Torture Is Not Past History
June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Find ways to speak out against torture.
Letter from the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
The following is the text of a letter to Dr. Bonnie D. Jenkins, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, delivered on June 15 by the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms.
Montana Youth Climate Lawsuit Raises Hope
Environmentalists await a verdict from the first climate lawsuit of children versus their government to go to trial.
The UN Adopts New Urban Agenda
The global population living in urban areas is expected to double by 2050. Proper development of cities will need to account for health, environmental, and climate impacts.
A Letter from Churches for Middle East Peace
Dr. Mae Elise Cannon wrote a letter to supporters of Churches of Middle East Peace on June 23, 2023.
Philippines: Impact of Doctrine of Discovery
S. Lily Mendoza, a Filipina woman and professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, writes about the influence of the Doctrine of Discovery on the Philippines. Read the entire blogpost on the Doctrine of Discovery website: https://mogc.info/PH-Doctrine-of-Discovery.
Korea: Peace Action Seeks End to War
Seventy years after armistice, Korean Peace Now! Grassroots Network and Women Cross DMZ are working to see the official end to the war.
Rwanda: Genocide Survivors Speak
The Africa Faith and Justice Network hosted a discussion in Washington, DC, with the authors of a new collection of testimonies from survivors of the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
Sudan: War Resumes
Two generals vie for the vast resources of Africa’s third largest country; ordinary people are caught in between.
Panama: Catholic Environmental Network Opposes Mining
REMAM has urged Panama’s National Assembly to reject a deal with a Canadian copper company’s subsidiary.
Guatemala: Election Results Sow New Hope
A surprise second-place finish for anti-corruption candidate bodes well for a country plagued by corruption.
A Venezuelan Migrant’s Story
One migrant’s journey through South and Central America to seek asylum in the United States.
Maryknoll OGC Asks House Judiciary to Oppose H.R. 2640
Maryknoll’s Office for Global Concerns joined Catholic organizations in opposing the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023, which would, among other things, restart the Remain in Mexico program, require family detention, and subject unaccompanied children to expedited removal.
Faith Groups Ask Congress to Support PEPFAR
PEPFAR has helped to turn the tide in the global fight against AIDS, demonstrating U.S. leadership in saving lives and safeguarding human dignity of the most vulnerable people.
Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to Not Transfer Cluster Munitions
Cluster munitions are among the most harmful weapons to civilians, as they are designed to disperse indiscriminately across a wide area and often fail to explode on initial use, littering communities with unstable unexploded ordnance and causing devastating harm to civilians, and especially children, years after a conflict ends.
Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to Redesignate, Extend TPS for Afghanistan
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and 163 other organizations delivered a letter to President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas a letter requesting the redesignation, extension of TPS for Afghanistan.
Maryknoll OGC Supports Guatemalan Human Rights protector Jorge Santos
Guatemala currently faces rampant corruption and attacks on free speech and human rights. We stand in solidarity with those engulfed in the maelstrom, particularly Jorge Santos, director of the Unit for the Protection of Rights Defenders in Guatemala.
Maryknoll Mission Center, Los Altos, CA
Maryknoll Mission Center, in the hills of Los Altos, California, across the street from the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. All rooms are singles with private bathrooms. (See photos here) Described in “50 Rooms With a View” published in the Los Altos Town Crier: “With its curving blue tile roofs Maryknoll Residence is the…