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NW NJPN Justice and Peace E Bulletin August 2017 NJPN North West Justice & Peace E-Bulletin September 2017 The monthly e-bulletin for the North West, linked to the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN), is produced jointly by the dioceses of Lancaster, Liverpool, Salford, Shrewsbury and Wrexham. Please send diary dates to [email protected] CAFOD WELCOMES POPE'S LEADERSHIP ON REFUGEES + PETITION 22 August 2017: CAFOD has welcomed the Pope's message and new Vatican document on migrants and refugees. In a statement CAFOD says: "The Holy Father’s call to leaders comes as the Vatican publishes one of the most highly charged documents, both politically and policy-wise, it has ever produced. The guidance for governments – titled Responding to Refugees and Migrants: Twenty Action Points – lays out a roadmap on how states should approach the issue. The Vatican hopes this will galvanise action in the same way as the Pope’s 2015 Laudato Si’ encyclical did on climate change. The Church's intervention is deliberately timed to make a political impact. With just over 12 months to go before governments are due to agree two global ‘compacts’ on refugees and migration at the UN General Assembly in September 2018, little progress has been made amongst leaders on how to tackle the issue – despite it being one of the biggest challenges faced by the global community. "The guidance has been published by the Vatican’s department or 'section' on migrants and refugees. The section, which was set up by Francis in 2016, sits directly under the Pope’s personal direction in an indication of how central the issue is to him. The Pontiff insists that migrants and refugees should be assisted at every stage of migration. This extends from the point of departure and the journey across borders to helping people following arrival in host countries where many subsist in poverty and with few rights to access services or lawful work." More than 56% of the world’s displaced people are living in Africa and the Middle East, with just 17% in Europe. The action points lay out specific proposals from the Church for governments to consider, ranging from the creation of humanitarian corridors for people fleeing conflict to providing access to work and education for refugees. The manifesto also calls for greater support for countries which have borne the lion’s share of migrants, many of whom suffer from high levels of poverty themselves. Graham Gordon, CAFOD Head of Policy, said: “This is one of the greatest crises of the century so far. Not for the first time, the Pope is reminding politicians that history will judge whether they rise to the challenge or abdicate their responsibilities.” The intervention is the latest in a series of challenges from the Pope to politicians. Pope Francis lambasted the “globalisation of indifference” on the island of Lampedusa, where thousands of migrants have landed, in his first visit outside Rome as Pope. On a visit to Kenya in November 2015, Francis said the world’s response to the refugee crisis would be “a test of our humanity”. Graham Gordon, CAFOD Head of Policy, said: “The Church worldwide is committed to sharing the journey of people on the move, whether they are leaving, arriving, settling or returning. Inspired by Pope Francis’ leadership, CAFOD partners in the world’s poorest countries, along with Church organisations and CAFOD supporters here in England and Wales are among those reaching out right now with compassion and practical help. But it’s necessary for governments to play their part.” Sign CAFOD's petition to the Prime Minister here: https://e-activist.com/page/12965/petition/1 See also: ICN 22 August 2017 - Pope challenges world to welcome, protect, promote and integrate refugees: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/33231 Source: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/33239 CHRISTIAN AID WELCOMES POPE FRANCIS WAKE UP CALL FOR REFUGEES 22 August 2017: Christian Aid has also welcomed Pope Francis’ call. But the charity said it was telling that Governments have so far ignored the Pope’s call to include the largest group of people forced to flee –the forgotten 40 million people displaced within their own countries, which make up the majority the 65 million people fleeing their homes. Christian Aid’s, Head of Advocacy, Laura Taylor said: “Pope Francis has time and again demonstrated his commitment to those otherwise left behind by the rich and powerful. Today he reminds us that the world can and must do more for all people who have been forced to flee their homes. But the forgotten crisis is the 40 million internally displaced people who need refuge within their own borders. This equates to two thirds of people who are forced from their home and yet they remain outside of our consciousness and the world’s interest. At a time when the news is dominated by politics that is seemingly determined to divide us, faith leaders