NEWSLETTER ITEMS FROM THE JUSTICE & PEACE GROUP WEEK COMMENCING 3-9-23

1/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week – Learn to be ok with uncertainty. Coming to terms with the unpredictability of life and the uncertainty of achieving our goals will help to put your days into perspective. Find peace without certainty in those areas and you will have found a priceless treasure.

 

2/ The United Nations Development GoalsThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.   Goal 8  Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all  https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal8      The key role of decent work for all in achieving sustainable development is highlighted by Sustainable Development Goal 8  Decent work, employment creation, social protection, rights at work and social dialogue represent integral elements of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Furthermore, crucial aspects of decent work are broadly rooted in the targets of many of the other 16 goals.

We’re looking at each of these goals over the coming weeks https://sdgs.u

 

3/ Season of Creation Let Justice & Peace Flow Are you ready to experience the https://seasonofcreation.org/  We are approaching the ecumenical season that invites us to contemplate God’s creation as sisters and brothers, this year especially praying that “justice and peace may flow” like a “mighty river”.

As the people of God, we must work together on behalf of all Creation, as part of that mighty river of peace and justice.

 

From Aid to the Church in Need – Back to School: Literacy and Lebanon
This ‘Back to School’ resource is about celebrating education. Students are invited to see literacy as a gift and consider what life would be like without it. Information, links to prayers for Education Sunday and International Literacy Day are provided as is a fun starter activity for which being able to read is necessary. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary as well as parish groups.

 

Using an animation and an infographic, children and students are introduced to the situation of young people their age in Lebanon. They learn about the economic crisis, how it effects whole families and why supporting schools and hospitals is so important for whole generations. Themes also include faith in action, vocation and Catholic Social Teaching. Get the ‘Back to School’ resource https://acnuk.org/resource/literacy-in-lebanon/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Ukraine+Update%3A+%22The+Crisis+Continues%22&utm_campaign=01+09+2023+Ukraine+Update+Appeal+Wk1

 

 

 

5/ Climate Action: 5 positive stories that inspire change. The top 4 risks to the world in the next 10 years are all climate related

But there are reasons to be hopeful – from accelerating solar power usage to cleaner air commitments, technology & inovationare helping to build a more resilient world.

This round-up brings you some of the latest positive climate action wins happening right now  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/07/climate-crisis-positive-news-climate-action/

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