"They need to be protected because their lives are being threatened by this kind of project,” said Bishop Valentin Dimoc
The hope of a future Church bears the mark of our Church, a way of ‘being Church’—that we all belong.
The groups said the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council will benefit the “poor and marginalized communities who are most vulnerable” to the impacts of climate change.
If we look at our history at the global or national level, some of the most game-changing movements were spearheaded by young people, from civil rights to counter cultural transformations.
More than 30 faith-based and civil society organizations and three Catholic bishops have signed a letter urging the fossil gas project proponents and financial institutions to “listen” to the affected communities.
Plastic waste remains a huge problem amid the pandemic, but makers of fast-moving consumer goods remain stuck in waste retrieval and co-processing measures that barely make an impact.
Lay people raised concerns regarding the state of the environment in the province during the consultations.
Artists and youth organizations from various parts of the Philippines took to walls Filipino communities’ demand for climate justice.
The protesters, clad in costumes themed after the Netflix’s social drama series Squid Game, demanded the bank to align its portfolio to the “global climate ambitions andc in genuine support of sustainable development.”
The third catastrophe is the ignorance, blindness and apathy and indifference of the public worldwide to the truth of climate change.