Vol. 49, No 1 2016 Globalization & Poverty Table of Contents NCLC-USA NATIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL MEMBERS 3 Editorial Foreword: Does Globalization Cause Poverty?: Dorothy M. Zambito EXCO MEMBERS Ed Plocha, President 4 In Memoriam Rick Kunkle, Past President 5 President’s Corner: Globalization and Poverty: Ed Plocha Barbara Rudolph, Secretary Thu-Tam Hoang, Treasurer 7 Globalization and Poverty at the United Nations: Joan Woods Kitty Gray, Asst. Treasurer 9 Compassion: The Heart of Social Justice: Martin Carney Jim Borbely, S.J., Ecclesial Assistant Ligia Morales and Christine Kim, At Large 11 Children Who Eat Dirt: Paul Sukju Kang REPRESENTATIVES 15 Pope Francis Visits Juarez: Mary Ann Halloran Ann Marie Brennan, WCLC Representative 16 Poverty and Globalization Frontier: Leah Michaud Christine Szczepanowski, Mid-Atlantic Mary Wescovich, Missouri 18 When Did I See You?: Mary Juliano Christine Cichello, New England 20 CLC Missions in Kimbondo and Kingabwa: Arnold Wogbo Carmen Castagno, New Orleans Nancy Head, New York 22 Greetings to Metro New York CLC: Francis Ogutu J. Berry, North Central 24 Globalisation: Inequality and Poverty: Léonel Matar Patrick Cleary-Burns, Rieman Great Lakes 28 Calendar of Events Rolando Coutte, South Florida Sheila O’Connor, Western 28 Next Issue: Youth Deb Flynn, Northwest DONG-HANH CLC (VIETNAMESE) Trung Pham, President Christine (Chau-Hoan) Tran, Eastern Thai Son Tran, Mid-Western Quang Pham, Western Nhu Lien Le, Canada KOREAN CLC Clare Maing, President & New York Joanna Sook Ja Lee, Chicago Angela (Chung Nyu) Shim, Mid-Atlantic Irena-Mimi Park, New Orleans c 2015 was a transitional period for Harvest. Commencing Clare Maing, New York with the first issue of 2016, most subscribers will obtain Harvest John Lim, Western electronically. For CLC members who wish to receive printed copies, COORDINATING EDITOR the fee is $15 a year. 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Harvest Editorial Wikipedia defines globalization as: “the process of Team: international integration arising from the interchange of Dorothy Zambito world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.” George Willett It includes “ trade and transactions, capital and investment Nancy Head movements, migration and movement of people, and the dissemination of knowledge.” Ecological concerns enter the picture, as well. According to Webster’s Dictionary, poverty is defined and moral facets of the problem “in our dealings with the as a “lack of means of subsistence; deficiency in necessary poor…we are called to form one family in which all properties or desirable qualities; inadequacy.” individuals, peoples and nations model their behavior ac- cording to the principles of fraternity and responsibility.” I must admit to being a bit ignorant on the topic of Globalization and Poverty. Within our CLC, we have Very recently Pope Francis attacked economic chatted about how little our awareness is when it comes injustice, condemning the “throwaway culture” of to factual information regarding globalization and how globalization while calling for new ways of thinking about it affects the economic status of countries or individuals. poverty, welfare and society. The needs of human society Each of us could identify some concern gleaned from news must be a top priority. reports and from reading we did when we were involved Globalization with its lights and shadows surrounds with the JustFaith program some years ago. Even there, we us every day. Poverty is a fact of life in our country and seemed to focus on alleviating immediate poverty (charity) around the world. Many CLCers are working at making a rather than changing structures (justice). This is not a bad difference. Within this issue you will read of the efforts of thing, but have we gone far enough? individuals and groups from our country and beyond who That being said, some recent reading on the subject are tackling this complex concern of Globalization and points to the fact that there are no clear answers. Research- Poverty. How have you and your community responded? ers identify positive and negative outcomes from global- In his column, President Ed Plocha presents positive ization. Leonel Matar speaking at the 2013 CLC World and negative aspects of globalization based on recent Assembly in Beirut referred to these as “the lights and comments of Pope Francis. He stresses inter-connected- shadows of globalisation.” (Progressio N1-2 2013) ness, right relationships