U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice
Join the U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice!
From the Americas Program at Center for International Policy:
Join the U.S. Caravan for Peace and Justice!
From the Americas Program at Center for International Policy:
Jean Walsh, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who served in Mexico, reflects on the relationship between humans and the natural world, what Pope Francis calls integral ecology.
Come celebrate and discuss a new book by former Maryknoll missioners Phil and Kathy Dahl-Bredine (Mexico) on Ancient Ingredients for a Sustainable Future.
September 26, 2015 will mark the anniversary of last year's horrific state crime perpetrated against the students of the Ayotzinapa teachers' college in Mexico
The following article by our LAWG colleagues was published on the Huffington Post.
"Estamos hasta la madre! [We are fed up]" is the rallying cry of Mexican poet and author Javier Sicilia, who has mobilized people on both sides of the border to stop the bloodshed caused by drug violence. The following article was published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes.
Former lay missioner Jean Walsh shares a reflection on her time in Oaxaca, Mexico, and how the lessons from the Oaxacan farmers' commitment to the Earth can lead us to more sustainable, integrated lives.
In the past six years, Mexico's "war on drugs" has led to as many as 60,000 deaths and 10,000 disappearances, and has displaced 160,000 people. Characterized by an intense militarization, including the deployment of over 50,000 troops and federal police, this strategy has undermined the country's social fabric and security even more deeply, but has done little to address the painful iniquities of drug trafficking in Mexico. Some victims are saying enough, and demand an alternative to militarization and the war on drugs. Their message is not only directed at the government and people of Mexico: This summer they will bring their message to the U.S. to raise awareness around the U.S. connection to Mexico's war on drugs. The following piece was written by Brennan Baker and published in the July-August 2012 NewsNotes.