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Philippine villagers claim victory over nickel mining firm
… in the central Philippines hailed a government order that stopped one of the country's largest mining firms from removing nickel ore stockpiles from their village. The removal of the ore was … ongoing since the Hinatuan Mining Corp., an affiliate of Nickel Asia Corp., acquired rights to mine in the village in 1987. The firm stopped operations in 1994 because of falling nickel …
LCWR 2016: Facing internalized racism in US women religious' culture
… to them, but it was important to me," Baird said. "My superior knew this was a passion of mine, and she also wanted to affirm the gifts she saw in me for future leadership." Not every …
Morning Briefing
… from the annual LCWR conference. … You can read all of their reporting here … . GSR's … mining series continues … with a report out of Honduras: … Legacy of mining operation lingers in Honduras long after closure … Vocation Ambassadors Program: … …
Legacy of mining operation lingers in Honduras long after closure
… J. Malcolm Garcia … Global Sisters Report is focusing a special series on mining and extractive industries and the women religious who work to limit damage and impact on … for the entire mining sector to undergo "a radical paradigm change." Read more about Honduras mines and activism, including the involvement of Catholic sisters, in earlier stories by J. Malcolm Garcia. The San Martin mine in the Valle de Siria region of south central Honduras, 90 miles north of the capital city …
Morning Briefing
… boys’ Tim Kaine, Mike Pence and two views of Jesus … Global Sisters Report: … Life-threatening mining is the 'only work' available in Honduras mountains … . Read the full series on global mining interests: … a special series on mining and extractive industries and the women religious who work to limit damage and impact on …
Put yourself in the shoes of a refugee
… Republic and South Sudan have forced millions to flee. A religious sister and friend of mine, who ministered in South Sudan for several years, told me the situation there is tragic and …
Play portrays African-American women from Colonial era to Civil War
… God, according to thy loving kindness: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin." The prayer continues in a recording of Mary's voice …
To ease racial divide, bishop urges people to listen, learn, pray, act
… in dire need of food and shelter. In the case of the second family, "it is their lives and not mine that are in peril. If you simply say 'All Lives Matter,' there is a danger of falsely …
Morning Briefing, International
… Sisters Report … : Sisters open LCWR 2016 assembly with focus on contemplative dialogue Closed mines haunt two towns in Honduras as threats against activists mount … Consequences of the US …
Morning Briefing
… dark message to Honduran environmental activists … Honduras: Global Sisters Report -- … Closed mines haunt two towns in Honduras as threats against activists mount … Guatemala prison officials …
Closed mines haunt two towns in Honduras as threats against activists mount
… J. Malcolm Garcia … The mines no longer operate. The large trucks that carried heavy equipment no longer rumble down dirt … the dust weighted by the humidity of dawn. Community opposition succeeded in shutting down mines in Nueva Esperanza in northern Honduras and El Tránsito far to the south near the border of … towns the closings serve only as a pyrrhic victory. For now, the armed guards that circled the mines are gone. But gone too are the jobs the mines provided. In their place, a lingering loss of …