Date:
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 06:30
from Jubilee USA:
A Religious View Towards Building an Economic System that Protects the Vulnerable and Promotes Universal Prosperity
Address by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Former Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
UPDATE: Text of address delivered by Bishop Tomasi
WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Father O’Connell Hall, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
RSVP: Email policy@jubileeusa.org or call (202) 783-3566 x106
Join Jubilee USA, the Catholic University of American, and the U.S. Confererence of Catholic Bishops for a lecture, panel and reception. Panel responses to Archbishop Tomasi’s address will be given by:
- Archbishop Roberto González Nieves, OFM, Diocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Gail Hurley, Policy Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme
- Reverend Aniedi Okure, OP, Executive, Director, Africa Faith and Justice Network; CUA IPR Fellow
In the wake of the global financial crisis, international institutions are focusing on crisis prevention and addressing inequality. While there is broad agreement on the causes of these world-wide problems, solutions continue to be debated. Pope Francis, during his 2015 address to the United Nations, was specific in the need to resolve debt and financial crisis through predictable processes and policies. For twenty years the Catholic Church and most major faith groups advocated for a "Jubilee" and raised awareness on the impact of financial crisis on the most vulnerable. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi's lecture explores what it means to build an inclusive financial system and address the structural causes of extreme poverty. His comments will reflect on how tax, trade and debt policies can and should address these issues.
This critical address comes as trade pacts like the Trans Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership continue to be negotiated for passage. The IMF and United Nations are debating improving debt restructuring and enacting a global bankruptcy process to stave off economic crisis. Globally,
world leaders are focusing on the link between tax evasion, corruption and inequality. What is a religious view to resolving these issues? What policy prescriptions do we need to build consensus on?
This event is sponsored by Jubilee USA, Catholic University of American, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
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