The Ocean: humanity in deep waters
SOCIAL JUSTICE – rcsocialjustice.org By Darrion Narine, CCSJ/AMMR Programme Coordinator Earlier in June, we celebrated World Oceans Day which brings awareness to the biodiversity and importance of our world’s oceans. The ocean is home to a variety of species of marine life and forms an important part of the global ecosystem. Two thirds of the […]
Life is a journey
SOCIAL JUSTICE – rcsocialjustice.org By Leela Ramdeen Consultant, CCSJ/AMMR & Director, CREDI My many years of service as Episcopal Delegate for Social Justice/Chair of CCSJ & AMMR came to an end on June 30. When I returned to T&T from England, I had planned to work with my father and sister as an attorney-at-law, and […]
OUR CATHOLIC ICONS: Leela Ramdeen’s passion for justice
Leela Ramdeen, a champion of Social Justice, before becoming Chair, Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) and the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants and Refugees (AMMR) was a long-standing advocate for fairness and justice. She is also the first in our Catholic Icons web series. Below is an extract of the initial interview of Ramdeen by […]
Let’s celebrate Laudato Si’ Week
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI This year marks the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical: Laudato Si’, on care for our common home. It is addressed to “every person living on this planet” (3, LS). Laudato Si’ Week runs from May 22 to 29. The theme this year is: Listening and […]
Listening and Journeying Together-Laudato Si’ Week 2022Valuing workers who are on a mission
This year, we join the Catholic communities across the globe in celebrating Laudato Si’ Week from May 22– 29, 2022. The theme, Listening and Journeying Together, allows us to walk the path of synodality as we reflect on our responses to the cry of God’s creation. Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, interim Prefect of the Vatican […]
Social Justice Commission empowers childcare professionals to serve
It takes a village to care for a child. The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) and the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants and Refugees (AMMR) with key stakeholders are mobilising our local community to do just that. Anna Maria Garcia-Brooks, the Episcopal Delegate for the Archdiocese Commissions, opened the Appreciation Day of the CCSJ/AMMR Alternative Care Programme […]
Valuing workers who are on a mission
By Leela Ramdeen Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI In November 2017, in a letter at the conclusion of an international conference at the Vatican on work and worker’s movements, and how these are at the heart of sustainable and integral human development, Pope Francis reminded us that work is about more than just doing something […]
A Mother’s Love
By Darrion NarineProgramme Coordinator, CCSJ/AMMR“A Mother’s love, you never forget” – Sundar Popo There are pop culture phenomena like ‘Thank you, Mama’ by Jamaican reggae musician Sizzla (Miguel Orlando Collins) or ‘A Mother’s Love’ by Trinidadian musician Sundar Popo that outline the love that many people have for their mothers in the Caribbean region. On […]
Show children love – CCSJ responds to children’s homes report
By Kaelanne Jordan Email: mediarelations.camsel@catholictt.org Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice and the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants and Refugees (AMMR) Leela Ramdeen has spoken out against the “scandal” of the recent reports of physical and sexual abuse at children’s homes in T&T. The Judith Jones Task Force report, titled ‘Safeguarding Children in Community […]
The ‘beef’ with meat: the food security and health crisis
By Darrion Narine Programme Coordinator, CCSJ/AMMR Once upon a time, not too long ago, I was a ‘meat mouth’. In every house lime or all-inclusive party, a plate of meat would be near to me. However, in recent months I have made a move towards the consumption of less meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. […]
