Education as a human right
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind” (UNESCO). Today, January 24, is the third International Day of Education. It […]
What do you want?
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI After the recent insurrection and assault on the Capitol, the seat of Democracy in the United States, I have been reading some of the articles in the media, including the UK Tablet, the International Catholic News weekly, about the […]
Harmony How-to: Integral Human Development
A fruit of the Holy Spirit is peace. The path to the Spirit is “integral human development”, which is a key component of Catholic Social doctrine. In his 1967 encyclical Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI defined integral human development as follows: “In God’s plan, every man is born to seek self-fulfillment, for every human life […]
Hear the cry of the elderly
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “We are asking people, stop seeing bad things happen and remaining quiet” —ASP Claire Guy-Alleyne, Head of the Gender-Based Violence Unit, T&T Police Service Some of the most harrowing scenes I saw on TV at the close of 2020 were the conditions in a Tunapuna home in […]
T&T needs to address food security
SOCIAL JUSTICE – rcsocialjustice.org “God must be a Trini.” He is fully present and experiencing life with each person in our nation. Our diversity in race, creed, colour, as well as, mind and heart, make us a people rich in experience, innovation, and culture. When a Trini sees a community need, he/she can effortlessly fill […]
Christmas joy, sadness and solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI I pray that your journey through Advent was prayerful. As we waited in joyful expectation of the birth of the Christ child, I am certain that, like me, you could not fail to be moved once again by the incredible gift God gave us by sending His […]
Christmas joy, sadness and solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI I pray that your journey through Advent was prayerful. As we waited in joyful expectation of the birth of the Christ child, I am certain that, like me, you could not fail to be moved once again by the incredible gift God gave us by sending His […]
The virtue of Solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “While modern society places more importance on one’s own interests regardless of or even to the detriment of others…[true Christians] ban individualism in order to encourage sharing and solidarity.” – Pope Francis, 2019 Today, December 20, is the International Human Solidarity Day. The virtue of solidarity is […]
Promoting the dignity of migrants
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “All migrants are entitled to equal protection of all their human rights. On this International Day, I urge leaders and people everywhere to bring the Global Compact to life, so that migration works for all” —UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Friday, December 18 is International Migrants Day. “It is […]
Stand up for human rights
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI Thursday, December 10 is Human Rights Day. The theme, Recover Better— Stand Up for Human Rights relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts. “We will reach our common global goals only if […]
