1 June 2006
EDMUND RICE INTERNATIONAL - BUILDING AN EQUITABLE AND JUST GLOBAL SOCIETY
What would Edmund Rice see if he viewed the plight of children in the world of 2006? Two recent visitors to Australia Br Donal Leader the Congregational Co-ordinator for Advocacy and Justice and Br Kevin Cawley Co-ordinator for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in the North American Province of the Christian Brothers posed that question during their recent visit to Melbourne.
Were Edmund Rice alive today in our globalised world he would look beyond the poor children of Waterford and see examples of children experiencing hunger, children forced to flee from their homes and become refugees, children exploited for their labour and for the sexual gratification of adults, children forced to commit acts of violence through the forced recruitment of child soldiers and denied the opportunity for education because of poverty.
Donal and Kevin are in Australia to familiarise themselves with current initiatives of the Edmund Rice Network in Australia, particularly in regard to justice and disadvantaged youth, but also to explain and seek support for their work in implementing the Congregational initiative to build a global justice network with a voice at the United Nations – Edmund Rice International
Networking collaboratively with other religious congregations; and with non-governmental organizations and international agencies such as the United Nations, UNICEF, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch, etc is seen to be a most effective way of building an equitable and just global society.
Achieving recognised NGO accreditation with the United Nations enables participation in global forums where issues of systemic injustice and human rights are addressed.
Were Edmund Rice alive today in our globalised world he would look beyond the poor children of Waterford and see examples of children experiencing hunger, children forced to flee from their homes and become refugees, children exploited for their labour and for the sexual gratification of adults, children forced to commit acts of violence through the forced recruitment of child soldiers and denied the opportunity for education because of poverty.
Donal and Kevin are in Australia to familiarise themselves with current initiatives of the Edmund Rice Network in Australia, particularly in regard to justice and disadvantaged youth, but also to explain and seek support for their work in implementing the Congregational initiative to build a global justice network with a voice at the United Nations – Edmund Rice International
Networking collaboratively with other religious congregations; and with non-governmental organizations and international agencies such as the United Nations, UNICEF, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch, etc is seen to be a most effective way of building an equitable and just global society.
Achieving recognised NGO accreditation with the United Nations enables participation in global forums where issues of systemic injustice and human rights are addressed.
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