have a unique ability to speak across borders and remind us of our common humanity.” Christian Aid partner organisations in Northern Nigeria are currently supporting some of the two million people who have been displaced by violence and hunger and whose future remains uncertain. Poor communities are offering shelter, despite having little themselves. In the Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year there have been 997,000 people have fled their homes due to violence and conflict with a total of 3.7 million internally displaced people. See: www.christianaid.org.uk Christian Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global coalition of more than 130 churches and church-related organisations that work together in humanitarian assistance, advocacy and development. Further details at: http://actalliance.org Follow Christian Aid's newswire on Twitter: http://twitter.com/caid_newswire See also: ICN 22 August 2017 - Pope challenges world to welcome, protect, promote and integrate refugees: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/33231 Read Christian Aid’s response in full here: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/332397 1 | P a g e USA: ARCHBISHOP SPEAKS OUT AGAINST NEW FORMS OF RACISM AND NATIONALISM Source: Archdiocese of Los Angeles 23 August 2017 In a homily delivered at two Los Angeles parishes this weekend, Archbishop José H Gomez spoke out on the racial tensions that have been exposed in the wake of the August 11–12 'Unite the Right' white-nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia. “We are seeing in our country a new kind of racism and nationalism,” Archbishop Gomez said. “It is a racism and nationalism rooted in fear. There is fear about what is happening in our society. There is fear about what is happening in our economy. Our country has become so angry and bitter, so divided — in so many different areas.” Archbishop Gomez called on Catholics to work to overcome new forms of racism and nationalism and “every ideology that denies the equality and dignity of the human person.” “This has been a hard week in our country,” he said, urging prayers for the people of Charlottesville and calling on Catholics to be “a true sign and instrument of healing and unity.” “There is no place in the Church — and there is no place in American society — for racism or prejudice against people based on their race or nationality,” Archbishop Gomez said. He added: “The Gospel teaches us and the saints show us that beyond the colour of our skin or the countries where we come from, we are all brothers and sisters. We are all children of one Father. And we all have the Mother of God as our mother.” Archbishop Gomez pointed out that the national debate over immigration reform has also been marked by “a lot of racism and nativism…even among Catholics.” “This is all wrong and it needs to stop! Our task is to bring people together, to build bridges and open doors and make friendships among all the diverse racial and ethnic groups and nationalities in our country.” He concluded his homily asking prayers for the nation and for the Church. “Let us ask for the grace to believe that God’s love can transform every heart that is hardened by hatred. And let us ask Mary Our Blessed Mother to intercede for us — that we might have the strength to keep building the family of God and keep building a society where every person is treated as a child of God.” Read the full homily text here: http://angelusnews.com/articles/a-house-of-prayer-for-all-peoples Source: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/33246 TRANSCRIPT OF NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LANDRIEU’S ADDRESS ON CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS 19 May 2017: Just hours before workers removed a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee — the fourth Confederate monument to be dismantled in New Orleans in recent weeks — Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a special address at historic Gallier Hall. The soul of our beloved City is deeply rooted in a history that has evolved over thousands of years; rooted in a diverse people who have been here together every step of the way – for good and for ill. It is a history that holds in its heart the stories of Native Americans: the Choctaw, Houma Nation, the Chitimacha. Of Hernando de Soto, Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, the Acadians, the Islenos, the enslaved people from Senegambia, Free People of Colour, the Haitians, the Germans, both the empires of Francexii and Spain. T he Italians, the Irish, the Cubans, the South and Central Americans, the Vietnamese and so many more. You see: New Orleans is truly a city of many nations, a melting pot, a bubbling cauldron of many cultures. There is no other place quite like it in the world that so eloquently exemplifies the uniquely American motto: e pluribus unum — out of many we are one.
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