Posts Tagged ‘enslavement’
Hope for a Dignified Life
Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi message to the world on Christmas day acknowledged the darkness of injustice in our world and prayed that the Babe of Bethlehem “may he bring his tenderness to all and brighten the darkness of this world.” “May the Son of God, come down to earth from heaven, protect and sustain…
Read MoreInternational Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
White Ribbon Day 2015 Women’s activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on orders of Dominican ruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). In 1999 the United Nations called on all governments, organisations and…
Read MoreWorld Day of Peace 2015
No Longer Slaves, but Brothers and Sisters As we celebrate World Day of Peace 2015 let us, inspired by the words of Pope Francis, be peacemakers working against the exploitation of our fellow human beings. Pope Francis began his message for World Day of Peace message by offering “heartfelt wishes of peace to every man…
Read MoreSOLWODI Newsletter
Standing with Women in Distress The December 2013 issue of the SOLWODI Newsletter speaks of SLWODI’s involvement in a campaign against the enslavement of women. another article tells of an Africa exchange project through which SOLWODI helps thousands of women and girls in Kenya every year through the projects SOLGIDI (Solidarity with Girls in Distress) and…
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