenness resulting from the use of torture. Within that context, the video addresses the need for accountability for U.S.-sponsored torture and provides information about NRCAT’s call for a Commission of Inquiry. An interfaith discussion guide provides a suggested outline for a one-hour adult study session. Watch the video, order the DVD and download resources.
- NRCAT’s DVD "Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture Forever" and discussion guide.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
On the killing of Osama Bin Laden
Thanks to Martha Ann Kirk for sending in the article by Larry Hufford.
Thanks to the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative, "Justice Jottings," for the quote from Dr. Martin Luther King.
In the weeks since the killing of Osama Bin Laden, much has been written about the legality, morality, and wisdom of what was done and how it was done. The following articles/quotes each offer a significant perspective:
* Chomsky: When Did America Completely Jettison the Rule of Law? gives an in-depth analysis which compares the process of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice with the process used on Osama Bin Laden.
* Understanding and dialogue key to healing the world by Larry Hufford recounts Hufford's personal experience of 9-11 and what led him to commit himself to the transformational process of inter-faith understanding and dialogue. He concludes with a positive, practical suggestion for healing our world.
* The following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken more than 40 years ago, is equally relevant to the world situation today.
Thanks to the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative, "Justice Jottings," for the quote from Dr. Martin Luther King.
In the weeks since the killing of Osama Bin Laden, much has been written about the legality, morality, and wisdom of what was done and how it was done. The following articles/quotes each offer a significant perspective:
* Chomsky: When Did America Completely Jettison the Rule of Law? gives an in-depth analysis which compares the process of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice with the process used on Osama Bin Laden.
* Understanding and dialogue key to healing the world by Larry Hufford recounts Hufford's personal experience of 9-11 and what led him to commit himself to the transformational process of inter-faith understanding and dialogue. He concludes with a positive, practical suggestion for healing our world.
* The following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken more than 40 years ago, is equally relevant to the world situation today.
Una carta de Adolfo Pérez Esquivel a Barack Obama
Gracias a Victor Mendoza y una persona en la frontera por enviar este artículo.
Estimado Barack,
Al dirigirte esta carta lo hago fraternalmente y a la vez para expresarte la preocupación e indignación de ver como la destrucción y muerte sembrada en varios países, en nombre de la "libertad y la democracia", dos palabras prostituidas y vaciadas de contenido, termina justificando el asesinato y es festejada como si se tratase de un acontecimiento deportivo.
Indignación por la actitud de sectores de la población de los EEUU, de jefes de Estado europeos y de otros países que salieron a apoyar el asesinato de Ben Laden, ordenado por tu gobierno y tu complacencia en nombre de una supuesta justicia.
HACE CLIC AQUI para leer mas.
Estimado Barack,
Al dirigirte esta carta lo hago fraternalmente y a la vez para expresarte la preocupación e indignación de ver como la destrucción y muerte sembrada en varios países, en nombre de la "libertad y la democracia", dos palabras prostituidas y vaciadas de contenido, termina justificando el asesinato y es festejada como si se tratase de un acontecimiento deportivo.
Indignación por la actitud de sectores de la población de los EEUU, de jefes de Estado europeos y de otros países que salieron a apoyar el asesinato de Ben Laden, ordenado por tu gobierno y tu complacencia en nombre de una supuesta justicia.
HACE CLIC AQUI para leer mas.
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