and human dignity in the cause There are studies which indicate areas of the world of positive globalization. He urges us to be agents of hope that have benefited substantially from globalization as well through personal conversion. as those places where poverty has increased. I found the Joan Woods in “Globalization and Poverty at the following statement to be an interesting one: United Nations” relates some recent happenings at the UN “Many people in many places historically have been in her role as Representative to the UN for World CLC. Of poor for many reasons.Attributing (increases in) poverty to particular note is her work on the Committee on the Status globalization therefore requires proving that globalization of Women. She also shares a project from CLC Europe - has become a dominant factor in producing a “new kind Asylum Seekers. Volunteers from different countries are of poverty.” (This is my emphasis. The quote is from The working to assist those forced migrants seeking refuge. Globalization Website.) Perhaps it is on this new kind of Efforts at inserting ‘morality’ into UN discussions is a poverty that we are being called to focus. hopeful sign for the future. In 2009, Pope Benedict issued a message for the World Martin Carney in “Compassion: The Heart of Social Day of Peace, “Fighting Poverty to Build Peace.” He cited Justice” shares some experiences of his students as part of extreme poverty which contributes to conflicts. While their service and immersion projects. He focuses on the urging “attentive consideration of the complex phenom- quality of compassion as students interact with the poor enon of globalization,” he alerts us to seek out the spiritual 2016 - Issue 1 / 3 not only by serving them but also by ‘breaking bread’ with In addition to attempting to define globalization and its them. challenges, Léonel Matar in “Globalisation: Inequity and Poverty” cites three events that impacted world opinion Paul Sukju Kang’s “Children Who Eat Dirt” touches about globalisation and its harm to poorer countries. He on other aspects of globalization and poverty, namely also writes of initiatives in progress to bring about more differences in culture, language and business practices. humane and equitable solutions in the future. Paul’s desire to establish a business in Guatemala brought with it many challenges. He was creative, persistent and This issue of Harvest has provided us with much food courageous as he worked through difficult circumstances. for thought. I am reminded of the words of one of our Paul’s business initiatives as well as his charitable hymns: endeavors are inspirational. Go make a difference. We can make a difference. In “Pope Francis Visits Juarez,” Mary Ann Halloran Go make a difference in the world. tells of the Pope’s visit to the people of Juarez. It goes We are the hands of Christ reaching out to those in further as we learn of CLCers crossing borders with the need, the face of God for all to see. poor and suffering of Mexico and praising God as one people. We learn more of the work of the Lord’s Ranch as We are the spirit of hope; we are the voice of peace. it provides food, medicine, catechism, sports and Go make a difference in the world. vocational training to the people of Juarez. Charity and justice are alive in this story. In the peace and love of our Lord, Leah Michaud in “Poverty and Globalization Dorothy M. Zambito Frontier” presents disturbing statistics about “who” the poor are in our world. She writes about how they experience that poverty (health, hunger, water, agriculture). Leah then describes poverty as it exists in her own country, Canada. She challenges all CLC members to discern what we can do, as she shares initiatives of CLC Canada. Mary Juliano recounts some experiences of a recent medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic in her article, “When Did I See You?” Providing medical care, medicine and hygiene products were combined with the human touch - to look into someone’s eyes, to treat them with dignity, to play games with them and to give them hugs. Together it was the language of love. IN MEMORIAM “CLC Missions in Kimbondo and Kingabwa” by Tom Taylor passed away on December 21, 2015. He and his Arnold Wogbo tells of CLCers in DR Congo working wife Sally were in the Amazing Grace CLC. Tom was a leader within their own third world country to alleviate poverty in CLC Northwest in Oregon. He had served as NCC Rep, as and disease (especially HIV/AIDS) and to provide well.