Ask Your State Legislators to Speak Out on NAFTA
We still need help from voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia.
Faith-Economy-Ecology
Palm oil: A growing problem
This article is the first in a three-part series examining problems with palm oil production.
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 24, 2018
Maryknoll Sister Helen Graham, on mission in the Philippines for more than 50 years, reflects on the question "Where is God?" when disaster strikes.
Paris Climate Agreement: Join 'Catholics Are Still in' Campaign
Together we can move the U.S. to do it's part.
Feast of the Ascension
May 13, 2018
Maryknoll Sister Melinda Roper in Panama reflects on the struggles of small farmers to survive.
Brazil: International investment in the Cerrado
A fact-finding mission in 2017 has led to changes by the World Bank and the government of Brazil to address land grabbing and environmental destruction by plantations connected to international investment funds.
Francophone Africa: Solving land grabbing
The following article is adapted from a report by CIDSE, an international alliance of Catholic social justice organizations based in Brussels. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a member of CIDSE.
Canada: Ombudsperson for extractives industry
On January 17, Canada’s Trudeau administration announced a new ombudsperson to oversee Canadian mining, oil, and gas companies after more than a decade of pressure from Canadian human rights advocates, affected communities, and other organizations in solidarity with communities harmed by Canadian extractive industries.
Colombia: Integral Human Development
Dallana Contreras of Cáritas Colombia wrote the following article about her work with communities defending their land rights against national and international economic interests in the Amazon and Orinoco regions.
Pope Francis visits Amazonia
Pope Francis continues to raise the importance of the Amazon region, its indigenous communities and unique natural environment, to the Church and the world. But questions remain and more dialogue is needed.
Exploring Our Call in Caring for Creation January 2018
A meditation on winter silence in the cave of the heart.
Peru to pay Bear Creek Mining Company
A Maryknoll-supported legal collective in Peru brought an amicus brief as part of trade tribunal case which was decided on November 30.
Exploring Our Call in Caring for Creation December 2017
A meditation on the Winter Solstice.
Call Congress to Replace NAFTA
#ReplaceNAFTA Call-In Day is December 13. After then, keep calling!
Gambling with nature: A risky investment
The following article was published in the October issue of Encounters, a monthly e-newsletter publication of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns’ Faith-Economy-Ecology Program.
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