Edmund Rice Bulletin #148

The Edmund Rice Justice Bulletin is a regular bulletin of news, information and invitation to action on current issues of social justice for members of the Edmund Rice Network.
 
The latest bulletin is available for viewing at http://www.erjnbulletin.blogspot.com and it contains items on the following:-

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS NOW 60 YEARS OLD
Described by Pope John Paul II as one of the highest expressions of the human conscience of our time the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be 60 years old on the 10th of December...

LIVING SIMPLY THAT OTHERS MAY SIMPLY LIVE
The most recent Chapter of the Christian Brothers held in Munnar, India earlier this year issued a call to “open our hearts to the cry of the poor and the earth and to be moved to prophetic action through advocacy and works of justice”...

EDMUND RICE CENTRE DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS UNJUST TREATMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
A widely acclaimed documentary program produced by the Edmund Rice Centre in Sydney was screened on national television in Australia last week...

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AN ISSUE OF SPECIAL INTEREST
...“Human trafficking is a terrible scourge. It degrades its victims and holds that a persons worth is not measured by their inherent dignity but by the money that can be made from their exploitation.”...