The Sustainable Development Goals, a new global social contract among nations, offer a unique opportunity to move to an integrated, universally relevant, and potentially transformative global development agenda. Trade-offs among various SDGs are unavoidable. Following the principles of sustainable consumption and production, is the most efficient strategy to avoid trade-offs and create synergies. If we are sincere in our aspirations of ...
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Prayer for the Holy Land
The following is an extract from an invitation to prayer by the Latin Diocese of Jerusalem, following the horrific events on May 14th. This was shared on Facebook by the Religious Formation Conference, where they said: “We must truly pray to the Spirit to change our hearts to better understand His will and to give us the strength to continue to ...
Read More »Beautifully Imperfect
I was reminded today of these quite extraordinary sculptures that were created by the French artist Bruno Catalano, by a Facebook Post from the Chapel of Unity at Coventry Cathedral @chapelofunitycoventry. In 2013, he created an extraordinary series of eye-catching bronze sculptures called “Les Voyageurs” in Marseilles that depicted realistic human workers with large parts of their bodies missing. The ...
Read More »Junk Kouture Finalists
Congratulations to four outstanding, talented teams from Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel who got through to the 2018 Junk Kouture Final. Shortlisted from an initial 4,600 students, they appeared in ‘The 3 Arena’, Dublin on 19th of April led by their Art teachers Ms. Fennell and Ms. Murphy, with Keyara Connolly who did the make up. Each team had 60 seconds to impress ...
Read More »Revolution in fashion
Five years ago this week, 1,138 young women and men working in a textile factory in Bangladesh lost their lives when the building (which had notable signs of danger and deterioration) collapsed. This tragedy sent shockwaves around the world, not just because of the lives lost, but because it showed the result of the unsafe and unhealthy working conditions that our ...
Read More »Send an SOS for Syria
Every day the reality of ‘our suffering world’ is brought to the fore. It can often times a ‘news item’ for a matter of hours or at best a few days or weeks, and then life moves on to the next live broadcast. It is 7 years ago since the reality of the suffering of the people in Syria first ...
Read More »Making the SDG’s real
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) are the global community’s response to the urgent economic, social and environmental problems facing the world today, from climate change to global poverty and inequality. The 17 SDG’s set out a bold vision for achieving a more sustainable world by the year 2030. Ireland has a particular interest in the SDG’s. It is worth noting ...
Read More »Say No to Racism
‘Promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the context of combating racial discrimination’ is the theme for this year’s International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination on 21 March. We only have to watch the local and world news to realise that racism, xenophobia and intolerance are problems prevalent in all societies. Discriminatory practices are widespread, particularly ...
Read More »Ubuntú
An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told them that whoever got there first, would win the sweet fruits. When he gave them the signal to run, they all took each other’s hands and ran together. Then they sat in a circle enjoying their treats. ...
Read More »Time Is Now – #IWD2018
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8th March 2018, is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. This year, this Day comes on the heels of an unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. Sexual harassment, violence and discrimination against women has captured headlines, propelled by a rising determination for change. People around the world are mobilising ...
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