Integrity of Creation
Season of Creation Promoters Meeting, Sept.18, 2019
Labyrinth Walk Reflection by ICWG Booklet Video
For the Concretization of Human and Nature Rights to Water
CLIMATE CHANGE
Conference for Religious on Fossil Fuel Divestment (Febuary2019)
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Religious call for radical action to tackle global warming at London conference
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Catholic Divest-Invest Project: A prophetic stand for our common home—Cecilia Dall'Oglio
Catholic Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Reflections on Climate Change by Sean McDonagh, SSC, Dec. 2014
Responding to Climate Change (FSC and Fairtrade)
Climate Change and Agriculture
What is Happening in the Artic will Affect Us All
The Significance of Tibet in the Climate Change Debate
Catholic Bishops’ Statement in Lima on the Road to Paris
Declaración de los Obispos Católicos en Lima, en Camino a Paris
Reflections on COP 20 by Sean McDonagh, SSC, December 2014
Should We Be Aiming at 1.5 degree Celsius Average Rise in Global Temperature?
Peru Religions and Climate Change
Columban Statement on Climate Change
Earth Missed a Potentially Catastrophic Solar Superstorm by a Hair’s Breath by Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC
UN Climate Summit in New York September 23, 2014. Fr. Seán McDonagh, SSC
The Holy See at the United Nations on Climate Change
ECO-SPIRITUALITY
A series of resource materials compiled by Sheila Kinsey, FCJM
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Articles
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Books
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Popes
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Prayers
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Statements
ICWG Eco-Spirituality Resources: Websites
2007-2008 International Survey Report: Integrity of Creation among Religious
By JPIC Commission
An ecology booklet
By the Franciscans (OFM), 2009
An Irish pastoral letter on climate change, December 2009
Benedict XVI’s New Year Message 2010: ‘If you want to cultivate Peace, protect Creation’
Creation at the Heart of Mission – SEDOS/JPIC in Assisi May 2009
Environmental education plan for sustainable development (MEL Bulletin 46) by José Martín Montoya Durà, FSC, 51 pages
Information desk at May 2010 UISG Meeting of General Superiors
Joint Civil Societies Organizations Letter to EU Parliament re Biofuels
Prayers
UN International Year of Forests, March 21
Special Prayer for World Environment Day, June 5, 2013 (English)
Día Mundial del Medioambiente, Oración, junio 5 (Spanish)
Journee mondiale de l' environnement, 5 juin 2013 (French)
Dia mundial do meio ambiente, Oração, 5 junho (Portuguese)
Giornata mondiale dell'ambiente, preghiera per il 5 giugno (Italian)
MINING
The Situation of the Mining Industry in the Phiippines
A See, Judge, Act Reflection on THE IMPACTS OF MINING (English) (French) (Spanish) (Italian) (Indonesian) (Portuguese)
By the Integrity of Creation Working Group, JPIC Commission, USG-UISG
This booklet is intended to serve as a general introduction to understanding the impact of mining industries on the community and the environment. Using the Pastoral Cycle or the See-Judge-Act Process model, the booklet provides an overview of some features of mining industries, as seen through the lens of equity; presents theological, scriptural and ethical reflections; and offers practical suggestions for changing personal and communal behavior, which include ways of working for appropriate national and international legal frameworks, and implementation to ensure a sustainable future for the Earth Community. The booklet also suggests resources, experiences and prayers, including questions for you and your community.
A Survey on the Impacts of Mining
Circulated in four languages to create an international network of support that strengthens the relationships between advocates and persons at the grassroots working on mining issues. From the survey, ICWG has developed a data base of 257 congregational and affiliated organizations working on the “Impacts of Mining”. This work has also been a collaborative effort with the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace. Members have participated in the preparation and realization of a reflection day for leaders in the mining industry. The data from the survey results is being shared appropriately. A grant has been received to help with this work.
By Mining Working Group at the UN
A Guide to Rights-Based Advocacy: International Human Rights Law and Fracking
By Mercy Global Concern
The language of overlapping consensus: a discussion, prepared by R. Anthony Hodge, March 30, 2014
BEST PRACTICES
Indonesia: Program on Empowering People and Advocacy for Better and Sustainable Livelihood Against Mining Industries in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara. Implemented by JPIC-SVD Ruteng, October 2012–December 2014
Plan para el cuidado del medio ambiente
por Miguel Cordova OMI, Nov. 2012
‘Putting Ourselves in Their Shoes’ tells of the rising resentments among community members to the operations of Tintaya mine through the course of its government ownership and subsequent privatization, and the way these came to a head when ownership passed to BHP Billiton. It relates the process by which non-governmental organisations such as Oxfam Australia, Oxfam America, CooperAccion and Corecami entered the picture, and the important roles they played in helping give birth to the process and/or supporting the communities’ ability to engage effectively. It relays the concerns of communities and their leaders, the pressures on the company at the time, and how ultimately, all parties agreed upon the creation of a “Dialogue Table” that identified key issues, principles and ground rules for an ongoing dialogue process that continues to this day. It conveys setbacks for both communities and company in the process, and the ultimate achievement of meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
Pope Francis' Greeting to Mining Industry Representatives, Sept. 7, 2013
Special Prayer for World Environment Day, June 5, 2015 (English)
Día Mundial del Medioambiente, Oración, junio 5 (Spanish)
Journee mondiale de l' environnement, 5 juin 2015 (French)
Dia mundial do meio ambiente, Oração, 5 junho (Portuguese)
Giornata mondiale dell'ambiente, preghiera per il 5 giugno (Italian)
Prepared by R. Anthony Hodge
RESOURCES IN SPANISH/ESPANOL
Desnudan al sector minero en Honduras: conflictivo y de modesto aporte
Los territorios, la mineria y nosotras: las mujeres nos preguntamos. Guía de trabajo
Por Rosa Bermúdez, Tatiana Roa, Karol Zambrano
La actividad de las grandes empresas extractivas mineras ha despojado a las mujeres de sus tierras y les ha dejado la contaminación de los suelos, los ríos, el aire y el entorno. Ha agredido su territorio cuerpo y su territorio social. Por supuesto, no sólo a ellas les ha ocurrido, pero es necesario referirse a los impactos sobre sus vidas, porque ellas son corazón de los territorios. Uno de los impactos de la industria minera es la desvalorización del trabajo de las mujeres, cuando se pone en riesgo la soberanía, que ellas conducen, o cuando se rompen las posibilidades de la vida familiar y comunitaria.
En este libro, elaborado desde la mirada de las mujeres que habitan en los territorios vulnerables y vulnerados por la gran minería, se proponen interrogantes y ejercicios que constituyen guías temáticas y metodológicas para avanzar en el diagnóstico de los territorios. Se propone como un material de trabajo para utilizar en grupos y que sigue en construcción, como lo están las categorías, las propuestas y el conocimiento en materia de la relación mujer y minería.
Répercussions de l'exploitation minière dans les pays du Sud: bonnes pratiques de la Commission Justice et Paix Belgique francophone
TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
International jury rules in favour of binding laws for transnational corporations
GLOBAL IMPACTS OF MINING
CANADA
http://globalsistersreport.org/news/un-mining-group-looks-canadian-industry-abuses-39686
ECUADOR
https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/Exec_Summary_Large-scale_Mining_Human_Righs_Ecuador-LD.pdf
GHANA
HONDURAS
https://www.ncronline.org/preview/legacy-mining-operation-lingers-honduras-long-after-closure
GUATEMALA
PHILIPPINES