Resources

The following article was published in the May-June 2023 issue of NewsNotes.

1. Joint Statement on the “Doctrine of Discovery” by the Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development made Mar. 30 https://mogc.info/DoctrineofDiscovery
2. Report: Indigenous Peoples’ Declaration for the 2023 United Nations Water Conference signed by 74 Indigenous groups and organizations and five supporting organizations https://mogc.info/IndigenousWaterManifesto
3. Report on Root Causes Initiative: “Resetting U.S. Priorities Toward Central America: Year two assessment of the Biden-Harris root causes strategy” by the Hope Border Institute https://mogc.info/RootCauses
4. Two-pager on immigration changes: “The Biden Administration’s Proposed Third-Country Transit Ban For Asylum Seekers” by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services https://mogc.info/JfI-TransitBan
5. Article: “Churches in the Philippines call for protection of human rights and its defenders” from Oikoumene https://mogc.info/Ph-HR-oikoumene
6. Webinar recording: “Human Rights in the Philippines” hosted by Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns https://mogc.info/Ph-webinar
7. Webinar recording: “Overcoming Violence in Wounded Societies: Perspectives from the Colombian and Kenyan Truth Commissions” webinar by Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs https://mogc.info/Overcoming-violence-webinar
8. Recording: “Human Dignity and the Migration Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border” conversation hosted by the Georgetwon Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life https://mogc.info/Migration-Discussion
9. Documentary: Torture in Our Name by National Religious Campaign Against Torture on the effects of solitary confinement https://mogc.info/TortureInOurName
10. Documentary: The Letter about Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ at bit.ly/MOGCLetter
11. Meditate with the 100 Bows from Jeju Island. Find video and text of the meditations used by activists who walk and bow for peace outside of the military base on Jeju island https://mogc.info/100bows
12. Webinar: Stand with Iraqi Christians hosted virtually by Christians for Middle East Peace on May 10 at 2:30pm et. https://mogc.info/Iraqi-Christians
13. Webinar: Fast and Pray for Tent of Nations in advance of the upcoming court hearing regarding the farm’s reregistration, hosted virtually by Christians for Middle East Peace on May 12 at 12:30pm et. https://mogc.info/TentofNations
14. Event: Laudato Si’ and the Catholic Church virtual conference in the evenings from Jun. 14 – Jul. 25. https://mogc.info/CCC-Conference
15. Event: Korea Peace Advocacy Days, to be held virtually June 5-9 and hosted by Women Cross DMZ. Register by May 12 at https://mogc.info/KoreaPeace
16. Event: Jubilee International Debt Crises Day of Action to be held by Jubilee USA in Albany, NY on May 2 from 9am to 5pm https://mogc.info/NY-DebtAction
17. Celebrate Africa Day on May 25. The annual commemoration of the creation of the Organization of African Unity, formerly known as African Freedom Day
18. Prayer – Africa Renewal: A Prayer of Gratitude, Repentance, and Commitment https://mogc.info/AfrPr
19. Maryknoll Lay Missioners Webinar: Join us on Jun. 6, 6pm et to learn about Maryknoll Lay Missioners and discern if mission is right for you. https://mogc.info/MKLM-Webinars
20. New Maryknoll Sisters Podcast: Empowering Youth in East Timor with Sr. Susan Wangazi, MM. https://mogc.info/Sr-Podcasts
21. New Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Podcast: The Roots of Ecological Mission with Fr. Larry Radice, M.M https://mogc.info/Fr-Br-Podcasts
22. Maryknoll Missioners Webinars: Enabling Others to Engage in Mission in the Andes with Fr. Stephen Judd, M.M, May 25 at 4pm ET. Reg-ister and find recordings of other webinars at https://mogc.info/MM-webinars