JPIC E-NEWS BRITISH REGION
AUTUMN - WINTER 2016
ACTIVITY REPORT
Conference on Nonviolence and Just Peace Eddie, with 40 NJPN activists attended the Open Networking Day at Cafod’s offices in November to listen to Pat Gaffney, General Secretary of Pax Christi reporting on the Rome Conference on NONVIOLENCE and PEACE – Pat invited agencies, orders and religious (including our own Mill Hill Pat Gaffney Society Council and Regional Councils) to affirm the vision and practice of nonviolence at the heart of the Catholic Church. LISTEN to the presentation on at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0nqIMgpI2U Look Pax Christi 2017 Peace Sunday resourses at: http://paxchristi.org.uk/news-and-events/peace-sunday/
VISIT Pax Christi’s website for lots of information, resources and relevant links at: http://paxchristi.org.uk/
Pax Christi welcomes Pope's World Day of Peace Message 2017 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 In his message 'Nonviolence: A style of politics for peace' for the 50th World Day of Peace, celebrated each year on 1 January, Pope Francis urges people everywhere to practice active nonviolence and notes that the "decisive and consistent practice of nonviolence has produced impressive results." In England and Wales, the message is celebrated on 15 January with resources produced by Pax Christi. The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a global effort to affirm the vision and practice of active nonviolence at the heart of the Catholic Church, is heartened by and deeply grateful for the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Pax Christi International, and other organizations. See: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=36
October 2016
A member of Cafod’s Campaigns advisory group, Eddie joins some of a two dozen strong group of fellow campaigners at a planning session in October at Cafod HQ. Maria Elena Arana, head of campaigns - to his right – conducts the meeting. Eddie says: “There’s a lot of energy and enthusiasm generated by all members of the group (lay and religious) who come together from England and Wales and it’s a privilege and joy to be associated with the group on behalf of our society”. See lots more: http://cafod.org.uk/News/Latest-news and http://cafod.org.uk/Campaign/Latest-campaigns